I read a thing about the top games of 2016 a few days ago, and they said that was intentional for this game. The monster is supposed to have a mind of its own and doesn't always do what you want it to do, like a real pet, but I don't know how fun that would be in a game.W wrote:I think I'm going to get rid of The Last Guardian. The controls just don't work right at this point. Most of the game is you figuring out how to do stuff, actually getting the monster guy to do stuff mostly. And you point, saying "go here" and he just won't do what you want him to do. Then you spend like ten or fifteen extra minutes trying to do the think and nothing. You get up to get a drink or something and he finally does what you wanted.
It's just so frustrating. I still really want to finish it, but I've got a lot of other stuff to play. Hopefully they patch and I'll rebuy it later for cheaper.
And after dipping into the world of modern console gaming lately, having a frustrating initial experience of figuring out the controls has been a part of every game I've tried so far. There was zero documentation in NHL 17 when I bought it, and the brief tutorials in Middle Earth: Battle Of Mordor weren't super-helpful. Maybe I'm just slow on the uptake compared to most modern gamers, but it does seem like they just throw you into the water to see if you can swim.