Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

 PlayStation 5
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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1685 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 83 out of 1685
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  1. danield80
    Nov 4, 2022
    4
    Guardians of the Galaxy hardly makes the requirements for being an actual game.
    It has good characters, story and humor until the second third of the game when the story diverts to incoherent nonsense and it takes the humor down with itself as well.
    As of gameplay, combat resembles 1990's Tomb Raider. But Tomb Raider had more to itself. It was more about puzzles, climbing and    Guardians of the Galaxy hardly makes the requirements for being an actual game.
    It has good characters, story and humor until the second third of the game when the story diverts to incoherent nonsense and it takes the humor down with itself as well.

    As of gameplay, combat resembles 1990's Tomb Raider. But Tomb Raider had more to itself. It was more about puzzles, climbing and platforming. And that was 25 years ago. Guardians offer just walking and decision making with the same impact as Horizon Forbidden West's decisions do. None.

    On the top of that, the game has performance difficulties on PS5.    … Expand
  2. Stevekg
    Oct 28, 2021
    4
    Looks great but the handholding utterly ruins it. at times it pretty much plays itself and it's littered with QTE's. The space battles are pitiful, it's almost on rails and it's like 'babies first space game'. GotG is great but this game is a mammoth disappointment indeed.
  3. keshudioo
    Dec 6, 2021
    4
    What is your plan, Peter? What are we doing here, Peter? What are you thinking about, Peter? We're just gonna stand here and insult each other until you tell us what to do, Peter. We don't have ideas, Peter, so we're just gonna keep talking until dawn.

    + excellent soundtrack + nice graphics + developers clearly had some good ideas (e.g. huddle) + good characters + interactive movie    What is your plan, Peter? What are we doing here, Peter? What are you thinking about, Peter? We're just gonna stand here and insult each other until you tell us what to do, Peter. We don't have ideas, Peter, so we're just gonna keep talking until dawn.

    + excellent soundtrack
    + nice graphics
    + developers clearly had some good ideas (e.g. huddle)
    + good characters
    + interactive movie
    + story based

    - repetitive gameplay, boring combat
    - boring weapon upgrades
    - boring outfit options, no added value
    - chemistry between the characters just doesn't work for me
    - many technical glitches, fps drops in performance mode
    - gameplay is basically walking and talking, nobody shuts up for a second, it can be annoying
    - comic gimmicks
    - i said being an interactive movie is a plus, but when you expect an exciting action game, this is not what i want
    - lame huddle dialogs
    - Peter is an unauthentic leader to me
    - aim lock does not work properly many times
    - lame puzzles
    - many uninteresting things to interact with    … Expand
  4. piston
    Jun 26, 2022
    4
    Left a few points for the effort, but the movement sucks, the combat was bad. and the 'banter' was annoying. Repetitive, and I stopped after a few hours.
  5. TheHungryMingo
    Feb 3, 2022
    4
    I genuinely have no idea what people see in this game, I can only assume that the Marvel or GotG branding is carrying it. This game is one of the most unfun, uninteresting things I've played in ages. The gameplay boils down to holding the trigger and pressing a button when an ability is ready.

    The one thing I will give this game is that it looks incredible, and the writing can be    I genuinely have no idea what people see in this game, I can only assume that the Marvel or GotG branding is carrying it. This game is one of the most unfun, uninteresting things I've played in ages. The gameplay boils down to holding the trigger and pressing a button when an ability is ready.

    The one thing I will give this game is that it looks incredible, and the writing can be genuinely good at times. The conversations amongst the guardians during missions is some of the most natural dialogue I've heard in a game. But this is completely ruined and wasted by almost all dialogue being cut off by: entering a new scene, accidentally interacting with another object or walking to far.

    A lot of the meaningful moments are also not earned by this game. If this was a stand-alone game and we didn't already know the characters, it would seem like some of the most half-arsed story telling, but it just about scrapes by because we all know who the Guardians are by now.

    Another major issue with the game is its animations, which is a big deal when your dfealing with what is essentially an interactive story game. The dead eyes during conversations, and weird faux-realism face twitches, it reminds me of Until Dawn, which while good for its time don't get me wrong, was years ago. Even just jumping, your characteer literally appears to teleport into the air and fall, rather than jump. Little things like this throughout the game really ruin any sense of presence in the world while you're controlling star lord.

    Last thing I'll mention, the puzzles. The non-combat parts of gameplay are essentially a LEGO game. And again, I love the old LEGO games but come on, they really couldn't have thought of anything more interesting? It's basically a matter of 'shoot the thing with the right bullet' or 'Tap the right character on same thing you've done 20 other times'. There's no gameplay, no skill, no solving, nothing interesting whatsoever.

    Honestly haven't stopped playing a game before finishing in a long time due to such utter boredom and I can't understand the overly high praise.    … Expand
  6. Shumik811
    Jan 6, 2022
    4
    Terrible gameplay and unacceptable amount of bugs that ruined the experience. I started to play at hard difficulty but switched to easy half way through the game because the bugs just made it impossible to master it at that difficulty. If you prefer good gameplay and epic boss battles like in souls games then you will be disappointed. Too much repetition and rehashing of the enemies makeTerrible gameplay and unacceptable amount of bugs that ruined the experience. I started to play at hard difficulty but switched to easy half way through the game because the bugs just made it impossible to master it at that difficulty. If you prefer good gameplay and epic boss battles like in souls games then you will be disappointed. Too much repetition and rehashing of the enemies make this game super boring. This studio definitely doesn’t know what they are doing and don’t care about quality control and it’s a shame that Marvel let them do this game and ruin it. If it wasn’t for a fun story telling I would have given this 1, but the story is where this game shines. I think they should have probably just made a movie and it would be very successful. As a game, objectively this is a terrible game. Yea it’s massive, but in terms of variety it’s worse than the games from the 90s. The main gameloop is just terrible. The piloting game loop is bad too. I disagree with the reviews completely and feel like this was a waste of my time and money as I trusted the reviews when buying this game. I can’t believe such a terrible game received such high reviews! I think most other reviewers simply rate it high because it’s guardians of the galaxy and they overlook the fact that the gameplay is bad and buggy. I completed the game in January 2022 and all these bugs that ruin the experience are all still there! No updates to fix it! Unbelievable! This ain’t Sekiro folks, that’s for sure! But it surely has the ratings of Sekiro for some weird reason.… Expand
  7. Silymorn
    Jul 23, 2022
    4
    To much cliché.

    The characters aren't good.

    The fighting isn't good.

    Too slow paced for my taste.
  8. Novvos
    Apr 30, 2023
    4
    Nice Story, but the gameplay is bad and there are many bugs on PS5. The game worth 15$, but not a penny more! My girlfriend has ps plus premium, so it was free for me.
  9. Valent1
    Aug 3, 2023
    4
    Je me suis forcé à le finir, je ne trouve pas le jeu très amusant. Le gameplay est vraiment raté avec des combats nullissimes et une exploration désagréable. L'histoire n'est pas intéressante et vraiment oubliable. Mis à part les musiques qui sont cools, je n'ai pas aimé Les Gardiens de la Galaxie.
  10. viroodiem
    Oct 27, 2021
    2
    The game has potential but it squanders it by being a churning repetition factory.

    It also features incredibly poor optimization and needs way too much system resources for the visuals it puts out. Boring story, uninteresting characters, hammy "comedy". Avengers 2.0 in every sense. It might be an improvement but the source is still garbage. So its polishingaturd to a shine.    The game has potential but it squanders it by being a churning repetition factory.

    It also features incredibly poor optimization and needs way too much system resources for the visuals it puts out.

    Boring story, uninteresting characters, hammy "comedy".

    Avengers 2.0 in every sense. It might be an improvement but the source is still garbage. So its polishingaturd to a shine. Clearly this is only for Disney worshipers. Actual gamers will want their money back.    … Expand
  11. CaptainCharisma
    Oct 29, 2021
    2
    Completely boring and lacklustre, Arkham Series remains the only good iteration of superhero games. Gameplay too simplistic, better off watching movies instead of this.
  12. Odadnecah
    Oct 28, 2021
    2
    Lineal, boring and repetitive. Also in some moments fps drops. Some good jokes
  13. Steyraus
    Oct 29, 2021
    1
    Typical Mary Sue story all the woman are stunning and amazing all the men are fool and brutes.
    The 2020s are hilarious, these devs put breast physics on DRAX but made Gamora flat as a surfboard..Got keep their overlord Anita Sarkesian happy and desexualise those gal's.. Just like Shadow of the tombraider, this games was built for reviewers that play 5 has then give a score...it shallow and    Typical Mary Sue story all the woman are stunning and amazing all the men are fool and brutes.
    The 2020s are hilarious, these devs put breast physics on DRAX but made Gamora flat as a surfboard..Got keep their overlord Anita Sarkesian happy and desexualise those gal's.. Just like Shadow of the tombraider, this games was built for reviewers that play 5 has then give a score...it shallow and repetitive, not in the good ways.
    Another modern game padded out with mindless walking around looking at stuff. Combat was fun for a short period, but quickly becomes repetative with all the usual cookie cutter loot and leveling systems you see everywhere.
    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.    … Expand
  14. Kengi89
    Oct 29, 2021
    1
    Тупые диалоги, идиотская постановка, финальная сцена вообще смотрится как поделка школьника
  15. grossiosif
    Oct 30, 2021
    1
    graphics 2009/2021, bugs 10 cyberpunks of 10, story 10 porridge diapers of 10.
  16. Octobierg
    Oct 30, 2021
    1
    1080p/60fps?? Eidos are you serious?! It is impossible to play the game in this quality. Please return my money.
  17. MetaCrit101
    Oct 29, 2021
    1
    Disgusting developers with their own scanning system. The scan with the r2 button does not work for me. The shooting works, the scanner does not. I can't get any further along the plot than the beginning of chapter 1! Everyone who faces this problem is advised to "wait for a fix". Was the game even tested before the release?!
  18. Dancinglucifer
    Oct 29, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is terrible. Imagine as if Starlord were a mage and the casting the rest of the Guardians are you abilities. Its hold this menu button choose ability. Change character hold menu button choose ability and so on then release. See how long they last.
    1 point because the game loads and runs.    … Expand
  19. Gafanha
    Dec 2, 2021
    1
    Gente que decepção!! A Square já foi a rainha do RPG de mundo aberto e agora está se aventurando, de forma péssima, em jogos lineares. Esse jogo tinha tudo para virar um excelente RPG de mundo aberto: poderia explorar planetas, enfrentar chefes tops e secreto neles, etc. Mas ao invés disso criou um jogo linear chato, enfandonho e clichê. A Square está se tornando uma das pioresGente que decepção!! A Square já foi a rainha do RPG de mundo aberto e agora está se aventurando, de forma péssima, em jogos lineares. Esse jogo tinha tudo para virar um excelente RPG de mundo aberto: poderia explorar planetas, enfrentar chefes tops e secreto neles, etc. Mas ao invés disso criou um jogo linear chato, enfandonho e clichê. A Square está se tornando uma das piores desenvolvedoras de jogos! E olha que por muito tempo foi a minha preferida, graças ao final fantasy vii, viii, ix e principalmente o xii. Acorda SQUARE !!… Expand
  20. i_Mike
    Aug 12, 2023
    1
    This game is so overrated, it’s buggy, feels unfinished, boring sim Tory, repetitive, boring combat.
    I very rarely leave games unfinished and this is one of them.
    +1 for humor.
  21. pegarrett
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    Unskippable dialog and cut scenes. This design decision kills the flow of the early game. I is really frustrating. I don't understand why some video games want to stop me from PLAYING the video game.
  22. Mufire
    Nov 28, 2021
    0
    Game is crazy fun, fluid, filled with banter. Knocked off one star due to Gamora's terrible voice acting
  23. OnlyOneHere
    Oct 28, 2021
    0
    This game should be renamed Marvel's Star-Lord, because you can't even play with the other Guardians of the Galaxy. You can only command them with Star-Lord. The gameplay is boring and repetitive. It feels like a re-skinned Marvel's Avengers. I appreciate the licensed tracks in this game. But I would rather the developers spend that money on actually improving the gameplay, instead ofThis game should be renamed Marvel's Star-Lord, because you can't even play with the other Guardians of the Galaxy. You can only command them with Star-Lord. The gameplay is boring and repetitive. It feels like a re-skinned Marvel's Avengers. I appreciate the licensed tracks in this game. But I would rather the developers spend that money on actually improving the gameplay, instead of adding 80s songs that radio stations love to overplay. The physics are trash. The story is garbage. The dialogue is cringeworthy. The level and enemy design are horrible.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, this game will go back to the shelf and collect dust. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. And the greedy developers had the audacity to charge $60 for half of the game when Marvel's Avengers had both the singleplayer and the multiplayer co-op for $60. I recommend you get this game when it drops to $10 or wait until it is free on PS Plus.    … Expand
  24. Kalcired
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    Pessimo.
    Rispettando i requisiti minimi fa fatica a girare con freeze, importanti frame drop arrivando quasi a bloccarsi, avviando la gestione attività si vedono dei picchi nell'uso della CPU, quindi ogni volta che inizia a bloccarsi bisogna passare alla gestione attività e il gioco torna a funzionare normalmente, ben ottimizzato.
    La trama non si collega in alcun modo ai film e non ho    Pessimo.
    Rispettando i requisiti minimi fa fatica a girare con freeze, importanti frame drop arrivando quasi a bloccarsi, avviando la gestione attività si vedono dei picchi nell'uso della CPU, quindi ogni volta che inizia a bloccarsi bisogna passare alla gestione attività e il gioco torna a funzionare normalmente, ben ottimizzato.

    La trama non si collega in alcun modo ai film e non ho apprezzato la cosa, belle le musiche, ma diventano presto tipetitive come i combattimenti,tempi comici da dimenticare dato che si infila black humor affrontando il tema della morte col sorriso e la battuta pronta alternando brevi sprazzi di serietà, sinceramente l'ho trovata una scelta di cattivo gusto e poco capace di coinvolgere il giocatore.    … Expand
  25. millercarv
    Nov 30, 2021
    0
    Masterpiece, I have no doubt about this. Guardians Of The Galaxy delivery one of the best experience in games.
  26. Dzz1rt
    Aug 8, 2022
    0
    Well another "film" instead of a game. Linear, boring, always talking characters... No open world.
    No gameplay at all for me.. With games like Horizon, RDR2, God of War, Elden Ring how can people be seduced by trash like this ones.. in comparison it's 0 against 10. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good FILM, but it's not a GAME, where u can live in a world.
  27. Alberti
    Nov 1, 2021
    0
    Too much bugs ruin the enjoyment. Have to restart the game every time. Why can't they release a bug free game ever.
  28. keonbreez
    Jan 26, 2022
    0
    genuinely had a great time playing this game. I recommend playing it on a harder difficulty as the boss fights are a bit easy.

    Great story, great character development, fun cameos. I thought I would hate playing only as star lord but the gameplay mechanic of calling on the other guardians was fresh and different, which I appreciated. Overall, a solid game. Wouldn't buy it at full    genuinely had a great time playing this game. I recommend playing it on a harder difficulty as the boss fights are a bit easy.

    Great story, great character development, fun cameos.

    I thought I would hate playing only as star lord but the gameplay mechanic of calling on the other guardians was fresh and different, which I appreciated.

    Overall, a solid game. Wouldn't buy it at full price tho.    … Expand
  29. ikaRUS177
    Sep 22, 2022
    0
    Красивое однопользовательское космическое приключение во вселенной Marvel, жду вторую часть
  30. Seba97
    Jan 3, 2022
    0
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 98 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 98
  3. Negative: 0 out of 98
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    Guardians of Galaxy are the real blast that Marvel fans needed after more than mediocre Avengers. The “worst” part of the game is a mere fact, that you are not able to enjoy every single comment in the background and enjoy very well written characters.
  2. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jan 6, 2022
    100
    The story is entertaining, and it features characters from the Marvel universe that haven't yet surfaced in the movies, such as Fin Fang Foom, Lady Hellbender and the Nova Corps. Add in the requisite humor and self-deprecation and an eclectic killer soundtrack, and you get one of the most enjoyable games of the year.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 2, 2021
    70
    Guardians keeps you strapped in for the ride, and while it does dip once too often, the emotional highs outweigh the patience-testing lows. [Issue#366, p.108]
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