Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017 Video Game) User Reviews

Guardians of the Galaxy The Telltale Series: Another Telltale masterpiece

[Platypuschow · 9/10 · 17 January 2018]

When I first started Guardians Of The Galaxy I was concerned, it didn't grip me immediatly but I stuck with it due to my undeniable trust and respect for Telltale Games.

It quickly became apparent that my trust was justified as the story developed and I became engrossed into the blooming plot.

The Guardians find themselves against Thanos, Hala The Accused, the Cree and more in this 5 chapter epic from the masters of storytelling.

With an excellent soundtrack of all the music you'd expect from one of Peter Quills mix tapes, perfect writing and considerably more story arcs than most Telltale games this is essential gaming.

However the Telltale people are ruthless and highly sadistic so be aware this will break your heart several times as these games insist on doing.

In fact this game hits you with the biggest decision I've seen across all of Telltales titles and left me thoroughly scratching my head while holding my heart in my hand.

I really hope they do a sequel to this, knowing Telltale it could go either way. Heres hoping.

The Good:

Great soundtrack

Beautifully written

A rollercoaster ride from start to finish

The Bad:

Heartbreaking as always

Things I Learnt From This Game:

Telltale are cruel horrible people, but they make excellent games

Mantis looked and sounded like Clementine

That final decision wasn't fair at all!!!!

4.5 Stars out of 5 Stars

[ajneeago96 · 9/10 · 19 June 2023]

In short, a masterpiece. Haven't played a Telltale game in a LONG time, so this was such a welcoming and mind-boggling awesome game. From someone who's a fan of the James Gunn rendition of the Guardians crew, it was nice to see a mix of both his renditions and slightly different ones, most notable Mantis and Gamorra. Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Draxx all feel like the same exact characters from the movies which I absolutely loved, especially Rocket and Draxx. The voice actors did well mimicking Bradley Coopers Boston-esqe accent for Rocket and Draxx's deep voice who's hellbent on revenge. I liked how they didn't try and make Mantis the butt of the joke like what the movies seemed to do, she was taken much more serious and honestly I really enjoyed her character. Idk I could talk all day about how great Telltale was able to capture these characters so faithfully but keeping it their own. But anyways, another great thing this game has is the soundtrack. One of the best for sure, and there's scenes where it plays out like a action scene with these songs playing, giving me goosebumps everytime I had to do these quick time events with a badass song playing. Plus, these quick time events were so damn fun, controlling multiple guardians to attack and dodge your opponent. It was so awesome being able to shoot Thanos with Rocket's gun, or using Gammora to come in hot with her dual swords. It was just so fluid, definitely some of the coolest action in a Telltale game I've played yet.

But truthfully, the winning factor of this game is the branching story that unfolds as you make decision after decision. The story was so damn good; after killing Thanos, you find a ancient technological artifact called the Eternity Forge and must decide what to do with it, all with the return of Nebula and a new comer named Hala the Accuser. With my playthrough, I tried my hardest to get all the guardians to like me, or just tried my hardest to keep everything "fair". This proved to be difficult as Rocket and Gammora constantly butt heads, and although Gammora isn't as rash, Rocket is definitely a moody character so pissing him off was too easy. Toward the end, I decided to let Draxx "sacrifice" himself which in turn made Gammora run away, but I eventually resurrected Nebula. Those last 2 episodes were so cool as it seemed to branch a lot, so I replayed them both, mostly to see what happened if I resurrected Rocket's friend otter, and to see what happened if I didn't let Draxx "sacrifice" himself. If you enjoy Guardians at all, I definitely recommend replaying as least the last 2 episodes as your decisions change certain parts quite a bit and have some pockets of extra lore that I thought was intriguing.

In all, I spent as long as I could with this game because I knew once I finally completed my last mission and heard that title screen theme song for the last time, there was going to be a long lasting void left in me. This game was everything I needed in my video game escapades, something that was extremely focused on storytelling, had an graphic-novel art style that is a Telltale staple, just all around fun, hilarious and energetic gameplay/soundtrack, and just genuinely good voice acting and character development. I loved every character, loved every interaction, I feel like the only minor issue was some of the outdated-looking visuals, but honestly who tf cares. The game still looks great, and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves quality gaming.

Wow.

[gobiggs-67511 · 10/10 · 1 June 2021]

Another Telltale Masterpiece. MARVEL GAMES And Telltale Have Come Together To Bring You...Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy: The Telltale Series. In My Opinion... This Is The Best Ever Telltale Game. It Has A Great Story,Great Humor And Great Characters! Everything You Could Want In A Video Game. 11/10. Thank You Marvel Games And Telltale For Bringing This Masterpiece.

Guardians Rock!!!

[ryanng-54302 · 10/10 · 8 December 2021]

Honestly, didn't know what to expect from this game at first, but man was blown away from the animation, level setup, character arcs, and storytelling.

The primary theme of this game revolves around family, how to maintain relationships, dealing with past and how to settle with it, strengthen bonds, forge new beginnings, how to come together, learning more about yourself, and moving on.

Great game for anyone. :)