Man, I dunno.
The game makes an excellent first impression with creative art direction that immediately pulls you in. The characters are solid, balancing what we know from the MCU against a unique take on the guardians. But seriously, this thing is paced torturously at times. The ability progression is stretched really thinly across a 17-hour playthrough, which means you reach the apex of your arsenal with ages left to play. It means the tail end of the game becomes a total drag gameplay wise, which is a bummer because I think there are elements of the climax that are genuinely great. It just sucks I was already worn down by the experience by this point. It either needed to be shorter to have a more sharp experience, or more enemy variety and ability combinations to make it feel more concise.
Still, I can't ignore how much I loved the design of every location in the game. It's a fantastic example of aesthetic appeal carrying much of the experience, for better and worse.
The game makes an excellent first impression with creative art direction that immediately pulls you in. The characters are solid, balancing what we know from the MCU against a unique take on the guardians. But seriously, this thing is paced torturously at times. The ability progression is stretched really thinly across a 17-hour playthrough, which means you reach the apex of your arsenal with ages left to play. It means the tail end of the game becomes a total drag gameplay wise, which is a bummer because I think there are elements of the climax that are genuinely great. It just sucks I was already worn down by the experience by this point. It either needed to be shorter to have a more sharp experience, or more enemy variety and ability combinations to make it feel more concise.
Still, I can't ignore how much I loved the design of every location in the game. It's a fantastic example of aesthetic appeal carrying much of the experience, for better and worse.