finally finished the gotg no guts no glory book, and it did such a good job of depicting peter and kor-el during their time on mercury!!! i literally could talk about it for hours, but i'm saving that for the video essay i'm writing.
in the mean time, here's some more of my favorite bits from this book
I bought the Guardians of the Galaxy game a while back (WAY before the Marvel strike was issued) and I’m finally playing it now.
I’m not finished, but here’s my thoughts thus far: not only is it actually really fun to play, so far it’s a better version of the movies (admittedly I haven’t seen the 3rd one).
The characters are frankly just written better: Star-Lord’s not annoying, Drax is taken seriously, Gamora has a personality… it’s awesome.
It utilizes Marvel’s cosmic side way better, where space feels HUGE and there’s crazy shit everywhere. And as a huge fan of Marvel’s cosmic comics, the existing lore they’ve utilized so far is refit in ways I find more compelling.
I beat the Guardians of the galaxy game off a recommendation from a friend and it is wonderful! Absolutely stellar on all fronts, especially the writing and dialogue. I was worried i was gonna get tired by the halfway point but in fact i was disappointed there wasn’t more to this game. The Guardians all interact with each other constantly and it’s never boring either and in fact is hilarious. The entire voice cast is phenomenal as every single guardian is able to convey their characters so well and do their own spin on things despite having some influences from the gunn films (notably Drax and Rocket). Peter’s voice actor specifically and Peter’s character as a whole is so perfectly done and handled correctly that in my mind this is my definitive star lord. Shout out to Drax’s voice actor too since he was able to deliver an incredibly emotional reaction from me during his moments, one standout being him and peter’s conversation on Knowhere.
The story itself is really pleasant full of really cool twists and turns which has an extremely satisfying payoff in the final act. I was completely engrossed in each and every single Guardian’s struggle and the way their emotional moments were handled was nothing short of beautiful, Drax being the highlight. I won’t spoil but the introduction and handling of “Nikki” is also nothing short of tragic and heartbreaking and who’s conflict had me moved. Overall it’s an extremely well done story about grief and learning to let go and accept what happened.
While the gameplay itself isn’t revolutionary, it’s pretty effective at immersing yourself as Peter Quill or rather Star-lord as you command the rest of your team into battle and have to constantly figure out the best way to combo all their moves into one. Plus this game features a move called “huddle up” which upon giving the proper motivation and speech, boosts the entire team while also playing a selected song off peter’s music player which all flows into one awesome crescendo!
All in all, if you still have an itch for more guardians after Vol. 3, please check this one out! It’s an incredibly fun take on the characters and it is such a blast to play and it’s story is so rewarding, especially to those who don’t even know anything about the guardians. A fun game i recommend to anyone to experience
Replayed this recently and forgot just how much I love it. I absolutely adore all the guardians - such good versions of them - and the dynamics they have with one another. (Drax is HILARIOUS). I also love this version of Peter so much.
The combat is just so chaotic in the best way, and I actually think only playing as Star Lord works really well. It's fast, it's fun, it's explosive - fantastic
Art direction is insane - the world's you visit, the characters, the outfits - everything is so colourful and vibrant and really leans into the weird sci fi aspect, love it.
Absolutely fantastic game that WAY more people need to play and appreciate.