General Gaming Guardians of the Galaxy - Information Thread, update: March release for GamePass announced

[best3444]

3 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Yeah there is a difficulty spike towards the last third of the game. Nothing crazy, but still pretty noticeable.

 

With Halo challenging me I'm more into games that give me a challenge these days. I'll just play it on normal and see how it goes. I really look forward to playing this!

[skillzdadirecta]

11 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

With Halo challenging me I'm more into games that give me a challenge these days. I'll just play it on normal and see how it goes. I really look forward to playing this!

I played Guardians on the next to hardest difficulty. Normal should be pretty manageable.

[stepee]

I think even I played in normal! It gets harder near the last 1/3rd yes but that’s right around when the combat hits it’s full potential and really shined imo.

[Mercury33]

Finished it the other day. Def in the running for my GotY(although Village pretty much has that locked down). The ending is so utterly fantastic. 
 

The best part of this game is that it almost

never drags. The story is draped across every single inch of the game. You’re always progressing and moving forward. Never a point where I went “ugh I just need to get through this to get to the next story part” by the end I genuinely felt move invested and cared more about this Guardians team than the movie Guardians. And as someone else said Chapter 14 is so fantastic. It out Mass Effect’s Mass Effect in that chapter and the cassette grab could be the best moment in gaming in the last decade 😂

 

That being said I’d be fine if we didn’t get another one. This told a pretty complete story with a lot on the line for all the characters. And CD is such an utterly fantastic studio I kinda would rather just seeing what they can do with different IPs each game Instead of sticking with one for a decade at a time. 

[best3444]

1 hour ago, Mercury33 said:

Finished it the other day. Def in the running for my GotY(although Village pretty much has that locked down). The ending is so utterly fantastic. 
 

The best part of this game is that it almost

never drags. The story is draped across every single inch of the game. You’re always progressing and moving forward. Never a point where I went “ugh I just need to get through this to get to the next story part” by the end I genuinely felt move invested and cared more about this Guardians team than the movie Guardians. And as someone else said Chapter 14 is so fantastic. It out Mass Effect’s Mass Effect in that chapter and the cassette grab could be the best moment in gaming in the last decade 😂

 

That being said I’d be fine if we didn’t get another one. This told a pretty complete story with a lot on the line for all the characters. And CD is such an utterly fantastic studio I kinda would rather just seeing what they can do with different IPs each game Instead of sticking with one for a decade at a time. 

 

God I can't wait to play this!

[Ghost_MH]

1 hour ago, Mercury33 said:

Finished it the other day. Def in the running for my GotY(although Village pretty much has that locked down). The ending is so utterly fantastic. 
 

The best part of this game is that it almost

never drags. The story is draped across every single inch of the game. You’re always progressing and moving forward. Never a point where I went “ugh I just need to get through this to get to the next story part” by the end I genuinely felt move invested and cared more about this Guardians team than the movie Guardians. And as someone else said Chapter 14 is so fantastic. It out Mass Effect’s Mass Effect in that chapter and the cassette grab could be the best moment in gaming in the last decade 😂

 

That being said I’d be fine if we didn’t get another one. This told a pretty complete story with a lot on the line for all the characters. And CD is such an utterly fantastic studio I kinda would rather just seeing what they can do with different IPs each game Instead of sticking with one for a decade at a time. 

 

This game is incredibly well paced. It's one of those things that other plot-heavy videogames miss. Like, I get it. Pacing is difficult because you have to worry about the needs of the story along with the needs of the gameplay. Guardians just does a really good job threading that needle. A large portion of that is likely because they did away with a lot of the fluff games include to pad their runtime. It makes for a much more lean experience.

[Phaseknox]

8 hours ago, Mercury33 said:

That being said I’d be fine if we didn’t get another one. This told a pretty complete story with a lot on the line for all the characters. And CD is such an utterly fantastic studio I kinda would rather just seeing what they can do with different IPs each game Instead of sticking with one for a decade at a time. 

Guardians of the Galaxy was developed by Eidos Montreal, not Crystal Dynamics.

[Keyser_Soze]

This XSX looks pretty good compared to some of the other poopy ones out there

 

 

[Spork3245]

3 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

This XSX looks pretty good compared to some of the other poopy ones out there

 

 

 

Wish they got it to him before shooting finished, he could've seen what GotG3 needs to live up to  

[best3444]

So to be sure, the game has nothing to do with the movies, correct? Meaning don't need to know the lore before jumping into this?

[Firewithin]

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

So to be sure, the game has nothing to do with the movies, correct? Meaning don't need to know the lore before jumping into this?

dont know if lore is exactly the correct word but no it does not relate to the movies

[Spork3245]

1 hour ago, best3444 said:

So to be sure, the game has nothing to do with the movies, correct? Meaning don't need to know the lore before jumping into this?

It seems more in line with the comics. Knowing the basics of the characters helps, but that’s all you need.

[best3444]

Ok, thanks. I'll just go in cold turkey and try to follow the story. 

[Mercury33]

25 minutes ago, best3444 said:

Ok, thanks. I'll just go in cold turkey and try to follow the story. 

You’ll be fine. You don’t need any backstory and the personalities of each character are obvious 5 seconds after you meet each one. 

[Keyser_Soze]

@best3444 Look forward to those ray traced reflections on Monday

 

 

[best3444]

8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

@best3444 

 

 

 

Cool. I start it up tomorrow so perfect timing!

[best3444]

@Keyser_Soze they say the patch is out now for RT?

[Keyser_Soze]

27 minutes ago, best3444 said:

@Keyser_Soze they say the patch is out now for RT?

 

Yes. It came out a month ago.

 

 

[best3444]

1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Yes. It came out a month ago.

 

 

 

Awesome. I understand now why you said Monday because I said I'd start Monday. Awesome news. Thanks.

[Mercury33]

Honestly that RT patch wasn’t great. It’s not like Miles Morales where it still runs at 60fps. It def chugs a bit compared to the normal performance mode. 

[best3444]

I played 2 hours and only got to chapter 2. I selected the Ray tracing mode but haven't really noticed any reflections or anything of the sort. It's running fine at 30fps and the game looks very good. The dialogue is the highlight of the game so far. The characters are cool and I mostly enjoyed what I've play thus far. The combat is extremely basic but I only got one upgrade.

 

Again, I went into this with too high expectations and I'm not overly pleased with the game so far. I know I'm extremely early so I really don't have a valid opinion yet. Don't get me wrong, it's cool but coming off the Halo high I just feel a bit let down. It's a well made game so far.

 

PS @skillzdadirecta I believe you said Guardians of the Galaxy has better visuals than Halo and I disagree. There is better texture work and lighting in Halo when compared to this.

 

Overall, I enjoyed what I played and hope it keeps getting better. I see potential with upgrades etc. It's extremely linear too so coming off Halo I have to adjust to that as well. 

[skillzdadirecta]

11 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I played 2 hours and only got to chapter 2. I selected the Ray tracing mode but haven't really noticed any reflections or anything of the sort. It's running fine at 30fps and the game looks very good. The dialogue is the highlight of the game so far. The characters are cool and I mostly enjoyed what I've play thus far. The combat is extremely basic but I only got one upgrade.

 

Again, I went into this with too high expectations and I'm not overly pleased with the game so far. I know I'm extremely early so I really don't have a valid opinion yet. Don't get me wrong, it's cool but coming off the Halo high I just feel a bit let down. It's a well made game so far.

 

PS @skillzdadirecta I believe you said Guardians of the Galaxy has better visuals than Halo and I disagree. There is better texture work and lighting in Halo when compared to this.

 

Overall, I enjoyed what I played and hope it keeps getting better. I see potential with upgrades etc. It's extremely linear too so coming off Halo I have to adjust to that as well. 

Keep playing... it's good for entirely different reasons than Halo. Everyone has told you the story is the highlight of the game and is what makes it notable. Everyone's taste is different but I'm sure the game is doing more on a technical level than Halo is but I could be wrong about that. Gameplay gets better as the game progresses.

[best3444]

45 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Keep playing... it's good for entirely different reasons than Halo. Everyone has told you the story is the highlight of the game and is what makes it notable. Everyone's taste is different but I'm sure the game is doing more on a technical level than Halo is but I could be wrong about that. Gameplay gets better as the game progresses.

 

Oh, I plan on beating the game. I'm glad I introduced myself to the game this evening to get a feel for it. It's a cool game but I'm not as hyped as everyone on this forum is on it. But again, I'm extremely early. Good  to hear the gameplay gets better 👍 

[skillzdadirecta]

6 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

Oh, I plan on beating the game. I'm glad I introduced myself to the game this evening to get a feel for it. It's a cool game but I'm not as hyped as everyone on this forum is on it. But again, I'm extremely early. Good  to hear the gameplay gets better 👍 

I mean it unlocks more powers and abilities which open up the game more but it pretty much is what it is. The story is the real star here which is what I thought we were all pretty clear about. 

[Brian]

Best is the hardest person to read. 
 

[best3444]

3 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

I mean it unlocks more powers and abilities which open up the game more but it pretty much is what it is. The story is the real star here which is what I thought we were all pretty clear about. 

 

I understand the story and dialogue are the strong points in this game. 

 

3 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said:

Best is the hardest person to read. 
 

 

Not really.

[Keyser_Soze]

2 hours ago, best3444 said:

I played 2 hours and only got to chapter 2. I selected the Ray tracing mode but haven't really noticed any reflections or anything of the sort.

 

Maybe look at surfaces that are reflective

[Phaseknox]

4 hours ago, best3444 said:

I went into this with too high expectations and I'm not overly pleased with the game so far. I know I'm extremely early so I really don't have a valid opinion yet. Don't get me wrong, it's cool but coming off the Halo high I just feel a bit let down.

I think that you would like it more if you saw the movies, and were familiar with the characters already. I don’t think that you can appreciate it as much being completely unfamiliar with the characters.

[best3444]

11 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Maybe look at surfaces that are reflective

 

I did.  It's nothing to praise imo.

 

9 hours ago, Phaseknox said:

I think that you would like it more if you saw the movies, and were familiar with the characters already. I don’t think that you can appreciate it as much being completely unfamiliar with the characters.

 

Probably true but I like the characters already. Like I said, I'm EXTREMELY early so I have to give this game a chance. I never said I don't like it. It was a solid first 2 hours.

[Keyser_Soze]

54 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I did.  It's nothing to praise imo.

 

Well then turn off RTX and play at 60 fps.

[best3444]

1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Well then turn off RTX and play at 60 fps.

 

30fps is running fine for me. I want to give the Ray tracing more of a shot to see. 

[best3444]

I finally watched the entire video on the ray tracing and I now know what to look for. It's definitely an impressive improvement and it still runs fine at 30fps.

 

I can't play tonight but I look forward to playing tomorrow and really digging into this game. I just had to adjust from coming off an open world game in halo to a linear style game but I liked what I've played so far. I think it's pretty cool so early on. 

[Biggie]

13 minutes ago, best3444 said:

I finally watched the entire video on the ray tracing and I now know what to look for. It's definitely an impressive improvement and it still runs fine at 30fps.

 

I can't play tonight but I look forward to playing tomorrow and really digging into this game. I just had to adjust from coming off an open world game in halo to a linear style game but I liked what I've played so far. I think it's pretty cool so early on. 

Careful bruh, @Keyser_Sozewill be critiquing your every word lol.

[Keyser_Soze]

I figured he had watched the video since I posted it. That would have been helpful yes.

[Biggie]

1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said:

I figured he had watched the video since I posted it. That would have been helpful yes.