The Last Guardian appearing at Tokyo Game Show, but not in the way you hoped

genDESIGN, the studio led by The Last Guardian director Fumito Ueda, has unveiled its Tokyo Game Show plans for the long-delayed PlayStation 4 game.

In a series of tweets posted to its Twitter page, the studio announced a "special theater screening" for the game. A 6-meter high screen, located at its Tokyo Game Show booth, will feature an AI-controlled image of Trico, The Last Guardian's bird-dog mascot.

「We set up a special theater for a screening of The Last Guardian（PS4®）.→→ https://t.co/uOC0Wqwopc

— genDESIGN (@genDESIGN_Inc) September 16, 2015

→→You can enjoy a spectacular projected image of ‘Trico' on a 6 meters high screen in this space. 」(in Japanese) https://t.co/uOC0Wqwopc

— genDESIGN (@genDESIGN_Inc) September 16, 2015

genDESIGN encourages TGS visitors to come "communicate" with the creature. It's not immediately clear from the posts, or the included GIF of Trico in action, whether the projection is truly interactive or not.

【TGS2015】Pop in our booth and communicate with Trico.→→ https://t.co/5gwkNypVoW

— genDESIGN (@genDESIGN_Inc) September 16, 2015

【TGS2015】→→ A life-size Trico, controlled by the same AI system as in the game, is waiting you. pic.twitter.com/ORtaRRYMBN

— genDESIGN (@genDESIGN_Inc) September 16, 2015

The screening of the game's companion is the only confirmed fashion in which The Last Guardian will appear at Tokyo Game Show. The Last Guardian was most recently playable at E3, where Sony reintroduced it to the world as a PlayStation 4 game during its press conference.

genDESIGN first hinted at a Tokyo Game Show presence for the game, via a photo of the gigantic projection version of Trico, last week.