Fans of the action genre will find plenty to enjoy in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Verdict
94%
Steam
81
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (94% positive from 43K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (81/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2021 action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and originally published by Square Enix. Set in an original universe based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, the game's plot follows the Guardians who, while attempting to capture a beast for a wealthy collector, inadvertently trigger a catastrophe which threatens the peace of the galaxy. The player controls the team's self-proclaimed leader, Star-Lord, and issues commands to other Guardians including Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot. At certain points in the game, the player makes key decisions via dialogue trees that affect the relationships between Guardians and change the outcome of missions.
Runs well on modern hardware.
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Feels very distinct from the MCU version and is a perfect combo of 80s camp + fantastical Sci-fi. Underneath some silly humor is a really touching story of loss, acceptance, and found family. Combat is satisfying, and the stagger system rewards discovering synergies between your team's abilities. Combat dialogue can be repetitive, but there were only a few moments throughout the game where it was truly grating.
Fun game, shame there would not be a next part. I liked this version of Marvel characters.
I have a sweet spot for Guardians of the Galaxy, it is my favorite inside the Marvel universe, and this game adapts it literally perfectly. This game masterfully does the characters, their dialogues, jokes, interactions between them, it brings it all to life exactly as I wished to see the Guardians and its universe. It also has really, really good music, because without it, it just wouldn't work, of course, and masterfully done voice acting. The story has everything you'd expect from a Guardians story, and the gameplay is really fun and well-polished. The game had some hiccups here and there for me (stuttering), but nothing to break the immersion, and I ain't the biggest fan of the jumping animation, but this is all picky stuff, in the end, this is a really well-done adventure game, the way one should be.
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