Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Review Information Time Played: 17.5 hours Platform: PlayStation 5 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy looked poised to follow in the footsteps of the disappointing Marvel’s Avengers , offering a shallow reimagining of beloved superheroes and a lackluster combat experience. Fortunately, it does more than enough to escape the same fate. A large part of that is down to the writing, which perfectly encapsulates the personalities (and constant bickering) of the Guardians while organically fleshing out their backstories as well as the universe developer Eidos Montreal has created. What results is a wonderfully chaotic story with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments but also plenty of heart: one second you’ll be laughing and the next you’ll find a tug on the ol’ heartstrings. The balance is well done, though at times the ‘we’re all in this together’ spiel gets a bit old. The writing is let down by a story that overstays its welcome somewhat and has poor pacing. It takes a while to ...