- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release Date: Oct 26, 2021
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Oct 25, 2021It could be difficult to make a Guardians of the Galaxy video game, but Eidos Montreal has managed to keep up in terms of playability, music and visuals. One of the greatest Marvel's video games [Recommended].
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Oct 26, 2021Chiefly, it’s the writing and characterisation that makes Guardians more or less work. It delivered laughs, surprising moments of pathos and has some unpredictable twists that caught me totally off-guard, including a dog that shows up when you least expect it in the most hilarious way. Unfortunately these moments usually arrive when you’re not pushing buttons on the controller, having control wrenched away and to show you a gorgeous MCU-inspired cut scene. If emotional beats and smart storytelling are what you’re looking for, come right in. But the game is pretty rote, and, at that point, you wonder if this should have been on Disney+ and not your PS5.
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Oct 25, 2021Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is enjoyable enough at times, but weighed down by a deluge of unnecessary systems and bullet-sponge combat.
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Oct 25, 2021Just like the titular scrappy band of underdogs, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy defied all of my expectations. What I expected to be an awkward mishandling of one of Marvel’s most unlikely superhero teams turned out to be one of the most faithful and entertaining depictions of the Guardians since their 2014 movie debut, and one of my favorite games of 2021.
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Oct 25, 2021I always expected to jet around blasting aliens in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. But its new place as one of the more emotionally resonant video game stories in recent memory easily makes it 2021’s best surprise. [Polygon Recommends]
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Oct 27, 2021Like many, I enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy movie duology more than I thought I would. It’s the same for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. It would have been easy to stretch the skin of a typical superhero movie plot over the bones of a standard action game and call it a day — kinda like most of Marvel’s Avengers. But Guardians defied being a lifeless, flesh hulk to instead be a living, breathing creature with a heart that beats and bleeds all over the screen.
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Oct 25, 2021For the most part it’s a game which understands its weaknesses (depth, polish, uniqueness) while being pretty good at foregrounding its strengths (variety, storytelling, visual splendor). It’s here to sell us that awkward smile, it’s Quill posing in front of a mirror in his corny leather jacket. Easy spectacle without too much crunchy, frustrating friction in the way.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 1,471 out of 1685
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Mixed: 131 out of 1685
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Negative: 83 out of 1685
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Oct 27, 2021A fun single player story that puts you into the world or, galaxy. of the guardians of the galaxy.
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Oct 27, 2021Great dialogue, fun gameplay, and looks incredible. We need to see more single player experiences like this one.
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Oct 28, 2021This is how you make them single player games, folks. Outstanding work. Fun, addictive game with no microtransactions, crafted with love and soul.