Stone Guard Strategies
The Stone Guards serve as immediate antagonists throughout many of The Last Guardian’s levels. They raise from their stony slumber when you’re near, and will chase you down until Trico comes to your rescue. If you run into a Stone Guard and Trico is nearby, sprint right over to your buddy and watch it stomp the living hell out of these statues.
Other times, though, you’ll need to avoid these soldiers while trying to give Trico access to your location. A nearby lever or chain, when used, may open a door to your companion, and save your life. Gates controlled by chains, in particular, take a long while to open, so you’ll need to keep the guards off your back.
You run quite a bit faster than the statues, and should one catch you, you can break free from its grip by quickly pressing the d-pad directional buttons, L1, R1, Square, Triangle, Circle, and X. We recommend button mashing for the fastest escape. The more stone soldiers that surround you, the harder it will be to break free, but should you manage to, the soldier that held you will be temporarily stunned.
Lead your pursuing group of guards as far away from your objective as possible, then sprint past them and back to your goal. While they turn around and chase after you, you’ll have a bit of time to activate whatever needs it. In the case of chain-controlled gates, Trico will shove itself under the gate as you open it, keeping your lifting progress while also swinging at any nearby guards. If you partially lift the door, then head over to Trico, you can find a little safety space and hopefully get your friend to knock out the group of soldiers.
If Trico can’t keep them all occupied, keep leading enemies away and then sprinting back to where you need to be, remembering to button mash out whenever you get caught.
