These story beats have a stronger impact because we spend the entire game playing as him rather than regularly switching between the cast. Without going into spoilers there are plenty of personal moments for Star-Lord throughout the game’s main campaign. How can you make a Guardians of the Galaxy game and only have a single playable character? But the developers clearly knew what they were doing because restricting players to just one character serves both the story and gameplay. When it was confirmed that only Star-Lord would be playable I was initially confused. One aspect of Guardians of the Galaxy that has really taken me by surprise is how much I’ve enjoyed its central focus on Peter “Star-Lord” Quill. This helps it feel like a story set within a fresh cannon, rather than a tale that is just mimicking the films we've all rewatched endlessly on Disney Plus. Guardians of the Galaxy skirts this issue by giving its five-some unique backstories and relationship dynamics that differentiate them from previous adaptations. Some players labeled its takes on Iron Man, Captain America and Thor as Walmart versions of their big-screen counterparts, and it’s hard to disagree. Unfortunately, Marvel’s Avengers has never been able to get out of the long shadow of the MCU.

But these versions of the characters don’t feel like cheap MCU knock offs. Star-Lord is still obsessed with 80s music Rocket is regularly sarcastic Drax doesn’t understand social cues Gamora is frequently irritated by her companions and Groot only speaks a single three-word sentence. The Guardians of the Galaxy game also makes the wise decision to draw a clear distinction between its version of the characters and the ones made famous by the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film.

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