Guardians of the Galaxy Review - Worthabuy?
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"You're not playing the game the games playing you." Damn that cut deep 😔
Did soviets made the game?
@@Ulver27 No, but commies were probably involved.
It has always been this way...
Guardians of the Galaxy is made for auto-aimers with 30 PREMIUM FPS doing macro-transactions for cut content giving out their personal data and that data is being exploited by publishers to inflate their scam and keep people in the loop. Welcome to the brave naive world. Developers of said naive world can't face the facts so they suppress, censor people. Outsource their dirty work to influencers which get high when they receive free merch.
Free merch > free speech.
Is your mind blown how people fall for same thing every time? It shouldn't be. Because divided, singled out individuals has no chance against organized criminal entity; corporation.
Corporation is an approved scam & spy business. Their approval was obtained through manufactured consent. Corporation is not the industry of manufacturing products. Corporation is in the industry of manufacturing consent.
As well Corporations [through governments] are harvesting our behavioural/biometric data on global scale. So they can get to know us far better than we know ourselves,
and they not just predict our feelings but also manipulate our feelings and sell us anything they want- Be it a product as a service or politician.
Hardcore corporate defenders please check out "The Corporation", "Surveillance Capitalism", "The century of the self", "Stockholm syndrome", "Milgram Experiment" and "The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know")
You still don't think so? Please read TOS.
@@brokengames9020 Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting a mic drop-worthy comment after hitting "Read More". You sir, know your history.
@@kanalvoll5416 that explains it… this has CCP written all over it
Starlord runs like he's shit himself.
He probably has.
That slide side to side animation looked terrible to me too!
Looked like a prissy girl running in a tight mini skirt.
@@skyesfury8511 whatever floats your boat bro
This game looks and smells like the dump he took in his spacesuit🤢
I went to watch other reviews after watching this one and none of them mentions Auto aim, Interrupting combat with UI mechanics, or QTE's... This is why i love Worth A Buy 💯
Because other reviews fall into two categories, Fan boys and places like IGN that give it 10/10 even before it's released, the industry is FLAWED
@@SEPK09 yup. And also a lot of reviewers now take money from devs to avoid the bad shit
Which reviewers? Trash like ACG? He's paid off. Don't bother. I think I don't even need to mention IGN and Gamespot. IDK about other reviewers. We need another TotalBiscuit.
So true
I guess you need to expand your list of reviewers.
Not a fan of the QTEs myself either but I get that they wanted the game to be a bit like the movies and to me they did well. Not perfect, definitely not, but good. As for auto aim, you don't have to if you don't want to, it's just easier. Combat never feels interrupted to me because it makes sense. Star-Lord as the leader tells his team what he want them to do because he sees an opening or something and then they work as a team to take the enemies down.
The basic thing you need to take from this review is that the game as an Action Adventure is rubbish but if you are after a Story Adventure then it’s worth getting as it has a decent well voiced cast and a pretty good story, especially the way it unfolds. If you do get it for the story I strongly suggest you put the game on easy to blast through the terrible combat as you will learn to hate it with a passion if you are anything like me.
If you want good action and combat forget it, this game is so shallow in it’s combat with it’s auto aim that can’t be turned off, horrible clunky mechanics and utterly boring enemies. The only other action to be found is a terrible space battle where you can literally feel the game trying to steer for you and your auto aim lazers that you just need to roughly target anywhere near the enemy to kill them. Then we have loads of QTE’s that ruin immersion and just have you pressing one button while an entire show is played out before you eyes, utter garbage. The puzzles are even worse, they are so easy it’s impossible to fail, it’s all spelled out for you and if you take longer than 30 seconds to figure it out one of the Guardians actually tells you what to do. Loot is everywhere, no secrets unless you call checking behind that rock, a secret so there is none of that exploration that we are used to in Doom, Prey, half life etc it’s all right there in your face.
So again, if you are just in it for the story and the theme it’s worth getting, anything else then I think you will be very disappointed. This is another game for people to rush through, nothing to explore or figure out, it’s soulless and very boring, you will never feel like you achieved anything playing this game, unless ofc you think pressing a button is an achievement.
*Amogus*
Bless you Mac
I mean it's bullshit!💩
You know what would have been great? If they had basically done Mass Effect, but with all the Guardians of the Galaxy storyline and characters.
What a huge flop. Honestly it's sad that people are blowing there loads over this game it's painfully below average. Gameplay seems to be second priority these days..it's a game for god's sake if I wanted just a fantastic story on its own I would read a book or watch a movie. I'm only 22 and feel like the "golden age" of gaming is already over.
Anyways cheers for the great reviews Mack keep up the good work.
I’ve never understood marvel games. It seems as though Marvel is meant to be watched, rather than played. explains why 40% of the game is probably cutscenes
Yeah I agree, they are not good action games at all.
100x this.
Lets wait and see because eventually there will be an amazing Marvel game and you will regret being so sure. Although aren't the Spiderman games technically Marvel? Or would only class them as sony?
Good story game, bad action game. Take your pick.
It'll be interesting to see what Wolverine is like when that releases, Insomniac generally do pretty well with their attempts
That on-rail spaceship shooting part where you can't even die flying past all the debris like some badass even though you don't even have to move is just the epitome of triple-A games now. But people will lap it up once more, for the thousandth time and forever more.
You can thank console gamers. They literally don't know any better and it's just getting worse with younger kids who are more into god-awful cellphone games now.
@@Chris-xo2rq We do know better actually, PC is no better what do you get that's different, run of the mill RTS games and stratergy games mostly. The rest of the games are on console as well. It's a problem caused by AAA game developers and reviewers being paid to write bullshit reviews. As if pc players aren't often casuals that buy shit games as well ya git.
Is it, though? Pretty sure the epitome of triple A games now is bland, bloated open worlds crammed with copy-paste, low-effort side quests, not cinematic linear segments that are impossible to fail. Maybe 10 years ago I'd agree that was closer to the truth.
@@LordofRacoons I don't know many casual gamers that spent $1500 on a video card...
@@LordofRacoons "reviewers
Being paid" this is the main reason. all the other channels are saying this game is great when its hollow trash. And plebs think their favourite content provider has their best interests in mind. Skill Up on his kneepads for this game.
If you stop reviewing these we will miss out on your rage. Also a bunch of different reviewers "loved" it, but kept glossing over the combat. That was a red flag, and you nailed it in this one. Thanks love your content
Me and the boys only watch Mack unleash his rage on an SJW game
Shillup’s review touched on combat near the end. Spent 15 minutes talking about raytracing lol
Because they're paid to love it
MAC We Need you!!! 😁
@@ZeroHxC07 yeah SkillUp is biased bullshit now. Used to think he was a trustworthy reviewer dunno what the fuck happened to him
This is why they don’t send Mack keys. He rips the games to shit, and exposes them for what they are. And for good reason too! Keep it up Mack
thats why we respect mack
Soo true lmao
Wrong and then you'll miss out on fantastic games, everyone else is LOVING this game. Definitely GOTY Contender, and before you say "no it's not", you gotta play for yourself to truly understand. This game is a MASTERPIECE!
@@Assassin199410 bruh...😂
Spoken like an absolute fan boy
So, a glorified interactive story then?
Elements of this game reminds me of those video arcades, where you would see young kids sitting in the seat of the latest video game cabinet, while it was in demo mode. They would be holding on to the joystick and tapping the fire button while watching the screen - pretending they were playing.
And tarnishing the artwork on the cabinet by using it as a climbing frame because their moronic parents lacked respect or never played the games.
Guardians of the Galaxy is made for auto-aimers with 30 PREMIUM FPS doing macro-transactions for cut content giving out their personal data and that data is being exploited by publishers to inflate their scam and keep people in the loop. Welcome to the brave naive world. Developers of said naive world can't face the facts so they suppress, censor people. Outsource their dirty work to influencers which get high when they receive free merch.
Free merch > free speech.
Is your mind blown how people fall for same thing every time? It shouldn't be. Because divided, singled out individuals has no chance against organized criminal entity; corporation.
Corporation is an approved scam & spy business. Their approval was obtained through manufactured consent. Corporation is not the industry of manufacturing products. Corporation is in the industry of manufacturing consent.
As well Corporations [through governments] are harvesting our behavioural/biometric data on global scale. So they can get to know us far better than we know ourselves,
and they not just predict our feelings but also manipulate our feelings and sell us anything they want- Be it a product as a service or politician.
Hardcore corporate defenders please check out "The Corporation", "Surveillance Capitalism", "The century of the self", "Stockholm syndrome", "Milgram Experiment" and "The Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Big Tech Doesn't Want You to Know")
You still don't think so? Please read TOS.
@@brokengames9020 What's this conspiracy gobbledygook got to do with anything we're talking about?
@@marcuskahn3783 he’s saying that the games industry is broken
No its not. Not at all. If this is an interactive story, than the MGS is a motion picture.
9:22
I was fucking crying.
“Mam, mam look at me mam....mam look at me, I’m Starlord.”
😂😂.
It is like he turned into Dr Disrepect, that is how he mocks no life kids in Warzone that stream snipe him :D
You can have the Rick Roll song playing on your ship while you walk about. This game is an instant 10/10.
With Graphic Card Shortages everywhere I'm in an awful spot wanting for a non-scalped purchase.
But Developers keep making cow dung like this with good graphics and all the good games look like gladiator guild manager...
So it turns out I can play games just fine on a toaster!
Thanks for the Review.
I feel you. I spent a fortune upgrading my system earlier this year for Cyber junk. But I'm playing games like the Long dark, Eastward etc on my beefy rig now. Fk these devs. Do not bother buying a new system until mid-late next year
I hope every day that my GPU doesn't die. It's already a bit old. My previous one died just before the shortage. So I got a replacement just before the shortage. Please don't break. *knocks on wood*
@@Saif7Bukhari next year?! You don’t need to upgrade your PC so soon mate. Sounds like you already have a wonderful rig.
It feels like the super publishers took over every single brand that peaked public interest and wanted to make "things to buy" so the developers moved to indie games to start making "games to play"
Seems to be what happened basically. It's happened before in a sense, the great crash of the industry.
Love it when Mack gets angry.
(Bell ringing)
It's funny how most other reviews loved it and I was thinking the combat looked hideous.
This channel wins yet again.
Well how else will they get their free keys. There is a reason mack rarely is given keys
you just had to see the gameplay for like 10 minutes and then watch ign review. instantly obvious how the game is and how it plays. and that it's a pile of wank
More like Mac is whiny child stuck in 90s and cant move on.
"i found one review out of the bunch that agreed with my preconceptions about the game therefore this one is right and the rest are wrong"
Confirmation bias . Look it up children .
I've been watching this channel a very long time, so I'm used to Mack going against the grain. All these reviewers liking a game unfortunately just gives Mack impetus. I wish Mack would try to ignore all that and be more open-minded, because in this instance above all, I feel he is doing the game's merits a disservice. Downplaying the positives, just to 'prove reviewers are shills' - come on Mack, it's too predictable. I can tell he wasn't really paying attention whilst playing Guardians because some of the dialogue from Drax in particular is objectively funny. As for the combat, yes it's not the deepest, but importantly it's fun. How the game integrates the abilities of all the characters is done extremely well. The story, graphics, & art direction are standout. I just think it's refreshing to play a game which is so well written, that's immersive and is focused.
What I find sad is the amount of people sucking Mack off in the comments, cheering him on for hating on a game. Pathetic! Your loss guys!
Mack you just earned the 'Medal Of Honor' Award equivalent for game reviewers.
Great idea. Someone with forging skills and equipment, please make such a medal for Mack and send it to him hahaha
Except he didn’t because this is literally the worst review I’ve ever seen
@@ProtoBrown lmao
Agreed
I know you hate so many of these AAA games nowadays (rightly) but I gotta say these reviews are immensely entertaining and honestly save me, and I'm sure many others, lots of money. You are one of the few reviewers left that seems to offer a 100% transparent opinion and I greatly appreciate that.
Mack play some Kingdom Come Deliverance to save yourself again. Id love to watch a playthrough of that.
I need to play that again. Really hope there's a sequel because the ending didn't really resolve anything
Fedora tipper simulator
To be fair, if you are looking for a deep rewarding experience, you probably dont watch Marvel movies. Its like the McDonalds of cinema.
true, tho we all wish that we could have REAL superheroes movies, where the evil is really evil, like killing everyone. and the superheroes is like gods, that feel lifted above humans and dont even talk to humans, maybe they dont live on earth, they come from outside our solarsystem, but travels around to kill evil powers.
No humor, no kissing, no cute dogs, no kids thats iq 200... please give.
@@MoZz.. Well, The Joker was a pretty good "superhero" movie. It was a great character study on how one becomes evil and completely driven by it's story and acting rather than cheap visual effects. So it surely can be done. Great games are still made too. I really loved Kena. Old school, very challenging yet very cute and pretty. Game of the year for me and a big obscene gesture to the big companies that such a small team on their first try can produce such a polished first rate gaming experience.
@@MoZz.. God of war?
I watched some gameplay when some mainstream reviews were saying how great this is. But simply put: so many games like this look bland, copy and pasted, lacking any real creativity. It's like every game is some off shoot of your yearly shooter or grindy fetch quest simulator.
Ain't that the truth.
@@WorthABuyreviews Keep up the great work Mack 👍
Watched the review and purchased the game on the PS5 based off the fact that I like interactive stories that do not require any skill whenever I just want to chill out. Not disappointed, enjoyed the game even more after customising the difficulty and increasing my party’s damage output to get past the bullet sponge enemies. Good review, Mack 👍🏻.
Foxy rodent tail guy, musclie guy, tree man, Sky Lord and katana woman are pretty great characters too compared to most other games.
Gardeners of the galaxy.. .. “ just pished my frillies at that, this is definitely the game for me “ says Timmy aged 8
They should remake the Ultimate Alliance games in the same style as this while adding multiplayer/Co-op. And I could see that being an amazing game
Were the ultimate alliance games really similar to the X-Men legends games or was one better than the other?
I've been saying this for years. Those were the best Marvel games ever made imo.
Sounds good, but they'd start you with 4 crappy superheroes, give you maybe 3 more you can unlock while playing it and a thousand more that sell for 15.99 each.
It seems like Square's goal is to lose money not to make good games.
@@wormfood83 I dont want them touching a classic if they made this game have auto-aim on your main weapon which is a peashooter to bullet sponges. Get a studio like Rocksteady or Platinum games or any studio with prestige combat design.
While I do respect your view on the combat and you have every right to say you don't like it. But, I do believe you are missing the point of the combat. You are NOT supposed to be all powerful superman just killing everything. Starlord is a team leader and his role in the group is more directing his team rather than fighting himself and when he does fight, he is more support. This is evident even in the movies. They make fun of Starlord how they have to take jobs suitable for weak humans. All the other members of your team are aliens are way more tough than some puny human. So it makes sense and the game's combat was designed to give you a feel of a commander instead of a supersoldier.
Now does that make a good combat feeling, maybe not for alot of people. But for others, it does feel good. I just believe you aren't viewing the combat in the right mentality. The combat is more compariable to Mass Effect's combat where things are more tactical than adrenaline pumping. More so with ME1 than the later ME titles.
Yeah i kept reading how the combat was like Mass Effect. Too bad nobody specified it was like ME1. So clunky and dated.
7:02 I think I hear a new wab song incoming 🎵🎵🎵
lol
How do you think I got my rep? Key button button, Key Button Button, Heat from the cops.
I love how even when Worthabuy compliments a certain aspect of a game he says it in a way where he is still shiting all over it. 😆
the Hamburger-model: good - bad - good
This guy should really NOT be playing games. He wouldn't know a good game if it spat him in the face...
@@stainless5708 Look in the mirror.
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is the last good movie platform game that I have played and that was in 2003. It was pretty intense in cooperative getting absolutely wrecked on hard mode. Then you had the bonus missions after beating the game that were fantastic. Good memories, too bad they don't make games worth playing anymore!
They do, there just harder to find 😬
I loved that LOTR game! The Xbox 360 Wolverine video game that was rated M was solid as well.
I remember my father buying me that game since we liked the movies so much. The game was and still is an incredible fun time. I would love a remastered release.
Remember playing that as a kid on PS2 it was amazing
Na, the Batman Games are all very good. The last Spiderman game was also sick.
Also Alien Isolation.
I gotta say your review is spot on for a lot of it, however you can turn off QTE, auto aim and there is a whole custom difficulty. (YOU CAN MAKE THE GAME HARDER AND HAVE YOUR WEAPONS DEAL MORE DAMAGE). game isn’t amazing by any means but for someone that is looking for a single player experience along the lines of a Mass Effect and a Final Fantasy you’ll enjoy the game a lot.
It’s okay for games to be different, I’ve always looked at your reviews in the last few years before buying a game. This game I got beforehand and I am now questioning previous games because the way you are making this game seem is not what I’ve been playing at all
Same
Maybe over years Mack as just had enough of the industry pumping shit out and has become so cynical that he's almost angry over everything.
@@Lord_Phoenix95 I can relate as a 32 year old that works normal 12+ plus days video games are supposed to be entertaining and fun but for the past few years between games being unfinished messes like cyberpunk or full of microtransaction for the “full game” I don’t play much anymore.
However my “job” isn’t reviewing games nor do I encourage people to buy or skip games. GoTG is actual a good surprise, and if you are looking for a game in its category is NOT a must buy but WAY better then he makes it seem.
The only game(s) I’m actually excited for is Elden Ring and Halo. Halo I’ve played the multiplayer and it’s good fun but idk how a feel about it being free to play, cross platform but most of all no CO OP at launch! Elden Ring just showed off yesterday and it looks like everything id want but even that shows some things to be skeptical about.
if you discovered videogames this year, and struggled with the Lego collection, then this game is for you.
ROFL... xD
It must be difficult reviewing games you don’t like and Mac does indeed give credit where credit is due for graphics and story so I applaud him for that. I don’t like certain genres of games like football games personally but if I came out and said all of them were shit because I can’t control the players like I can in half life 2, people would wonder why I’m comparing fifa to a first person shooter. My point is that just because you don’t like this genre of game does not mean it’s universal truth that it’s awful.
9:03 makes a lot more sense on console. It gives you the analog sticks there so I was like oh, move the sticks towards the circle. Like Spider-Man did
This game just appeared on Xbox gamepass. It was definitely designed for controllers. The fights are absolutely amazing to play and so fluid using the Xbox controller. You can pull off amazing combos with 2 button presses. I watched your review when it came out and thought I’d try it out to see how bad it really was. I was honestly surprised to find that I was really enjoying it a lot. In fact, it’s the most fun I’ve had with a game in a long time. I do find it fascinating that it can provoke such diverse reactions. It’s a console game though and through, and that’s probably why it fell down so much with the PC crowd. As an aside, it’s now gaining traction from gamepass and sales have gone up and it’s all over the social media’s. Anyway. I had fun with it. But really appreciate your review as I wouldn’t have tried it otherwise 😀
I played it on PC using logitech controller. I totally support ur opinion! one of the most entertaining action adventure games I have ever played to be honest! Yet I assumed this was mack's review using mouse and keyboard
This game just reminds me how much the gaming sphere needs a new Mass Effect (original trilogy) like sci-fi rpg series. Shame that there probably won't be one for a long time.
Frost, fire,AND ,sparks! Ive NEVER seen that in a game before! UNCANNY!!
So this is a kids game, confirms what I saw when a developer wrote on the internet that he was proud his kids could play it and enjoy.
I played red alert, half life and goldeneye when I was a kid. Not drivvle like this.
yeah that explains everything sadly
"Sweating like a fat kid in the pie shop." Lol.
What I wanna know is why now enemies always have health bars above their heads, always
A lot of games allow you to turn it off. But I would assume it’s so you can know how much health the enemies have left. Which is common place in a lot of rpg games
The noise I made when I saw the gameplay "urrrgghhh"🙄. Well done mack, great honest review as always. Why not do a few retro reviews ? Something like the s.t.a.l.k.e.r series. I'm currently playing call of pripyat with a couple of mods and I'm having a blast!
Been waiting for your review Mac! Thank you!
Lol! spot on and so much fun to watch!, I could tell it was this kind of game from other reviewers videos even though they weren't saying it, it's nice to have a reviewer that says it as it is and understands the difference between being in control in a game and just pressing a key to watch a game happen.
I do think a lot of people will still enjoy this game, interactive stories can be fun for people. But I'm like you, I like to do the things and be given the freedom to crash and die.
I think we're all with you mack. We buy games to play the game, not to watch a shitty movie!
Then the game isn't for you... Clearly some people like this
@@youareasock9752 Yeah well most people are braid dead sheeple so it's not unexpected!
@@onyxia8786 Not liking what tou like=braindead sheep got it
These are the same sheeple that like the shitty Cod games! They're the reason we're getting shitty triple A games with pay to win micro-transactions! As long as the sheeple keep liking shitty ass game, than that's all were gonna keep getting in the current age of $hit games!
@@onyxia8786 I agree that it isn't good but people like it so just accept it isn't for you and move on
I sweat I'm going to take your "MOM MOM MOM" lines and make them my ring tone, fuxkin hilarious haha
Are you gonna review Gloomhaven ? Would be good to get your thoughts on it
I don’t know if single player games are getting worse, or if I’m just getting better taste, because I haven’t been able to complete a single player game I bought since red dead redemption 2
Maybe you're just playing the wrong ones? But also RDR2 is easily one of the greatest games of all time, and IMO has the best story of any video game ever, so comparing most other games will probably lead to disappointment
Same here, except some PS exclusives and some smaller indie titles
Rdr 2 is on another league. Sadly majority of gamers have the bar very low and conforms with shitty games.
As someone that has been looking forward to this. It's been nice seeing it getting good reviews but those reviews didn't bother to include combat, sound (aside from music) & the many on-rails scenes that are so apparent in every reviews gameplay. A big miss on combat is locking the player to only control Star Lord. Playing as different characters at set-times or through switching would've allowed more combat types. It's pretty but shallow. Might pick it up on a deep sale.
@@psy007 is the combat fun? because apart from this review that was the one thing putting me off, looks like you just lock on and spam shooting
@@psy007 cool, I do like Macs reviews, but I'm also wary of him being overly cynical at times
@@psy007 Tbf I’ve not been able to take his reviews seriously ever since his mass effect review where he admits he didn’t play the full game and only around a few hours of it(which is widely known as the tutorial part of the game) then admitted he knows it’s the tutorial part of the game, sometimes it feels like he just likes to shit on AAA titles because that’s his shtick which is fair enough but it’s at the point people will watch and agree without even questioning him
can someone help me...so I'm new to pc gaming and my question is how do you open up guardians mode? i see a picture of an arrow but I can't find out how it works..I tried the arrow keys then the arrow in the number pad and finally thought that the arrow had a mouse pad in the background but it doesn't make any sense i obviously cant move the mouse upwards because it says to hold with the arrow pointing up and thats impossible ...i can't progress until i tell the tree to make a bridge...and i can't seem to post on steam only look at posts
I’ll never understand people’s obsession with buying the same action adventure game over and over.
That's because your brain isn't smooth enough
If it's the story you're into then I get it, say, Uncharted. But all of these fresh games seem bland and generic feeling, like we've seen it a million times before
well, I still buy and play the Far Cry games and I know what I am getting -.-' (walking-simulator with chests and stuff)
@@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot it’s definitely smooth, but I guess you’re right.
@@emanuelmayer Have you played FC3 Ziggy's Mod? That took that game from solid to one of the best single player FPS' I've ever played for me.
Mack, you should give Vampyr a fair try!! I have been pleasantly surprised by it!
I like how if it is getting too hard for you in that game, you can just start eating good people and become powerful bad vampire.
I tried to be as good as possible but it started getting real hard in boss fights so I started eating people to get power. First I tried eating only the ones I disliked.
Really fun mechanic that i never seen before in games. It just worked for me.
No single player with denuvo is worth a buy at launch.
Its always the games that have denuvo that are crap for some reason
@@-tari-2881 makes you wonder....hmmm.....
I don’t consider myself a casual gamer but I welcome this game. It’s a nice distraction with a good engaging story. Fun combat for what it is and the theme and setting with the 80s music is very immersive for me. Sometimes you just want to play nice casual game not everything has to be hardcore open work rpg shooter. To each his own I guess 🤷♂️
Thanks Mac - I was considering this with the sales and general reviews but hate QTEs and typically agree with your reviews - you saved my money! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for this review exactly what I needed to hear, other reviewers praising the dialogue and the story but I’m more interested in combat. Would still play it but at least I know better what experience I’m getting into.
Out of curiosity, did you end up enjoying it? I finished and loved it btw, just wondering what someone who was more interested in combat thought about the game.
@@Mukatutu I did enjoy it and finish it, I was more interested in the combat at first but the story really did get me interested in the end, really well done
Will you do an age4 worth a buy?
Doubt it but never say never
I wouldn't bother. It's an okay game but it's not an Age of Empires game. Another series Relic screwed imo.
You know that you can completely disable the QTEs, right?
5:05 That glorious Skyrim killcam!
I'm having a blast with this game. So glad I didn't listen to this review. I watched actual gameplay of the first couple of chapters and got hooked on the story. So I bought it and think it's one of the best games I've played this year. The music, story, combat is really fun. Just a simple straight forward story done extremely well without all the open world crap that games like Ubisoft has been putting out over the past few years.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the game. It's healthy to hear all sides of a debate, dissenting, supporting or middling.
I may disagree with your opinion or thoughts on an issue, but by God, I will defend to the death, your right to express it.
Each to their own. Free speech.
Stacy your post pretty much sums up what I said, great story, amazing soundtrack not sure how you think the combat is fun though, it's soulless.
@@WorthABuyreviews Never before have I been able to call in my team and get them riled up to go out and kick butt listening to some of my favorite 80's music I grew up on. Love it! There's a lot more to think about than just yourself. You're working together as a team and this game does an excellent job of portraying that. I've never played anything like it before and to me, it's a breath of fresh air. Each battle is different and I enjoyed figuring out the strategy of best how to use my team. If you try to play it shallow... then I could see how some wouldn't like the combat. But if you look closer, you'll see something much more fulfilling and deep. But it's all about being inspired while you're battling. And that's where this game rocks.... literally!
Please don't stop! I've watched 5 different reviews on this game and this feels like the only authentic one. Bless you Mac!
This is the only wrong one :/ I haven't had this much of a blast since the Mass Effect trilogy and 92% of players on Steam upvoted this game.
Tell that to the 93% on steam my dude and also reviewers like Skill Up, ACG, YongYea, Gameranx and MrMattyPlays liking the game. Then there is me who’s actually played through the entire game and can confidently say Mac is full of shit with this review.
@@realmetatron A difference of opinion doesn't equate to it being wrong or unauthentic. He may be telling the truth but you can still carry on enjoying the game (apart from its non-existant gameplay).
@@ProtoBrown *Shill-Up
I watch your review for real point of view on games unlike other reviews which are unreal,yours is to the point and based on actual gameplay ,keep up the good work.
Excellent review.
Thought I was going to have an epileptic fit watching the gameplay.
Keep up the good work.
I bought Divinity Original Sin 2 + Fallout New Vegas + Skyrim Remastered for under 35 Euros.
Now that was worth a buy... 😁
Divinity is such a great game!!!!
Good choice, I’m also currently playing New Vegas as well lol and then later I’ll be doing fallout 3, it’s honestly sad that those games are still far better then what we get today and it really does say something about how bad gaming has gotten.
All Good Choices especially New Vegas and Skyrim on PC with them Mods.
@@ImLiam12 Same i played fallout3 now on new vagus. Also played San Andreas but should have waited for the new version. Old games put allot of these new games to shame.
You just saved me 50 euro again. Thanks Mack! I know why I'm a Patreon ;) Hope your next game to play is more fun (or any fun)
Great review 👍 I like how you did two reviews in one for different types of players expectations
This would mean reviews for dummies as modern game and movie industries have brainwashed a lot of people into SHEEP
I'd watch a full series of you going back and reviewing the big switch games that have come out. You'll definitely find something you'll like.
The rage is off the scale with this one! I love it!
Pros: "I don't have to play it anymore"
HAHAHAHA!! 🤣
Mack keeping real, appreciate you brotha! Fyi steam sales are on till the 1st of November. Picked pathologic 2 finally, something I've wanted to play for awhile now. Stay safe everyone and happy gaming!
mack by any chance are you planning to review Riders Republic? i know it by Ubisoft but this is one that's been under the radar and i defiantly think it could be a gem top ten games of the year atleast which is not saying much since in my opinion its been an awful reay for games so far again my opinion but like i said i think its gonna surprise a lot of people im getting Downhill domination which in my opinion is one of the most underrated games of ps2 and it surprisingly has aged quite well considering it was a ps2 game anyways i hope u review it
I was watching other reviewers nd they were praising this game which surprised me because its the same fucking marvel game how cud this be good? nd i was waiting for macks review nd the gut feeling was right. always trust mack
Can't say I'm surprised. This reminds me of those cheap knock-off handheld consoles.
Nintendo switch?
@@mix1ro Nah, the Switch is fine. A better example would be the Soulja Boy handheld from 2018. That one is definitely a cheap knock-off. Or was. It was quite a scandal so it's probably not purchaseable anymore. But maybe he was thinking of some other handhelds, because I don't see the comparison to the Guardians game.
I enjoy your reviews. If I my ask., when are you reviewing RETURNAL?. I think it’s pretty good. But would have love to hear your thoughts.
love your reviews lol, i always go through your reviews before buying a game. good content thanks again
I defence of the combat, there are numerous difficulty settings including damage multipliers, you can change how much damage you output as well as how much the enemy can output. There is also a setting that changes the slowdown mechanic when ordering the gaurdians abilities you can even turn the slowmo off. Not saying the combat is deep but you can tailor the difficulty for yourself
You can even pull off some powerful attacks with the other guardians abilities. I personally like to use rockets gravity ability that pulls everyone into a group, then groots spiky branch AOE attack on that group dealing massive damage, then top it off with the electric element on the guns to chain damage the stragglers. People saying the combat is bad haven't played long enough to experience how it actually branches out.
The game being a glorified self-playing story adventure explains why game journos like it so much!
It’s anything but self playing it’s incredibly difficult
@@blitzphantom9488 ppppbbbbBBBBTHHHH sure thing kiddo, difficult to stay awake through
@@higgsbonbon try actually playing the game instead of watching them on RUclips .
@@blitzphantom9488 Sorry I'm not gonna buy a game that doesn't look fun :)
@@blitzphantom9488 I will not be spending time & money on a game That I've been told is shite by a trusted game reviewer.
That's the whole point of finding reviewers who have similar appreciation of game as yourself.
They save you cash and entertain while doing it 🤘🏼
".. a fat kid in a pie shop" I freakin lost it there. LOL.
I’m glad I waited for your review
I like the game, the thing is I like games that are far more complex aswell, I think the issue I take with the review is separating people who like this kind of game from people who don't as if one type of gamer is a simpleton and the other isn't... what surprises me about guardians is I shouldn't like it because I agree with everything you say its simple gameplay with some QTE's etc etc but the thing is I've had a blast with it.
Why can't all gamers enjoy a game like this once in a while if it achieves what it really set out to achieve. Why does liking it mean you are somehow less of a hardcore gamer.
Personally speaking, I can never enjoy games like this because when I play them and come to a QTE I always say, why am I not allowed to do this in gameplay? Why take this action sequence away from me? Games never used to do this, you are the action hero so you should do all the tricky rescue stuff or survival stuff. Sinking in quicksand is a great example, whole team sinking slowly, you should never lose control of your character, just add a way out for the player to find, no QTE, just a way to get out. Also with the combat, put some effort into it, make it great with good enemies to fight, not cubes of jelly ffs, make it fluid, add weight to your gunfire and melee attacks, is it really that hard to do. This is why I can't stand shit like this because as I play it I am constantly seeing how much better it could have been.
@@WorthABuyreviews thanks for that reply, I totally understand your point of view and we do value it.
I don't know... I just like the game, there is no doubt everything you are saying is right, I guess I just value a good story now and then and i think a good story ofcourse then needs the actors to deliver the writing well and it's what makes a good movie a good movie, except its not a movie its a game and the gameplay is shallow.
I'm conflicted with it because I have genuinely had a good time with it regardless. Also for what it's worth the enemy types are terrible 😆
i feel like this entire game was built for the physically disabled
well normies are mentally disabled so...
Hi Mack, are you going to review Age of empires 4? It would be awesome to hear your thoughts on it.
Hey Mac you go a WAB of age of empires IV??
Yes Mack.... we are a dying gaming generation... 40-50s yrs old I just spent over 3k on a modern pc I built but the first video card I ever bought was a Hercules terminator 2MBs ram back in the 90s... Reality today is that players are different.... we've changed too.. in general I've changed to the point I just want to keep up with technology and see the advances of graphics in games. I have my life so filled up with kids, stress, health issues, wife... that I just want to sit with my pc, and just shut my brain off for a few hours when I can... I don't want the challenge anymore.. I dont like pvp anymore... I want to walk around looking to improvements or lack off...I used to spend hundreds of hours inside arcades that now I can play on my phone any time I want with emulators. But, back then games weren't better.... they were different. For a different audience with limited technology. We crave the old times because we were happier as kids... less worries.. and we had the ability to get amazed. Now nothing seems to amaze us anymore. We matured and see games in a different way. I'm totally with you on what you say about modern games but also you talk from a way of point as if you have never changed since a kid and you still looking for that feeling you had when you were amazed by games.. (ex. Like how you experienced again playing VR half life). We have changed as well and looking todays gaming from a new point of view outside our younger self may help with frustration and anger. We are getting old and we resist to let go. But the gaming world won't cater to us as minority of gamers.
Very well said.
Man... Was looking forward to this game, thanks again for saving my wallet.
Hey Mac. Your new videos not showing up for me. Only realised you had new reviews up when you posted about guardians of the galaxy. Thanks for reviews and keep up the great work.
I feel a new song coming on, key button button
When a game shows messages on the screen like INGREDIBLE or FANTASTIC it's a big red light to me that it will be targeting 7 year olds. And Mack proved it right. Another great review mate.
You're right, the Devil May Cry and Bayonetta series are obviously targeting 7 year olds.
I had a blast playing this game. Yes "You're not playing the game the games playing you." but I don't mind this actually, it's a very relaxing game with, in my opinion, a very fun story and good graphics. Overall a very satisfying experience. Price tag is obviously a bit high. If you're going to skip cutscenes, do not buy this game.
What is Mack's top games of all time?, seriously interested as I like his reviews and completely agree on most of his reviews I have watched.
Love the review mate you keep it real and truthful all the time unlike many other reviewers 👍
The fact that you rip a game apart that 92% of players on Steam love really doesn't speak for your channel. This is GOTY material and the combat is super fun.
I wouldn't say goty (yet). But I gotta say the video is making me rethink macks channel. And I do agree with you having actually played the damn game. It's quite good. The story has a lot of heart and the characters were really well done. Seeing the game get this disservice because of a couple of nitpicks is just infuriating. It's starting to make me wonder have I been missing out. I have been watching his channel for years and whenever he said a game was bad like this I would avoid it. But now that I have been on the other side yk. It's just a bit concerning. Anyways yeah it's really great I can't seem to put the game down XD
@@theavpman4834 Same, I've started a NG+ playthrough already. It's the heart of this found family that makes GotG so great and they have captured this beautifully. I just want a button that lets me hug Rocket already.
@@theavpman4834 same thing happened to me. While I'm not blaming Mack at all for my mental health, it didn't help that I found this channel. I've been gaming my whole life, but recently I've missed out on so much because a few PC gaming purists told me anything slightly different from what they played 20 years ago is automatically bad. I'd say find a healthy amount of different people to listen to, make sure their opinions are their own, just not the amount of hatred to the degree that Mack seems to have for some reason. Look on steam, and see what the reviews of a game are. If a game gets very low scores across the board, I've always stayed clear, but if it gets middle of the road scores and I'm genuinely interested in it I've always played it. At the end of the day, modern gaming has something for pretty much everyone, I hope you find games you like. (Sorry if this wasn't much help)
@Denam so bluepilled?
Please dont stop reviewing these games, I was interested in buying this but you've shown me it's tripe without having to purchase it
:)
"Sweating like a fat kid a pie shop". I died!!
Is it a game if it's a linear narrative supplemented with QTE's?
There's like 6 qte's in this entire game and can be disabled in the accessibility menu but he doesn't mention that for a reason. That Peter Quill doesnt do much damage on his own, is because the combat is centered around teamplay and can also be changed in the menu but he doesnt mention that for a reason. What reason, you ask? Mack's online identity. It's bitching on anything AAA. He is the shill of his own trapped identity. I hope his fans will one day see this, because many games he shits on are actually worth a buy.
Disclaimer: I'm a 36 year old man who grew up with Commander Keen and Jill of the Jungle.
I was legit thinking when he complained that the game is full of QTE’s and is smoke and mirrors. There’s one section at the start and 1 for every new element (4) and then one single qte in the final battle.
I knew that gameplay looked whack when that other guy was saying how fun it was. It's great to have a reviewer that understands that fun is what you do in between targets and not when you hit them, seems pretty rare these days. Thanks Mack
As usual, your review is spot-on with my own impressions. Thanks for keeping it real.
I played this on the hardest difficulty but then tuned it so me and my team still do damage. I love difficulties that I can tune in games cause I usually go for the enemies a bit more lethal than me. Makes for crazy fights
Sorta like survival mode in fallout 4 with mods turn up ur damage and the enemies and have just really intense battles always. I think Jedi fallen order did that as well and it made the combat much more exciting. Games letting you customise ur difficulty is awesome
92% positive. About on par with Civilization V, Factorio, Subnautica, Dark Souls 3, Call of Pripyat, Hollow Knight, Half-Life 2, Dishonored, Dungeons 3, Warband, Terraria etc.
Let that sink in. This trash is considered on par with those games I just mentioned according to the PC gaming community. Welcome to the era where everything is perfect. Where everyone who does half the job is told "great job". Not even "good job" but "great job". How am I supposed to know which games are good and which are trash when brainwashed consoomer bots review bomb games like this. We need Steam to take measures against POSITIVE review bombing as well. So far they only see NEGATIVE ones as review bombing. DOUBLE STANDARDS.
Terraria has 97-98% positive reviews on Steam. And look at the negative reviews - they're mostly memes and aren't negative at all. So I wouldn't really call the reviews on par.
Also I think that most who dislike this game (Guardians) aren't buying it, so they don't review it and lower the score. Definitely doesn't deserve a 92% IMO, at least not for that price.
@@tehdanny682 The difference between 92% and 97% is tiny. But yeah. Maybe like you say, people can see from far away that they wouldn't like the game and don't buy it.
While I appreciate your brutal takes on games, it feels like you came into this game expecting shit and focused on all the shit you could find. What I can agree with is on the combat. It's simplistic and repetitive, but can be fun at times when you're trying to dodge a lot of enemies while also giving commands to the other Guardians.
The story is where this game shines. It's way better than I thought. It's supposed to be cringe and corny. The main character is basically an adult with a teenage mentality from the 80s, hence the overwhelming amount of references to movies from that time. He was taken while being a teen and separated from the rest of humanity. The story can even be surprisingly deep at times. It deals with grief at a certain point, which is something that hit home for me.
I hope people actually give this game a chance. It's the most fun and the most interested I've been with a story in a game in a good while.
I completely agree. That's the thing with Mack unfortunately, I get the feeling he sometimes just likes to go against the grain. All these reviewers liking a game puts him in the mindset to rip it to bits. I can tell he wasn't really paying attention whilst playing Guardians. I appreciate humour is subjective, but he CLEARLY isn't paying attention because some of the dialogue from Drax in particular is objectively funny. As for the combat, yes it's not the deepest, but importantly it's fun. How the game integrates the abilities of all the characters is very good.
The sad part is a lot of these sheep just taking Mack's word for it are missing out. More fool them.
@@simonbrandy9662 "I appreciate humour is subjective" "objectively funny"
Respect.
They almost had me convinced that this was the game I should buy. It was that this game was going to be more combat focused and a solid single player storydriven experience..
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Combat is the most important part of a game to me.. Especially from a game like this.
Honestly.. Nothing ever comes close the experience you get from Dark Souls 3.
After Bloodborne crushes probably all other titles.
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Nier Automata came out how long ago?
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I find it hard to enjoy even hack n slash games today.. Even the latest God of War came up short, combat wise.
Did mack review psychonaughts 2? now thats a great action adventure game!