4/5 ★ – nldemo's review of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

TLDR: i give guardians an 8/10 because of several technical issues and a not so impressive ending. But the writing was great; lots of laughs (especially from Drax), and the gameplay was passable. This was a really great game with just a few more months of polish could have been GotY material. On several occasions the game got framey, especially during huddles, or had other weird issues like subtitles disappearing, mobs porting around, or me fearing the game was going to crash during the credits segment (lol). The ending was just OK. I was really happy to see the other characters they pulled in (W, M, & C). Combat was interesting and while at first I was bummed I could only control StarLord, by the end it was clear that was more than enough to keep you busy. Maybe PC controls are better, but the ele gun toggle + team skills + peter skills control mapping was very odd to pull off in a heated action combat setting. Luckily (or unluckily), the battles were mostly just a spam your abilities fest anyway, so it didn't really matter. For most of the guardians, you end up using the same abilities over and over (may or may not be their starting ones, +1 other). Until they get their ults, and you pretty much just spam those on cooldown to win. The worlds were great. The supporting cast was great. The monster selection was great. The writing and especially banter was great. Unfortunately I'm sure I missed about 25% of SS opportunities because there was always something going on. The movie designs are quickly forgotten because the ones in this game are so good (well, except maybe with StarLord). Same goes for the voices, I can barely even picture the movie cast now, these guys have taken over my heart. I especially enjoyed Gamora's design, and Drax for comedy. With all the dialogue options it really does feel like you are leading the team and strengthening bonds. In classic Eidos style, there were plenty of meaningful and interesting decisions. Without getting too spoilery I... -did not free the prisoner -hid the llama -did not pay my fine -offered rocket Would recommend this to any fan of Marvel.