Guardians of the Galaxy from Eidos

[Iceman]

finally got the chance to play this got it for PS5 for crazy cheap (like a smidge over 20 bucks) used god this game is FUN!

Nice. I got it on game pass so very happy about that too. This would have been worth paying up for.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Still not properly started this but any news on a sequel yet?

 

[Iceman]

Still not properly started this but any news on a sequel yet?

Wonder how the changing of hands of Eidos would affect the chances.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Wonder how the changing of hands of Eidos would affect the chances.

Yeah I had forgot about that

 

[Iceman]

Yeah I had forgot about that

Also since then heard that Eidos have been drafted in to work on Fable alongside Playground. Not sure if Embracer are up for taking the major risks associated with high budget AAA gaming just yet. When you also throw in that the Guardians license was likely agreed with Square, it seems like there are a few more obstacles than normal for a sequel here unfortunately.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Also since then heard that Eidos have been drafted in to work on Fable alongside Playground. Not sure if Embracer are up for taking the major risks associated with high budget AAA gaming just yet. When you also throw in that the Guardians license was likely agreed with Squara, it seems like there are a few more obstacles than normal for a sequel here unfortunately.

Ah dammit yeah that doesn’t sound promising.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Real bummer that this will likely never get a sequel, because with a few tweaks to combat and gameplay variety, this really could have been the foundation of an Arkham style game universe.

 

[Iceman]

Ah dammit yeah that doesn’t sound promising.

Yeah, forgot to mention that Eidos are also said to be working on a new Deus Ex game and assisting Xbox on multiple games, not just Fable. Doesn’t seem like they’re going to have much spare capacity or that there is much intention for anyone to renegotiate for this license as of now, despite how well the game turned out. Quite a shame, but at least it shows other studios apart from Insomniac and Rocksteady can put out great superhero content.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yeah, forgot to mention that Eidos are also said to be working on a new Deus Ex game and assisting Xbox on multiple games, not just Fable. Doesn’t seem like they’re going to have much spare capacity or that there is much intention for anyone to renegotiate for this license as of now, despite how well the game turned out. Quite a shame, but at least it shows other studios apart from Insomniac and Rocksteady can put out great superhero content.

The chances of a sequel seem about zero now then unfortunately. I haven't got into the game yet but was really hoping we would get a franchise out of this.

 

[Iceman]

The chances of a sequel seem about zero now then unfortunately. I haven't got into the game yet but was really hoping we would get a franchise out of this.

Yeah I would have taken a trilogy of it. Hopefully Eidos do good work in other areas then as they are obviously a talented studio and weren’t given a whole lot of credit while owned by Square.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yeah I would have taken a trilogy of it. Hopefully Eidos do good work in other areas then as they are obviously a talented studio and weren’t given a whole lot of credit while owned by Square.

The more quality games we get the better but I just wish we had more superhero games in general they go together so well or can do given the right development.

 

[Iceman]

The more quality games we get the better but I just wish we had more superhero games in general they go together so well or can do given the right development.

The failure of Avengers didn’t help but can only hope Spider-Man 2 , Wolverine and other future superhero games are a big success like the Arkham games were to get other publishers interested in the money that can be made.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

The failure of Avengers didn’t help but can only hope Spider-Man 2 , Wolverine and other future superhero games are a big success like the Arkham games were to get other publishers interested in the money that can be made.

Yeah I do hold out hope for the Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman games also. Would love a Hellboy game personally apparently one came out during my 20 year break from gaming.

It had aged but I did really like Rogue Trooper redux as well.

 

[Iceman]

Yeah I do hold out hope for the Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman games also. Would love a Hellboy game personally apparently one came out during my 20 year break from gaming.

It had aged but I did really like Rogue Trooper redux as well.

Oh yes, definitely looking forward to Wonder Woman by the devs who did the Shadow of Mordor games. Need standards for all the superhero games that do come out to be high and see good sales to improve their prospects.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Oh yes, definitely looking forward to Wonder Woman by the devs who did the Shadow of Mordor games. Need standards for all the superhero games that do come out to be high and see good sales to improve their prospects.

I just finished Shadow of War in the last couple of weeks so yes really looking forward to WW.

 

[Iceman]

I just finished Shadow of War in the last couple of weeks so yes really looking forward to WW.

I would love for WW to turn into a long term and high quality franchise like the Arkham games. She’s one of my overall favourite comic characters. Monolith can use the experience of those SoW games which should help with WW’s combat style with her various weapons.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I would love for WW to turn into a long term and high quality franchise like the Arkham games. She’s one of my overall favourite comic characters. Monolith can use the experience of those SoW games which should help with WW’s combat style with her various weapons.

Yeah they should have the sword and shield combat down. I imagine they can adapt the lasso pretty well from some of the abilities in SoW also.

 

[Mani-Man]

The failure of Avengers didn’t help but can only hope Spider-Man 2 , Wolverine and other future superhero games are a big success like the Arkham games were to get other publishers interested in the money that can be made.

I think the success of Spider-Man made up for that.
Seeing how people are certainly interested in Wolverine or the Black Panther game...its a good indication.
Also there is a lot of hope etc for a possible second Guardians of the Galaxy game.

Of course that a huge Name like Avengers failed, is not good...Gotham Knights mixed reception also not the best, but i think for the Moment we are safe.

I think a lot more positive vibe could be generated if they would let Smaller Devs do games based on the IPs.
Would show imo better that the Genre fits incredible well into the Industry.
If you are very selective and only give the IP to AAA Developers, thats not good imo.

But i do think the general feeling is a positive towards gaming and comics.

Like look at it, the Arkham Games are well recieved...even Arkham origins seems to gain with every year more positive feedback.
The Lego Comic book games got positive feedback, the Telltale Guardians and Batman, the Spider-Man, The Square Enix Guardians Game is considered incredible well, hurt by bad marketing.
The Injustice games are still in Fighting game tournaments if im informed correctly.

The only game in recent Times that hasnt gotten that much love, is Avengers...and that people would like if the GAAS aspect would have been tackled better.
People are into the game, but it takes way too long for new characters etc to come and often they feel more like reskins than new characters.

When you look at all the Cancelled projects allegedly under DC for example, it feels more like its a problem of the IP owner and not that the industry and fans arent interested.

I keep saying it, instead of Gotham Knights being as it is...they could have done a Batfamily game in the style of the TMNT games.
A sprite based Sidescrolling brawler with batman and his family.
Nothing too expensive, done by a smaller studio while working on a new Batman Franchise or so.
It feels like its all coming down to WB and Disney being the only ones not fully realizing the potential of the Video game sector and comic book characters.

 

[Iceman]

I think the success of Spider-Man made up for that.
Seeing how people are certainly interested in Wolverine or the Black Panther game...its a good indication.
Also there is a lot of hope etc for a possible second Guardians of the Galaxy game.

Of course that a huge Name like Avengers failed, is not good...Gotham Knights mixed reception also not the best, but i think for the Moment we are safe.

I think a lot more positive vibe could be generated if they would let Smaller Devs do games based on the IPs.
Would show imo better that the Genre fits incredible well into the Industry.
If you are very selective and only give the IP to AAA Developers, thats not good imo.

But i do think the general feeling is a positive towards gaming and comics.

Like look at it, the Arkham Games are well recieved...even Arkham origins seems to gain with every year more positive feedback.
The Lego Comic book games got positive feedback, the Telltale Guardians and Batman, the Spider-Man, The Square Enix Guardians Game is considered incredible well, hurt by bad marketing.
The Injustice games are still in Fighting game tournaments if im informed correctly.

The only game in recent Times that hasnt gotten that much love, is Avengers...and that people would like if the GAAS aspect would have been tackled better.
People are into the game, but it takes way too long for new characters etc to come and often they feel more like reskins than new characters.

When you look at all the Cancelled projects allegedly under DC for example, it feels more like its a problem of the IP owner and not that the industry and fans arent interested.

I keep saying it, instead of Gotham Knights being as it is...they could have done a Batfamily game in the style of the TMNT games.
A sprite based Sidescrolling brawler with batman and his family.
Nothing too expensive, done by a smaller studio while working on a new Batman Franchise or so.
It feels like its all coming down to WB and Disney being the only ones not fully realizing the potential of the Video game sector and comic book characters.

I think the only issue with smaller devs doing these is the license costs. Smaller devs within large publishers who pay the fee could work though.

There are few enough superhero games that the reception to each one matters IMO, so I’ll cheer them all on and play them all to try and support them.

 

[Mani-Man]

I think the only issue with smaller devs doing these is the license costs. Smaller devs within large publishers who pay the fee could work though.

There are few enough superhero games that the reception to each one matters IMO, so I’ll cheer them all on and play them all to try and support them.

Are license costs something that the License Holder can adjust or is that by Law?
To me it seems even small profit would be good and if you show as IP holder that you are willing to work with studios big or small, more studios could be interested.

You see this with Star Wars where EA had a iron grip on the license for so long...while barely doing anything with it.
So i think allowing a bigger variety of Developers to use the IP, would be a good thing.

 

[Slick]

Finally started this and really impressed. Good looking and playing game and very fun. I like some of the Nova Corps characters we meet early on.

After all this time I’m finally started this again and will try to finish it this weekend. I bought the cool deluxe edition Steelbook copy back when the game came out last October.

 

[Iceman]

Are license costs something that the License Holder can adjust or is that by Law?
To me it seems even small profit would be good and if you show as IP holder that you are willing to work with studios big or small, more studios could be interested.

You see this with Star Wars where EA had a iron grip on the license for so long...while barely doing anything with it.
So i think allowing a bigger variety of Developers to use the IP, would be a good thing.

Sorry just saw this (my notifications don't seem to always be working).

I'm no expert on this, but the IP holder can choose how much to charge for use of their IP, whether a fixed fee or percentage of revenue/profit or both. With a fixed fee they would get a guaranteed risk-free profit which is good for them unless there is any lessening of the IP's worth with a less-than-stellar product. For eg the Avengers game may have some impact on demand for future Avengers games, and at the least is not the greatest marketing for the Avengers brand as a whole, associating it with mediocre quality. But a fixed fee is also a big burden for smaller developers who are already struggling to turn a profit. A percentage of revenue/profit means the IP holder themselves taking on some risk in an area where they aren't specialists which many aren't keen to do.

 

[Iceman]

After all this time I’m finally started this again and will try to finish it this weekend. I bought the cool deluxe edition Steelbook copy back when the game came out last October.

Did you get far? I loved it and will get back to finishing it off as soon as I get another break.

 

[Slick]

Did you get far? I loved it and will get back to finishing it off as soon as I get another break.

Oh yeah it’s a freaking great game so far. I’m on chapter 7 currently. I’m also taking a break as well but can’t wait to get back into it and complete the game.

 

[psylockolussus]

I finally played this. I bought this for 38 dollars which isn't really cheap compare to when I was catching up ps3/4 games back in 2018 to 2020. I got Avengers 2020 and Miles Morales much cheaper. But I really want to be done with 2021 games. I only had 3 in my waitlist, this was the 2nd.

The last game I finished before this starting was Miles Morales. After a day or two from that game, I immediately started this. I don't think I've played two Marvel games back to back for the first time, in a very long time. I think the last time I did that was back in ps1. There aren't a lot of modern Marvel games that I bought since 2018, this was the only fifth. What I instantly liked about this is its similarities to Miles Morales game. You can access Quill's room and house. I didn't eXpect this game to have that. I didn't eXpect this game to have a lot of eXploring and downtime. I thought it would be 100% combat. It is quite story driven, and it is what I imagine for a modern Marvel action adventure game to be. It sucks that we don't have more. I liked that this features more comic book characters/bosses than Miles Morales. The length of the game is good enough for me. It took me more than a week to finish it. Some of the chapters are quite long and I repeated some chapters to find things.

The graphics are good. I'm not blown away by it because it can look a bit plastic and real life toys. Some of the color scheme and lighting could have better but the graphics look smooth, no grains. The combat is a bit stiff. The other guardians just assist Peter. I was thinking what if I could switch characters as well? That would have been better. I didn't really enjoy using Star Lord in battle. But the gameplay mechanics were easy to follow. I liked finding stuff for upgrades. Though I wish costumes didn't need to be found one by one. I had to watch a guide online not to miss them. It should have been rewards after finishing a chapter. I liked that the menu section isn't busy looking and easy to navigate. I feel like a lot of games now have a overstuffed menu with so many unnecessary things on the screen that I just ignore. I liked how simple and straight forward the menu especially the database. The scanner filter though is ugly. This game featuring 80s songs was nice. I recently played GTA Vice City after a long time. Songs can really elevate the eXperience.

Good game though I don't care much about the story. Its too bad this underperformed and a sequel won't happen. Now I'm imagining what if we get a modern Marvel game that is third person action adventure for the Fantastic 4 and the X-Men but you can switch characters, it would be awesome. I feel like this is a good template for future linear Marvel games. Marvel should release a lot way more in the coming years.