Keita Takahashi: Fumito Ueda Still Working on The Last Guardian

Fumito Ueda is renown for his work on both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, two titles are often cited as the best examples of videogames as an artform.

Ueda-san has most recently been developing The Last Guardian for the PlayStation 3, and has cited Half-Life 2 as a main source of inspiration. The developer parted ways with Sony Computer Entertainment Japan late last year over unclear reasons—and possible creative differences—but vowed to stay on the development of The Last Guardian till its completion, as a freelancer. The game is set for release sometime this year, barring any unforeseen delays.

The developer was spotted reading a game review of Gravity Daze in the most recent issue of Famitsu. Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy, caught up with him earlier this week and confirmed that he was still developing The Last Guardian. Despite setbacks on its development, Takahashi is keen on playing the game, which he believes will be something of a "compilation of [Ueda's] works thus far".

And Ueda-san came here. He is director of “The Last Guardian”. They are reading game review of Gravity Daze on Weekly famitsu. Of course I checked "The Last Guardian" as well. I wanted to say something but I will be killed by someone if I told something about it. So it’s still secret. I can't wait to finish this game because I think it will be compilation of his works so far:)