Why doesn’t Guardians of the Galaxy have multiplayer? Eidos Montreal defends its bet

The company also highlights the great freedom offered by Marvel to the development of this video game.

When dealing with the development of a new product based on characters much loved by the general public, there is a risk of finding a certain protectionism among the licensees. But this has not been the case with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy . The people in charge of the video game at Eidos Montreal wanted to thank in a recent interview for the degree of freedom offered by the publisher, at the same time that they explained their commitment to playing alone.

Marvel asked us to do something of our own, but true to the essence of the charactersMary DeMarle“They basically told us, ‘We want you to make a video game that is Eidos Montreal’s version of Guardians of the Galaxy. We don’t want an adaptation of the movie, nor of the comics. We want you to make something of your own , as long as you stick with it. the essence of who these characters are, “says Mary DeMarle, narrative director of the production.

Why is there no multiplayer?

In fact, in their goal to stay close to the DNA of this franchise, they refused to bet on a multiplayer aspect, something we already knew from the LinkedIn profile of a former Eidos Montreal developer . “We quickly realized that what really makes these characters genuine is themselves, how crazy and unpredictable they can be. , the dysfunction that exists between them as a group. So we started to think about what it would be like to put ourselves in the center of all this, allowing us to enjoy them in all their glory. “

Patrick Fortier, head of gameplay, corroborates these statements, adding that there was no pressure to follow the current trend of betting on superhero games with some kind of multiplayer component, as we saw in Marvels Avengers or will see soon in Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad : Kill The Justice League . “We only went to the source material, and it was quite clear that we were going to reach the core of the Guardians through the narrative, ” comments the developer, explaining how difficult it is to combine this objective with a multiplayer offering.

“Thus, we can focus on building a solid story […] And knowing that you are working with a group of superheroes who are unique on an individual level and very unpredictable, this allowed us to start playing with offering a stronger narrative,” he concluded on this subject Mary DeMarle in a long talk with Gamesindustry.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is a third-party action and adventure video game where you take on the role of Star-Lord while leading his peculiar team of superheroes, aiming to overcome different challenges with the help of his companions Namora, Drax, Groot and Roocket. If you want to know more, you can read our impressions with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy published during E3 2021.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will be available in stores on October 26 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch via the cloud.

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