Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Embark on an insane yet incredible journey with the infamous Guardians of the Galaxy to, you know, save the galaxy from what you might call a cataclysmic apocalypse..

Among the rise of multiplayer and co-op games, good single-player (linear and non-linear) games are hard to find. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is such a game that offers more than what a typical game of this genre might offer.

Marvel's Guardians is a 3rd person action-adventure game that focuses on a brilliantly written plot and its simple yet top-notch squad-based gameplay.

Different mechanics are introduced in useful ways that can be applied to both exploration and combat and the game also does a good job of not forgetting the initial stuff taught to the players as they're expected to use them in later parts of the game in one way or the other. Especially since players are introduced to new and different enemy types every step of the way.

The game features squad-based gameplay that allows players to have any of the other guardians perform special moves both in combat and exploration. This system takes exploration to a whole other level as it requires players to use the right squad mate to access areas that cannot be accessed otherwise.

And the HUDDLE SYSTEM!!!! Marvel's Guardians of the galaxy features a Huddle Up mechanic that is made available during combat once the huddle gauge is filled (the gauge fills every time a guardian ability(squad-based attacks) is used). This is a strange little mechanic that takes all the guardians to a place where the enemies wait while the guardians talk about the situation they're in, to motivate the team. Depending on what the players choose to say, the entire team or just Star-Lord gets a damage and cooldown boost for a short duration.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a well-designed game in every respect, from the guardians' constant bickering, to beautifully written dialogue and plot, to the varying yet satisfying combat system, to making choices that affect gameplay in small but meaningful ways, to finally allowing us to play as our favorite guardians.

I got my hands on this game after over 6 months of not having played a single game and I'm really glad I did. It's been a while since I enjoyed a game this much!! Hats off to Marvel and Eidos Montreal for getting everything right in making this fantastic game and special props to the voice actors of literally every character in this game. You guys were simply phenomenal!