Probably why a decent (from various reviews and player reports) solo campaign in the Avengers was saddled with a shitty live-service component.

Do people still care about marvel? If a huge ip can't carry an average+ game then that ip isn't really that important.

We want an MMO, let's hire... uh, Square Enix I guess?

You can predict the next hit if you understand that a good game requires good game play. Just like a good movie requires good writing. But they hired EA, the sequel factory.

It was definitely love/hate playing GOTG, it frustrated me to no end. The gameplay was so bad in places I couldn't complete various sections without referencing player guides.

But I was compelled to complete it because of how well the story was told. I did enjoyed it, but I'm never going to replay it again, which is a shame.

Honestly its the one marvel game outside of spider-man that I liked in recent memory

I don't remember having any issues with gameplay in GotG. The battles got slightly repetitive, but I didn't have much trouble beating it in hard mode (and loved it). Weren't that many battles I had to try more than once or twice.

Great game.

I loved it and immediately went for plat after I finished the first time. The combat was a little rough at times but not really all that challenging. Way better than the movies by far. The characters, story, and acting were all phenomenal