This Game Shocked Everyone - Guardians of the Galaxy - Luke Stephens

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[@LukeStephensTV]

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[@rhetiq9989]

Who knew that the cycle of closing the fridge in gotg could be a more engaging experience than the entirety of Marvel's Avengers' endgame content

[@jinchuriki7022]

Pretty sure Rocket leaves it open on purpose cause hes annoying as fk.

[@AmariMarvelous]

@@jinchuriki7022 annoying as flark! Lol

[@bricktop.]

Is that Avengers still a thing? I thought it shat the bed on arrival and died seconds later like Anthem did tbh. Does it actually have a player base??

[@coopercraven1370]

@@bricktop. Avengers was added to Xbox Game Pass and that revitalized it a bit, but that doesn’t change that the game isn’t great

[@DrDANKize]

I thought I would get an achievement for how many times I closed that flarking fridge

[@wobblewokgaming655]

I love how natural the conversations between the Guardians feel. It makes them feel more like a cohesive group.

[@ryany6776]

This! The conversations and banters between the characters are truly what made this game special for me, and actually saved me from a somewhat developing video game fatigue, I found the true joy of video games in this game.

[@guydothings4991]

This game made me cry several times, what a jerk! Do it again.

[@Hiiiiiiiiieeee]

same, it was so well done. Definitely deservedly won best narrative game

[@codymartinez4493]

Cool facts about Peter shooting Meredith. You actually don’t have to shoot her at all. You could actually just continue to hug her and accept your illusion. Which will lead you to a whole other mini level

[@uchihabomber1296]

That’s what happened to me I didn’t escape the hug at first

[@johnxiong6983]

These guardians of the galaxy are much better than the movie versions, and the movie versions were good too. When I think of gotg, these versions will come to mind now instead of the movie versions.

[@MrBarborosa]

You are alone in that.

[@jvincent14]

@@MrBarborosa he’s not. I liked this star lord more TBH

[@johnxiong6983]

@@MrBarborosa Yeah, I might be in the minority since not a bunch of people know or have played this game. But I do think these guardians of the galaxy have more depth to them, mainly because we get to spend time with them for many many hours and get to know them more. But for the movies, everything is crammed into 2 hrs, which means it’s harder to develop and build these characters within that time frame. But the movies still did a great job at building these characters even if they’re not 15-20 hrs like the game.

[@astronova6150]

okay no chill

[@joebrown6778]

"Who do I serve? What am I supposed to say, Jesus!?" Idk man that line was hilarious and awewome. Whenever I think GotG I think of that line. It captures them so well.

[@Haybud]

SPOILER ALERT! I also loved how the Rocket and Quill mini game at the beginning led to your character shooting one that let loose the main baddy in the game. I was looking for those things so hard and just shooting as soon as I saw one! Soon as it happened I was like ‘Dammit game, you got me’

[@vinny9256]

Some of the dialogue choices and later lines in the game must depend on who shot it, since later on I had speech options to blame Rocket for this entire mess. So I must’ve never shot and released Magus during the mini game. Really cool attention to detail.

[@horsenuggets1018]

@@vinny9256 u get to blame rocket anyway lmao

[@GamerInVoid]

For me this was the BEST Game I played after RDR 2 in 2018 .. The characters, the dialogues, the graphics, the story, the acting are all top notch and I am so glad a Single Player no BS game did so well !

[@bishbosh4815]

I definitely didn't expect this! This is an example of subverting expectations in a GOOD way

[@mrsasshole]

What a wonderful surprise this game was. I can't imagine that this was a cheap game to build, so I'm really hoping that videos like this get the word out that this is a game WELL worth picking up. I really want to see a sequel so I hope people are picking it up.

[@Dornpunzel]

Dont worry. It is mentioned all over the net. The game gets praised by everybody. 🙂

[@johnarkins7306]

@@Dornpunzel apparently it under sold

[@Dornpunzel]

@@johnarkins7306 it under sold because of the bad marketing. it is well known that purple/pink/lila/orange covers have a negative effect on selling numbers. Same issue with "Outcast" back in the days in 1999. Epic Game. Selling desaster.

[@johnarkins7306]

@@Dornpunzel shame , I bought it on launch day and it was great ):

[@Dornpunzel]

@@johnarkins7306 Outcast or Guardians? Or both? :)

[@caleb_c]

I had rock bottom expectations, but it ended up being one of the best games I’ve played in a very long time.

[@kylemurdock8034]

I know it's unrelated, but I played The Forbidden City a few days ago because of your review. It was awesome 😎

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

I haven’t laughed this much while playing a video game in a really long time. This game was such a flarking blast 💥

[@mwkcope]

18:25 I think the particle chaos is actually intentional. The gameplay (not necessarily the story), I think, is very much about being faced with chaos, but keeping your cool and focusing on what's in your way, and overcoming it. The visual noise is meant to be your challenge in that.

[@Hiiiiiiiiieeee]

This was easily the most fun I had with a game this year. I really wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. I'm genuinely looking forward to the next one.

[@OrbitalShell]

:-(

[@willrueb9573]

I'm currently playing this game as well as streaming it and within the first 5 to 10 minutes of the game I knew this was my game of the year. I haven't had this much genuine joy and fun playing a game, and immersing myself with characters I love in a video game in an incredibly long time! It definitely has some random rough spots and not everything is as finely detailed and created with loving care like the Milano, but each character feels real and true to their comic book origins, and I haven't laughed this much in a video game maybe ever! I'm in love with everything from the aesthetic to the writing of random NPCs you only ever see once and briefly.

[@uchihabomber1296]

It was such a fun game to play and the dialogue was as perfect made me like the guardians of the galaxy way more too And it’s clear that these guys have fans of the comics and have watched the movies very well and blended it all into a good source for the story I’m just glad they didn’t really just use the stuff from the movies only

[@jinchuriki7022]

I dont know exactly what it is, but comparing the movie version of Star lord to the game is just night and day. Movie Starlord is just a lucky jerk, then you have the empathetic goofy and cool game Starlord. The story was super mature by Marvel standards.

[@amannamedmetal4319]

Honestly kinda prefer gunns star lord for that reason. Him being more of a jerk made him seem more real to me. I think it’s more clear in the bickering between Peter and rocket. Felt like their personalities were similar enough to cause major conflict in the movies whereas the game kinda made it seem like rocket was the bigger jerk

[@ilikefartjokes]

I loved how the that story dialogue went on throughout THE ENTIRE GAME! Not the usual action>cutscene>action>cutscene formula.

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

This was such an excellent game. I was looking forward to it launching and had hope that it would be good. It quickly became clear that it was far above my expectations. I 'm actually stunned by how good it was/ is.

[@alexgnoffofilms]

One thing I really liked about the game was the “choose your own path” aspect of it. Trying to convince someone to do something or picking one thing over the other just felt so interesting and different from other games in this genre I’ve played.

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

I was happy that it lead to different dialogue and even different levels and story beats.

[@OrbitalShell]

Just finished it last night and these guardians felt more "complete" then their movie counterparts. Adam Warlock was the real Adam Warlock, not the weird kid version from the movies. The impact here story wise kicked in from start. No conversation was a throw away, all interactions brought you deeper into the world. I personally loved that they brought in the music aspect from the movies. A treat visually and musically. There was "heart" here.

[@G5_Edits]

I was interested by this game but very very skeptical caus avengers. But then i saw it on black friday for the half of the price and bought. It was an amazing experience, I loved it!

[@cernunnos_lives]

Absolutely loved your intro. Journalism is best when you nailed a truth and you keep going beyond your premise. Flexing in on yo writing skills bro.

[@wolverineiscool7161]

Great commentary and some really good points! I loved this game so much. I didn't expect it to be this good. It completely blew me away.

[@lol_vevo]

This was made by the Deus Ex devs, no surprise here

[@drgonzo123]

I had fun with it. Perfectly paced and length. And it was equally about the conversations with the guardians as with the combat. Not perfect, but I enjoyed my time and played it all the way to the end without getting bored and switching to another game, which is rare for me.

[@Mohashm]

An easily missed 2022 gem of a game. Loved every moment of this game, surprisingly so.

[@thedirtytowel3155]

ive just watched three of your vids in a row. subbed

[@lovelisa3305]

Best game ever 💖 I wish there were DLCs and sequels for this one.

[@P1PWR]

Definitely agree w this video, just beat it today. Although I felt a little tired of battling around the 3rd quarter of the game and experienced two or three glitches that made me reload my checkpoint - it was a fantastic experience carried by its characters and environments (during the parts where it isn’t metal hallways) . Is it one tier below games with a similar format like God of War 4 or FF7 Remake? Yeah. But damn, it is more than worth the play through.

[@maddox1806]

ya the combat did get boring but i feel like the game was more about just becoming a team and the dialogue which i rly liked

[@TheBuddhaBear]

I received this for Christmas and honestly it was the most enjoyable game I've played in years. If I wasn't laughing, I was feeling heartbreak, or pumping my fist in the air at the awesome events unfolding onscreen. I expected to merely like it, but ended up adoring it.

[@callmepsycho3132]

I got it for Christmas too. That year I got Far Cry 6, Deathloop, Yakuza:Like A Dragon and a Pulse 3D Headset. When I put the GOTG disc in the ps5 and I started playing, I played it from start to finish without taking a break. For a while I wasn’t really enjoying games that much, but guardians was such an enjoyable experience.

[@Growfe]

Love the new logo!

[@hanjaeyoon906]

As a single player enthusiast, this is a one of the best! As I progressed the game, I was being constantly worried about the game ending soon. Not that many games offer that these days.

[@jimbo8617]

How many hours is this game roughly, just a rough estimate TY.

[@willrueb9573]

I'll come back and watch the video when i've beaten this awesome game!

[@rinas6550]

I really hope this game gets a sequel. It was fantastic.

[@vodkavecz]

Indeed it was a great game, and I hope the publishers take a long hard look at that Avengers game, and then this one, and think about what they should focus on. One minor thing that bothered me: you can collect some items that you can discuss with your crewmates on the ship. And the face animations during those conversations are.... like ME Andromeda level. Really stood out next to all the well made animations during other conversations. Seems like these were put in the game very late.

[@samuelmeguerditchian6200]

I absolutely loved this game! The only problem though is when I got to chapter 12 and it crashed and corrupted my save file so I had to start again. I was ok with that though, because it’s so much fun to play.

[@joshuaknox2724]

started this game on friday beat it on sunday enjoyed it all the way it will stick with me for a long time it made me smile so much

[@icarusgaming6269]

The animation an actor does before performing a move is called a telegraph

[@piercelaw7165]

I never, literally never saw an ad for this game, I saw it on sale for $15, and I loved it

[@ThePowerBunny]

Luke Stephens with another banger

[@volpe7436]

Honestly game is worth it on the original soundtrack alone I mean i can't believe we got a free game with this album

[@brando8408]

Honestly thought it was gonna be Avengers 2.0 but it turned out to be much better. Glad I was wrong

[@zyndustry]

This game has no business being this good, especially after they shat the bed with avengers. Definitely up at the top with Spider-Man for super hero games.

[@jksguycode1763]

Idk why cause I’ve already beat it but for some reason I just keep thinking about this game I’m so happy I gave this game a chance I walked away with a experience in gaming I will never forget

[@Oskarisadog]

Imagine Luke talking about a cup of coffee. Just, amazing.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

Hated Guardians of the Galaxy -> played this game -> loves guardians of the galaxy

[@wingsoffreedom3589]

Was indifferent to the Guardians of the galaxy but liked the movie played the game love the Guardians of the galaxy especially Drax and his child like joy at getting to fight Fin Fan Foom.

[@Sclay22]

Didn’t expect to suddenly see Adam Ragusea footage here!

[@Raecid]

Just downloaded it from game pass. I love it. It’s refreshing and endearing. I don’t get stressed out when I mess up repeatedly I just think of how many different ways I can execute my gameplay. The hints through the bantering makes me laugh and is appreciated. Only problem I have is after spending a few hours I have been getting glitchy, which is annoying when your timing is essential. That could just be my connection or console. A great game none the less.

[@mullaoslo]

Please tell me im not the only one who stayed in the bed listening to the entire star lord album before starting the game just to reminice of sitting on my bed with a walkman so many years ago

[@TheRaven8]

I’m on my third play through. It’s just a great story and fun as hell to play. It’s got heart and genuine emotion and stakes. I love it so much

[@vh3914]

Just finished it. A masterpiece in my opinion ❤

[@HanShotFirst2131]

Glad I found this video. This game is in my personal top 10, and it’s not 10. Such a surprising breath of fresh air

[@creecher1118]

Would love full critiques of Dark Souls and Bloodborne

[@kiminthemix4251]

This exceeded my expectations actually. Very funny and very engaging game. The continuous dialogues are what pull me in.

[@highwind1991]

Easily the biggest surprise of the year.

[@laurencewhite3615]

Hopefully getting this game for Christmas, so I’ll come back to the vid after I’ve played it to avoid spoilers. This game is so weird to me, I had literally zero excitement for it when it was announced even right up until release, but then the reviews came in the public got their hands on it, and everyone seemed to love it! Safe to say I’m pretty damn excited for it now

[@IvaN-cf7qt]

Hopefully the good reception translate into a DLC , i really wish it does

[@existentialselkath1264]

It's a shame they didn't really market this game. It looks decent but I've already spent all I'm willing to on games for the end of this year. It would have come into my consideration if I actually knew about it

[@Dornpunzel]

So be happy to buy it on sale in 2022. Good for you. 🙂

[@toribarron5700]

Yeah, this will still be a great game next year. Just don’t miss it entirely.

[@The_JpD_Show]

I loooooooved this game start to end.

[@Zzz-iz1yt]

😂🤣🤣🤣😭 bro i beat this game and i never got to see raccoon do that to quil i just busted out laughing lmaoo

[@sorry8481]

Ok might buy now. Never heard anything of it really but it sounds decent

[@salandem2929]

Bought the game because of this video and totally do not regret paying full price for it. Thank you for recomendation!

[@Kaisaccountt]

I had zero expectations for this game but it ended up being one of the best games I’ve played in a long time.

[@blurryperson2685]

Whelp you convinced me. When I’m done mass effect I’ll get it

[@anasshahid224]

Guardians of the Galaxy! Incredible game, the story, gameplay, entire experience was so much fun, a feel good game, my personal 2021 game of the year, loved it! 🙌😊

[@jimbo8617]

Have owned this game from day 1 release,just come across it the other day forgetting I had it.I will Definitely give it a Play Threw 100%.TY For the review.

[@pratikh7790]

One of the best and genuinely fun games I've played in a while. Great story, characters, dialogues and gameplay! The only problem I have with this game is that there are too many "normal" enemies, you know those goons are gonna irritate you every time you enter a new area. Its too much sometimes, other than that, Awesome game!

[@Yourmoms12345]

Is it weird I like it because it just doesn’t crash. Most games are broken or unfinished this was a full game finished ready to play

[@DancyHercules3]

This was as good of a GOTG movie as it was a video game. Amazing.

[@erfankouloubandi8622]

Good video

[@psychopolar8840]

I wonder what's the next marvel game that square enix will make cause I don't think they'll only stop at 2 games but yeah we'll see.

[@justaguy7230]

I met some really annoying glitches during my playthrough on ps5, some which blocked me from getting 100 percent, but the game was good. A solid 8/10 for me. I also found rocket to be extremely annoying at times, where I kind of wanted him to die, and I'll live happily if I never hear flark again. Other then that, I'd love a sequel.

[@ShakirraR]

Oh I wanted to personally kill Rocket so many times in this game. The fact that he jokes about your daughter (I know she isn't really but they don't know that at the time) and ex girlfriend being dead to your face just really pissed me off. I don't care how "damaged" he is or that he has a dark sense of humor. There are just some lines you don't cross and Rocket crossed those lines multiple times. And he never really apologizes for it.

[@justaguy7230]

@@ShakirraR Yes, he was very unforgivable at times, just a little too far.

[@antepa112]

I just can't see a reason why Red Dead Redemption 2 can be such a huge and immersive open world game with so many things but they can't make a good Avengers open world video game. There is just no excuse

[@qlnbd]

High praise. Nothing is perfect, so I'll stick with the first two words.

[@7Z7A7C7K7]

Can confirm. Guardians is best boy of the year.

[@backfireelite]

Does anyone know the name of the song Mr. Stephens used in this video. Great video btw sir

[@mickeymouse7726]

Mary Demarle and the entire writing did an amazing job on this game I love these versions of the Guardians characters way more than the mcu version of the Guardians characters

[@yoyosaur]

"Thor, zeus, and osiris" .... Those guys all there too in marvel

[@thekingofcookies4877]

I'm not finished the game yet but it seemed to have some similarities to a particular storyline from the comics, then it mentioned Him and I thought that they wouldn't use that storyline for a Guardians game....they fucking did and I am so hyped to finish it! (Spoils Below) They straight up did the Church controlled by Magus, Adam Warlock's evil self. He is my fav cosmic hero and I still almost can't believe that he's in the game let alone a big part of it.

[@Deadforge]

Hands down my GOTY for 2021. The game was way better than most expected and even myself. The writing and story is magnificent. The amount of detail is insane and it looks beautiful.

[@andersjohnsen4688]

Okay, so I saw this video pop up on my feed. Watched some of it, paused, bought and played the game, 35 bucks well spent.

[@-Diceman]

Its now on sale for $15, i just picked it up and am surprised how much I am enjoying it so far

[@AcAlvin]

Same, im sad i didnt bought this game sooner, all because of the avengers game.

[@B3ansGuy]

I bought this game purely because it was on sale but I wasn't really expecting thaaat much after the poor reviews of Avengers. This iteration of the Guardians surpasses those in the movies imo, sure we have the benefit of like 5x as much time with them but still, the writing shocked me in how deep it was while maintaining a sense of humor. The game mechanics themselves were a little lackluster for me but the story was top tier, would love to see/play more of these Guardians

[@Ri_Shin_Marco]

Did you really use olive oil for a cut Wagyu? :D It got so much fat/marbling that you do not need any additional oil/butter etc. And if you need anything at least use beef fat (from a jar) or since you are already trimming of the excess fat you can just use it and render it out.

[@MyNamesComics]

Didn’t even know this was you cause of the new pfp☠️

[@kloakovalimonada]

I have no interest in super hero movies at all but this looks very cool. Sort of a surprise hit in the vein of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

[@toribarron5700]

Very much. Well worth the play. Especially if you catch a sale.

[@ShawnWeeded510]

Square Enix produced projects has a 50-60% chance of being disappointing or amazing epic masterpieces. It is the chance of getting Marvels Avengers or Marvels Guardians. I think it's worth the dice roll. I hope Square gets their hands on another Marvel character or team like Thor or Thunderbolts as well as a sequel to Guardians. They deserve it.

[@psychopolar8840]

Yeah I wonder what's the next marvel game they'll make cause I don't think they'll only stop at 2 games.

[@uchihabomber1296]

I don’t think Square Enix made this one man

[@ShawnWeeded510]

@@psychopolar8840 my hope is another Guardians game and maybe a Thor game from the team behind FF7 remakes combat. Square as a business makes me uncomfortable but they have amazing developers and artists in their building. When the riight starting line up is picked for the right project Square can make gold. Guardians is proof of that.

[@psychopolar8840]

@@ShawnWeeded510 yeah absolutely agree with ya and yeah another guardians game would be awesome but in addition to that a open world iron man game would be dope too imo cause people can enjoy the movement system and stuff like we did in spider man but yeah we'll see.

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

9.5/ 10 game. Absolutely excellent. I wish other franchises and "universes" like the Matrix or DBZ or something would get this level of quality and love as a game. I guess the Matrix Unreal Engine 5 demo is something, but its just a demo. And DBZ has games, but literally none of them are good imo, and certainly none of them are action adventure RPGs with player choice and top-tier narrative and story.

[@mrchocolatetoast1355]

I just finished guardians today after paying no attention to any reviews or story's and tbh I dunno if it blew my hair back coz it is such a good game or if its just coz these days my expectations are so low and I went into it expecting it to be terrible but either way I really enjoyed it actually thought the story was better than the movie

[@noobsaibot2255]

I fear for this studio's fate, square enix caused the bad sales by destroying any trust with the avengers game, I hope they don't get axed. I got GOTG day one and it was a great ride.

[@psychopolar8840]

Yeah I really want CD and eidos to stay with square enix cause they both are talented studios.

[@jamesfadian173]

This is just a brilliant game to play the story the fighting scenes the characters are brilliant so funny as well the music 🎶 just brilliant 👏 9.10 for me 👍👍👍😂

[@psychopolar8840]

I really hope that they do a sequel in future with all playable characters and maybe include some in depth space and planets exploration and stuff but yeah we'll see.

[@rekyrro9669]

I personally wasnt worried about the game before launch I dont know why tho

[@declaneccles3449]

Yh what do u mean last time it was eidos they didn't work on avengers that was ctystal

[@Curt_Randall]

I got the game half price at Epic game store this week during the holiday sale (after the additional unlimited $10 coupon they have). I have played a few hours so far. But I can confidently say that just the soundtrack alone was worth the price (for those into 80s nostalgia). Yes the visuals, characters, and chatter are also great. Gameplay is hit and miss (entire chapter 2 was basically just a walking simulator which is disappointing.)

[@Knotyourdad]

i kid you not i bought this game because i was bored assuming that it would be mediocre and and waste of my time until i actually played it and i loved every minute of it i was so surprised at how much fun i was having i went KZbin to see if it was just me

[@SolidNeodark]

Finished the game today. It's absolutely fantastic, I had no idea the Guardians of the Galaxy could be way cooler than the Avengers.

[@Brandon-rb4sm]

I thought they were cooler and more interesting ever since the first movie

[@dyinglight91]

best game of the year for me by farrrrrr okay, maybe resident evil 8 is there aswell for its goofiness