Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 557 Ratings

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  1. ultraviper
    Jan 20, 2022
    9
    Great single-player game with only a few annoying issues. Dialogue during fights gets repeated way too often. Dialogue while not fighting gets skipped often by you accidentally triggering the next line, I guess they wanted you to just stand around and listen if you cared about what was being said. A few times in the game I just got stuck because something that was supposed to triggerGreat single-player game with only a few annoying issues. Dialogue during fights gets repeated way too often. Dialogue while not fighting gets skipped often by you accidentally triggering the next line, I guess they wanted you to just stand around and listen if you cared about what was being said. A few times in the game I just got stuck because something that was supposed to trigger wasn't triggering and I had to reload the autosave to continue.… Expand
  2. dominojachas
    Jan 11, 2022
    10
    Best game of 2021 for those who love 'old-school' adventure/narrative type of games like me.
    The characters are very well written: light, positive, fun, like the story that has a lot of twists.
    Fans of the 80s will feel nostalgic playing as a young Peter (fan of Hair Metal, on earth in the 80s. Besides that this game is full of hits from the 80s. Big respect for Eidos Montreal for using    Best game of 2021 for those who love 'old-school' adventure/narrative type of games like me.
    The characters are very well written: light, positive, fun, like the story that has a lot of twists.
    Fans of the 80s will feel nostalgic playing as a young Peter (fan of Hair Metal, on earth in the 80s.
    Besides that this game is full of hits from the 80s. Big respect for Eidos Montreal for using my favourite song ever as the one playing during the final moment of the last battle.
    I'm not Marvel's fan. I enjoyed GofG movies but I wasn't sure if this game is for me. Now I know that this is the best game from 2021 that I played. I hope for a sequel made by the same studio.    … Expand
  3. Grivoy
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    Just an amazing single player adventure. We don't get those too often.
    Surprisedly, it satisfies the Mass Effect itch.
    Oh, and of course, hands down, it has the best soundtrack (talking not only about licenced tracks).
  4. Deadalon
    Jan 8, 2022
    7
    Overall a good experience. Some bugs and issues that forced me to reload saves to be able to continue. The game mechanics are not the best for keyboard and mouse but still ok.
  5. mightybaseplate
    Jan 6, 2022
    7
    This game had a really strong start, and I found myself enjoying maximizing the effectiveness of every combat ability.

    Towards the end, it seems like they were really trying to close it up, and I felt like the ending sequences weren't as grandiose as some of the stuff earlier in the game. When the plot was introducing characters it was really strong, but towards the end it felt like the    This game had a really strong start, and I found myself enjoying maximizing the effectiveness of every combat ability.

    Towards the end, it seems like they were really trying to close it up, and I felt like the ending sequences weren't as grandiose as some of the stuff earlier in the game. When the plot was introducing characters it was really strong, but towards the end it felt like the qualities of the characters dropped off    … Expand
  6. Pylaev
    Jan 2, 2022
    9
    Great adventure! Got so much joy from this game. The gameplay seems too basic and simple sometimes, but all the mechanics are perfectly bonded with story and atmosphere. At some point you just let go all the criticism and start having a pure fun.
    The people who made this game are obviously in love with Guardians lore. Thank you for this journey!
  7. AlexKin92
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    Как игра стражи довольно средняя, но как интерактивное приключение просто пушка. Весь кайф от диалогов и ситуаций в которые гг попадают. Берите, вообще не пожалеете. Проходится за 20-25 часов и можно потом перепройти с другими решениями.Как игра стражи довольно средняя, но как интерактивное приключение просто пушка. Весь кайф от диалогов и ситуаций в которые гг попадают. Берите, вообще не пожалеете. Проходится за 20-25 часов и можно потом перепройти с другими решениями.
  8. Pixel_Fuzz
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    One of the most fun experiences in a single-player game! Totally worth the price and the time spent to play it. Hope to see and other games like that.
  9. Andrudis
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    The best narrative adventure of the year, paired with excellent musing and never-ending conversations between main characters who comment every your step with a mix of jokes and passion
  10. dvs312
    Dec 18, 2021
    9
    Great experience overall. Only minor bugs lowered this mark. Absolutely must play for everyone.
  11. Shaarr3
    Dec 13, 2021
    2
    Boring, very
    Repetitive gameplay and gun are way too weak to enjoy.
    The game should be shorter and no need to make it long with unreadable stuff.
    BORING
  12. Jager55
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    While the movement can be slightly clunky and there are a couple of bugs, they are minuscule compared to the story, characters, and world this game creates. All the characters fell alive and it feels lime you really are the leader of a team rather than a playable character with a bunch of lifeless NPCs occasionally talking.
  13. Kanazawa
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    Glitchy, but PHENOMENAL.

    The dialogue was so well done, combine that with a great story, fantastic soundtrack, and long game? fantastic.
  14. RanGom007
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    An amazing adventure that reveals your favorite characters from a new side and gives a huge amount of smiles and cool emotions. Incredible music, visual design, fascinating gameplay, which helps to feel the importance of each hero both for the story and for achieving victory. The highest rating and recommendation to every fan of excellent story games. This year, everything is very goodAn amazing adventure that reveals your favorite characters from a new side and gives a huge amount of smiles and cool emotions. Incredible music, visual design, fascinating gameplay, which helps to feel the importance of each hero both for the story and for achieving victory. The highest rating and recommendation to every fan of excellent story games. This year, everything is very good with them, but Guardians of the galaxy turned out fine. I 'm madly waiting for the sequel !… Expand
  15. Shepard_2033
    Nov 29, 2021
    10
    This game reminded me of my favorite Mass Effect, I liked the game, although I'm not a fan of guardians
  16. ekkcrazy
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    Very cool! I think this game is worthy of respect because it is interesting, funny and fascinating!
  17. Cylon13
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    Шикарный игра!! Отличный сюжет и изумительные персонажи, смешные диалоги и отличный геймплей. Красивые уровни. По больше бы таких игр, надеюсь на сиквел.
  18. Chefben30
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
    TL:DR Insane visuals, stellar story, rocking soundtrack. To start the with, this is the best looking game I’ve ever seen. Like a Pixar movie but more realistic. Just stunning detail in every location and fantastic art direction. They really topped the movie in this regard. The voice acting is superb and I actually prefer the game’s actors to some of the movie actors. Most of theTL:DR Insane visuals, stellar story, rocking soundtrack. To start the with, this is the best looking game I’ve ever seen. Like a Pixar movie but more realistic. Just stunning detail in every location and fantastic art direction. They really topped the movie in this regard. The voice acting is superb and I actually prefer the game’s actors to some of the movie actors. Most of the performances provide so much depth to the characters and give you the ‘feels’ or make you laugh when intended. The pacing of the story and variety of the gameplay is top notch. They strike the perfect balance between gameplay and story moments. One moment, you’re competing with Rocket to see who can blast the most space worms and the next you’re flying the Milano in a daring escape sequence. All of this is accompanied by hilarious banter from your team. You get to make meaningful decisions throughout the game giving it great replay value. It is cool to feel like you have some agency in the way the story progresses and these story sequences feel very Mass Effect in their execution. I can’t think of much higher praise for a game’s narrative than that. The combat is enjoyable and challenging if you have the difficulty on we can do this or above. They do have an easy setting which you have to appreciate in a game that has a focus on it’s story. This would be perfect for inexperienced gamers or someone who is just there for the story. All of the the soundtracks are phenomenal. There is an orchestral OST, a mix of 70s and 80s rock, synth wave, and disco, and they even formed a band called Star Lord with an entire album full of Iron Maiden-esque tracks just for this game. You get to select what you want to listen to while on the Milano which really makes your time there more enjoyable.
    I feel like this game got slept on, which is a shame. It is well worth the asking price and should be on your radar, especially if you have a high powered PC. It is well worth full price even if you only use it for benchmarking or showing off your new setup to friends and family. It will certainly justify that shiny new graphics card that you paid a small fortune for. My wife and I played through on PC and I will admit, you do need a monster system to turn on all the graphical bells and whistles. I can’t speak to the graphics quality on consoles so your mileage may vary there. We encountered very few bugs aside from some mild texture weirdness here and there. Nothing game breaking and zero crashes. We played primarily on my wife’s laptop. It has a 5900HX and an RTX 3070 which I believe is the higher power version. At 1440P, it stayed above 60 FPS most of the time. The lowest I saw was 45 and average was about 75. No weird hitching or stutters. We had the newest drivers installed. If you like the comics, or the movies, this is a must buy. If you are a Mass Effect fan, this is a must buy. This is not some cheap license cash in or micro transaction laden game as a service. It is a game that was obviously lovingly crafted and a stellar single player experience.    … Expand
  19. Dreamwaver08
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    This is one of the best single player experiences I've ever had the pleasure of playing. The characters are fleshed out. The story is awesome. The environments are truly alienlike. The gameplay is really like you're starlord, the teamleader. Everything you want from guardians of the galaxy is here.
  20. FeeXeR
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Очередное воплощение стражей галактики прекрасно дало напомнить, что это за команда. Огромное количество диалогов между главными героями, выборы в стиле Telltale, шедевральная музыка, отличная постановка - все это в совокупе делает Стражей галактики моей любимой игрой за последние 3 года так точно.Очередное воплощение стражей галактики прекрасно дало напомнить, что это за команда. Огромное количество диалогов между главными героями, выборы в стиле Telltale, шедевральная музыка, отличная постановка - все это в совокупе делает Стражей галактики моей любимой игрой за последние 3 года так точно.
  21. jnamichalik
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Love this game! Great variety of environments and opponents - you can truly feel like you're on some strange, hostile planets. Love the amount of humor and dialogs in general - you can learn so much about the lore from them. The spaceship as a hub is also great idea (+ I love the llama).
    It's really the best game you can play after you get bored from all those 100h+ Ubisoft games. Whole    Love this game! Great variety of environments and opponents - you can truly feel like you're on some strange, hostile planets. Love the amount of humor and dialogs in general - you can learn so much about the lore from them. The spaceship as a hub is also great idea (+ I love the llama).
    It's really the best game you can play after you get bored from all those 100h+ Ubisoft games. Whole story took me 18h, but even though I already know the ending I plan to play it again with New Game +.
    And you can fight with 80s hits in the background, which makes it truly best game of 2021 :)
    Looking forward to seeing more games like this. Eidos Montreal good job! :)    … Expand
  22. winzentween
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Update: I've found multiple game breaking bugs costing me entire saves and days of waiting for patches so though I love the game im marking it down for lazy play testing and poor optimisation. What a shame. Rescored as 7.

    Original review: This game is an easy 8 to me as I love 80s music. Oddly enough I dislike the dev and publisher due to the awful avengers game and i hate Disney    Update: I've found multiple game breaking bugs costing me entire saves and days of waiting for patches so though I love the game im marking it down for lazy play testing and poor optimisation. What a shame. Rescored as 7.

    Original review: This game is an easy 8 to me as I love 80s music. Oddly enough I dislike the dev and publisher due to the awful avengers game and i hate Disney because... I can read but this game despite my scepticism...is good! Buy with confidence if you like cinematic games.

    But to be good you must accept that it's not some action adventure as much as a telltale story game or like that quantum break tv game hybrid or like become human etc. It's an interactive movie and when you accept that fact...the often linear limited janky gameplay becomes acceptable.

    The voice acting is superb as is the lip synching. The new guardian look and lore is absolutely fine and you'll quickly love them and want a sequel or dlc.

    The story is excellent for a video game though as a film it could be better. But i was always engaged.

    The music is amazing. Beyond technical issues if you have a 5.1 or 7.1 set up the licenced rock and pop tunes sound fantastic and really sell the game and brand.

    The actual sound is far less impressive and a low point. This connects to the lack of polish.

    The graphics are good on pc but nothing mind blowing for 2021 and could have looked and ran alot better. The hdr is washed out but an update gives us ray tracing. The framerate is around 60fps at 1080 though there is still a lack of overall polish if you go to places not 100% on rails.

    Gotg is very much an onrail game but there are a few minor choices and seemingly endless alterntive scripts. There is a surprising amount of variety in such a rigid structure.

    And no microtransactions! And finding the outfits is rewarding and rhey look great.

    Well done devs! I hope you make another one as this game is awesome. So much better than that avengers rubbish (which I also play). To buy today :)    … Expand
  23. jimmyazrael
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    I haven't played a game like this for so long! It's full of pleasant surprises and so much fun! The spectacular views and amazing music take the experience to a whole another level.
  24. Kunray
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Lots of settings for difficulty as I never seen in any other game. I felt like tha game was modded. You can adjust the cooldown of team abilities, dmg output, respawn and a lot more.
    Great story, funny characters, not that bad but at the same time not a usual combat. Highly recommend it. 10/10.
  25. HeraldsSpring
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Holy hell this game blew my expectations out of the water. It has more story than the movies and it’s just as rich too! The combat is eh at first but after getting the grav boot upgrade and ice pistols as well as getting used to their perks of your crew makes the combat a blast. Flying around and juking enemies gives me a rush, along with the retro 80s music it makes me feel hyped! 10/10Holy hell this game blew my expectations out of the water. It has more story than the movies and it’s just as rich too! The combat is eh at first but after getting the grav boot upgrade and ice pistols as well as getting used to their perks of your crew makes the combat a blast. Flying around and juking enemies gives me a rush, along with the retro 80s music it makes me feel hyped! 10/10 game of the year… Expand
  26. Thejodjeremie
    Nov 16, 2021
    9
    I just finished the game and it was amazing. It had great story, gameplay, music, graphics and much more. I love single player games like this and I hope we keep getting them.
  27. Sholva
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    A great, fun single player game.

    Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a game that some people surely will miss this year, probably thinking it’s just another bad or poor Marvel game adaption riddled with MTX or skins to buy, but that is not the case here in GOTG. This is a game from Eidos-Montréal, creators of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and this game is in fact a pure single player    A great, fun single player game.

    Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a game that some people surely will miss this year, probably thinking it’s just another bad or poor Marvel game adaption riddled with MTX or skins to buy, but that is not the case here in GOTG.

    This is a game from Eidos-Montréal, creators of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and this game is in fact a pure single player experience, with none of the micro-transaction crap and nonsense. It uses, in fact, the same Dawn Engine we saw in Mankind Divided or, at least, It is based on it.
    The PC port has been done in collaboration with d3t, which recently also did the Alan Wake Remaster, and I think they have done a decent job, considering this is not a very common engine to see out there.

    There are different costumes in the game, but you have to explore and find them, by playing the game of course. Yeah, you know, single player games? They exist, and many are in fact, good games, like GOTG here.

    Let’s now talk PC port and some tech numbers and specs: on my Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 3060 Ti this game performs quite well, way over 60 FPS even at 1620 DSR resolution. My native resolution is 1080p but, at that resolution, the game is quite CPU bound and, if you want to get over 100 FPS, you’re going to need a very fast CPU.
    For most people with CPUs similar to mine, increasing the resolution and, if supported, enabling Raytraced Reflections, will be a much better option to keep that GPU working as it should.
    In my case, 1620p DSR Downsampling, Ultra Settings and with RT set to Ultra (including Transparent Raytraced Reflections), the frame-rates are usually above 70, sometimes even 80-90’ish, depending on the area.

    The game does make good use of DLSS 2.3 to provide excellent temporal stabilization to the image and, even if you prefer gaming at lower resolutions, I suggest enabling DLSS at Quality mode at least, because it sure does look better than Temporal Anti-Aliasing in this game. Of course, at higher resolutions, DLSS is an invaluable tool to keep 60 FPS or more, and a nice looking image, without compromising much on Graphics Settings.

    Due to being quite CPU limited unless we play at high resolutions and with Raytracing, lowering graphics settings quite often does not provide enough scaling to gain big performance chunks on the FPS, so it’s best to choose the highest possible resolution and Settings that provide us with at least 60 FPS.

    Moving on, to the actual game, and its story: I think it’s great, it has quite a few surprises and twists, and the characters are so fun in this game, I mean...they’re the Gardeners of the Galaxy! Wait…yeah, they are : )

    If you only know the Guardians from the MCU movies…you’ll find something familiar in this game, but if you also know them from the comics and other media, yeah, there’s a lot here to enjoy as well. I think the actors did such a good job, so congratulations to all of them, I had a lot of fun with their banter and dialogue choices and all the craziness (I played in English).

    Gameplay is pretty straightforward, it feels a bit familiar if you’ve played Mass Effect games, in a way, but not quite, and to me the combat itself is the weakest aspect of the game, it’s not bad but also not the best I’ve seen in an action / adventure game; it can be fun, but I often felt it could’ve been a bit more.

    The visual design in this game is top notch, the different worlds and locations we visit feel pretty unique and indeed something I’d expect to see in anything related to the Guardians, and I often had to stop and activate the handy Photo Mode and take lots of pictures, sometimes even in combat.

    The soundtrack in this game is great, of course it’s full with some of the greatest hits of the 80’s and therefore, it’s copyrighted, but the game has a “Streamer Mode” that disables all those tracks and instead uses the, also amazing, regular game soundtrack.

    But of course, when you play the game with the full soundtrack it feels truly epic, like it couldn’t be otherwise.

    I really liked this game, and it left me wanting more, there’s potential for more, for sure. It’s not really a short game, just an average length, I probably played around 25-30 hours, but I spent a lot of time in Photo Mode and testing / doing benchmarks too, but if you take your time and look for all the collectibles and stuff, yeah, expect around 15-20 hours for sure.

    I hope we get more single player games like this, and more people give this game a chance, I think it deserves it.    … Expand
  28. Milden
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    Good story game, amazing soundtrack and cool characters! But the battles were not expressive, could be better. And I get some bugs, but I think they will be fixed. Without a doubt we need such games!
  29. ViktorDestoryer
    Nov 11, 2021
    9
    Developers have probably spent all their budget on recording that many witty dialogues, but the battle system is still fine. There also were some pretty nice narrative moments I haven't seen in any other games. Overall it's a good buy and I'm looking forward for the sequel.
  30. Steyraus
    Oct 29, 2021
    2
    The Games all walking and story and it's another modern Mary Sue fem festival where all the wahmen are badarses , super smart and all powerful and the men are all meat heads and jokers.
    Another modern game thats padded out with mindless walking around looking at stuff. This is a game from ponies that love hours of story mixed with hours of walking, then a few minutes of game play...Combat    The Games all walking and story and it's another modern Mary Sue fem festival where all the wahmen are badarses , super smart and all powerful and the men are all meat heads and jokers.
    Another modern game thats padded out with mindless walking around looking at stuff. This is a game from ponies that love hours of story mixed with hours of walking, then a few minutes of game play...Combat was fun for a short period, but quickly becomes repetative with all the usual cookie cutter loot and leveling systems you see everywhere. It's just generic and below par.
    I've heard a lot of people liked the dialogue, but there were people that liked Death stranding dialogue..Both games were cringe and safe..Play the og San Andreas or Dragon age , those games had good dialogue. It just generic, sterilised padded, made yo impress reviewer that play 5 has, just like shadow of the tombraider.    … Expand
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    Guardians of Galaxy makes you laugh out loud, and that’s a rare feat. The story and production are so good that they offset its flawed gameplay, especially combat.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 15, 2021
    81
    Peter’s flashbacks deserve a special mention. Eidos Montreal went all-out on them, so instead of a cutscene, we get to explore a lovingly detailed place from Star-Lord’s past. [Issue#257, p.48]
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Nov 8, 2021
    80
    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on PC performs very well. It is the best version on a purely aesthetic level. The work done by Eidos to recreate the galaxy, the planets and its protagonists is incredible.
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