Plot

The story of The Last Guardian shares a lot of thematic elements with older Team Ico games. How it is connected to these titles is unknown at this time, however.

Storyline
The story follows an unnamed boy attempting to escape the ruins of a large castle. The game focuses primarily on the developing relationship between the boy and Trico, a massive feathered creature. The name of the creature, Trico (トリコ Toriko) has several possible meanings, including prisoner (虜 toriko), baby bird (鳥の子 tori no ko), and a portmanteau of bird and cat (鳥猫 tori, neko).