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Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
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Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
Developer(s)
Telltale Games
Publisher(s)
Telltale Games
Composer(s)
Jared Emerson-Johnson
Engine
Telltale Tool
Platform(s)
Android
iOS
Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Release
Episode 1[show]
WW: April 18, 2017[1]
Episode 2[show]
WW: June 6, 2017[2]
Episode 3[show]
WW: August 22, 2017[3]
Episode 4[show]
WW: October 10, 2017
Episode 5[show]
WW: December 2017
Genre(s)
Graphic adventure
Mode(s)
Single-player
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is an episodic graphic adventure video game series developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Marvel Comics' Guardians of the Galaxy comic book series, the game's first episode was released in April 18, 2017.
The plot centers on the Guardians finding an artifact of great power that each individually covets, but must protect it from the malicious Hala the Accuser who wants it for herself.[4]
Contents
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1 Gameplay
2 Development
2.1 Audio
3 Plot
3.1 Tangled Up in Blue
3.2 Under Pressure
3.3 More Than a Feeling
3.4 Who Needs You
4 Episodes
5 Reception
5.1 Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue
5.2 Episode 2: Under Pressure
5.3 Episode 3: More Than A Feeling
6 References
7 External links
Gameplay[edit]
Guardians of the Galaxy plays similar to other Telltale games, in which the player's character talks to other characters, explore environments and interact with objects within it, and at times, complete action sequences made up of quick time events. Players make choices, such as dialog selection, that create determinants within the story affecting later actions within the episode and in future episodes. Within the series, the player primarily plays as Star-Lord, but may at times briefly take the role of another Guardian during action sequences, or, during specific times, play as another character in a flashback.[5]
Development[edit]
Telltale and Marvel partnered to develop the game, quickly establishing that they wanted to make an original story that used the character's canon but was not tied to the 2014 film. Telltale decided to go against an origins story, and instead focused on the connections between each of the five Guardians. Described by Marvel's Bil Rosemann, "A good Guardians story is about them as a family and showing how they're all misfits, they're all underdogs, they all feel like they don't have a family anymore" and coming together to form their own family that they depend on.[5] Telltale saw this as well as elements from the established character histories to find "potentially surprising" elements to include, according to Telltale producer Justin Lambros.[5] To achieve this, they planned each episode to center around each Guardian and explore their past, though the player will primarily remain in the role of Star-Lord throughout the series. This approach was novel for Telltale, since the character interactions that the player opts for in earlier episodes can have a stronger impact on the later episodes, particularly in the relationship between the other Guardians.[5] Telltale and Marvel's goal was to make the story accessible to people who may not have read through the comic series but had seen the film, while still dropping in hints and Easter eggs referring the Guardians' history in the comics to long-time fans.[5]
Telltale's Guardians was first revealed during the December 2016 Game Awards,[6] though rumors of the game had been previously found in material released by SAG-AFTRA actors as part of the 2016 video game voice actor strike in November.[7] The game's first of five episodes was released on April 18, 2017; in additional to digital downloads, a retail version will be available for the first episode release with an online pass to acquire the other episodes once released; this is expected to be released on May 2, 2017 in North America and May 5, 2017 in Europe.[8]
Telltale hosted a panel about the game at the 2017 PAX East event in Boston, MA in March 2017, as well as having the first episode available for a "crowd play" session during the 2017 South by Southwest event.[8]
Audio[edit]
The game is based on the Marvel Comic series and the recent film with an exclusive storyline. It has a different set of voice actors from the film. The cast currently includes Scott Porter as Star-Lord, Emily O'Brien as Gamora, Nolan North as Rocket Raccoon, Brandon Paul Eells as Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Harrington as Groot.[8]
Plot[edit]
Tangled Up in Blue[edit]
Peter Quill, AKA Star-Lord (Scott Porter) receives a distress-call from the Nova Corps, requesting the assistance of the Guardians of the Galaxy on an unidentified planet with an abandoned Kree outpost, where their forces are being decimated by the Mad Titan Thanos (Jake Hart). Arriving to reinforce the Nova Corps, the Guardians ship - the Milano - is shot down by Thanos' ship, causing it to crash-land on the planet. The Guardians survive and trek towards Thanos' location, with Rocket Raccoon (Nolan North) revealing he's constructed a new gun that can emit a highly powerful destructive force - at the cost of only having one shot. They discover Thanos has entered a large Kree building held shut by two metal doors, but Star-Lord is able to slip in through a fissure in the wall and blow it open from the inside using the canon from a crashed ship, finding the corpses of multiple Nova Corps members along the way. The Guardians then confront Thanos in the temple's lower chamber, who has obtained an ancient artifact called the Eternity Forge. The team struggles to defeat the tyrant and most become incapacitated, but Star-Lord manages to shoot Thanos in the chest with Rocket's new gun, successfully killing him. Star-Lord then takes the Eternity Forge from Thanos' hands, assuming it useless now that the danger has passed.
Following the battle, the Guardians celebrate their victory by spending the night at a bar in Knowhere, where Star-Lord interacts with his teammates now that their long-time foe is finally dead. He starts off with Drax the Destroyer (Brandon Paul Eells), who feels satisfied with Thanos' death as revenge for his family's murder by the mad tyrant. However, Rockets argue that Star-Lord was the one who killed Thanos with Groot (Adam Harrington) supporting him.
If Star-Lord tells Drax the Destroyer that he earned his revenge, he states to Drax that he killed the one responsible for his family's death, satisfying Drax's need to atone for his family's death.
If Star-Lord doesn't tell Drax the Destroyer that he earned his revenge, he reminds him that he used Rocket Raccoon's gun on Thanos. This causes Drax to state that he would've expected this from Rocket Raccoon or Groot, promptly leaving after stating that he is not in the mood to celebrate.
Star-Lord than finds Rocket trying to show off the gun that killed Thanos to some of the bar-goers, bragging about being the brains behind the operation. Upon Star-Lord interacting with him, Rocket confesses that he's starting to feel burnt out by their life of constant chaos and near-death experiences, wishing to take a break on his own for a bit and even wondering if it's time for him to go his own way now that the Guardians no longer have to deal with Thanos. Afterwords, Star-Lord speaks with Gamora, who admits a small part of her wants to see her sister Nebula again - despite how angry the latter will be at learning she helped kill their adoptive "father" Thanos.
If Star-Lord reminds Gamora that Nebula is still her sister, Gamora states that Star-Lord might be right and will consider calling her after a few more drinks. The two of them do a toast to family.
If Star-Lord tells Gamora to stay away from Nebula, he also tells Gamora that what Nebula doesn't know won't come back to kill them. Gamora states that it's a safe bet and wouldn't mind starting fresh. The two of them do a toast to moving on.
The next day, a hung-over Star-Lord wakes up to find the team amassed a large tab that they need to pay off and decide a good way to make money is to sell Thanos' body. Rocket suggests selling it to the Collector to get more credits, while Gamora thinks they should give the body to the Nova Corps so they don't have to deal with criminals. Both Gamora and Rocket Raccoon end up in an argument until Star-Lord breaks it up and that they will figure out who to sell Thanos' body to.
If Star-Lord calls the Nova Corps to sell Thanos' body to them, he tells the female representative about it and takes in their bounty on him. After the call, Rocket gets angry and states that they would've gotten more units off of the Collector. The Guardians of the Galaxy will receive less of a paycheck and because the bounty has to go through a process, the money won't come to them until at least half a year.
If Star-Lord calls the Collector to sell Thanos' body to him, he talks with the Collector's representative Vylla (Erin Yvette) due to the conditions of Thanos' body, but manages to get their large share of space credits after some negotiation. Before ending the transmission, Vylla tells Star-Lord to make sure the body is there when she arrives with some associates. Gamora frustratedly states they are going down a dangerous path in dealing with the Collector.
After making a decision on who to sell Thanos' body to, Star-Lord suggests also selling the Eternity Forge for more credits and goes to retrieve it from his room, but the artifact starts to glow when he picks it up. Falling into a trance, Star-Lord experiences a flashback in which his mother Meredith Quill (Courtenay Taylor) gives a young Peter Quill (Jeremy Shada) advice on how to deal with bullies after one broke his walkman cassette player and having him promise to use his words instead of his fists in the future.
If Peter Quill promises to use his words and not his fists, he tells his mother that he will. Meredith thanks her son. She also fixes Peter Quill's walkman as they listen to a song on it as a meteor shower occurs.
If Peter Quill can't hold on to that promise, he states that he doesn't know what will happen next time. Meredith tells Peter to try for her. She also fixes Peter Quill's walkman as they listen to a song on it as a meteor shower occurs.
As they watch the skies, Peter suddenly finds the Eternity Forge in his hands and hears his mother ask to "Come find me" - after which either Gamora or Rocket will snap Star-Lord out of it and tell him that he's been standing there for hours talking to the relic. Realizing the Eternity Forge isn't an inert trinket, Star-Lord decides not to sell it with Thanos' body.
After completing the trade of Thanos' body with whoever it was sold to, the team is attacked by Hala the Accuser (Faye Kingslee), her second-in-command Jyn-Xar (Chris Cox) and their small Kree army, demanding the Eternity Forge. During the chaotic battle, Hala manages to steal the Forge from Star-Lord and damage the Milano's engines before escaping back to the Kree's ship, the Revenant. Star-Lord than takes either Gamora or Drax with him in pursuit of Hala.
If Star-Lord takes Gamora, she states they'll make their way through the ship with as little conflict as possible. Drax the Destroyer tells Star-Lord to kill all the Kree for him - and that he won't forgive him if any are left alive.
If Star-Lord takes Drax the Destroyer with him, Drax the Destroyer states that he shall be a violent worthy ally. Gamora tells Star-Lord not let Drax do anything stupid.
Star-Lord and his teammate arrive on the Kree ship, only to discover it barely operational with only a skeleton crew aboard - and a large assortment of preserved Kree corpses in stasis pods. Making their way to the bridge, the pair confront Hala the Accuser and learn the Eternity Forge can supposedly raise the dead, with Hala planning to resurrect her son Bal-Dinn and the rest of the Kree race after they and their entire planet were destroyed by Thanos - which will apparently require numerous "sacrifices" to accomplish. Hala than impales Star-Lord with her lance and incapacitates his teammate, though Rocket manages to intervene with the repaired Milano and blow out the bridge's windows before she can finish them. Star-Lord manages to reclaim the Eternity Forge as it is sucked out into space, while his teammate grabs him and carries him back to the Milano. As the team argues amongst themselves in panic over what to do, Star-Lord succumbs to his injuries.
While near-death, Peter Quill relives attending his mother's funeral as a boy and how he was adopted by Yondu (Mark Barbolak), who visited him in the chapel and revealed that Meredith entrusted him to watch over Peter Quill.
If Peter trusts Yondu, he agrees to go along with Yondu who starts to show him his new home.
If Peter doesn't trust Yondu, this will cause Yondu to forcefully drag him to his new home.
Afterwards, the adult Peter finds himself hearing a knocking noise from his mother's casket and opens it, only to find his mother behind him. Placing her hand on his chest, Meredith tells Peter to come find her - while back in the present, the rest of the Guardians are left shocked as the Eternity Forge successfully heals Star-Lord's wound, bringing him back to life.
Under Pressure[edit]
After Star-Lord is revived, the rest of the Guardians are surprised and disbelieving at what the Eternity Forge did and thought he was possessed at first until he proves his identity. The Guardians are unsure on how the Eternity Forge could bring Star-Lord back to life, but Star-Lord can bring up how Hala mentioned the Forge could resurrect the Kree with enough "sacrifices" - allowing Drax the Destroyer to realize the Eternity Forge trades a life for a life, deducing it must absorbed Thanos' life-force when he died and than gave to Star-Lord to revive him. Just then, the Revenant catches up to the Milano, forcing them to take evasive maneuvers to escape. The Guardians suspect that Hala the Accuser plans on using the Eternity Forge to revive the dead Kree in her ship's stasis pods to create an unlimited army, re-establishing the Kree's empire. In order to lay low and for Rocket Racoon to fix the Milano, Star-Lord states that he knows someone who could help them out.
Heading to the planet Rajak in its Neon District, the Guardians arrive at a building where Star-Lord's surrogate father Yondu is living in seclusion. As Star-Lord introduces everyone to Yondu, he witnesses Rocket point his gun at Yondu, stating that he doesn't trust Ravagers. Yondu then has his telekinetic arrow pointed at Rocket in a tense stalemate.
If Star-Lord asks Rocket what he is planning to do, Rocket states that Yondu's house is already a garbage heap as Star-Lord tells him not to blow Yondu and everyone inside to pieces.
If Star-Lord advises Yondu to put his arrow away, he also tells Yondu that Rocket has been sensitive that everyone is out to kill them. Yondu states that he can add them to the list.
Regardless of the choice, the two of them than start to laugh with Yondu revealing the two know each-other rather well, having been buying stuff from Rocket for years. After catching up, Star-Lord shows Yondu the Eternity Forge in hopes of learning more about it. When both of them touch the Eternity Forge, Star-Lord again flashes back to his childhood, where Meredith Quill tells the young Peter that he is meant for more of this life, claiming that he is going to save the galaxy, kill Thanos and change everything - something that surprises Peter as Meredith is describing things she wasn't even there to see. Meredith than asks Peter to sit with her and observe the stars.
If Peter sits by his mother, he does so for just a minute.
If Peter doesn't sit by his mother, he claims that he is cool where he is.
As the two of them stare at the stars, Peter notices an hourglass-like constellation with the same shape as the Eternity Forge, with a series of patterns appearing across it that he doesn't recognize. Turning around, Peter realizes his mother is no longer there as he again hears call to "Come find me, Peter." After the flashback ends, Yondu comments that it's been decades since he has seen Meredith's face and the two wonder how she could be connected to the Eternity Forge. As Star-Lord looks over the relic again, glyphs appear over its surface that Gamora identifies as part of an ancient Kree language. While she can't translate it, Gamora thinks that Nebula might be able to, as the latter had taken something with similar markings for Thanos - though first they would have to find her and convince her to help, before Hala finds her.
As Yondu goes to obtain a device that would help repair the Milano, Rocket steps outside and Star-Lord goes to check up on him. As both of them go over what little they understand about the Eternity Forge's capabilities thus far, Rocket reveals that he hopes it can help him with someone he lost. Even though Rocket states he knows that Nebula is the top priority, he tells Star-Lord that they have to stop at Halfworld first so that, if nothing else, he can at least try to use the Eternity Forge. However, Gamora soon after reveals she's found out Nebula (Ashly Burch) has taken Thanos' ship and intends to recover his corpse from whoever the Guardians gave it to - if sold to the Collector, Nebula will be threatening the attendant within his museum for information on Star-Lord, before he and Gamora make their presence known; if sold to the Nova Corps, she will hijack one of their ships and make off with the body on Thanos' vessel, forcing the Milano into a space battle to capture Nebula before the Nova Corps kill her.
If Star-Lord agrees to help Rocket, he tells the rest of the Guardians and Yondu that they will be making a detour to Halfworld. While displeased, Gamora reluctantly agrees to take the detour as Yondu warns Star-Lord to be careful with the newly repaired Milano. On Halfworld, Star-Lord and Rocket arrive outside the abandoned laboratory where Rocket was created, arriving at a grave that Rocket tries to use the Eternity Forge on. When that fails, Gamora tells Star-Lord that Nebula is tearing apart the place where Thanos' body is being held. By the time the Guardians catch up to Nebula and subdue her, she will have already secured Thanos' body and sent it to a place where she assures he'll receive a proper burial.
If Star-Lord doesn't agree to help Rocket, he tells Rocket that he wishes they could help but must find Nebula first. Rocket is not pleased with the answer and states that he will find his own way to get there. After Yondu fixes the Milano, Star-Lord tells Yondu that Rocket isn't here when asked for him to fire up the engines - only for the group to witness Rocket taking off in Yondu's ship, much to Yondu's dismay. Star-Lord reveals Rocket is going to Halfworld to take care of something as Yondu warns him to keep his group in line. Deciding to catch up with Rocket after they capture Nebula, the Guardians manage to intercept and capture Nebula before off before she can recover Thanos' body. Upon catching up to Rocket on Halfworld, Star-Lord is bitterly told by Rocket that he had his chance to help him and that the Forge didn't work.
In either case, when Star-Lord arrives on Halfworld and touches the Eternity Forge on Rocket Raccoon's hand after it fails to work for him, he suddenly experiences a flashback of Rocket Raccoon's past regarding his creation. In it, Rocket is placed in a cage across from the otter Lylla (Fryda Wolff) as the two of them plan their escape. As Rocket assembles a device to help them, he finds information that the scientists are going to eliminate Lylla. Unfortunately, as the two of them evade the robots, Rocket finds that one of the machines managed to land a lethal injection on Lylla. After sealing in the Halfworld scientist (Chris Cox) and the robots, Lylla opens the doors as she plans to take some of them down with her before the lethal injection kicks in, advising Rocket to leave while he has the chance.
If Rocket honors Lylla's death wish, he says goodbye to Lylla and tells her to mess them up for the both of them, to which Lylla promises that she will. After Rocket escapes, he hears an explosion come from the laboratory and sees smoke emerge, mourning Lylla's death.
If Rocket carries Lylla out of the laboratory, both of them make it out into the open. He then places Lylla's body on the ground as she shares a moment outdoors with Rocket, fulfilling her desire to see the outside world before she dies in his arms.
After the memory experience ends, Rocket angrily tells Star-Lord that he had no right to see it, feeling violated at having his past revealed without his permission. Rocket than restores Lylla's grave, which Star-Lord can offer to help with or not, before they return to the Milano. Star-Lord than tries to devise a way to get Nebula's help in deciphering the ancient Kree language, with Gamora suggesting they offer Rocket repairing Nebula's damaged mechanical arm as leverage. Entering Gamora's room, which Nebula has been locked up in, Star-Lord and Gamora explain that they need her to translate the ancient Kree language, but Nebula is reluctant cooperate. When Nebula tells Gamora that she still remembers Tar-Voll, Gamora draws her sword on her as Nebula orders for Gamora to leave.
If Star-Lord has Gamora leave, she does so while warning Star-Lord that she won't help him if she hears screams. Nebula than remarls that she never cared for them.
If Star-Lord agrees with Gamora, he states that Gamora has the right idea in thinking Nebula untrustworthy as he pins Nebula against the wall.
Drax the Destroyer later tells Star-Lord that there was a device found in Nebula's skull, and Star-Lord persuades Nebula into giving him the device, though she states that it telling him everything he'll want to know will also mean Star-Lord now owes her. While talking to Gamora and Drax the Destroyer, Star-Lord is told by Drax that the item is a Cypher Module - something that shouldn't exist anymore. Upon uploading it to the translator, Star-Lord uses his mask to read the ancient Kree language and is stunned to find it says "Come find me in the temple", mirroring the words of his mother in the visions. Star-Lord than tells Gamora and Drax the Destroyer that they are going back to the temple.
Returning to the unidentified planet with the abandoned Kree outpost, Star-Lord states that Rocket will need some space after what happened on Halfworld and that someone will need to remain behind to guard Nebula. Both Gamora and Drax the Destroyer want the opportunity to guard her - the former to try and reconnect with her sister, the latter because he believes she will start a fight he will need to quell.
If Gamora is chosen to guard Nebula, Star-Lord tells Gamora that she'll be able to tell if Nebula is going to make a move.
If Drax the Destroyer is chosen to guard Nebula, he tells Star-Lord that he won't let him down.
On the planet's surface, Star-Lord re-enters the temple with Groot and whoever wasn't chosen to guard Nebula, using his scanner to find that Hala the Accuser was already here before them. Upon activating the switches on the statues, a platform is raised as Star-Lord translates the revealed glyphs on the wall, which exposit on how the Eternity Forge can be wielded responsibly and that "she" will remain entombed throughout the galaxy until than. Star-Lord than discovers that temple in question is at a place called Emnios, while his teammate also notes the images of the Eternity Forge displaying one life being given for every life brought back - which causes Star-Lord to realize why it failed to help Rocket; it wasn't "charged" again after it brought Star-Lord back. When Star-Lord tells whoever was left guarding Nebula to have the Milano's engines fired up for departure, he is told that Rocket is in the engine room with sounds of destruction being head.
In the Milano's engine room, Star-Lord finds Rocket is still mourning for Lylla and claims that she is the only thing keeping him alive, as well stating his makeshift computer - all that he has left of her - is no longer working, weeping as he states that he can't fix it this time.
If Star-Lord tells Rocket to move on, he advises that Rocket let go of it, to which Rocket admits he already knows he needs to move on.
If Star-Lord tells Rocket to keep it, he tells Rocket to hold onto it as it means a lot to him, with Rocket solemnly clasping it to his body
As a system failure suddenly takes place across the Milano, Star-Lord leaves to deal with it as he tells Groot to help Rocket. However, Star-Lord finds the failure is actually a breech warning, as the ship is under siege by the Kree soldiers with the Revenant closing in on them. As Drax and Gamora fight them off, Nebula offers to help Star-Lord and asks he free her, stating self-preservation as a mutual goal for them to unite under.
If Star-Lord agrees, he will release Nebula with a warning not to betray them, which she fulfills by helping fight off the Kree.
If Star-Lord refuses, he will leave Nebula locked up as she bitterly states he will regret his choice.
After dealing with the Kree in the cockpit, Star-Lord heads down to the engine room where he gets shot in the leg by Jyn-Xar, who has defeated Rocket and Groot. With the Eternity Forge in hand, Jyn-Xar states he will return it to Hala, but Star-Lord rants toward Jyn-Xar about the attack as a diversion while Rocket gets back on his feet. Depending on the advice Star-Lord gave him, Rocket will either successfully put the makeshift computer back together to help electrify Jyn-Xar, or rewire the Milano's vents in order to set Jyn-Xar on fire, with Star-Lord reclaiming the Eternity Forge from Jyn-Xar's body. Hala the Accuser than contacts Star-Lord over the radio, warning him that he can't run forever and that the Eternity Forge will be hers. Gamora tells Star-Lord that the Revenant's weapons are coming online while Rocket works to get the engines back online, barely managing to escape. Star-Lord than tells Gamora to set a course to Emnios, while dropping off their "stowaways" on the way there.
Closing in on Emnios, Star-Lord feels certain that his mother is on Emnios, embarking with Gamora through the opened doors into a bright light, where they see the outline of something moving.
More Than a Feeling[edit]
Following a figure into the white light from the previous episode, Star-Lord again relives a memory from his childhood. In it, the young Peter is dropped off at a music store by his mother so she can pick up a prescription from the pharmacy, having been experiencing painful headaches as of late. As the shopkeeper (Mark Barbolak) copies a mixtape for him to give him mom, Peter is harassed by the local bully Clarence (John Omohundro) who has been regularly attacking him and broke his cassette player. Clarence taunts Peter about his mother being unable to afford her medical bills and that there are rumors she has been going door-to-door begging for handouts. If left uninterrupted, Clarence says his dad is drinking buddies with Meredith's doctor and claims that she's dying, insulting her to her face when she returns to the shop.
If Peter attacks Clarence, he will punch him hard enough to cause a nosebleed, causing Clarence to throw a radio at him in retaliation, though it ends up missing. Realizing he has only angered Peter further, Clarence panics and freezes up, allowing Peter to tackle him against a shelf and start pummeling him. Meredith pulls Peter off of Clarence, who laments that Peter may have broken his jaw. Disappointed and upset with Peter's actions, Meredith begins to cough and have trouble breathing as the aggravates her condition, causing the shopkeeper to call for an ambulance while Clarence runs away.
If Peter uses his words, he'll brush off Clarence's taunts and mock him for having "elephant ears", causing Clarence to rub in how Meredith kept her terminal condition secret from Peter. If Peter remains calm and insists that his mother just needs proper medicine, Clarence tells Peter to simply buy her poison so that can't waste her money trying to get better anymore. Outraged, Meredith slaps Clarence and intimidates him into fleeing, thanking Peter for not lashing out and apologizing for her poor example in striking Clarence. Peter asks Meredith if Clarence was right about her dying.
At the end of the flashback, Peter's mother tells him he is "so close" and tells him to find her, culminating in the adult Star-Lord waking up to find himself back on Earth in the middle of a forest. Walking through woods, he finds Gamora screaming into a field at nothing before muttering about her sister and reacting as if attacked. Confused, Star-Lord approaches Gamora only to have her start swiping at him with her sword, believing that he is Nebula. Getting pinned to the ground, Star-Lord struggles to keep Gamora's blade away from his throat and suddenly begins experiencing one of Gamora's memories just like he had with Rocket Raccoon. In it, Gamora is training with the than-unaltered Nebula in a combat arena, advising Nebula on keeping her awareness at all times when Nebula expresses frustration with being confined. The two continue dueling until finally locking blades, Nebula pleading that Gamora is hurting her.
If Gamora finishes the fight, she will overpower Nebula and knock her down, but is distracted when Thanos enters the room - which Nebula takes advantage of to kick Gamora's legs out and press a blade to her neck. Thanos than compliments Nebula's use of duplicity to win and if Gamora claims Nebula cheated, Thanos will remark it Gamora's fault for leaving herself open.
If Gamora throws the fight, she eases pressure off of her sword enough for Nebula to knock her down in front of Thanos, much to Gamora's chagrin. If Gamora reveals she let Nebula win the fight, Thanos will still favor Nebula for having taken advantage of Gamora's hesitance.
Thanos muses that Nebula may be the greatest assassin in the galaxy and gives the sisters a mission; head to a Kree outpost on Phelion and locate General Tar-Voll, who has obtained a device that Thanos requires. He instructs Gamora to recover the device while Nebula is to kill Tar-Voll, overjoying Nebula with his acknowledgment that she is ready to go out into the galaxy. Thanos than reveals to Gamora in private that his giving Nebula the mission is because he is losing faith in Gamora's capabilities, intending for Nebula to "tighten the slack" - regardless of if she's actually capable enough yet - and that Nebula will in turn be the one who suffers if they fail. After Thanos speaks with Nebula in private, the sisters arrive on Phelion and split up to complete their goals. Infiltrating the command chamber, Gamora kills the guards and obtains the device, but Nebula is overpowered by Tar-Voll, forcing Gamora to step in and kill the General to save her. Enraged that Gamora took her kill, Nebula demands the device so that she doesn't return a failure. Gamora can either comply or refuse, but Nebula will ultimately impale Gamora with her sword to keep her failure a secret, leaving her sister for dead.
After the memory experience ends, Gamora reawakens and pins Star-Lord again, forcing him to slap her to snap her out of it. Realizing he saw her memories, Gamora reveals the betrayal is the main reason for her bitterness with Nebula and that her sister resented her acts of protection, seeing it as pity and a lack of trust. However, Gamora states she also blames herself for not being more honest with Nebula about her doubts and that she still wants to repair their relationship, despite fearing that Nebula will never stop resenting her. Returning focus onto what the Temple is trying to show them, Star-Lord and Gamora hear music that the former recognizes as one of his mother's favorites, drawing them to an old chapel in the middle of the forest. Gamora warns Star-Lord to be careful as the Temple is using their memories against them, entering the chapel to find it a recreation of Meredith's funeral, albeit devoid of anybody else. As they approach the podium, the music intensifies and distorts until going quiet when Star-Lord reaches the casket and opens it, releasing a bright light that disperses the memory world and reveals the Temple on Emnios. Finding a large container in place of his mother's casket, Star-Lord and Gamora watch the object open to reveal the body of a female figure, which tumbles onto the floor.
Discovering the figure to be a humanoid girl with a pair of antennae, the woman introduces herself as Mantis (Sumalee Montano) and calls Peter by name, claiming they have met before - than asks to borrow Peter's gun. Star-Lord can oblige her or refuse, though either way Mantis will force her prison container over the edge of the platform and destroy it, gladdened to finally be free of her "tomb". Proclaiming Peter to be "the Celestial One", Mantis reveals she was the source of Peter's visions through the Eternity Forge, calling for him to come find her - albeit unconsciously, with the message using Peter's most vivid memories, and by extension Meredith's form, on reflex to communicate it. Apologizing for her actions, Mantis holds Star-Lord's hands and is able read his responses before he even speaks, revealing she is an empath that can read others' emotions or transmit her own to them, explaining her duty is to help "the Celestial One" decide the fate of the Eternity Forge. Returning Mantis to the Milano, Star-Lord and Gamora introduce her to the rest of the Guardians by way of showcasing her abilities on either Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon or Groot. Star-Lord explains Mantis was the one calling to them through their memories, to which Drax questions how Mantis is connected to the Eternity Forge, despite Rocket's protests against a lengthy narration.
If allowed to speak of her past, Mantis explains that the Eternity Forge was brought into existence eons ago as a way to balance the Universe's flow of life-energy, by allowing control over the cycles of life and death. Mantis herself was charged with serving as both its guardian and a guide for it's wielder to ensure only someone worthy could use it - but when none came, the Kree separated Mantis from the Forge and locked them away separately, so that it's power couldn't be abused. Mantis than explains that there is a legend of "the Celestial One" - a chosen hero with the wisdom and insight to wield the Eternity Forge and decide both its use and it's ultimate fate - and that Star-Lord is the one the legend speaks of. Rocket is skeptical of the Legend since the Forge wasn't able to bring Lylla back, to which Mantis explains the Eternity Forge is only operating in a limited capacity - unless it is restored to full power, it can only resurrect intact and undamaged corpses, which in turn explains why Hala was preserving Kree bodies. However, Mantis reveals that as the Celestial One, Peter can restore the Forge to its full power if he returns it to the Sacred Shrine, which would allow it to resurrect any deceased being from any point, though at the cost of one life for another - or he can destroy it to keep its power forever out of evil hands. Rocket and Drax want to use it to bring back their loved ones, but Gamora and Groot wish it to be destroyed so that it's power can't be abused, by Hala or anyone else.
Star-Lord asks if Mantis can take them to the Shrine, to which she states she may be able to sense it's location with his help. However, the unrest and division among the crew makes it too difficult for Mantis to try, asking Star-Lord to speak with them first and find it’s source. Star-Lord finds Groot caring for a potted seedling and Rocket drinking his sorrows away, while Drax the Destroyer feels pensive over hope he'll get his family back and anxiety over Mantis' peering into people's feelings - as well as sympathy for the kind of pain that insight causes. Finally, Star-Lord discovers the primary source of unrest is from Gamora and Nebula, the former voicing frustration and uncertainty over failing to reach her sister. Star-Lord can advise Gamora to either give up on Nebula or keep trying to reach her, before going to speak with Nebula himself. Expressing bitterness at Gamora's attempts to speak with her, Nebula claims her sister doesn't know the full truth behind why she betrayed her, to which Star-Lord suggests she show him via Mantis' empathic abilities. Agreeing, Nebula shows Star-Lord her memories of the sisters' last mission, revealing that she hadn't been trying to kill Gamora; Thanos had been listening in as he believed that Gamora was untrustworthy. When Gamora disobeyed him and killed Tar-Voll, Thanos ordered Nebula to kill Gamora lest he do so himself, albeit slowly and painfully, with Nebula complying in order to save Gamora from Thanos' wrath. Gamora than walks in on Star-Lord viewing Nebula's memories and interrupts, causing another argument between them over each-other's trustworthiness despite them both wanting to reconnect.
If Star-Lord tells Nebula to leave, she will bitterly depart and end up joining Hala the Accuser in order to gain protection from the Nova Corps. She than fights Gamora in the episode's climax, taunting her for never listening to her while Gamora vows to keep defeating her, though the fight ultimately ends with Nebula helping subdue Gamora.
If Star-Lord tells Nebula to stay, she and Gamora finally start to reconcile and Nebula accompanies the Guardians, leaving Gamora hopeful they can regain each-other's trust. Nebula and Gamora fight side-by-side in the episode's climax, expressing happiness at working together again, though Nebula ends up getting injured protecting Gamora.
With the crew's feelings now sorted out, Mantis is able to locate the Sacred Shrine and the crew readies to leave. Gamora talks with Star-Lord about the outcome of taking to Nebula, Rocket apologizes for his drunken rant at Peter and Mantis listens to music on Peter's cassette player, voicing anxiety on how much the team is weighed down by their pasts rather than living in the present. Playing some music to help ease tension, Star-Lord helps Mantis acclimatize to the Guardian's chaotic life on the Milano as they travel to the Shrine, which is located in a subterranean cavern on Drobino. Entering the Shrine, Mantis directs Star-Lord to place the Eternity Forge on the central pedestal and energize the temple, though damage to the statues forces them to manually re-adjust the lenses meant to focus power to the platform. Upon focusing the beams of light on the Eternity Forge, Star-Lord is given the choice of whether or not to fully empower it or destroy it, but Hala the Accuser enters immediately afterword with a group of Kree soldiers to try and claim it for herself, though Rocket disarms her of the remote-gauntlet for her lance.
If Star-Lord decides to destroy the Eternity Forge, Drax the Destroyer and Rocket Raccoon feel hurt and betrayed at losing the chance to have their loved ones back, verbally lashing out at Gamora and Groot when they approve of the choice. When Hala enters, the Guardians fight her forces to a standstill but Hala manages to reach the broken Eternity Forge. She than attempts to resurrect her son Bal-Dinn, but his body disintegrates moments after materializing and the stricken Eternity Forge explodes. However, Hala survives the blast, badly burned but infused with the Forge's power, swearing revenge on Peter for costing her the chance to bring back her son and army.
If Star-Lord decides to empower the Eternity Forge, Gamora and Groot will respectively express anger and disappointment at personal attachment superseding the risk, with Drax the Destroyer and Rocket Raccoon criticizing the two for being afraid. When Hala enters, the Guardians fight her forces to a standstill but Hala manages to reach the empowered Eternity Forge. She than uses it to successfully resurrect her son Bal-Dinn (Johnny Yong Bosch), embracing him upon affirming he is alive. Claiming the Eternity Forge for herself, Hala uses it to revive the rest of her soldiers within the Shrine, intent on repeating the process for the Kree's army.
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The game was separated into five episodes for release on mobile devices, personal computers, and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.[9] The version of the series for the Nintendo Switch was announced in August 2017, though its release date is not yet known.[10]
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1
"Tangled Up in Blue" Jonathan Stauder Zack Keller, Nicole Martinez & Timothy Williams April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)[1]
The Guardians help the Nova Corps intercept Thanos as he steals an artifact from an ancient Kree tomb called the Eternity Forge. Star-Lord uses Rocket's atomic gun to kill the Mad Titan, and after a night of celebration at a bar on Knowhere rack up a hefty tab. When getting the money to pay the tab, Hala the Accuser attacks the team and takes the Eternity Forge from Star-Lord's possession to resurrect the extinct Kree Empire. Peter pursues her with (either Drax or Gamora) to her ship. She mortally wounds Star-Lord, who barely escapes her with the Forge. In death, Peter sees his mother who, by way of the Eternity Forge, restores her son to life.
2
"Under Pressure" Jason Latino Nicole Martinez, Jessica Krause & Timothy Williams June 6, 2017 (2017-06-06)[2]
When the Guardians stop on Rajak for repairs, Star-Lord visits his adoptive father Yondu to learn how the Eternity Forge and his mother Meredith are connected. Experiencing another vision, Peter is shown Kree glyphs that Gamora thinks Nebula can translate, but Rocket wishes to detour to Halfworld to see if the Eternity Forge can bring back his lost friend Lylla. After persuading Nebula to help them, the Guardians return to the artifact's temple and are directed to Emnios, but are attacked by Hala's Kree soldiers. Barely escaping, the Guardians arrive on Emnios, where Peter believes he'll find his mother.
3
"More than a Feeling" Mark Droste Meghan Thornton, Zack Keller and Jessica Krause August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)[3]
Entering the Temple on Emnios, Peter experiences another memory of his childhood while Gamora relives Nebula betraying her. Finding a casket within the Temple, they open it and release an alien named Mantis - the Eternity Forge's guardian and the one who called out to Star-Lord using his mother's image, believing he is "The Celestial One" destined to determine the Forge's fate. Guided by Mantis to the Kree's Sacred Shrine on Drobino, Star-Lord must decide whether to empower or destroy the Eternity Forge - a choice the rest of the Guardians are hotly divided on - before Hala arrives to try and claim it for herself.
4
"Who Needs You" TBA TBA October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
5
"Don't Stop Believin'" TBA TBA TBA 2017 (TBA 2017)
Reception[edit]
Aggregate review scores
Game
Metacritic
Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue
(PC) 70[11]
(PS4) 72[12]
(XONE) 74[13]
Episode 2: Under Pressure
(PC) 72[14]
(PS4) 70[15]
(XONE) 78[16]
Episode 3: More Than A Feeling
(PC) 72[17]
(PS4) 68[18]
(XONE) 70[19]
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series received favorable reviews from critics earning praise for its story, voice acting, action sequences, and portrayal of the titular characters, although its humor, animation, and technical issues have been criticized.
Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue[edit]
Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 70/100 based on 21 reviews,[11] the PlayStation 4 version 72/100 based on 29 reviews[12] and the Xbox One version 74/100 based on 12 reviews.[13]
Episode 2: Under Pressure[edit]
Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 72/100 based on 12 reviews,[14] the PlayStation 4 version 70/100 based on 9 reviews[15] and the Xbox One version 78/100 based on 6 reviews.[16]
Episode 3: More Than A Feeling[edit]
Aggregating review website Metacritic gave the Microsoft Windows version 72/100 based on 10 reviews,[17] the PlayStation 4 version 68/100 based on 6 reviews[18] and the Xbox One version 70/100 based on 8 reviews.[19]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b O'Brien, Lucy (March 28, 2017). "Telltale Games' Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 1 Release Date Announced". IGN. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b MacLeod, Riley (May 26, 2017). "Episode Two of Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy". Kotaku. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Gilyadov, Alex (July 20, 2017). "Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 3 Release Date". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
Jump up ^ Sarkar, Samit (March 9, 2017). "Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy game debuts this spring". Polygon. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Dornbrush, Jonathon (17 April 2017). "Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy Is Not an Origin Story". IGN. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Jump up ^ Sarkar, Samit (December 1, 2016). "Telltale announces Guardians of the Galaxy episodic game for 2017". Polygon. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Donnelly, Joe (November 14, 2016). "Guardians of the Galaxy is Telltale's next game, suggests voice actors' strike leak". PC Gamer. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c O'Brien, Lucy (March 28, 2017). "Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy Release Date Revealed". IGN. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
Jump up ^ Caldwell, Brendan (March 30, 2017). "Groot news: Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy trailer". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Jump up ^ Newhouse, Alex (August 24, 2017). "Nintendo Switch Receiving Telltale's Batman And Guardians Of The Galaxy Series". GameSpot. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 1: Tangled Up in Blue Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2: Under Pressure Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2: Under Pressure Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2: Under Pressure Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 3: More Than A Feeling Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 3: More Than A Feeling Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 3: More Than A Feeling Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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The Old Gray Mare
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The Old Gray Mare is an old folk song, more recently regarded as a children's song.[1]
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1 Origins
2 History
3 Lyrics
4 Pattern
5 Notes
6 References
Origins[edit]
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Some authors[2][3][4] have said that the song originated based upon the performance of the horse Lady Suffolk, the first horse recorded as trotting a mile in less than two and a half minutes. It occurred on 4 July 1843 at the Beacon Course racetrack in Hoboken, New Jersey,[2] when she was more than ten years old.[2][3] One author[2] attributed the song to Stephen Foster, although the composer is usually listed as unknown. The archival evidence, however, is that the song originated a few decades later in the nineteenth century as a campaign ditty, composed as an epithet of Baltimore mayor Ferdinand Latrobe by Democratic Party (United States) political operative and appointee Thomas Francis McNulty.[5] The book The Gallant Gray Trotter[6] featured Lady Suffolk.[7]
Popular early recordings were by Prince's Orchestra (1917) and by Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (1918).[8]
Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album On the Sentimental Side (1962).
Lyrics[edit]
The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,
Ain't what she used to be, ain't what she used to be,
The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago, many long years ago,
The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be,
Many long years ago.
The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree,
Kicked on the whiffletree, kicked on the whiffletree,
The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree,
Many long years ago.
Many long years ago, many long years ago,
The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree,
Many long years ago.
(Note that "mule" is sometimes substituted for "mare".)
(A whiffletree is a force-distributing mechanism in the traces of a draft animal. As an energetic younger horse, the mare still had the spirit to kick even though she was harnessed up to pull a plow or similar.)[9]
Pattern[edit]
The repetitive pattern of the song is common to many traditional folk songs, including London Bridge is Falling Down. The melodic system of the two songs is also similar, with the middle of the three repetitions of the phrase being sung to a similar melody, but down a scale degree.[10] The melody has also been used in American songs such as Ain't I Glad I Got out the Wilderness and Ain't You Glad You Joined the Republicans, and in turn is related to the melody of the spiritual Go in the Wilderness.[11]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Opie, Iona Archibald and Opie, Peter (1997) Children's Games with Things: marbles, fivestones, throwing and catching, gambling, hopscotch, chucking and pitching, ball-bouncing, skipping, tops and tipcat Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, page 147, ISBN 0-19-215963-1
^ Jump up to: a b c d Hotaling, Edward (1995) They're off!: horse racing at Saratoga Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, page 25, ISBN 0-8156-0350-9
^ Jump up to: a b "The Horse in 19th Century American Sport: The Golden Age of the Trotting Horse" International Museum of the Horse
Jump up ^ Reed, Jerry (22 July 1967) "A look At My Mail" The Progress-Index (Petersberg, Virginia, newspaper) page 8, upon Lady Suffolk being inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Trotter in Goshen, New York
Jump up ^ "The Press: Fireless Firebrand". 20 March 1939 – via www.time.com.
Jump up ^ Foster, John T. (1974) The Gallant Gray Trotter Dodd-Mead Publishing Company, New York, ISBN 0-396-06869-3
Jump up ^ Staff (20 April 1974) "'Lady Suffolk' Fictionalized" Steubenville Herald Star p. 14, col. 5
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 561. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
Jump up ^ "Was there really an Old Gray mare?". OldGrayMares.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
Jump up ^ Jay Rahn, "Stereotype Forms in English-Canadian Children's Songs: Historical and Pedagogical Aspects", Canadian Journal for Traditional Music (1981)
Jump up ^ Go in the Wilderness lyrics on http://traditionalmusic.co.uk
References[edit]
Roud Folk Song Index, Roud number 751, available at Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, index numbers: S186160, S186161, S186162, S186163, S186166, S217076, S217262, S247233, S247235, S247236, S247237, S247250, S247251, S300460
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Nag Champa is a fragrance of Indian origin, based on a combination of frangipani (plumeria) and sandalwood.[1][2] It is used in incense, soap, perfume oil, essential oils, candles and personal toiletries,[3] and is common in ashrams. It is a popular and recognizable incense fragrance.[4][2]
Composition[edit]
A number of flower species in India are known as champa or champak:[5]
Magnolia champaca, formerly classified as Michelia champaca (swarna champa or yellow champa)
Plumeria rubra and Plumeria acutifolia (frangipani)
Mesua ferrea (nagkeshar or nagchampa)
Any of these—Magnolia champaca,[4][6] Plumeria,[7] or Mesua ferrea[5]—may be used to prepare the perfume mixture for Nag Champa scent.
Nag Champa perfume ingredients vary with the manufacturer, though generally they include sandalwood and frangipani.[2] Other ingredients will depend on the finished product. A perfume-dipped incense would have different ingredients to a masala incense, which would have different ingredients to a soap or essential oil.[3]
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Jump up ^ Tomás Prower (1 Oct 2015). La Santa Muerte. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 99.
^ Jump up to: a b c Alaric Albertsson (8 Nov 2013). To Walk a Pagan Path. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 232.
^ Jump up to: a b Som Nath Mahindru (1992). Indian plant perfumes. Metropolitan. p. 107.
^ Jump up to: a b "Halmaddi - India". Equinox Aromatics. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Robert Beer (1999). The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs. Serindia. p. 50.
Jump up ^ Stephanie Rose Bird (2006). Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living. Llewellyn. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-7387-0628-3.
Jump up ^ Tess Whitehurst (2013). The Magic of Flowers: A Guide to Their Metaphysical Uses & Properties. Llewellyn Worldwide. pp. 295–. ISBN 978-0-7387-3194-0.
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