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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  2. Mixed: 131 out of 1685
  3. Negative: 83 out of 1685
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  1. asimmov
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Много раз прошел игру! Очень хочу продолжения. Тот случай когда игра лучше фильма и комиксов! Расстраивает, что у игры были плохие продажи на старте, это не справедливо.
  2. ChiefScarneck
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In today's market of oversaturation of comic book stories and IPs, I can't say I was the most excited when this game was announced and that Square Enix had it headline all of its presentations and events. Superhero games have always been a mixed bag for me, especially in recent years. You can either have a great game like Marvel's Spider-Man, or a train wreck like Marvel's Avengers. With the same publisher behind this as Avengers, it's more than understandable that people weren't the most hyped for it.

    After playing it in full myself, I can say it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Heck, the game was fun for the most part and played just fine, but it did have a few things I have some issue with that prevent it from me giving it a higher score. But to start on some positives, the game looks great! it's vibrant and colorful, the world is fun to explore. The combat is an interesting idea, if not perfect in execution. It uses an upgrade feature and you learn new attacks along the way to add some variety, although it only goes so far, which leads into my first problem: the combat.

    The combat plays okay, the controls are easy to use and understand, but the fights can be very tedious and repetitive. Shoot, dodge, shoot, dodge and that's mostly it. You got some special attacks you can use which are helpful, but requires a bit of tedium to fill the gauge to use. It's also quite annoying when you miss a burst shot because it burns down your guns and takes a while to refill. A lot of the time, it'll happen when you're not expecting or ready for it, and punishes you because of it; it's just annoying.

    The story is one aspect I will probably differ with from most people. A lot of people say the story is amazing and has the best narrative of any game that year. My opinion? The story is alright, but nothing great or special. It revolves around way too many family deaths, and it's to the point where practically every one has the same tragic backstory and because of that, they feel justified to do stupid things and fall for obvious lies. Everyone from Starlord, to Drax, to the main villain, to Starlord's daughter, and others, there's only so much "my family member died and now I'm sad" I can take before any emotional effect the story tries to inject into me just feels numb.

    Since this is a Guardians of the Galaxy game, I have to comment on the character interaction and writing, which is also a bit mixed. it's quite accurate to what you'd expect from a ragtag team such as the Guardians with the Galaxy, but that can be both a good thing and bad thing. It's good because it gives the game a lot of character and life; there's not a dull moment. It's bad because sometimes it can get annoying and overbearing. There's times I just want to explore and look for secrets and items, but while I do, I get made fun of by the other characters. If that was every now and then, it would be fine, but it happens practically every time you stray away from the main objective from the game, and it loses its charm quite quickly.

    Despite my problems with the game, it'll be a satisfying playthrough for any fan of comic book video games. It is, admittedly, on the better side of the spectrum of superhero games and was still a pleasant surprise to how good it was than what I originally thought. Not free of enough issues for me to give a more positive rating, but I'm still glad I played it and I did have some enjoyment out of it.    … Expand
  3. cjay2
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    It is the best super hero game out here. Also funniest thing I ever played! 10 / 10
  4. Irfanullah86
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    This game totally deserve a 10..i am just loving the game. Specially the writing of dialogues and story is fantastic.. And yes music is sooooo good. In simple words "Great Game"
  5. MukaSpider
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Awesome Game of Characters of Marvel, incredible musics and sounds, super funny game, i recommend
  6. TGS875
    Oct 28, 2021
    10
    Biggest surprise of the year! The trailers don't do this game justice. Guardinas of the Galaxy is a massive improvement over Marvel's Avengers, and hopefully a great new direction for the Eidos Montreal team!
  7. Stelmsk
    Oct 28, 2021
    10
    The most unexpected game of the year. Has nothing similar to Avengers. Absolutely beautiful journey with gorgeous graphics, incredible story and great gameplay.
  8. Dave1017
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Despite the negative things that me and many others have probably said about this game, I’m proud to say the the developers at Eidos Montreal have proved me wrong, this game is actually really well done and very fun and is certainly a game of the year candidate for 2021!
  9. GewoonFerre
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    a good story about the guardians of the galaxy with lots of fun and funny moments
  10. RedDeadChief
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    This game is incredible. Has an amazing story, the characters are very fun and well written, the world and levels designs are beautiful and the gameplay is pretty great for what it is. There’s so many cool eastereggs that will make you smile especially if you’re familiar with the comics. Amazing game definitely worth buying
  11. khoitran101507
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Really cool game and really good soundtracks. Marvel's Avengers game should be like this, Square Enix done a well job this time.
  12. Bananastik
    Oct 27, 2021
    9
    An excellent non-burdening game, you turn on and relax and enjoy what you see on the screen, thanks to the development team for this game, the battle system is a little crooked but not critical, also thanks to the publisher for the full localization into Russian
  13. Fennykins
    Oct 27, 2021
    9
    GotG has a lot of heart and soul, which has been missing from other Marvel misadventures in video games. The game play is solid, but it shines in the dialogue and the vistas. Give it a go.
  14. Hollanshoop
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Great game! I really enjoyed playing this. Much better than most crap that releases nowadays

    Echt een topspel!
  15. BloodyRezon
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    amazing cinematic experience, marvel deserves more games like this. the best sound, good graphics, brilliant gameplay. I heartily recommend.
  16. djclubberlang
    Oct 27, 2021
    7
    UPDATE: I have encountered a game breaking bug on chapter 10. Alerted the deva on reddit and still no fix. I only have one save and cant progress. Only option is to completely restart the campaign. Beware, very very buggy. Story is great but not if you can’t ply it…bumping from a 9 to a 7. The most fun I’ve had playing a single player campaign in a long, long time.
  17. joeyjojo13
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    amazing storytelling, funny dialogue, and gameplay is much better than expected. Definitely a step up from the avengers game and I hope to see more guardians titles in the future.
  18. King-X221
    Oct 28, 2021
    9
    I had an amazing time playing through this game, I absolutely fell in love with the characters and the world that was built.
  19. Nobilis1984
    Oct 27, 2021
    8
    One of the highlights this year.

    This game not only looks good, it plays well and has a great story. Only the bugs spoil the joy. Chapter 12 was the worst so far with the bugs. Otherwise the movement animation does not work properly from time to time. What annoys me personally is the sometimes too high level of difficulty. Inexperienced people will often curse if the figure is too    One of the highlights this year.

    This game not only looks good, it plays well and has a great story.
    Only the bugs spoil the joy. Chapter 12 was the worst so far with the bugs. Otherwise the movement animation does not work properly from time to time.
    What annoys me personally is the sometimes too high level of difficulty. Inexperienced people will often curse if the figure is too slow and the levels have to be repeated 3 times. What is really bad to control makes them the game scenes in which you have to control the spaceship. Far from the quality you know from Star Wars.    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. Jp2017
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Simply amazing couldn’t put it down music was good combat was alright but the story was amazing hope for more!
  22. Agarwel
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    This is actually huge surprise. I was not paying attention to this game because it had Avengers vibes. But based on reviews I gave it a try and so far Im really satisfied. This is high quality single player game with awesome writing and fun action.
  23. Discussionaqueo
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Absolutely loved this game! Super fun. Maybe not quite game of the year, but I had an absolute blast playing it and that's what counts.
  24. Silverflame
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    I haven't been this happy with a game in years. It's clearly inspired by the Mass Effect series and yet adds to it in design quality. The ship and missions feel lively at all times, as there is constant conversation and banter going on. When it was over, I missed this found family immediately. Even as a GotG fan, this is by far my favorite Marvel content ever made, including the movies,I haven't been this happy with a game in years. It's clearly inspired by the Mass Effect series and yet adds to it in design quality. The ship and missions feel lively at all times, as there is constant conversation and banter going on. When it was over, I missed this found family immediately. Even as a GotG fan, this is by far my favorite Marvel content ever made, including the movies, and all of the characters have grown on me so much more than they already had before. Marvelous! I want sequels!… Expand
  25. uncharted4
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    gameplay is fantastic, story is great. graphic look great.. Rocket, Star-Lord aka Peter, Gamora and Drax are great characters in this game. it is hell fun game ever i playing. hope it getting sequel
  26. BradMorgan
    Feb 16, 2022
    8
    Guardians of the Galaxy is a surprisingly fun yet chaotic game in which you visit the most epic worlds of the galaxy. First of all, the world is very nicely put together. The art design and the soundtrack is great and suits this IP. On the aspact of combat, it is very chaotic because you as 'Star Lord' have to control all guardians at the same time. The voice acting is on a high level.Guardians of the Galaxy is a surprisingly fun yet chaotic game in which you visit the most epic worlds of the galaxy. First of all, the world is very nicely put together. The art design and the soundtrack is great and suits this IP. On the aspact of combat, it is very chaotic because you as 'Star Lord' have to control all guardians at the same time. The voice acting is on a high level. There seems to be no end to their scripts during the journey. Yet surprisingly, it is never annoying and often even funny. The game starts strong with a story that you can empathize with. Each character carries its own pain and thus contributes to the whole. At the end it felt a bit too long due to the final chatters that are mostly filled with the same battles over and over again.

    All in all, this game has offered much more than I thought beforehand.

    Pros:
    - Soundtrack
    - Voice Acting
    - The worlds

    Cons:
    - Story felt to long
    - Chaotic combat
    - Sometimes unclear gameplay mechanics are introduced and expected to make sense for the player    … Expand
  27. DannyPhantom225
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a Single Player Only Action Adventure with Square Enix RPG Elements. It's a huge Adventure with tons of different places to go, characters to see, eneimes to fight and choices to make. It also had a killer soundtrack. Definitely one of the best gamesive played and it has real heart, voice cast and motion capture is fantastic to
  28. soooB
    Nov 9, 2021
    6
    Pretty mediocre shooter with quite a few bugs; better than Avengers was but Disney and Marvel should really demand better. At least the frequent bugs are fairly minor
  29. sintet
    Oct 27, 2021
    8
    It’s such a good game with such an embarrassing promo campaign:((
    Everything about this game is amazing. Except for maybe a gameplay itself. Sometimes it’s boring. But never the less. I really miss Deus Ex, but this game made me feel like Eidos can still do something amazing.
    Anyway…Just fking buy it! This game is really good.
  30. Sty1eBender
    Feb 17, 2022
    8
    The game does everything real well. Music and dialogue are exceptional. The areas/levels were diverse and well planed out. The only Knock is the gameplay left more, I think I needed more skills or more customization of what I wanted my party members to do. The balance in the amount of combat to navigation was a little light on the combat side.

    Definitely a solid purchase with no regrets,    The game does everything real well. Music and dialogue are exceptional. The areas/levels were diverse and well planed out. The only Knock is the gameplay left more, I think I needed more skills or more customization of what I wanted my party members to do. The balance in the amount of combat to navigation was a little light on the combat side.

    Definitely a solid purchase with no regrets, I liked this more than Miles Morales.    … Expand
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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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