The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda seems to be up to his old tricks. Fans of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian should take note of\u2026 The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda seems to be up to his old tricks. Fans of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian should take note of this one. You may remember these three games were developed by a<\/b>
\nBy Brenna Hillier,
Tuesday, 2 January 2018 00:12 GMT
The Last Guardian creator Fumito Ueda seems to be up to his old tricks.
Fans of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian should take note of this one.
You may remember these three games were developed by a Sony division named Team Ico, led by Fumito Ueda. Ueda left Sony part way through The Last Guardian\u2019s development to form an independent team, GenDESIGN, which continued to work on the project as Team Ico was dissolved.
That\u2019s the necessary background for getting excited about the fact that the GenDESIGN website has been updated for the New year with an interesting teaser image. Scroll right down past the four birds and you\u2019ll eventually come to this:
Now, it could mean nothing, but if you\u2019re happy to jump on board at Speculation Station we can go on a journey together.
First up, the lone, vulnerable-seeming, child-like figure is very on brand for Ueda protagonists. (The long hair and flowing outfit doesn\u2019t necessarily mean \u201cgirl\u201d, mind.) It\u2019s worth noting that there\u2019s a long-haired figure in GenDESIGN logo, and you\u2019ll also notice a similar character in the \u201cand more\u201d block of the Works section of the full website. It\u2019s hard not to take this as a hint at an upcoming project.
To the right of our potential protagonist is possibly some sort of enormous paw. Both The Last Guardian and Shadow of the Colossus featured large beasts. The use of light and dark is a theme seen throughout Ueda\u2019s work, too.
So far it could just be a nice image capturing some of the things Ueda\u2019s games are famous for, but if you want to reach a bit, notice that there are four birds in the image. I realise this sounds a bit \u201cHalf-life 3 confirmed\u201d, but birds and feathers are another motif Ueda is pretty fond of, and it\u2019s possible that the number is a clue that a fourth game is on the way.
Well! We can certainly hope, can\u2019t we? Whether Ueda works with Sony or another publisher for a big budget affair or does something on a smaller scale as an indie, we\u2019re excited to see what he and his very talented team get up to in 2018 and beyond.
Now seems like a good time to revisit some of Ueda\u2019s past works. We have a full guide and walkthrough for The Last Guardian, if you fancy it. A complete remake of Shadow of the Colossus is releasing in February, too.
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