Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1685 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. CubiReviews
    Oct 24, 2022
    6
    I honestly don't get the hype. Yes, the characters are fun and well written. Yes, set pieces can look really good. But the overall gameplay loop is very basic and there is just too much walking and talking in between actual gameplay. The upgrades didn't seem to be very meaningful. And why are there costumes if there's absolutely no replay value or social element? Seems like a afterthought.I honestly don't get the hype. Yes, the characters are fun and well written. Yes, set pieces can look really good. But the overall gameplay loop is very basic and there is just too much walking and talking in between actual gameplay. The upgrades didn't seem to be very meaningful. And why are there costumes if there's absolutely no replay value or social element? Seems like a afterthought. I even encountered some visual and audio bugs on my playthrough.

    Overall a pretty mediocre game held up by it's good writing. But nothing special at all.    … Expand
  3. AniReview
    Oct 30, 2021
    6
    This is not a bad game but it's also not that great.

    All the other reviews assured me that this would be a fantastic game but when you get your hands on it its a different story. -Gameplay First off the combat looked boring when I first witnessed it and playing it didn't change my mind. Its slow, heavy, and clunky. You can't have shortcuts for special attacks, you must always go    This is not a bad game but it's also not that great.

    All the other reviews assured me that this would be a fantastic game but when you get your hands on it its a different story.

    -Gameplay
    First off the combat looked boring when I first witnessed it and playing it didn't change my mind. Its slow, heavy, and clunky. You can't have shortcuts for special attacks, you must always go through a sub menu to command your team. The ps5 has a touch pad and doesn't utilize it which would have been great for shortcuts. (swipe up, down, left, right)
    It also doesn't help that you can't change the buttons on the controller. Locking on is buggy and not worth using, so I'd rather change that top button to dash/dodge if I could.
    I also wish Star Lord had better attacks. Most of time I forget he has specials. In battle, he's much less of a commanding leader and more of a cheerleader since it's your team that will do the heavy lifting.

    -Story
    The story seems fine. I think it takes too long to get to it though. The first 2 hour level is filled with so much padding that was clearly unnecessary. Remember in GoG2 when the guardians were introduced during a huge monster fight, that would have been great in a video game format to learn the gameplay and characters but no, we get a long drawn out tutorial to do the same puzzles over and over again.
    The dialog in the game is great. The team banters and jokes like you expect they would. Here's the problem though, they talk way more than you would want them to. You may think this is fine but if you plan on listening to everything they say, you better expect to stop every minute to hear 2 minutes of dialog. And don't you dare pick up an item because then they will interrupt each other for new dialog. This is the prime example of the dog going "SQUIRREL!"
    I like story and dialog in games and I never thought I'd say this in a story based game, but damn they need to shut up every once in a while.

    Overall, It's not a bad game. It's a fine movie. With the amount of work they put into the world, environment, and characters, I wish they would have concentrated on a better combat system and better upgrade system. I think they put more work in their accessibility menu than their rpg elements.

    one more thing, why is Gamora screaming all the time? Calm down, I'm right next to you.    … Expand
  4. JWil
    Nov 4, 2021
    6
    Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is Square Enix’s attempt to come back after the disaster that was Marvels Avengers. Well I’m glad to say this game is better in a few ways. Let’s get into it. The game is quite linear and there aren’t many paths to follow but the paths there are are few. You’ll have to keep an eye out for components that Rocket works on Peter Quill’s suit for upgrades.Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is Square Enix’s attempt to come back after the disaster that was Marvels Avengers. Well I’m glad to say this game is better in a few ways. Let’s get into it. The game is quite linear and there aren’t many paths to follow but the paths there are are few. You’ll have to keep an eye out for components that Rocket works on Peter Quill’s suit for upgrades. Being an RPG man myself I would have liked abilities to be unlocked via levels and natural progression rather than finding things in each level. For the special moves there are skill points earned in battles with enemies. You can only upgrade Star Lord’s (Peter Quill’s) suit via the found components. Not anyone else’s suit. The other character have 4 different special moves they can do like Star Lord. I didn’t realize this til later chapters though. Silly me. The suits are only cosmetic and give no in game effect. This being a square game and a somewhat of an RPG I expected the suits to actually do something in game since the price of the game was 70$ with those extra suits bought for the preorder. I was let down due to that. I’ve never been that into the GOTG but this was a nice Action RPG from Square so I wanted to show my support. The games story is okay I suppose. The crazy cultists bad guys always seem to be in media these days and it gets annoying. It especially gets annoying when they don’t know wether they are a cult or a church. They are two different things but the characters don’t seem to be educated enough to know the difference. I was surprised at the music that Star Lord liked in this particular game. It was much different than that of the GOTG movie. No Jackson 5, no Come and Get Your Love…. There were songs missing that could have made the game more enjoyable. The huddling mechanic where the team comes together to have a pep talk mid battle seemed a bit out of place and when fighting enemies mid battle you really wouldn’t even dream of doing that or you’d definitely die. Overall the game is a unique experience but it isn’t without flaws. The game had glitches in it multiple times. I can count them on one hand but they made me redo parts of the game which wasted precious time and I didn’t quite enjoy that. I feel Square has a long way to go to get this genre of game to be enjoyable as their classic JRPG works. It stated to fee repetitive and exhausting toward the end. They talk a lot!! I mean ALOT!! I wanted them to be quiet sometimes, but I’m an introverted person maybe that’s why. That made me not able to play this game all at once. The customizing options for the game was good however and it makes it accessible to anyone. That I was glad about. I didn’t want a Dark Souls or Sekiro title here every thought those have their place. I’m glad GOTG doesn’t play like that. So for the conclusion game is better than Avengers. No online. Single player, fun to a degree. The story isn’t very good. The music wasn’t all that. The voice acting was good. Glitches may throw you back a few hours. The game gets repetitive and looks beautiful but lacks something older Square Enix titles have. It didn’t feel all that special. The gameplay takes a backseat for the narrative which pushes you where it wants you to go rather than you having the freedom to choose. I give The Guardians of the Galaxy a 6 out of 10. I played may Square games over the years so maybe my expectations for this one was a bit high. I hope they get the formula for their superhero games down in the future. I’ll see y’all later. Hopefully this review makes you consider wether this title is for you or not. Thanks for reading, and have a great day!… Expand
  5. timyzs
    Dec 11, 2021
    6
    6/10. Average at best, plot is ok and graphic is ok. Could have been a 7/10 but there are some problems with the game...

    First and foremost, the game has a lot of minor graphical glitches and framerate issue at certain parts of the game, nothing is game-breaking and definitely not a deal breaker, but then again they shouldn't be there. Gameplay is hollow with repetitive combat (you    6/10. Average at best, plot is ok and graphic is ok. Could have been a 7/10 but there are some problems with the game...

    First and foremost, the game has a lot of minor graphical glitches and framerate issue at certain parts of the game, nothing is game-breaking and definitely not a deal breaker, but then again they shouldn't be there.

    Gameplay is hollow with repetitive combat (you can only control Star Lord throughout the whole game). Teammate AI is bad, they do very little in combat on their own and you have to kill most of the things yourself. Enemy AI is bad too as most of the time they attack you only, which brings back the aforementioned issue - Teammate AI is bad and they are merely decorations.

    The entire game has a lot of meaningless QTE, one small mistake and your restart from previous check point. (Yes, I am not blind and I know you can turn off the QTE, but why have them in the first place?) The entire game has a lot of meaningless dialogue choices as well, they don't do a thing in the story progress, and some of them have a system-set 'right' answer - guess what, when you pick the 'wrong' one, you restart from previous check point.

    Saving system is a joke, who in the developer team thought it is a good idea to combine manual save and auto-save into the same save slot?

    No, this is not a masterpiece as others have claimed, it is not a bad game as well. As I said, 6/10 at best.    … Expand
  6. Eatt
    Jan 4, 2022
    6
    Story Review without spoilers

    I will rate only the story, since it is for me the most important aspect on games.

    It is a nice story however it’s often times goofy and nowhere near „stunning story“ as it is praised. You can have a good time with it, but please don’t expect witcher 3 or mass effect level of greatness.
  7. cemreonur
    Oct 30, 2021
    6
    I didn't buy the game , but i watched on live stream from a publisher I follow. At least i think 4-5 hours. And i saw the combat system is so boring. and i know guardians of the galaxy team have funny character dialogues but they never shut up. Sometimes this can be frustrating. But graphics are perfect. Character and environment models are perfect and story is also. Luckily, this game isI didn't buy the game , but i watched on live stream from a publisher I follow. At least i think 4-5 hours. And i saw the combat system is so boring. and i know guardians of the galaxy team have funny character dialogues but they never shut up. Sometimes this can be frustrating. But graphics are perfect. Character and environment models are perfect and story is also. Luckily, this game is not a loot shooter. In my country , this game price is so expensive by the way.… Expand
  8. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    6
    Above average single player game. The combat and gameplay is fine but leaves more depth to be desired. The story is good but does feel a bit meh at times.
  9. CAR182
    Oct 15, 2022
    6
    I was excited for this game, i really wanted it to be great, but it just wasn't.
    Let's start with the positives, the humour is great, it's funny throughout and feels like the guardians movies in the way the characters interact. It also has a great soundtrack!
    My core issue. The gameplay is terrible. It just feels really old. I came onto this fresh off the heels of Horizon 2 and you can    I was excited for this game, i really wanted it to be great, but it just wasn't.
    Let's start with the positives, the humour is great, it's funny throughout and feels like the guardians movies in the way the characters interact. It also has a great soundtrack!

    My core issue. The gameplay is terrible. It just feels really old. I came onto this fresh off the heels of Horizon 2 and you can see the difference. This game feels dated, it's shiny, but the animation and gameplay is clunky which makes it feel ... Off. The level design is also pretty poor, i just found myself wondering through empty planets that reminded me a lot of The latest Star Wars game. I wanted to love this, but when you have Studios like Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica and Guerilla Games, pushing out incredible titles you start to wonder why other studios just can't keep up.

    *I played this on PS5    … Expand
  10. VitaminCx3
    May 29, 2023
    6
    The graphics, soundtrack, are story are where the game shines. The combat, QTE’s, and overall tightness of controls really hold the game back. The QTE’s can be turned off in the settings and if not for the tightness of controls the combat wouldn’t be as bad. The level design is beautiful but feels a bit lazy, loot and hidden items feel like a mundane task. There’s a lot of potential ifThe graphics, soundtrack, are story are where the game shines. The combat, QTE’s, and overall tightness of controls really hold the game back. The QTE’s can be turned off in the settings and if not for the tightness of controls the combat wouldn’t be as bad. The level design is beautiful but feels a bit lazy, loot and hidden items feel like a mundane task. There’s a lot of potential if they decide to make a second game, they just need to clean it up a bit.… Expand
  11. cell989
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The soundtrack alone made this such a good play. Great dynamic between the characters. Real character development and characteristics. Listening them conversarte between each other was a delight. The comedy hits and the action plays well. The movement is a bit tanky but I got use to it after 10 mins of gameplay. The team huddle is my fave thing to do because it plays so well with the music. Good story line, great plot, and all characters are appealing. They respected the source material and that's always something to admire.… Expand
  12. kyo85
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    This game falls far away from a good game. It is playable, but the most it deserves is a 6/10. It is a very mediocre game, with basically no character growth tree, noe upgrades, no fun weapons.

    The combat is boring and repetitive, after the first chapter , you will NOT SEE. anytnhing new that makes you excited when it comes to combat in this game. You do not feel any real "power"    This game falls far away from a good game. It is playable, but the most it deserves is a 6/10. It is a very mediocre game, with basically no character growth tree, noe upgrades, no fun weapons.

    The combat is boring and repetitive, after the first chapter , you will NOT SEE. anytnhing new that makes you excited when it comes to combat in this game.

    You do not feel any real "power" using your weapons or your team mates. I got soooo much more feeling of fun and power and control in ratchet and clank that i ever got from guardins of the galaxy.

    If you are searching for a awsome, marvel like, sci fi story - sadly this is not it. The story is not bad, it plays alright, but the combat makes the game so boring. That finishing it was a struggle for me. I even did lower the difficultie to easy to run through it faster.

    This game dissapoints.

    OVERALL
    + cool visuals

    - combat is repetitive and boring
    - no character development
    - mediocre story
    - no dual sense support ( as in using its features like triggers )    … Expand
  13. Caedyn_Khan
    Dec 5, 2021
    5
    While the game had an ok story and fun gameplay I had to stop halfway through because this is one of the most obnoxious games I've ever played. I'll start by saying GotG is my favorite MCU movie, but the amount of nonstop dialogue in this game drove me up a fn wall, to the point I had to mute the game. Also the fake swearing was the dumbest **** ever. It was also an extremely ugly lookingWhile the game had an ok story and fun gameplay I had to stop halfway through because this is one of the most obnoxious games I've ever played. I'll start by saying GotG is my favorite MCU movie, but the amount of nonstop dialogue in this game drove me up a fn wall, to the point I had to mute the game. Also the fake swearing was the dumbest **** ever. It was also an extremely ugly looking world, its like the artists picked the most unappealing color pallet possible and used it through out the whole game. It is not a challenging game in the slightest, even on hard difficulty. Rocket (who is probably my 5th favorite MCU character) is the most unlikable piece of space trash in this game. The enemies are all extremely basic, boring, and ugly. I will not be buying any future Square Enix games. Let Insomniac make the Marvel games from now on please.… Expand
  14. superkapitan82
    Jan 10, 2022
    5
    Довольно слабая игра несмотря на большой хайп. Вероятно в 21 году просто было слишком мало достойных адвенчур и через пару лет о ней все забудут. Сюжет игры можно уместить в 1 предложение и его никак не назовешь оригинальным. Из достоинств - визуально неплохо проработанный мир и забавные диалоги между персонажами, постоянно комментирующими все происходящее.Довольно слабая игра несмотря на большой хайп. Вероятно в 21 году просто было слишком мало достойных адвенчур и через пару лет о ней все забудут. Сюжет игры можно уместить в 1 предложение и его никак не назовешь оригинальным. Из достоинств - визуально неплохо проработанный мир и забавные диалоги между персонажами, постоянно комментирующими все происходящее.
  15. JohnCartman
    Apr 9, 2022
    5
    This game is not good, but also not bad. The story is ok and the interaction between the characters is fine. Thats the soul of the game. But the combat, the mechanics is boring and nothing special. It feels like a video game. Compare it to God of war where you get suck into the story and you want to fight because its so much fun. Here it ist just, yeah.... from one fighting arena to theThis game is not good, but also not bad. The story is ok and the interaction between the characters is fine. Thats the soul of the game. But the combat, the mechanics is boring and nothing special. It feels like a video game. Compare it to God of war where you get suck into the story and you want to fight because its so much fun. Here it ist just, yeah.... from one fighting arena to the next one. Square Enix, whats with this game mechanic man? And i hate the fact, that you are not able to buy the original movie characters with the voice actors. I mean, we got so used to them, i cant get over the fact that i am playing with some other dudes. It just doesnt work for me. I lockily got it on Xbox GamePass and its not even that fun for that money.… Expand
  16. Nintenderek
    Jun 23, 2023
    5
    This game looks great graphically and I do really enjoy the story itself. Unfortunately, I just do not find the gameplay itself fun. In particular, shooting feels really horrible in this game. It made me quit the game about half way because it just doesn't feel good and given that's what most of the game is, that's one of the most important aspects to get right. I really wish I couldThis game looks great graphically and I do really enjoy the story itself. Unfortunately, I just do not find the gameplay itself fun. In particular, shooting feels really horrible in this game. It made me quit the game about half way because it just doesn't feel good and given that's what most of the game is, that's one of the most important aspects to get right. I really wish I could give this game a higher score because I do really enjoy the story itself, but I think this is a better game to go watch on youtube than it is to play.… Expand
  17. vuvuwu
    Aug 6, 2022
    5
    5 - Fine. Didn't go all the way, but more than half did. The game was held in August 2022.
  18. Haannss
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    A quite enjoyable game all in all, with a simple but atractive story and fun characters, that doesn't get a higher mark because of its confusing combat, where you just don't know what is happening at times. You get used to the controls, that are easy to manage, but those controls can't be used at some points, or you just don't know what is damaging you when surrounded by many enemies. It'sA quite enjoyable game all in all, with a simple but atractive story and fun characters, that doesn't get a higher mark because of its confusing combat, where you just don't know what is happening at times. You get used to the controls, that are easy to manage, but those controls can't be used at some points, or you just don't know what is damaging you when surrounded by many enemies. It's a pity because it could have been a much better game if controls and combat had had a little bit more care.… Expand
  19. CROZ
    Mar 17, 2022
    5
    Melhor jogo feito queria que ele tivesse mais coisas de RPG do que algo apenas pra ação
  20. zorzillo
    Aug 1, 2022
    5
    PORCODDINCI NON ME POTETE FA N GIOCO A METÀ,STORY TELLING PERFETTO,INTERAZIONI FRA CHARACTER PERFETTE E POI?FRAME LAG,BUG CHE CYBERPUNK SPOSTATE E CINEMATIC CHE INTERROMPONO DIALOGHI INTERESSANTI
  21. timyz
    Apr 17, 2023
    5
    5/10 for me, and that's only because the graphics are okay. It could have been a 6/10, but unfortunately, there are some problems.

    First and foremost, the game had a lot of minor graphical glitches and framerate issues at certain parts (at least during the launch days). It's not like they're game-breaking or anything, but are we supposed to see all these on a finished product we paid    5/10 for me, and that's only because the graphics are okay. It could have been a 6/10, but unfortunately, there are some problems.

    First and foremost, the game had a lot of minor graphical glitches and framerate issues at certain parts (at least during the launch days). It's not like they're game-breaking or anything, but are we supposed to see all these on a finished product we paid for?

    Gameplay is hollow, with repetitive combat. (Did I mention you can only control Star Lord throughout the entire game?) The teammate AI is just terrible, leaving you to kill most of the enemies yourself. And don't even get me started on the enemy AI - they only attack you! It's like the teammate AIs are mere decorations.

    The entire game is filled with meaningless QTEs. If you make even the slightest mistake, you get to restart from the previous checkpoint. (Sure, you can turn off QTEs, but why are they even there in the first place?) And let's not forget the pointless dialogue choices that have no impact on the story. Some of them even have a "right" answer, and if you choose the "wrong" one? Yes, you guessed it, restart from the previous checkpoint.

    Saving system is a joke. Who in the developer team thought it was a good idea to combine manual and auto-saves into the SAME slot?

    NO, this game is NOT a masterpiece, despite what others may claim. Play more games and you can rate games better. 5/10 at best.    … Expand
  22. MauroRocha
    Jun 4, 2023
    5
    5/10

    - História 1.5/2.5 - Gameplay 1.25/2.5 - Música 1.25/2.5 - Gráficos 1/2.5 - HLTB: 24h História: De início deixava vontade de jogar, no fim só deixava vontade de acabar o mais rápido possível. Acabou por se tornar aborrecido. Quanto às escolhas que se tomava, influenciava o seguimento da história e isso fez com que se quisesse continuar por breves momentos. Todas as missões    5/10

    - História 1.5/2.5
    - Gameplay 1.25/2.5
    - Música 1.25/2.5
    - Gráficos 1/2.5
    - HLTB: 24h

    História: De início deixava vontade de jogar, no fim só deixava vontade de acabar o mais rápido possível. Acabou por se tornar aborrecido. Quanto às escolhas que se tomava, influenciava o seguimento da história e isso fez com que se quisesse continuar por breves momentos. Todas as missões ter de andar na nave era chato, e para o conteúdo da história, 16 capítulos foram muito compridos. O último capítulo foi de facto algo inesperado, mas a vontade de acabar e largar o jogo era maior.

    Gameplay: Bons ataques, mas repetitivos, sem seguimento e bastante simples. Sem opção de correr. Bosses repetitivos, combate pouco fluído. Vários estilos de fatos disponíveis.

    Música: Boa música dos anos 80, mas sem orquestra e efeitos próprios. A música de abertura do jogo já dava raiva cada vez que a play ligava.

    Gráficos: Visuais outdated, personagens sem sincronização de voz e vários bugs.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. Silymorn
    Jul 23, 2022
    4
    To much cliché.

    The characters aren't good.

    The fighting isn't good.

    Too slow paced for my taste.
  30. 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.
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#37 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#7 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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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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