The Last Guardian review – a joyous meditation on companionship

Fumito Ueda's PlayStation 4 title has been a decade in the making. From the game's exquisite animation to its emotional intelligence, it has been worth the wait

"I awoke to find myself in a strange cave."

This is the fairy tale opening of Fumito Ueda's heavily anticipated game, 10 years in the making and only the forty-six year old Japanese director's third major work. But then, of course, the first two - Ico and Shadow of Colossus - are legendary. Film director Guillermo del Toro once described them as the medium's sole masterpieces; anticipation is accordingly high.