Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a fantastic story first and an ok video game second. The game takes you through an absolutely heart wrenching story that tackles a lot of heavy subjects including loss, grief, and trauma while also throwing in some light hearted humour and a loveable cast of characters.
Some of the highlights of the game were the brief moments of respite you took on the Milano. Speaking to each team member about the events that just happened or specific items you may find through out the game. These glimpses into the world of each character really make the game shine and showcases how real the characters and world feel.
I enjoyed each world that was visited throughout the adventure. Knowhere really felt like the seedy underworld hub that it is. It even had grifts that you could take part of spread throughout the area and a bar where you can catch up with some old friends. The other planets like lamentis were beautiful and really showcases some of the graphic capability of the new generation hardware.
Unfortunately I don't think that this is a perfect game. I found the combat to be kind of boring and repetitive. Towards the end of the game you are literally fighting the same hordes of enemies you have been fighting throughout the game. On top of that the combat pacing felt very slow and enemies had a lot of health but were also just bullet sponges. The system in place to use your teammates was a lot of fun and I enjoyed having Rocket occasionally lob a grenade at enemies.
All in all this was a great game with my only suggestion being to maybe play the game on the easiest setting just to get through the story.