Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy amazed me the hell out of me. I was expecting the usual blockbuster action RPGs with a nostalgic '80s look which would never trigger emotions more powerful than, "cool, they got the rights to Blondie!" While the creators of Eidos Montreal did indeed get the rights to Blondie and an impressive collection of other popular '80s titles that I was stunned to see a game that had such heart and emotion that on a few occasions, I was in a state of silence, whispering an ominous "damn" at the screen.
While combat is an arduous task, however, all Guardian and nearly every other Guardian is so well-written and narrated that you wouldn't want to risk it all to uncover the juicy details of character development.
Guardians of the Galaxy does not have anything to do with related to Marvel. It's not part of the Marvel cinematic universe, and barely touches the continuity of comics however certain aspects of the backstory that the films tell are applicable. Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, is still a human taken out of Earth in the 1980s, to live a not-so-well life in space, before taking care of his business. Gamora is the face-turned adoptive child of Thanos. Drax is a warrior widowed who hails from Katath who cannot comprehend the concept of sarcasm. Rocket is a space-based experiment that has gone wrong or right based on the perspective. Groot remains the tri-syllabic tree being only Rocket knows.
We meet up with our Guardians twelve years later, after the conclusion of an intergalactic conflict that resulted in Thanos and the vicious Chitauri empire being destroyed. You're Peter Quill, pilot of the spaceship Milano and the leader of the new Guardians of the Galaxy -an armed mercenary organization that will do almost anything to earn money. Peter's coworkers and friends are self-assembled, aggressive people who are just beginning to meet each other. it is your responsibility to keep them on the same page in the best way you can while you stumble through the chaos of the galaxy.
Its characters are awe-inspiring and I love every character, including those I didn't enjoy in the movies. To keep from infringing upon actors' resemblances The characters all look similar to Wal-Mart brands of their film counterparts. This was initially a bit off-putting however I soon came to love the unique valley Guardian likenesses. Drax the Destroyer didn't move my eye If you know what I'm talking about. Dave Bautista is a good-looking person, but I did not like his Drax. While game-Drax does have the same dry, sarcastic character as well as (mostly) has the exact style like movie-Drax, there's a warmth to him that we don't get to see in the films. His violent and extreme aggression is nothing more than smokescreens for the man who is still mourning the loss of his child and wife by Thanos.
At the beginning of the game, you're often forced to be able to stand up for Gamora (his mother's killer's child) in front of him. and correct him when he refers to her as an "assassin" instead of her name. In the final moments of this game after all of the Guardians have smashed down their most challenging, difficult parts, Drax starts calling Gamora by her name completely by himself, and Drax utters one of the sweetest phrases I've ever heard in any video game, saying that if they do die in their journey, he'll ask God if they have room for companions in heaven. Naturally, I was in the love with. It's also not a surprise that Drax is an extremely athletic guy who's always moving or throwing objects of a heavyweight while wearing a t-shirt. Let's say Drax can destroy me at any time.
Rocket Raccoon was another surprise for me. At the beginning of the game, you are able to shoot Rocket as a soccer ball over an abyss to hack into a panel to make a bridge that the group will use to cross. Rocket naturally object to this method of treatment. If you opt to throw him (like you did), Rocket is furious -- not due to the physical injury but because you did not respect his rights. Rocket Raccoon is a Looney Toon. He's the raccoon with foul mouths that make things explode. Very hilarious. You can easily dismiss him as a joke and that's the way he's portrayed in the movie and it would be extremely easy, even expected to remain a part of the stereotype without considering the way Rocket thinks about the whole thing. While he appears to be like a tiny, garbage-eating animal, game-Rocket doesn't want to be treated as anything other than a human. The scene is a great illustration of the game's decision and consequence system, because when you throw him Rocket will not let you forget what happened, and can make you feel as if you're a bit trash, which, should you decide to make him throw you.
Overall, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a great game and worth playing it!
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