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The past month has wiped me out so badly that I still forget to update the blog. I have plenty of things I hope to discuss and write about, but I do not know if I will have the opportunity to do so. This is especially true as the year winds down and I continue to catch up on some of the releases I’ve been playing and resume my streaming schedule. Fortunately, life has at least relaxed enough I can do that regularly.

I have surpassed the halfway mark in Guardians of the Galaxy now, and it is most certainly not feeling padded in a narrative sense. The game continues to surprise me even as I inch ever closer towards its conclusion. I’ve found so many AAA games lavished with praise to be disappointing to play, such as Control and Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order. Even when I do enjoy them, such as the latest God of War or Ghosts of Tsushima, it is usually with an expected amount of content or trends that I still am not much a fan of. Guardians of the Galaxy, on the other hand, while imperfect, just feels so much better in terms of not just writing, but scope. This is not a “shooter” in the classic sense, even though primary protagonist Peter Quill does in fact shoot using guns. It is a squad-based game, and it is executed with such surprising skill that I am flabbergasted a game of this production level is as enjoyable to me as the mid-level budgets that have more frequently been catering to my interests so perfectly.

I wish to do end-of-year write-ups this January and may, in fact, leave December a tad vacant on the blog as I do just that. There will also be at least one or two podcasts focused on favorite games of the year. However, Guardians of the Galaxy is just the sort of surprise that defines this year for me: filled with really, really good games that should leave anyone that partakes in this hobby left with something to put a smile on their face.

What did you think of Scarlet Nexus, Back 4 Blood, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, or Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy? Any shorts you’d like to see become a full series? Please leave a comment below or send us an e-mail with your opinions.

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