A restoration of the Guardian team: Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy

The game is a clear balancing act between giving an experience to the newcomers in the Guardians series and the existing fans who want something that they’ve not seen in the movies.

Telltale has created a niche genre for itself with games like The Walking Dead, Batman and Game of Thrones. A genre that is more concentrated on narrative based gaming rather than action or puzzle solving. The games give choices that are meaningful, but not really life changing in reality.

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For Guardians of the Galaxy, Telltale has teamed up with Marvel to release a set of 5 games which looks like a solid effort and the best till date from its team. The story is of an extinct alien race, a God-like Titan and an artifact with strange powers relating all three. And if you are a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, then you would relate to the narrative in a better way. Visually, the game has retrofuturistic spaceships, mysterious weapons which can enslave the universe and Star Lord who is dancing to Hall & Oates.

The story, named Tangled Up in Blue, unfolds with the Guardians team helping the police force of space from an onslaught, but eventually blown out of the sky to an alien planet where they have to find Thanos, the supervillain. And when they eventually do find him, there is a mini-battle which will force to make quick and surprise decisions.

Consequences depend on the choices you make, but they are not dire by any means. You basically have to anger one guardian and please another with your choices. These things may not make much difference in the first episode but remember, there are 4 more episodes to go and your picks might have larger ramification later on…

We will wait for the next episode to get more clarity!

From the June 2017 issue of FHM India.