Marvel's Forgotten Mass Effect Clone Couldn't Escape the Avengers' Failure
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was released five years ago and is still one of the best superhero games around, no matter what Square Enix thinks.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was released five years ago and is still one of the best superhero games around, no matter what Square Enix thinks.
The short version
- The Avengers are massively successful on the big screen, with four films collectively making nearly $8 billion at the worldwide box office.
- But that cinematic success hasn't carried over to the video game world.
- Crystal Dynamics’ 2020 Marvel’s Avengers was a disappointment, with a tepid response from critics and players both.
What happened
While the character writing was on point, its combat was a repetitive grind built around superfluous live-service elements. Avengers was the first game to come out of a collaboration between Marvel and Final Fantasy maker Square Enix.
Why it matters
A black cloud hung over it that ended up overshadowing the next Marvel game from Square Enix: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy , which was released five years ago on Oct.
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