Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy is their most exciting adventure in years and hints at a bright future for Marvel games.

In this case, I ultimately feel like Guardians of the Galaxy: Tangled Up in Blue is a wondrous entry to the developer’s ever-growing pool of stories. There’s something innately fun about this brand of Guardians, and TellTale was right to capitalize on both the recent films and the comics lore. There’s a very deft story being told, and one that’s definitely got a few unexpected turns even after one episode. Side note, I also really appreciate the stellar soundtrack and that every episo...

Guardians of the Galaxy was the shot in the arm that the Marvel Cinematic Universe needed, opening the door to very different kinds of heroes in very different environments, all infused with loads of attitude.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a pretty large misstep for the developer despite a few good moments.

And that’s where Guardians of the Galaxy hit me most. The first chapter’s conflicts and outcomes may be conventional, but so were the the ones in the weird comic books my best friend’s older brother stored in bread bags, which we’d read as fast as we could before he got home from football practice to terrify us. The feeling of wanting to read the next issue is just the same, too.