Square Enix reveals Guardians of the Galaxy game at E3 2021
The first game we saw from Square Enix at E3 2021 was Guardians of the Galaxy, a third-person action/adventure game that casts you as the Marvel superhero Star-Lord. Like Marvel’s Avengers, also from Square Enix, Guardians of the Galaxy isn’t explicitly based on the comics, movies or cartoons, instead weaving a new tale with familiar characters.
We know a lot about the game so far. You’ll spend part of your time fighting off intergalactic foes, and part of your time navigating the social complexities of the rest of your crew: Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Groot. They’ll also aid you in combat.
The game will come out on October 26 for Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as PC. Square Enix revealed a handful of pre-order bonuses and collector’s editions, which will give you extra skins, a soundtrack, an art book and so forth.
During Square Enix’s E3 2021 livestream, the company showed off both a story trailer and a prerecorded gameplay section from Guardians of the Galaxy, which Eidos Montreal is developing. From gameplay and story perspectives, the game looks similar to Marvel’s Avengers, with third-person combat and a new take on classic Marvel characters. What’s different this time around is that Guardians of the Galaxy seems to be a traditional single-player game rather than an ongoing live service title.
From a story perspective, Guardians of the Galaxy covers pretty familiar territory. The trailer showed Star-Lord and his shipmates bickering amongst themselves, traveling around the galaxy, running afoul of law enforcement, facing off with villains and so forth.
