2017 has been a rather dominating year for Marvel beyond all mediums, including a slew of solid Telly shows, games, and most prominently, movies, with all three of this yr's releases existence highly praised by fans and critics alike. The first of those movies, the sequel to 2014's surprise hit Guardians of the Galaxy, proved that the sarcastic infinite quintet could captivate audiences more than just the 1 time. In an effort to bring this same heart, humor, and archetype rock and roll to the interactive space, Telltale has released 5 brusk episodes since April starring Star-Lord and the gang, featuring a standalone story divide from the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Telltale's adaptation of the Guardians of the Galaxy offers solid gameplay and a scattering of enjoyable scenes, the inconsistent story and technical issues hold the flavour back from reaching the same heights as their film counterparts.

This review will just address minor spoilers from the early sequences of the season. For more detailed looks at each of the individual episodes, check out our reviews of "Tangled Up in Blue", "Nether Force per unit area", "More Than a Feeling", "Who Needs Y'all" and "Don't Cease Believin'."

Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy kicks off with a surprisingly high-stakes boxing, leading to a series of events that put the infinite coiffure in possession of the mysterious, ancient Eternity Forge and the crosshairs of the deadly Kree, Hala. As the Guardians larn more about the powers of the Eternity Forge and the motivations of Hala, new dangers start to ascend equally the crew travels the Galaxy while coming together allies both new and old alike. While the key story beats usually play out in entertaining and interesting means, a large office of the travels through infinite feel aimless despite the relatively curt ten hour length of the overall game. The wavering quality of the writing does little to assist, as the humor rarely lands every bit often every bit it should and the more than emotional moments are equally hitting-or-miss. Telltale'south affinity for story-altering choices go a long fashion towards keeping the weaker moments from beingness too impactful, adding the usual dose of replayability and making the Guardians' tale a worthwhile 1.

Although the core gameplay never strays as well from the usual Telltale staples of exploration, puzzle solving, and QTE-based gainsay, the team does innovate a few key additions that help separate Guardians from the studio'south other titles. Some of the explorable areas do tend to feel similar to one another, but the added verticality through the usage of Star-Lord'south jet boots, likewise as the ability to communicate with your team on the go helps spice things upwardly a bit. The puzzle solving remains the most straightforward, with a few sci-fi gadgets and creatures that add together some diverseness to the mostly simple challenges. Much like Telltale's Batman series, the skirmishes end upwards beingness the highlights of each episode, as artistic and well-shot shootouts and brawls are enhanced with a plethora of classic rock songs. These interactive sections never actually get higher up and across what 1 may wait from a modern adventure title, but they also end up being one of the few consistencies throughout the five episodes.

Equally far equally the presentation, Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy offers plenty to delight for both new and former Guardians fans alike. The graphics never actually do much to print, but the varied environments and well-designed characters makes each scene feel unique from i another. Meanwhile, the aforementioned classic rock soundtrack is packed with both uplifting and mellow tunes to fit various themes, and the voice acting is truly summit notch, with each of the Guardians offering a depthful and true-blue performance of their respective characters. The developer's unfortunate knack for technical bug still remains nowadays throughout this flavour, including multiple instances of game-breaking bugs that, while never really causing the loss of meaning progress, still remained understandably frustrating.

Closing Comments:

Telltale's premiere season for their have on the Guardians of the Galaxy proves to be an enjoyable one, as the stellar soundtrack and combat sequences prove to be the high points of the occasionally humorous adventure. A little fine tuning from the dialogue and engine could accept gone a long way, but as it is, Telltale's accommodation of the dysfunctional space family is one worth checking out for fans of the movies or comics, or those looking for a lighthearted sci-fi adventure.