Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 557 Ratings

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  1. AcerolaOrion
    Oct 28, 2021
    9
    This is primarily a narrative driven game with excellent writing and quite possibly the best Voice acting (english) i've ever seen in a video game. It is perfect in those regards.

    The game is incredibly dense with dialogue. The characters ALWAYS talk about all kinds of things. This, the writing and the overall narrative are the main selling points of the game. The combat is    This is primarily a narrative driven game with excellent writing and quite possibly the best Voice acting (english) i've ever seen in a video game. It is perfect in those regards.

    The game is incredibly dense with dialogue. The characters ALWAYS talk about all kinds of things. This, the writing and the overall narrative are the main selling points of the game.

    The combat is incredibly fun but unfortunately there isnt much of it during early chapters and while there is a very good enemy variety and a few bosses, i personally would have loved it if the enemies were a bit more challenging and more unique aoe attacks were coming your way, especially since the iframe dodge system is very well implemented and your blaster allows you to stay out of harms way most of the time. Nevertheless it is very enjoyable and unique.

    The game runs amazingly well on my machine which is around the MINIMUM specs (using a mix of low/mid/high settings - low shadows, high textures with 6gb vram).

    There is a lot of exploration going on but unfortunately the "puzzles" all require the same solutions so once youve used every companion once to solve a certain issue you will use that companion a bunch more times to do that same thing. Its more work to keep your hands busy while you listen to the aforementioned incredibly well implemented dialogue.

    The game is somewhat short but as mentioned it is incredibly packed with dialogue. I took around 17 hours to complete and there definitely is a good amount of replay value, lots of dialogue choices have 3! different outcomes (silence leads to very different things being said) and a handful of major choices (akin to what youd expect from a telltale game). It would be nice to have more combat for consecutive playthroughs though. There is 0 fluff! If you dislike how open world games tend to waste your time this is for you. There is stuff happening constantly. 17 hours of non stop chatter with multiple dialogue options must have taken a crazy amount of time to record.

    Overall its an exception narrative focused single player experience with fun gameplay, great optimization and almost no bugs that keeps drawing you in for every minute you spend in it.    … Expand
  2. TheLaLee
    Mar 16, 2022
    5
    Incredibly buggy, even after half a year. I had 4 game breaking bugs in one playthrough, not to mention the numerous other graphical bugs (like the floor not loading and the npcs just T posing in the void).

    The default PC controls are so bad it makes the game nearly unplayable and the spaceship controls are so bad and floaty I had to plug in a controller to get past the later setpieces.    Incredibly buggy, even after half a year. I had 4 game breaking bugs in one playthrough, not to mention the numerous other graphical bugs (like the floor not loading and the npcs just T posing in the void).

    The default PC controls are so bad it makes the game nearly unplayable and the spaceship controls are so bad and floaty I had to plug in a controller to get past the later setpieces.
    The combat is also mind numbingly boring, almost every enemy is a bullet sponge and thanks to the bad controls selecting teammates' abilities never becomes intuitive (not that it would be any fun to just press a button and have someone else fight the enemies for me while I watch). You don't even have to aim since the game has auto aim, just hold down the shoot button until you overheat in 4 seconds and play a QTE to reload, that's every fight for 15+ hours.

    The game also has worthless QTEs scattered randomly around custscenes with zero warning that they're even a thing and kill you in 3 seconds if you can't react fast enough not even knowing which buttons will be used for them, then reload you with a lenghty loading screen and make you watch the whole unskippable custscene again.

    The story was good but it was really padded and ended up being a letdown. I got really tired of the prepare to fight the bad guy, fail, prepare again loop by the 3rd time they repeated it.
    I wouldn't say it's very replayable either, the entire game is either just a walking simulator or a boring arena fight, after you heard the story once you won't care to hear it again, but most of the talking parts are unskippable even on NG+, there's no point to explore anymore since the components become worthless (there's barely enything to spend them on) and the fights are boring. There are choices but the most they'll affect is how easy or hard some fights will be later on.    … Expand
  3. MaDKoT
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    The sound constantly stutters, although the game itself runs fine. It is impossible to play with such sound. Tried all the settings, the problem remains.
  4. SqueezyDonuts
    May 30, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An absolute mess of a game. Everything is tedious. It's full of horrible plot holes, that make it seem as though they just slapped it together and said, good enough. The fighting consists of shooting and dodging. They try very hard to make you think your teammates are necessary, but you rarely actually need them to defeat enemies. The constant bickering chatter from your mates becomes annoying as hell after about 30 minutes. The way in which you interact with those conversations is so tedious that I found myself ignoring them more often than not. An example of the plot hole mess is, when you are going to sell Rocket or Groot to the monster buyer. On the way, you come across several monsters that you kill instead of selling them to her, in place of pretending your friend is a monster to fool her. There is even a monster that you find in a cage. Instead of taking it to her, Groot sets it free and you have to kill it. Once inside her fortress, Rocket suggests pulling off a heist when you come across her vault. Everyone shoots him down, as though it is a bad idea; yet that is exactly what you are doing. You are selling your friend to her, only to break in and steal him back later. Essentially pulling of a heist. This game has no soul. It is a rushed, irritating experience. If you are looking for a good Marvel game, I would suggest you play the Avengers instead. At least the fighting and main story are well fleshed out in that game. Also, why do I have to tell Gamora to cut down vines every time they are blocking our entrance? Shouldn't she know to cut them down? Like I said, this game is tedious.… Expand
  5. ShaggyBLR
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    I wanted play this game. I played 20 minutes, but the save doesn't work. My sunday night was ruined.
  6. Chained77
    Oct 28, 2021
    1
    Absolute snoozefest. You can only play as star lord, and his little pea shooters get old real fast. you do almost no damage. you are there only to create opportunities for your teammates to use their cooldown abilities. Watch some actual gameplay (not trailers) before you buy. It might appeal to some, but I got bored with it very fast. Seems more like an interactive graphic novel, ratherAbsolute snoozefest. You can only play as star lord, and his little pea shooters get old real fast. you do almost no damage. you are there only to create opportunities for your teammates to use their cooldown abilities. Watch some actual gameplay (not trailers) before you buy. It might appeal to some, but I got bored with it very fast. Seems more like an interactive graphic novel, rather than a decent video game.… Expand
  7. AveNestor
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    i bought game on epic game store and i cannot save. i don't know what the propblem is? but i cannot play with out save
  8. Aptem4ka
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Давно игры не вызывали столько эмоций. Я думал, что старым стал. А нет, просто таких игр никто не выпускает.
    Спасибо Eidos, это было нечто
  9. theegamedude
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    The writing and wit and graphics are good. Gameplay good. But I can't get passed how they are able to be in space without a space suite and how there is no gravity in space with this game.
  10. 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
  11. jimtech
    Mar 14, 2022
    0
    Game play is actually really quite fun! The reason for my low rating is the inexcusable bug that prevents my Xbox Core Wireless Controller from working in wireless Bluetooth mode. When connected via a USB-C cable it functions perfectly. I didn't pay $54+ dollars for a genuine Microsoft wireless controller to have it only work in wired mode! This is on the developers. You mean to tell meGame play is actually really quite fun! The reason for my low rating is the inexcusable bug that prevents my Xbox Core Wireless Controller from working in wireless Bluetooth mode. When connected via a USB-C cable it functions perfectly. I didn't pay $54+ dollars for a genuine Microsoft wireless controller to have it only work in wired mode! This is on the developers. You mean to tell me they didn't know about this bug when the game was released? I find that extremely difficult to believe. Glad I didn't actually pay full price for the game since it was offered on the MS "Game Pass" service.… Expand
  12. 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.
  13. Nejek
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    Story is well written and really interesting and dialogues are engaging, but shooting mechanic is literally **** That's one of the worst, least engaging and most boring fighting mechanic i saw in a long time. The game would be better of if they reduced amount of fights because they take significant amount of time and disturb the story telling.
  14. marcopolo267
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    The games have everything, played a great game after so long time, it has great combat system, the jokes are pretty good, story is very nice, the gameplay and content is top notch. Give it a try, Thanks
  15. petriAND
    May 11, 2023
    7
    Gameplay - 6/10
    Story - 7.5/10
    Visuals - 8/10 Sound design/OST - 7.5/10 Acting/cinematics/mocap - 8.5/10 Fun - 7.5/10 Optimization - 7.5/10 -------------------------------------------------- 7.5 I'm definitely not a Marvel fan but this game was way better than I first anticipated. So the good parts are acting, story and visuals. I would say that the story is even better than the    Gameplay - 6/10
    Story - 7.5/10
    Visuals - 8/10
    Sound design/OST - 7.5/10
    Acting/cinematics/mocap - 8.5/10
    Fun - 7.5/10
    Optimization - 7.5/10
    --------------------------------------------------
    7.5

    I'm definitely not a Marvel fan but this game was way better than I first anticipated. So the good parts are acting, story and visuals. I would say that the story is even better than the movies, was pretty good. On the other hand, the gameplay pretty much sucked. The combat becomes very boring very quickly because is very repetitive and the enemies are literally hit sponges. Overall the game is good and for a Marvel fan this game is definitely a must-play.    … Expand
  16. Dee-Jay_Deli
    Apr 7, 2022
    8
    Wow, where the hell did this game suddenly come from? It came out of nowhere and blew me away. Yes, the game is very linear, very light on character progression and combat lacks depths and replay value.

    But my does the game have character and heart. While it takes a moment to acknowledge that these aren't the big screen version of the characters, that shouldn't be held against them. The    Wow, where the hell did this game suddenly come from? It came out of nowhere and blew me away. Yes, the game is very linear, very light on character progression and combat lacks depths and replay value.

    But my does the game have character and heart. While it takes a moment to acknowledge that these aren't the big screen version of the characters, that shouldn't be held against them. The characters and world in general are written with so much witt, heart and appeaciation for the source material that they are every bit as entertaining to watch.

    As the game-play is a bit lacking, consider this to be closer to an interactive movie than anything else. But a great one at that.    … Expand
  17. UnKidreal
    Jul 1, 2023
    7
    Игра пройдена на уровне сложности – Сложно.

    Стражи галактики стали очередным проектом, в котором хорошая задумка (история и её подача, музыка и графическое исполнение), имхо, были похоронены реализацией этой задумки (кривое и тяжёлое управление, на РС, сбор ненужного электронного мусора, ошибки, не дающие продвинуться дальше по сюжету), а жаль, при правильной реализации могла бы    Игра пройдена на уровне сложности – Сложно.

    Стражи галактики стали очередным проектом, в котором хорошая задумка (история и её подача, музыка и графическое исполнение), имхо, были похоронены реализацией этой задумки (кривое и тяжёлое управление, на РС, сбор ненужного электронного мусора, ошибки, не дающие продвинуться дальше по сюжету), а жаль, при правильной реализации могла бы получится шикарная игра.

    Оценка: 7/10
    Оценка: с RTX 8/10    … Expand
  18. Bitek
    Oct 19, 2022
    9
    This is what I call entertainment ! I can't believe that I am actually saying that but this game is better than the movies ! Easily one of the best games of 2021. I was so invested in the game that I did not notice that over two hours have gone through. Graphics are top notch,music is spot on,combat is fun and the dialogues are hilarious. Voice over actors for Star Lord,the Rocket. GrootThis is what I call entertainment ! I can't believe that I am actually saying that but this game is better than the movies ! Easily one of the best games of 2021. I was so invested in the game that I did not notice that over two hours have gone through. Graphics are top notch,music is spot on,combat is fun and the dialogues are hilarious. Voice over actors for Star Lord,the Rocket. Groot and Gamora did outstanding job. Awesome game and hopefully the benchmark for future Marvel games. Excellent job Eidos-Montréal. Easily 10 out of 10 for me.… Expand
  19. Veska
    Sep 3, 2022
    9
    One of the best SP games. Really. Is it innovative? No. Is there something there that hasn't been elsewhere? No. But it is well written, the characters are fun, funny, have emotions and you believe them. And for completing the game, he is rewarded in the form of skins for individual members. When he finds them. The game is really amazing and deserves all the attention.
  20. TheAlgerian
    Oct 27, 2022
    8
    It's a real nice ride.
    Liked it much better than the movies (which I didn't hate but didn't exactly impress me either).
    Story's great, the soundtrack is amazing, the banter is real funny and it really nails the camaraderie. And it respects itself, it doesn't force itself to have a lot of combat like other games do for fear of the player getting bored. (Also, I just finished it after    It's a real nice ride.
    Liked it much better than the movies (which I didn't hate but didn't exactly impress me either).
    Story's great, the soundtrack is amazing, the banter is real funny and it really nails the camaraderie.
    And it respects itself, it doesn't force itself to have a lot of combat like other games do for fear of the player getting bored.

    (Also, I just finished it after playing Mass Effect Legendary and GOTG is a better Mass Effect game than Mass Effect Andromeda)

    Only flaw is that it's not very long for a full priced game, I really take my time with games, a lot more than the average gamer, and I finished it in 26h.    … Expand
  21. shadownk
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    Graphics is insanely good! Feels like watching a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, every battle feels epic. The down side is that the combat lacks depth, feels repetitive after the first 8 hours.
  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. Gray8128
    Aug 17, 2022
    6
    Story is pretty basic, the villain is a pathetic clown with no sense of threat. They use one theme for all characters - grief. Gomora lost family member, Peter lost family member, Draks lost family member, Nikki lost... you got it. Not a great decision for a narrative driven game.

    Direceting is also dull. Can you name me one memorizable cutscene? Or a cool moment that you can share with    Story is pretty basic, the villain is a pathetic clown with no sense of threat. They use one theme for all characters - grief. Gomora lost family member, Peter lost family member, Draks lost family member, Nikki lost... you got it. Not a great decision for a narrative driven game.

    Direceting is also dull. Can you name me one memorizable cutscene? Or a cool moment that you can share with your friends?

    Don't get me wrong, the story is not bad, but it also isn't that good. If you are a superhero or space adventures fan you may like it, although it's pretty generic and you have probably seen it before.

    Gameplay wise the game is ok, nothing more.

    Mantis is cool though

    PS: There are some bugs that wiil require loading last checkpoint    … Expand
  24. Demon2017
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    Недурная игрушка. Весёлая, бодрая, смешная, эмоциональная и просто хорошее время препровождение на фоне современной скатившейся игровой индустрии с ненужными открытыми мирами, с SJW пропагандой, донатом, сырыми проектами и просто отсутствием идей. Игра не прям шедевр, но фанатам стражей галактики и комиксам марвел рекомендую однозначно.Недурная игрушка. Весёлая, бодрая, смешная, эмоциональная и просто хорошее время препровождение на фоне современной скатившейся игровой индустрии с ненужными открытыми мирами, с SJW пропагандой, донатом, сырыми проектами и просто отсутствием идей. Игра не прям шедевр, но фанатам стражей галактики и комиксам марвел рекомендую однозначно.
  25. sersimovi
    Oct 27, 2022
    8
    Really simple but fun gameplay with a really captivating story. Graphics are pretty good also.
  26. vipek
    Nov 24, 2022
    9
    Great gameplay. Engaging story, with some surprisingly emotional moments. Awesome music.
  27. BulgarianCritic
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    I would start off by saying that this game had very minor issues that did impact the experience but not by much. There were some issues with the response of the control and stuttering in certain scenes that might result in some very stupid and unfair deaths. The game's optimization is also a bit lacking and some songs kept bugging out and kept repeating on loop. But without those setbacksI would start off by saying that this game had very minor issues that did impact the experience but not by much. There were some issues with the response of the control and stuttering in certain scenes that might result in some very stupid and unfair deaths. The game's optimization is also a bit lacking and some songs kept bugging out and kept repeating on loop. But without those setbacks this game is pretty great. The VA is top notch and the writing is pretty dope. The humor is pretty much the best part of the game and the interactions between the characters is just hilarious and I could listen to them ramble all day. The Gameplay was fine but very lacking, the enemy and friendly AI wasn't really good and that made the gameplay pretty lackluster and very easy even by the end boss. The story is about coping with loss and moving forward and it was told in a really well manner. Music selection was also pretty great. Overall I can suggest buying this at full price since it is worth it.… Expand
  28. philzlz
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    A surprisingly fun and charming game, I would have never thought that after the terrible Avengers game they could improve that much. Character dialogue is fun and witty and the vistas incredible.

    A minor annoyance was the CONSTANT talking, there was barely a pause which made it hard to follow the great dialogue. Sometimes, when answering, words would cut off mid-sentence which made me    A surprisingly fun and charming game, I would have never thought that after the terrible Avengers game they could improve that much. Character dialogue is fun and witty and the vistas incredible.

    A minor annoyance was the CONSTANT talking, there was barely a pause which made it hard to follow the great dialogue. Sometimes, when answering, words would cut off mid-sentence which made me miss out on some chatter. Combat was mediocre and resulted in spamming attacks without real need to strategize.

    Overall a fun experience I am sure many have missed out on because of the previous botched release.    … Expand
  29. Qwazar
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    Compared to other games of that company, I think we are lucky to gain such an excellent story-based game.
  30. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Oooof where to begin here? I don't want to say a lot about this game and its narrative specifically so I'll keep it as short as possible. The story in this game is flarking amazing!! If you seen the movies you're definitely going to love this game. If you haven't, the story is good enough to provide an introduction to the lore and make you fall in love with the wacky world of theOooof where to begin here? I don't want to say a lot about this game and its narrative specifically so I'll keep it as short as possible. The story in this game is flarking amazing!! If you seen the movies you're definitely going to love this game. If you haven't, the story is good enough to provide an introduction to the lore and make you fall in love with the wacky world of the Guardians. Now on the gameplay side, it's pretty simple and easy to follow. but after 16 hours it started feeling same-y, but the interactions with the other guardians mid fight kept it fresh. Also the huddle-up mechanic was amazing! Lastly, every song that was selected for this soundtrack is awesome!… 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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