Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

Guardians of the Galaxy is definitely starting off on the right foot, with a great script, great actors, and a universe packed with personality to explore. The plot will center on the Guardians finding an artifact of great power that each individually covet, but must protect it from a malicious entity that wants it for themselves. The game is based on the Marvel comic series, rather than the recent film, and as such, will have a different set of voice actors from the film. The cast currently includes Scott Porter as Star-Lord, Emily O'Brien as Gamora, Nolan North as Rocket Raccoon, Brandon Paul Eells as Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Harrington as Groot. Guardians of the Galaxy plays similar to other Telltale adventure games, in which the player character talks to other characters, explore environments and interact with objects within it, and at times, complete action sequences made up of quick time events. Players make choices, such as dialog selection, that create determinants within the story affecting later actions within the episode and in future episodes. Within the series, the player primarily plays as Star-Lord, but may at times briefly take the role of another Guardian during action sequences. Some Marvel cosmic comic experts may be giddy to see the Kree get more love--and let's be honest, the film's villain Ronan the Accuser was pretty forgettable--so I hope the series finds strength in its story as it develops. This is a Telltale style game through and through. If you're tired of what the studio has done in the past, this won't change your mind.