Guardians greatest struggle is that it’s too long and drawn out, while at the same time including a perfect amount of character writing and interactive dialogue. There’s nothing I’d cut from the story arc each individual character goes through, but the slow moving corridors and back-end loaded with monster closets really damper the ending of a stellar narrative.
Everyone is allowed room to breathe with an emotional crescendo of their own. It cannot be overstated enough just how funny the game is and enjoyable listening to the Guardians speak. There’s a herculean effort that succeeded in convincing me of the legitimacy of these Guardians.
By the final 3 chapters the narrative begins to drag, the writing missteps and the gameplay takes a dive. This unfortunately discolors what began as a delightful surprise in animation, fidelity writing and narrative.
The gameplay and mechanics are entirely fine, wholly inoffensive. It’s in their repetition towards the game’s end that creates the glowering missteps that they ultimately left me feeling. Guardians is a good game and 100% worth playing, but stings to see ways it could have been great.

Reviewed on Jun 24, 2022


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