At the Square Enix Showcase during the E3 2021, the Japanese publisher presented the new game based on the Marvel franchise “Guardians of the Galaxy”. Here is the first trailer and all the information.
This was announced: Square Enix announced their new game from the Marvel universe, based on the IP Guardians of the Galaxy. It will be released on October 26, 2021. In the single-player action game, you play as the protagonist Peter Quill (meaning the daring Star-Lord), who leads a team of misfits to protect the universe from evil.
Like Marvel’s Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy follows its own story. The Guardians have been together as a team for about a year and stumble upon a seemingly small and insignificant problem that turns out to be much bigger than they expected.
11 Minutes of Gameplay in the Trailer
You can watch the first trailer with a lot of gameplay here:
This is the gameplay: As Star-Lord Peter Quill, you will use his normal gadgets and weapons in combat. This includes his two blasters and the jet boots, which can give you a boost while jumping.
Your team will support you during battles more or less voluntarily. They will be controlled by the game AI, but you can give them commands through a selection menu. You can choose which abilities they will use in combat.
But even during cutscenes, there is a lot of freedom. You will have the choice of how you want to interact with your team members and can make decisions that will influence dialogues and gameplay. The Guardians won’t always be thrilled with your commands and choices and will comment accordingly. So expect a lot of jokes and banter.
This happened with Avengers: Guardians of the Galaxy is the second game to be released as part of the major collaboration between Square Enix and Marvel. The partnership was announced in 2017 and will span several games. The first of these was the multiplayer title Marvel’s Avengers, which, however, was received poorly.
- The player numbers dropped quickly, and the low sales caused losses.
- Square Enix was also disappointed with the game’s performance.
- It could not cover the development costs completely, said Yosuke Matsuda, the CEO of SE.
What’s it about in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Guardians is a very old comic IP from Marvel, which first appeared in 1969. Back then, it had a completely different composition of characters than what we know from the popular films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the films that Square Enix’s game draws from, a team of heroes comes together around the self-proclaimed Star-Lord Peter Quill to fight the evil in the galaxy. Peter himself was kidnapped from Earth as a child and joins them for survival. He is raised by the leader.
Over 20 years later, as an adult, he finds a mysterious orb in the ruins of an abandoned planet and with it a lot of trouble. During the story, Peter meets the characters who would later become his team and friends.
The group could not be more colorful and chaotic. Especially the raccoon Rocket and his friend, Groot the tree, like to create chaos and humor during missions. While the story of the game will differ from that of the films, you can still expect the usual Guardians humor.
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