This game is underrated and I wish I'd pulled the trigger on it sooner! I haven't finished many games recently, but Guardians held my interest to the end. The casting for the Guardians was stellar and the dialogue is a lot of fun. These aren't quite the Guardians you may know from the MCU, and that's not a bad thing.

The story is an original setting, but characters' backstories are reminiscent of their MCU counterparts'. The writing retains the wit and banter the Guardians are known for, and the game's storyline balances the lighthearted and heavy ones well.

The combat at higher difficulties left something to be desired (enemies get very bullet-spongey), but individual difficulty settings are pretty configurable, making this less of an issue.

Finally, the game boasts a solid catalog of licensed music. Would they be the Guardians of the Galaxy without it? I loved this game and I'll definitely be playing NG+ in the future.