Regardless of a quite rocky get started with gross sales, Guardians of the Galaxy developer Eidos Montreal is assured the sport continues to be a “nice trip.”
Within the wake of the sport’s 2021 liberate, Sq. Enix first of all said that Guardians of the Galaxy’s gross sales had underperformed. Because of a large number of award nominations, reductions, and its inclusion on Xbox’s Recreation Cross, on the other hand, its gross sales have progressed since its liberate.
Within the intervening time, it has benefited from sure word-of-mouth, and Eidos Montreal stands via the sport’s high quality general.
“I haven’t any regrets,” Guardians of the Galaxy senior inventive director Jean-Francois Dugas informed Eurogamer. “We did the entirety lets however that is the truth of the marketplace… And let’s no longer overlook it is a new IP. Even supposing we are saying all ‘Guardians [of the Galaxy] are identified’, it is nonetheless a brand new IP [in the video game market]. It may well be numerous other people do not even know that the sport is out but, or they are no longer certain precisely what it’s.”
Whilst Guardians of the Galaxy would possibly have kicked off with low gross sales via Sq. Enix’s requirements, it used to be nonetheless a significantly a success recreation, gathering sure critiques because of its intriguing marketing campaign. In the long run, it carried out significantly better than its Wonder-inspired sibling, Crystal Dynamics’ Avengers, which we ranked decrease for its heavy center of attention on loot-based mechanics.
We wrote in our review that it “well balances a goofy, action-filled journey with some in reality heartfelt moments” whilst praising it as what a “linear, no-frills, single-player marketing campaign must be.”
For more information, learn the way Guardians of the Galaxy created characters that stood apart from the MCU, and the way Xbox Game Pass became the subscription service to beat.
Amelia Zollner is a contract author for IGN.
