I honestly wasn’t expecting much from this game. Not because of the whole Avengers fiasco (different dev team) but I still can’t say I really care for marvel video games too much.
Spider-Man and Miles were great but it’s hard to comic book video games when everyone compares it to the movies.
You get a really weird mix of “why doesn’t this look like Chris Pratt?” vs “why didn’t they include this character”
Guardians of the Galaxy is actually a legitimately fun ass video game. It mixes really fluid combat with fantastic music and a story that actually kept me interested until the end. Though it’s very typical super hero plot, it actually ignores the origin story really perfectly and just assumes you know what the f a “Guardian of the Galaxy” is.
First off, the most important part that the movies really pushed for the series was having those really big tunes banging throughout the galaxy as the crew make their way through all adventures and they nailed it here.
From “White Wedding” to “Kickstart My Heart” to “Never Gonna Give You Up” the track list is incredible and really gives you a huge cinematic feeling.
Either in cutscenes or as your ultimate ability in combat, the music in this game is so solid and just makes everything fun
The story itself is pretty par for the course of a marvel story. It’s got your family drama mixed in with the galaxies at stake and with dumb luck and some skill, the heroes try to save the day.
I did actually enjoy the family stuff they push for with the game and some of the more compelling moments are absolutely with Star Lord and the character Nikki.
It’s nothing to write home about but if you like your super heroes, you’ll enjoy the plot.
Gameplay wise it’s a really fun third person arena shooter. You get enemies thrown at you in a small or large space, fight them in really fluid combat scenes and then make your way through the level.
The game has a perfect level of mixing its combat with the dialogue choices that will randomly pop up as you walk through the levels.
Which leads to my favourite part of the game. The dialogue choices. I had very good choices in mine that lead to really helpful moments later on
But my favourite choices are the random dialogue that happens as you walk. Being able to choose what to say really gives you a feeling of immersion. You choose how Star-Lord reacts to a range of topics.
Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy is a fine addition to the comic book video game landscape.
It deserves to be here and I really love that this game exists. If you’re looking for a fun 20 hour video game that you can sit back and have a laugh with.
Here is your cup of tea
Spider-Man and Miles were great but it’s hard to comic book video games when everyone compares it to the movies.
You get a really weird mix of “why doesn’t this look like Chris Pratt?” vs “why didn’t they include this character”
Guardians of the Galaxy is actually a legitimately fun ass video game. It mixes really fluid combat with fantastic music and a story that actually kept me interested until the end. Though it’s very typical super hero plot, it actually ignores the origin story really perfectly and just assumes you know what the f a “Guardian of the Galaxy” is.
First off, the most important part that the movies really pushed for the series was having those really big tunes banging throughout the galaxy as the crew make their way through all adventures and they nailed it here.
From “White Wedding” to “Kickstart My Heart” to “Never Gonna Give You Up” the track list is incredible and really gives you a huge cinematic feeling.
Either in cutscenes or as your ultimate ability in combat, the music in this game is so solid and just makes everything fun
The story itself is pretty par for the course of a marvel story. It’s got your family drama mixed in with the galaxies at stake and with dumb luck and some skill, the heroes try to save the day.
I did actually enjoy the family stuff they push for with the game and some of the more compelling moments are absolutely with Star Lord and the character Nikki.
It’s nothing to write home about but if you like your super heroes, you’ll enjoy the plot.
Gameplay wise it’s a really fun third person arena shooter. You get enemies thrown at you in a small or large space, fight them in really fluid combat scenes and then make your way through the level.
The game has a perfect level of mixing its combat with the dialogue choices that will randomly pop up as you walk through the levels.
Which leads to my favourite part of the game. The dialogue choices. I had very good choices in mine that lead to really helpful moments later on
But my favourite choices are the random dialogue that happens as you walk. Being able to choose what to say really gives you a feeling of immersion. You choose how Star-Lord reacts to a range of topics.
Overall, Guardians of the Galaxy is a fine addition to the comic book video game landscape.
It deserves to be here and I really love that this game exists. If you’re looking for a fun 20 hour video game that you can sit back and have a laugh with.
Here is your cup of tea