The story and character relationships also tie into the mechanics, with character growth unlocking certain combat abilities as your squadmates overcome their personal demons. People talk over each other, bicker, banter, and interrupt, and you’re free to do the same as Star-Lord, the only playable character of the bunch.
Whenever you’re exploring or hanging out on your ship between missions, there’s constant chatter between your squadmates, and you’re often allowed to interject. When a fight drags on and people start repeating their lines, it can be a bit much, but otherwise, it’s a joy to hear these misfits trade barbs and quips. It’s rare that anyone ever shuts up, which could easily be annoying, but rarely is. Inspired by the conversation system in indie game Oxenfree, verbal exchanges here are fluid and dynamic. You feel like an integral part of that story, too, thanks to regular dialogue options, allowing you to make decisions that can impact the team’s dynamic or the outcome of certain missions. The characters are bursting with personality, each has their own character arc, and they all grow across the course of the story, which is fitting when one of them is a tree (not played by Vin Diesel). Out of all those bits, there’s only one that I’d call exceptional: the chatter. It’s a linear action game with shooty bits, walky bits, jumpy bits, and talky bits. We still get a good grasp of Star-Lord’s character, but controlling him as a kid on Earth isn’t quite the same as kicking cosmic rodents to ‘70s rock tunes, is it? Still, by the time the credits rolled on this lengthy single-player adventure, I realized something: I prefer Eidos-Montreal’s take on this universe.Ĭoming off the back of two brilliant Deus Ex games – complex first-person RPGs where player choice is paramount – Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t what I’d have expected next from the developer. The Guardians of the Galaxy game doesn’t nail its introduction as successfully.
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