Generally speaking, video games have a different cadence than movies or comic books. But that’s not to say the game lacks combat - just that it uses combat sparingly. In other words, because combat is not at the center of Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, it has the ability to focus on the character drama that’s at the heart of the comics. (Either way, I’ll never hear Dancing in the Moonlight quite the same way again.) Combat fatigue One moment toward the end of the game just about broke my heart, but I could have chosen to bypass it entirely. When your teammates rally to your side, it’s because you’ve built up a unique relationship with them - it’s not just a combat boost, as in the upcoming action game. Major character deaths hit especially hard, knowing that you might have made a different choice to prevent it. This won’t shock Telltale fans, but because you get to control where the story goes, the game can be surprisingly touching as well. Is it ethical for the good guys to control an object that has power over life and death? You’re allowed to say “yes” - and the story changes considerably if you do. Without a common threat to unite them, could the Guardians disband? Based on your choices, it’s a distinct possibility. What if squabbling siblings Gamora and Nebula could actually make peace? You’re welcome to try - and you might succeed. In other words, Telltale swapped “Can the Guardians defeat Thanos?” for the considerably more interesting, “Can the Guardians stay together without Thanos?”įrom there, the series to turn traditional Guardians lore on its head. But without the franchise’s most recognizable villain hanging over their heads, the Guardians find themselves lost and aimless. It’s not a fake-out or a misdirect the very first thing the Guardians of the Galaxy do is destroy one of the Biggest Bads in the Marvel Universe. In the very first episode of Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the team takes down the Mad Titan Thanos. While Telltale’s gameplay is admittedly nothing special (a dialogue-driven point-and-click adventure), it’s not afraid to pull the rug out from under the Guardians in the very first episode.īeware that spoilers for Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ensue below:
It’s arguably the lowest-hanging fruit for the source material.Ĭompare and contrast to Telltale’s take on the titular team. Besides, there’s nothing especially daring or unpredictable about making a third-person action game out of a superhero adventure franchise.
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