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The Last Guardian

Released: 12/6/2016

Facing unknown dangers in a strange and mystical land, an ordinary young boy and his gigantic feathered friend must rely on each other to survive in this harrowing story of friendship and trust.

Facing unknown dangers in a strange and mystical land, an ordinary young boy and his gigantic feathered friend must rely on each other to survive in this harrowing story of friendship and trust.

Facing unknown dangers in a strange and mystical land, an ordinary young boy and his gigantic feathered friend must rely on each other to survive in this harrowing story of friendship and trust.

Critics
82
Metacritic
78

Score Breakdown

82.1

Critic Average

106 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

78

Metacritic User Score

2,437 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+4.1
Combined Disparity
+4.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

51 early (48%)52 launch window (49%)3 late (3%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 10, 2017

Based on 106 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.1/100. Critics score this game 4.1 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 106)+
  1. Richard BouvierviaRebel Gaming Canada
    Sep 10, 2017·Late review
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 78/100 · +7.0 pts
  2. Charl den DulkviaSuitably Bored
    Mar 23, 2017·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 78/100 · +2.0 pts
  3. Ryan DonovanviaThe Golden Cartridge
    Feb 22, 2017·Late review
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 78/100 · -18.0 pts
  4. games(TM) Staffviagames(TM)
    Jan 27, 2017·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 78/100 · -18.0 pts
  5. Rob KershawviaThe Digital Fix
    Jan 27, 2017·Launch window
    50/100View review
    Metacritic 78/100 · -28.0 pts