I've been boycotting a lot of games lately that have a focus around microtransactions, season passes etc. But I have made a conscious effort to support games that remember what a single player experience should be. I know this isn't going to be at the level of Spiderman or Arkham Knight, but it has their spirit, and that needs to be supported.
@@MMACinephile Arkham Origins was definitely the worst lol. But everyone is entitled to like what they like. Being the "worst" game in series of amazing games still isn't a bad thing.
Giving out review copies 2 weeks before release means the publisher must be pretty confident in the game. I vaguely remember them not giving out any review copies of Avengers until the very last minute, and it's obvious why they didn't.
@@kevindagod yes it was given out 2 weeks ago to reviewers. Now the review embargo has lifted and we get real reviews. Not dodgy and rushed last minute reviews where no one got to play the game properly like with The Avengers.
@@kevindagod Yeah that's true to an extent, like not getting to experience the proper co-op content properly. I feel like there have been other games though that have managed to do it? Maybe not. Actually it's become more common for multiplayer games to open up their betas to players and twitch streamers to try out. They didn't do that either. I don't think it was totally nefarious but I do think, given the bugs and basically how the game played and felt in The Avengers, that they were being forced to push an under-baked game out the door. Anyway that is just conjecture I know. But I think my point still stands that generally if a publisher is confident in their game they are usually much more open to letting reviewers get hands on it in some form or another well before it is released.
I've been benchmarking the game since last week and have been pleasantly surprised with the performance and gameplay. Avenger's set my expectations super low so it could only go up and I'm happy with the game.
@@ACGreviews Have you heard anything about a texture pack? Kinda hoping they might do an ultra pack when it launches tomorrow. It honestly doesn't even need one, but it irks me that all the options besides ray tracing end at high. Even if high is ultra I would feel warm & fuzzy inside if it just said ultra to placate my graphics ego. XD
@@DEVILTAZ35 Yes, but I'm talking about optimization. The settings can be dialed in for good performance and the frametimes are consistent giving a smooth experience. I've also tested it on lower end hardware like the 1660 super and it ran great at 1080p and even 1440 with some settings lowered while still looking beautiful.
This is how it’s done. When you get a good single player experience at launch, it makes me more willing and excited to see extra content for that game like story expansions, more outfits, etc.
The fact that we'll be probably blasting aliens accompanied by the sounds of A-Ha, Wham, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Rick Astley makes this a must-play. :P
Also makes me think this game will be delisted and gone very soon (in the scope of things). so buy a physical copy while you can! Music licensing is the bane of so many preservation projects. Why they dont get permanent life contracts I have no idea. (Well cost Id guess actually, I guess what do they care if it disappears in 10 years, wont be making new sales).
I thoroughly enjoyed this game. The story was great, the combat is fun and there’s not a micro transaction or a season pass in sight. Hell, they even thank you, the player before you play the game. I support everything this game did wholeheartedly. I’d love to see more games like this
Glad to hear it came out good. Had near zero interest in the game, and like Fallen Order, there is a place for solid Single player experiences still. Hoping this team works on the Deus Ex sequel again
Probably not, just because money talks in the end. Deux Ex Mankind Divided is great even when it was “turned” into a trilogy due to half the team getting pulled away during development; it didn’t “sell” as well as the competitors who were doing micro transactions and live updates. What pretty much resulted into the Avengers game and it ended up backfiring on them really
Glad you mentioned fallen order because for some reason this game reminds me of it.. and I'm not even into Star wars but thought it was a amazing game.. looking forward to buying this on PS5
I really wanted this game to do well. I had a good feeling about it since the first trailer. I'm so glad that it turned out great. It's a must play for me
I went in with at best "meh" expectations. I was completely and utterly sucked in after like at most 2 hours. I could easily write a 2000 words essay about how amazing they got everything, but few would be interested in that anyway. So let's keep it simple: - Brilliant story. Twists and turns, logical progression, reasons behind actions, etc. It's an original story so some of the Guardians have a bit different backgrounds, but it fits in very well. There are no disrespectful changes. I personally would have preferred one element to be different, but that doesn't mean that the story isn't spectacular. - AMAZING characters (both design and personality) and voice acting. - Superb graphics, animations and art direction. - Huge variety of environments, all of them awesome quality. - Splendid combat that integrates all Guardians into the fray majestically. - Very surprisingly, choices! You have some RPG elements thrown in there. - Collectables (outfits + gifts for your team which translate into conversations aboard the ship) - Ship combat, and it's highly enjoyable. You can also walk around your ship and speak with the Guardians. - BANTER! Excellent, remarkable, funny, character-appropriate banter. And LOTS of it too. FLARK YES! - Mature-oriented segments when it fits the narrative, without making it broody, moody or edgy. A perfect mix of humour and "real-talk". - A focus on each Guardian in particular. Groot is a bit sidelined but I guess there's not so much opportunity for character development there.Still, he plays an important role and I never considered him an afterthought. - Marvelous music. - It personally filled me with a childlike joy all the way through. Very immersive. - Sometimes it's BUGGY, but checkpoint reload solved it in 99% of cases. I only encountered one bug I would classify as major, but it was not game breaking. It involved a conversation with Drax about a gift I got him. Peter would just get stuck in place and nothing would proceed after the conversation. Nothing I did solved this. After reload, the bug would just happen at the beginning of the conversation. POTENTIAL FIX: only talk to Drax about it AFTER chapter 11. You can't do anything to solve this bug if you have that conversation before chapter 11, but it also doesn't affect anything else. I could go on and on but honestly, for this one, there's no point. I've been gaming for 20 years and this is EASILY a 10/10. If you love the Guardians, Marvel, action-adventure games, or any mix of those, just get this one. You'll thank yourself later as you're screeching with excitement and pure joy while you experience this game. I for one got this game on a pretty nice sale and I'm actually a bit sad I didn't give these developers more money.
Hey man, thanks for making reviews that aren’t two minutes long or filled with sponsored bull crap. Those two items grind my gears to no end! You the man K!
Honestly I've been looking forward to this one more as it has closed in on the release date. And I'm happy to hear how it turned out from this review. Often I don't really care that much about reviews and will just trust what I've seen completely. But this channel is great at really diving into games and that's always appreciated. Will definitely be picking this one up tomorrow. The Guardians are a fun group and I can't wait to see how much I enjoy this game.
Right. After watching this I'm actually REALLY tempted to buy it day one. This looks like something that would be a good couple of playthroughs. Glad they got the sound design perfect too. To me that more important for guardians than having celebrity likeness.
I was going to totally ignore this as a crappy loot box publisher cash grab. Who would've ever guessed the publisher actually wanted to offer a good game? I'll buy it. Thanks for the review.
We knew since the beginning and they communicated it right away but people kept just comparing it to Avengers without even reading anything or listening.
Im gonna get it right now and play it at 12 am tonight bc Im really diggin on the look and action of this game it looks really good and what you were talkin about made it sound even better. It's a nice change of pace when a company puts out a seemingly complete game with understandable little hiccups being the only problems that can be worked out.
As always, this was an amazing review. It was very informative. I was disappointed by the Avengers game so I wasn’t even going to try this game, thinking it would be more of the same thing. After watching your review, I’m actually excited to play it.
It's not one for me but this really seems like they got it right. It's showing Avengers up for the crapfest it always looked like it was. This that you can take a known franchise, ignore the obvious movie tie-in, and still create a good game. Kinda shows how wrong Avengers got it. If I had the time, I might've given this a go, I was never going to give Avengers a go.
This review turned my perspective on this one around. It looked rough and bland in trailers, but everything you've shown here has made this a must play for me. Thanks for the awesome review!
I was hoping for a good review for this game, as your reviews are the most consistent and trusted. I'm glad this game got a good review and look forward to playing it tomorrow.
Amazing review. Been watching for years, you nail it everytime. I just compared your review with a gaming magazine here in Germany (my main source before I found your channel), won't name them. Something I haven't done in a long time, since I didn't watch other reviewers besides you anymore. It's astonishing how differently you approach this matter and what you are presenting. Way more informative, while also catering me as a gamer. Those facial expressions man. The others didn't even care. But those are the things that I am looking for. That's really special what you are doing here. Thanks alot and all the best for you!
People who think audio and sound design don't matter will and have always been idiots. Love the amount of care and attention to audio this game puts forth. The fact there is a setting to help balance out ambient noise with audio to better hear player dialogue deserves a medal. I'm looking at you GTA
Still can't change the bell setting in the tablet/phone app, either getting an "invalid argument" error or a "this option isn't available for content made for kids". Great review 👍
Wow, genuinely happy to see this is a far better offering than Avengers. I hope it sells well and they start to produce games more like this and less than the last turkey. Great review 👍
I remember reading guardians of the galaxy comics back in the early 2000s. This sorta reminds me of the original comic feel. Definitely gonna pick this one up!
Fantastic review, I love when little surprises like this come along, especially when there’s even the slightest ties to a movie universe I’ve wanted to explore more. Grabbing a copy of this on my way home.
Yo, Karak - you’ll never been everyone’s cup of tea and that makes you special, genuinely. You’re a hell of a writer man; i appreciate your no nonsense approach to things and your turn of phrase. Keep doing your thing :) cheers!
I love how many games are coming out this year and next that I actually want to buy. Years past I just didn't care. Nothing seemed interesting. But this year, so many cool games!
Pretty much most games released are coming from Western market, there are other big hit but they’re mostly region exclusive so it feels like you don’t see much attention outside of big budget games.
You can thank COVID for that lmao but i agree, halo, cod, battlefield, forza, Pokémon from switch, god of war, elden ring, horizon forbidden west…. Just insane dude
I was on the fence with this one after the Avengers game, and the stilted reveal trailer. But if Karak says its good, and even compares it to ALPHA PROTOCOL - one of the most critically underrated RPGs of the decade imo - then I've got to at least give it a shot. Much appreciated, mate.
I spent so many hours playing that game. It was far, far from perfect but I thought the same thing, massively underrated. I feel like it would probably do better today when AA titles are given a bit more love by reviewers.
I super appreciate this being put up on podcasting apps. I typically don’t have the time to watch RUclips, but I am able to throw that review in my podcast que and listen to it
loving this game!!! lately i’ve been on and off games, they just havent been catching my attention and making me want to go back for more. for example far cry 6.. another good far cry game but after roughly 8-10 hours i dont see a reason to keep playing. but man this guardians game is great. i cant wait to get back on and see where the story takes me, along with laughs throughout the entire experience.
Your reviews are always spot on and SO GOOOOOOD !! 8:30 Best part :) as someone mentioned your review is an art and from me you are the Picasso of reviewing. Keep em rolling !
I've been following you since last year, and I really don't think I've seen you give such a resounding buy rating before. Sounds like this is definitly a game I want to pick up.
My opinion on voice and music, it only matters when it does. Most of the time in games it is standard or subpar at best (functional). But when done right, you know it. That’s why mass effect was so great, the voice acting was stellar.
ive played about 7 hours so far and its been great. the ONLY complaint i have is that more than once ive had a bug that forced me to do a soft reset. one time i got stuck somewhere i dont think i was supposed to be, i could only turn. another time i got stuck in a weird way... i was forced to go back through one of the sequences where starlord has to squeeze between things, every time that i tried moving forward to the objective. again though, reloading the last checkpoint fixed both of these, but its pretty annoying still. hopefully they fix this stuff as time goes on. scratch that part about only complaint. one other annoying thing is that the quicktime events just kinda happen after some minute or so cutscenes, and if you mess up, you have to go through the whole cutscene again no matter how many times its been. its pretty annoying, espescially when one of them wasnt self explanatory at all. this problem might just be bigger for me cause im getting used to an xbox controller for pc games now and i get my button placements mixed up with other controllers.
@@ACGreviews Far more in depth than IGN ( 7min review ). Please don't forget about owners of the older systems. You mentioned 30fps on PS4 and Xbox One. It would be good to hear if performance was acceptable throughout even on base systems?
That moment when a game looks more sexy after an ACG review. Still holding a eye out for "after release microtransaction nonsense" but it's one that I'm going to pick up eventually.
@@aedof nah those games are designed for people to never stop playing(as long as they’re somehow not bored doing the same thing over and over again) single player games like this are designed and expected for a single play through and maybe a second for trophy hunters…it’d be a waste of resources to make a bunch of Mtx
@@douglasdickinson1877 Who is playing Assassins Creed more than one or two times? And Shadow of War? Sure, they have a lot of checklist things that can keep you playing for a while, but eventually you complete them and that's that. They really aren't designed to be played "forever" like multiplayer games supposedly are.
@@aedof no no they don’t play it more than one or two times but they have a system where you can keep going for a long time in the end game(believe me I don’t because I’m bored by then but skme do)
I really love this game. It has a great story, and nails the characters. It's a great single player game. It did not re invent the wheel but is a fun game regardless.
i love this game the one thing i hated was not being able to control where to go next like once u jumped in that driver seat story mode takes over and i dont get to choose where i want to fly off next what if i want to go back to the nowhere or the quarantine zone to explore more and pick up more items i dont get that freedom to choose
Been playing a bit since it's just hit midnight in New Zealand and on PS4 it plays well! The banter is fun between all the main cast fun so far! Better than avengers at the moment!
@@sonygod5418 I'd like to know as well. It does say 30fps in this video ( last gen systems ) but it also mentions two instances of frame drops later in the game on the new Xbox consoles. Also slight problems with quality and performance modes ( but obviously does not apply to base PS4 )
Never saw the movie and I don't know who these characters are but I'll buy it because its single player and has good performance. These games must we support
Ever since the “I Need a Hero” trailer, I’ve been eagerly awaiting reviews. I wanted this game to be good and it seems it actually is. I had been holding on for a hero. Hallelujah.
I'm about 3 hours in and so far it hasn't disappointed me. The graphics look amazing and it runs really well in performance mode on my series x. I love the movies and this should hold me until the 3rd entry is out. While it's not a very deep game and some may think that the combat is a bit simplistic but I mostly play shooters so button mashing different combos is not something I love to do therefore it's perfect for me. Hope they make a sequel. Enjoy!
I've had no expectations about this, but it looks cool. Not really my thing at the moment but I might play at some point. Thanks for putting it on the radar.
I had really low expectations going in especially since I'm not a big fan of this team in general. But I had just bought a PS5 and needed some games so I went ahead and bought this alongside Miles Morales. Boy was I surprised by how good this game was. In terms of just pure enjoyment I actually enjoyed this game a lot more than Miles Morales. The story and characters were what really did it for me. It's been almost a year and I think I need to go back to this game.
I had zero expectations for this game and I purposely steered clear of watching upcoming videos of it because I didn't want to get hyped up over nothing. Now I can't wait to play this game! I absolutely love your reviews bro! Thanks for the hard work you put into them
Nope dont get excited now steer clear like you were already planning you dont deserve this game tbh I avoided avengers because of the beta but was excited for this one
Definitely not how I expected this review to go. I was 100% sure this would have been a wait for sale. Glad to hear it’s a good game worth a buy! As always amazing review!
The combat looks really lackluster to me, I think adding co-op or at the very least allowing me to switch to a different character instead of only being Starlord would have been better. Reviews have been good, but I think this is still a wait for sale for me.
It's still a damn shame the others guardians aren't really playable cept Starlord himself. It could have give the game's combat some extra flavor and variety just like how you choose between batman,catwoman and robin in the Arkham Knight all in real time. But nonetheless,It's nice that this game turns out to be actually good overall.
That's the reason I'm giving it a pass. A rich, diverse cast & I'm stuck playing the most generic out of the bunch. Rocket's right there for crying out loud!
I’ve preordered the game few days after seeing ACG Preview video regarding this game and liked everything I saw and heard about it. I must admit though that I really like Guardians of The Galaxy, pretty much the only Marvel superhero movies I really like (I watched Avengers End Game because they were in it), so that played huge part in my decision as I’m not a fun of preordering games and also have a huge backlog of games to play. With that said I’m really glad I did and that it turned out to be even more impressive game than preview video described. Hope it sells well. Thanks for yet another great review! P.S. Lite Mass Effect (original trilogy related) and Alpha Protocol mentions was enough for me to be glad about my purchase.
I've been boycotting a lot of games lately that have a focus around microtransactions, season passes etc. But I have made a conscious effort to support games that remember what a single player experience should be. I know this isn't going to be at the level of Spiderman or Arkham Knight, but it has their spirit, and that needs to be supported.
Arkham Knight is the worst Arkham game. I don't know why you used that as your point of reference.
@@MMACinephile this is also a person thats boycotting like every game on the market too 😂 what do you expect
I respect your boycotting, everyone could do with more of that
@@MMACinephile Arkham Origins was definitely the worst lol. But everyone is entitled to like what they like. Being the "worst" game in series of amazing games still isn't a bad thing.
@@jjnet123 better than supporting games with mtx
I;m surprised they haven't advertised this game more, it looks much better than the Avengers game.
It’s cause it doesn’t have micro transaction so they aren’t sure they will make the money back plus profit
@@tshiris1708 uhh no they actually have advertised the game
Giving out review copies 2 weeks before release means the publisher must be pretty confident in the game. I vaguely remember them not giving out any review copies of Avengers until the very last minute, and it's obvious why they didn't.
@@kevindagod yes it was given out 2 weeks ago to reviewers. Now the review embargo has lifted and we get real reviews. Not dodgy and rushed last minute reviews where no one got to play the game properly like with The Avengers.
@@kevindagod Yeah that's true to an extent, like not getting to experience the proper co-op content properly. I feel like there have been other games though that have managed to do it? Maybe not. Actually it's become more common for multiplayer games to open up their betas to players and twitch streamers to try out. They didn't do that either. I don't think it was totally nefarious but I do think, given the bugs and basically how the game played and felt in The Avengers, that they were being forced to push an under-baked game out the door. Anyway that is just conjecture I know.
But I think my point still stands that generally if a publisher is confident in their game they are usually much more open to letting reviewers get hands on it in some form or another well before it is released.
“The Dev team also worked on Deus Ex” says so much as to why I’ll probably love this game. 👍
Be my dad
Suddenly I'm interested
...If only they'd get to work on another Deus Ex, especially since an unspecified Cyberpunk game didn't live up to expectations... One can only hope.
Deus ex is king.
@@armoredp Unfortunately Mankind Divided didn't sell well. I'd love more Deus Ex myself. Such a fantastic series.
0:30 Beginning of review
4:28 Performance
6:14 Audio
8:31 Music
10:49 Gameplay and story
18:05 Fun factor
19:40 Verdict
I've been benchmarking the game since last week and have been pleasantly surprised with the performance and gameplay. Avenger's set my expectations super low so it could only go up and I'm happy with the game.
Agreed here. Honestly the last patch also helped a ton
@@ACGreviews Have you heard anything about a texture pack? Kinda hoping they might do an ultra pack when it launches tomorrow.
It honestly doesn't even need one, but it irks me that all the options besides ray tracing end at high. Even if high is ultra I would feel warm & fuzzy inside if it just said ultra to placate my graphics ego. XD
Mate no offence but you have a beast of a rig compared to just about anyone else lol
@@DEVILTAZ35 Yes, but I'm talking about optimization. The settings can be dialed in for good performance and the frametimes are consistent giving a smooth experience. I've also tested it on lower end hardware like the 1660 super and it ran great at 1080p and even 1440 with some settings lowered while still looking beautiful.
Do you think the game will run great at 1440p max with a 1080ti?
This is how it’s done. When you get a good single player experience at launch, it makes me more willing and excited to see extra content for that game like story expansions, more outfits, etc.
Just gotta chop Rockets stupid beard knot off.
The fact that we'll be probably blasting aliens accompanied by the sounds of A-Ha, Wham, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Rick Astley makes this a must-play. :P
Also makes me think this game will be delisted and gone very soon (in the scope of things). so buy a physical copy while you can! Music licensing is the bane of so many preservation projects. Why they dont get permanent life contracts I have no idea. (Well cost Id guess actually, I guess what do they care if it disappears in 10 years, wont be making new sales).
I thoroughly enjoyed this game. The story was great, the combat is fun and there’s not a micro transaction or a season pass in sight. Hell, they even thank you, the player before you play the game. I support everything this game did wholeheartedly. I’d love to see more games like this
Glad to hear it came out good. Had near zero interest in the game, and like Fallen Order, there is a place for solid Single player experiences still. Hoping this team works on the Deus Ex sequel again
Probably not, just because money talks in the end. Deux Ex Mankind Divided is great even when it was “turned” into a trilogy due to half the team getting pulled away during development; it didn’t “sell” as well as the competitors who were doing micro transactions and live updates. What pretty much resulted into the Avengers game and it ended up backfiring on them really
Single player games will always be better than live service games.
@@stephen8805 yeah the good ones are always memorable experiences.
@@stephen8805 removign avengers microtransaction will still leave the game horrible
Glad you mentioned fallen order because for some reason this game reminds me of it.. and I'm not even into Star wars but thought it was a amazing game.. looking forward to buying this on PS5
Saw IGNs review and had to come here to see if GOTG was actually the real deal. Glad to see the reviews are consistent!
Thanks Bob!
Too many gardeners, not enough guardians. It has a little something for everyone. IGN 9/10
I really wanted this game to do well. I had a good feeling about it since the first trailer. I'm so glad that it turned out great. It's a must play for me
My sentiment exactly.
This game was surprisingly incredible
I'm loving Rockets suit. He looks like a mini yakuza.
I went in with at best "meh" expectations. I was completely and utterly sucked in after like at most 2 hours. I could easily write a 2000 words essay about how amazing they got everything, but few would be interested in that anyway.
So let's keep it simple:
- Brilliant story. Twists and turns, logical progression, reasons behind actions, etc. It's an original story so some of the Guardians have a bit different backgrounds, but it fits in very well. There are no disrespectful changes. I personally would have preferred one element to be different, but that doesn't mean that the story isn't spectacular.
- AMAZING characters (both design and personality) and voice acting.
- Superb graphics, animations and art direction.
- Huge variety of environments, all of them awesome quality.
- Splendid combat that integrates all Guardians into the fray majestically.
- Very surprisingly, choices! You have some RPG elements thrown in there.
- Collectables (outfits + gifts for your team which translate into conversations aboard the ship)
- Ship combat, and it's highly enjoyable. You can also walk around your ship and speak with the Guardians.
- BANTER! Excellent, remarkable, funny, character-appropriate banter. And LOTS of it too. FLARK YES!
- Mature-oriented segments when it fits the narrative, without making it broody, moody or edgy. A perfect mix of humour and "real-talk".
- A focus on each Guardian in particular. Groot is a bit sidelined but I guess there's not so much opportunity for character development there.Still, he plays an important role and I never considered him an afterthought.
- Marvelous music.
- It personally filled me with a childlike joy all the way through. Very immersive.
- Sometimes it's BUGGY, but checkpoint reload solved it in 99% of cases. I only encountered one bug I would classify as major, but it was not game breaking. It involved a conversation with Drax about a gift I got him. Peter would just get stuck in place and nothing would proceed after the conversation. Nothing I did solved this. After reload, the bug would just happen at the beginning of the conversation. POTENTIAL FIX: only talk to Drax about it AFTER chapter 11. You can't do anything to solve this bug if you have that conversation before chapter 11, but it also doesn't affect anything else.
I could go on and on but honestly, for this one, there's no point. I've been gaming for 20 years and this is EASILY a 10/10. If you love the Guardians, Marvel, action-adventure games, or any mix of those, just get this one.
You'll thank yourself later as you're screeching with excitement and pure joy while you experience this game.
I for one got this game on a pretty nice sale and I'm actually a bit sad I didn't give these developers more money.
Thanks for all the great reviews ACG since I've started watching years ago, I've gotten 5 other friends hooked to your reviews. Keep it up!
YOu bet!
Hey man, thanks for making reviews that aren’t two minutes long or filled with sponsored bull crap. Those two items grind my gears to no end! You the man K!
I see, you don't want people earning a living...
@@Yodalemos lol
Honestly I've been looking forward to this one more as it has closed in on the release date. And I'm happy to hear how it turned out from this review. Often I don't really care that much about reviews and will just trust what I've seen completely. But this channel is great at really diving into games and that's always appreciated.
Will definitely be picking this one up tomorrow. The Guardians are a fun group and I can't wait to see how much I enjoy this game.
absolutely fantastic review, where would we be without you mate!
Right. After watching this I'm actually REALLY tempted to buy it day one. This looks like something that would be a good couple of playthroughs. Glad they got the sound design perfect too. To me that more important for guardians than having celebrity likeness.
I took the risk after his review and have to see I'm really enjoying it.
you wont regret the purchase
now everyone gonna act like they always had faith in this game lol. good review as always
I was going to totally ignore this as a crappy loot box publisher cash grab. Who would've ever guessed the publisher actually wanted to offer a good game?
I'll buy it. Thanks for the review.
We knew since the beginning and they communicated it right away but people kept just comparing it to Avengers without even reading anything or listening.
Hey ACG, liking these new video graphics. They really improve your already good flow
Thanks!
Im gonna get it right now and play it at 12 am tonight bc Im really diggin on the look and action of this game it looks really good and what you were talkin about made it sound even better. It's a nice change of pace when a company puts out a seemingly complete game with understandable little hiccups being the only problems that can be worked out.
As always, this was an amazing review. It was very informative. I was disappointed by the Avengers game so I wasn’t even going to try this game, thinking it would be more of the same thing. After watching your review, I’m actually excited to play it.
You made me excited for a game that was barely on my radar. Can't wait to give it a try tomorrow.
It's not one for me but this really seems like they got it right. It's showing Avengers up for the crapfest it always looked like it was. This that you can take a known franchise, ignore the obvious movie tie-in, and still create a good game. Kinda shows how wrong Avengers got it. If I had the time, I might've given this a go, I was never going to give Avengers a go.
This review turned my perspective on this one around. It looked rough and bland in trailers, but everything you've shown here has made this a must play for me. Thanks for the awesome review!
I was hoping for a good review for this game, as your reviews are the most consistent and trusted. I'm glad this game got a good review and look forward to playing it tomorrow.
I will say the In-Game Art direction is absolutely beautiful. The color palette pops.
I just bought it after this review. Im so naughty haha.
Just wanted to point out ACG bro your reviews are always so thoughtful and detailed. Love what you're doing bro 🤘
I need friends
Amazing review.
Been watching for years, you nail it everytime. I just compared your review with a gaming magazine here in Germany (my main source before I found your channel), won't name them. Something I haven't done in a long time, since I didn't watch other reviewers besides you anymore. It's astonishing how differently you approach this matter and what you are presenting. Way more informative, while also catering me as a gamer. Those facial expressions man. The others didn't even care. But those are the things that I am looking for. That's really special what you are doing here. Thanks alot and all the best for you!
Thanks so much man!
I knew the studio that gave us the modern Deus Ex games wouldn't disappoint.
They did disappoint, they didnt release a third Deus Ex.
@@SagaciousNihilist blame Square Einx for not letting them.
People who think audio and sound design don't matter will and have always been idiots. Love the amount of care and attention to audio this game puts forth. The fact there is a setting to help balance out ambient noise with audio to better hear player dialogue deserves a medal. I'm looking at you GTA
I’m glad this turned out to be good, I had extremely low expectations.
Glad this turned out good, the Deus Ex devs are wonderful, hope they get another shot at Dues Ex series after this
Still can't change the bell setting in the tablet/phone app, either getting an "invalid argument" error or a "this option isn't available for content made for kids". Great review 👍
Wow, genuinely happy to see this is a far better offering than Avengers. I hope it sells well and they start to produce games more like this and less than the last turkey.
Great review 👍
I remember reading guardians of the galaxy comics back in the early 2000s. This sorta reminds me of the original comic feel. Definitely gonna pick this one up!
Same writer so that’s probably why you get that vibe!
@@maureliuswolf The game so far is awesome!
Fantastic review, I love when little surprises like this come along, especially when there’s even the slightest ties to a movie universe I’ve wanted to explore more. Grabbing a copy of this on my way home.
Was waiting for your review ! Happy i got the notifications
Yo, Karak - you’ll never been everyone’s cup of tea and that makes you special, genuinely. You’re a hell of a writer man; i appreciate your no nonsense approach to things and your turn of phrase. Keep doing your thing :) cheers!
I love how many games are coming out this year and next that I actually want to buy. Years past I just didn't care. Nothing seemed interesting. But this year, so many cool games!
Pretty much most games released are coming from Western market, there are other big hit but they’re mostly region exclusive so it feels like you don’t see much attention outside of big budget games.
You can thank COVID for that lmao but i agree, halo, cod, battlefield, forza, Pokémon from switch, god of war, elden ring, horizon forbidden west…. Just insane dude
I’m more excited about Lego Star Wars than the next cod or battlefield at this point
This guy could talk over 20 minutes on a game so eloquently, genuinely, and without spoilers that it is quite frankly an art.
Last Tombraider was rather unpolished until a couple of patches later it just seems to be the way CD rolls.
This isn’t CD though. This is Eidos Montreal
Every game company is like this nowadays, though.
@@ArmonV Eidos-Montréal did develop Shadow of the Tomb Raider which is currently the latest TR, so I think there might've been a mix up with dev names
I was on the fence with this one after the Avengers game, and the stilted reveal trailer. But if Karak says its good, and even compares it to ALPHA PROTOCOL - one of the most critically underrated RPGs of the decade imo - then I've got to at least give it a shot. Much appreciated, mate.
I spent so many hours playing that game. It was far, far from perfect but I thought the same thing, massively underrated. I feel like it would probably do better today when AA titles are given a bit more love by reviewers.
Dog Report Item: Great review as always, enjoying the game so far!
You have been pumping out so many reviews lately. I'm all about it man.
wow, some of those world settings actually look very good.
Continues to trip me out how similar to XC2 it's combat looks.
They definitely took inspiration from XC2 with that battle and HUD setup...
What the, this has actually surprised me. Thanks for the great review as always, I love the audio settings menu on display there
“Apathetic flaccidness” is an incredible phrase. Absolutely adding that to the lexicon, thanks.
Great review as always. Definitely gonna pick this up soon. The music alone is one of the big pulls for me here!
If I can rickroll aliens I’m in.
The exploration looks so good but I’m not so sure about the combat..?
I've been waiting for this review, specifically from this channel.
Thank you for always being thorough ✊🏽✊🏽
The soundtrack works well with the combat. Haha. And the humour is great. Going to enjoy this Haha. A sequel I hope is on the way.
I super appreciate this being put up on podcasting apps. I typically don’t have the time to watch RUclips, but I am able to throw that review in my podcast que and listen to it
loving this game!!! lately i’ve been on and off games, they just havent been catching my attention and making me want to go back for more. for example far cry 6.. another good far cry game but after roughly 8-10 hours i dont see a reason to keep playing. but man this guardians game is great. i cant wait to get back on and see where the story takes me, along with laughs throughout the entire experience.
Your reviews are always spot on and SO GOOOOOOD !! 8:30 Best part :) as someone mentioned your review is an art and from me you are the Picasso of reviewing. Keep em rolling !
Reminds me of Mass Effect, great review as always Karak
I've been following you since last year, and I really don't think I've seen you give such a resounding buy rating before. Sounds like this is definitly a game I want to pick up.
Nice to see that this turned out well; I'll pick it up eventually, maybe once I finally get my hands on one of the newer consoles.
It's also on PC.
@@SimmoSups not everyone has a PC suitable for gaming
@@SimmoSups I don’t believe you.
It's on current gen and comes with a free upgrade to the newer consoles
Ok, I laughed at the MDC armor class ref. Great review!
Glad my first impressions were wrong. Definitely picking this up now. Awesome review as always!
My opinion on voice and music, it only matters when it does. Most of the time in games it is standard or subpar at best (functional). But when done right, you know it. That’s why mass effect was so great, the voice acting was stellar.
Bro you mentioning alpha protocol brought me back that’s a deep cut right there I wish they would have made a sequel loved that game
Wish they would relist it so I can buy it.
I honestly thought no one remembered that game but me lol
That was a damn fun game despite its many flaws. Would love to play a espionage RPG like that again
ive played about 7 hours so far and its been great. the ONLY complaint i have is that more than once ive had a bug that forced me to do a soft reset. one time i got stuck somewhere i dont think i was supposed to be, i could only turn. another time i got stuck in a weird way... i was forced to go back through one of the sequences where starlord has to squeeze between things, every time that i tried moving forward to the objective. again though, reloading the last checkpoint fixed both of these, but its pretty annoying still. hopefully they fix this stuff as time goes on.
scratch that part about only complaint. one other annoying thing is that the quicktime events just kinda happen after some minute or so cutscenes, and if you mess up, you have to go through the whole cutscene again no matter how many times its been. its pretty annoying, espescially when one of them wasnt self explanatory at all. this problem might just be bigger for me cause im getting used to an xbox controller for pc games now and i get my button placements mixed up with other controllers.
Love the content as always ACG :)
Thanks!
@@ACGreviews Far more in depth than IGN ( 7min review ). Please don't forget about owners of the older systems. You mentioned 30fps on PS4 and Xbox One. It would be good to hear if performance was acceptable throughout even on base systems?
Great video Karak! Also loving the little tips and tid bits during the video
ACG my brother! ❤️ your content dude. Deffo will be picking this up now. Thanks. 👊🏾
Fist bump for use of the word deffo 👊🏻
This game was a beautiful fever dream with 80s music
That moment when a game looks more sexy after an ACG review.
Still holding a eye out for "after release microtransaction nonsense" but it's one that I'm going to pick up eventually.
It's a single player adventure game. Why would there be MTX?
@@sammalone7881 Tell that to Ubisoft and Warner Bros.
@@aedof nah those games are designed for people to never stop playing(as long as they’re somehow not bored doing the same thing over and over again) single player games like this are designed and expected for a single play through and maybe a second for trophy hunters…it’d be a waste of resources to make a bunch of Mtx
@@douglasdickinson1877 Who is playing Assassins Creed more than one or two times? And Shadow of War? Sure, they have a lot of checklist things that can keep you playing for a while, but eventually you complete them and that's that. They really aren't designed to be played "forever" like multiplayer games supposedly are.
@@aedof no no they don’t play it more than one or two times but they have a system where you can keep going for a long time in the end game(believe me I don’t because I’m bored by then but skme do)
Been waiting on your review to make up my mind. Good look, thanks.
I really love this game. It has a great story, and nails the characters. It's a great single player game. It did not re invent the wheel but is a fun game regardless.
i love this game the one thing i hated was not being able to control where to go next like once u jumped in that driver seat story mode takes over and i dont get to choose where i want to fly off next what if i want to go back to the nowhere or the quarantine zone to explore more and pick up more items i dont get that freedom to choose
Been playing a bit since it's just hit midnight in New Zealand and on PS4 it plays well! The banter is fun between all the main cast fun so far! Better than avengers at the moment!
Wait it's already there :O
How is the proformance on the reguler PS4?
@@sonygod5418 I'd like to know as well. It does say 30fps in this video ( last gen systems ) but it also mentions two instances of frame drops later in the game on the new Xbox consoles. Also slight problems with quality and performance modes ( but obviously does not apply to base PS4 )
Better than avengers isn't exactly a high bar
@@sonygod5418 performance wise think star wars Jedi fallen order
Never saw the movie and I don't know who these characters are but I'll buy it because its single player and has good performance.
These games must we support
Ever since the “I Need a Hero” trailer, I’ve been eagerly awaiting reviews. I wanted this game to be good and it seems it actually is.
I had been holding on for a hero.
Hallelujah.
I'm about 3 hours in and so far it hasn't disappointed me. The graphics look amazing and it runs really well in performance mode on my series x. I love the movies and this should hold me until the 3rd entry is out. While it's not a very deep game and some may think that the combat is a bit simplistic but I mostly play shooters so button mashing different combos is not something I love to do therefore it's perfect for me. Hope they make a sequel. Enjoy!
I haven't seen any of the movies and i think that actually enhanced my experience with the game
I'll get it on deep deep sale. Avengers turned me off on marvel titles by square
Been waiting for your review. Thank you for doing what you do!
I've had no expectations about this, but it looks cool. Not really my thing at the moment but I might play at some point. Thanks for putting it on the radar.
I had really low expectations going in especially since I'm not a big fan of this team in general. But I had just bought a PS5 and needed some games so I went ahead and bought this alongside Miles Morales. Boy was I surprised by how good this game was. In terms of just pure enjoyment I actually enjoyed this game a lot more than Miles Morales. The story and characters were what really did it for me. It's been almost a year and I think I need to go back to this game.
I had zero expectations for this game and I purposely steered clear of watching upcoming videos of it because I didn't want to get hyped up over nothing.
Now I can't wait to play this game!
I absolutely love your reviews bro!
Thanks for the hard work you put into them
Nope dont get excited now steer clear like you were already planning you dont deserve this game tbh I avoided avengers because of the beta but was excited for this one
@@romellpoellinetz7435 Bruh.
Definitely not how I expected this review to go. I was 100% sure this would have been a wait for sale. Glad to hear it’s a good game worth a buy! As always amazing review!
The combat looks really lackluster to me, I think adding co-op or at the very least allowing me to switch to a different character instead of only being Starlord would have been better. Reviews have been good, but I think this is still a wait for sale for me.
Fair enough. But your loss! xD
Love your reviews and I was waiting for this one from you!
Glad you like them!
It's still a damn shame the others guardians aren't really playable cept Starlord himself.
It could have give the game's combat some extra flavor and variety just like how you choose between batman,catwoman and robin in the Arkham Knight all in real time.
But nonetheless,It's nice that this game turns out to be actually good overall.
That's the reason I'm giving it a pass. A rich, diverse cast & I'm stuck playing the most generic out of the bunch. Rocket's right there for crying out loud!
Just got this game on sale last night (due in part to this review). Super chuffed with what I've played so far
It's a Squinix single player game, no matter how well it does it's gonna fall short of their financial "expectations".
Where's all this soul and affection for the source material coming from? What a pleasant surprise.
And here, we, go….!
Here it is!!! Been waiting for this review
A other good vidoe dude keep it up you rock love your vidoes
Thanks! Will do!
You just convinced me to get the game tomorrow! Great video as always man!
Looks good but I am not paying €80 for 8 hours of gameplay 💀
The game is 12 hours at minimum
The only thing that bothers me is that the fights seem like have no weight, it looks so clunky and disjointed
I’ve preordered the game few days after seeing ACG Preview video regarding this game and liked everything I saw and heard about it. I must admit though that I really like Guardians of The Galaxy, pretty much the only Marvel superhero movies I really like (I watched Avengers End Game because they were in it), so that played huge part in my decision as I’m not a fun of preordering games and also have a huge backlog of games to play. With that said I’m really glad I did and that it turned out to be even more impressive game than preview video described. Hope it sells well. Thanks for yet another great review!
P.S. Lite Mass Effect (original trilogy related) and Alpha Protocol mentions was enough for me to be glad about my purchase.
You should give Spider-Man PS4/PS5 a chance then. You'll probably love it.
Ngl when he said mass effect lite it made me really interested in this game.
Thank you sir ! Excellent review, as always !
Might buy later on sale 👍
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The way he runs and shoots reminds me of Syphon Filter
Today's gen don't know a thing about this most likely.
Tabernac! Good to see Eidos-Montreal putting in the work for this type of franchise.
I wasn't even considering this game till I watched your review. Hell of a convincing review good sir.