The game picked up plenty of positive write-ups, including our own Guardians of the Galaxy game review<\/a>, and recently found a whole new audience when it came to Xbox Game Pass<\/a> in March.<\/p>\n Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy, which was developed by Eidos Montreal and published by Square Enix, is nominated for five awards at tonight\u2019s BAFTA Games Awards 2022<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s up for Audio Achievement (based on that excellent Guardians of the Galaxy\u00a0game soundtrack<\/a>) and Narrative, as well as three acting gongs.<\/p>\n Ahead of the BAFTA Games Awards 2022 ceremony, we spoke to a number of the game\u2019s developers. And yes, we did ask them whether there are any ideas for a sequel floating around. First off, though, we spoke about the BAFTAs, and the developers are clearly chuffed to bits to be in contention for these prestigious prizes.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been working in games for 20 years, and you don\u2019t start out writing a game hoping for an award,\u201d said Senior Narrative Director Mary DeMarle exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a very challenging thing to make games, and then to be nominated \u2013 it\u2019s just amazing. And the BAFTAs are the BAFTAs, it\u2019s like, \u2018Wow, this is great.’\u201d<\/p>\n DeMarle and her colleagues worked on the game in secrecy for years before it was officially announced last summer. She told us: \u201cKeeping it silent, for me, wasn\u2019t hard necessarily, all that time. Because you\u2019re so focused on the work. You\u2019re so focused on, \u2018Let\u2019s just get it, let\u2019s make it, go.’\u201d<\/p>\n When the partnership with Marvel was established and development began on the game, it didn\u2019t take long for the team from Eidos Montreal to settle on the idea of a single-player adventure game where you play as Star-Lord, as opposed to a multiplayer game where you play as the whole team (which would\u2019ve been more akin to Marvel\u2019s Avengers, also from Square Enix).<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the initial meetings, Marvel was like, \u2018Do what you want to, tell us what you want,’\u201d DeMarle remembers. Conception began in earnest, and discussions were had among developers about whether \u201cyou can play all characters\u201d and \u201cshould we play this as a multiplayer game?\u201d<\/p>\n The team of developers looked at the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, animated TV episodes and comics during this development phase. And DeMarle recalls: \u201cIt was the material itself that kind of gave us where we wanted to go. So the more we dove into it, the more we realised what is unique about the Guardians.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have these very strong individual characters, who are these misfits, and they\u2019re alien, and they\u2019re unpredictable, and what would it be like to hang out with them? We just wanted to hang out with these unique strong characters.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd we realised in that conception of it, we\u2019re like, \u2018Well, to be the so-called leader, and to be the one who\u2019s at the centre of it, who has to deal with our unpredictable behaviours, who has to guide them along the way, when you\u2019re struggling yourself to figure out what it takes to be a leader.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAll of that spoke to us and made us realise that, no, we want to keep it centred on the player character, one single player character. You are Star-Lord. And we went back to Marvel with that, and admittedly they themselves were like, \u2018Are you sure? We weren\u2019t thinking you would just do a single player.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBut when we explained it all, they\u2019re like, \u2018Yes, yes, I think this will work.\u2019 So a lot of people were surprised by the choice, but we knew from the beginning it would work and we stuck with it.\u201d<\/p>\n The game pushed ahead as a single-player adventure with one fixed ending, but DeMarle and her team factored in a number of choice-based moments in the game, where your decisions can send ripples throughout the relationships between Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Groot and Rocket. Did these branching moments in the game make it more difficult to write?<\/p>\n DeMarle says: \u201cFor me, I would say it makes it 10 times more challenging, which I love. Choice and consequences is really at the DNA of our core team. You know, we started with the Deus Ex franchise, we always feel it\u2019s super important to offer players meaningful choices, and then allow the players to see those consequences play out in the game, because it makes it a more personal experience for the player and it engages you.\u201d<\/p>\n The game culminates in a memorable climax when, just as you think the story is finished and the credits are about to roll, you\u2019re thrust into one final boss battle. Were the developers worried at all that players would switch off their consoles or computers before that fight, thinking the game was over?<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t say we worried about that,\u201d DeMarle says. \u201cI think we were worried about getting an ending. I mean, we have a reputation. Endings are hard. Our past games have not always hit the right ending. And my lead writer likes to say we decided to make up for that on this one by just, like, constantly not ending the game, and throwing in more and more.\u201d<\/p>\n Considering that there are three major threats to overcome in the game\u2019s final act, the writing team put a lot of thought into how those narrative threads should all tie up at the end. As DeMarle puts it: \u201cUltimately I think the way we ended up doing it, first of all, it does work. The way we ended up lining them [up], and then just embracing the ideas of, \u2018The game is funny, the game is humorous, let\u2019s play with that, let\u2019s break expectations and end it with a very unique boss battle that is more of a conversation at times.’\u201d<\/p>\n As the story and gameplay developed, so too did the game\u2019s impressive audio component. The game has eight hours of music, including a roster of hit songs from the 1980s, a full orchestral score, and an entire album of tunes attributed to the in-game band named Star-Lord.<\/p>\n There aren\u2019t many games that have a whole album of original songs, and when we say that to Senior Audio Director Steve Szczepkowski, he jokes: \u201cCan you share that with the BAFTA judging panel, please?\u201d We promise to fire off an email, before Szczepkowski talks us through the experience of what it was like to put together a rock album for the game.<\/p>\n He told us: \u201cAs a musician, you know, this is like, \u2018Oh, so I\u2019m going to have an opportunity to write and record an album?\u2019 Like, what musician never dreamed of that! But when it came to finally doing it, you know, the reality kind of set in and for sure, some songs came together quite easily. And they give you this false impression of your own abilities where you\u2019re like, \u2018Oh well, yes, I can write songs. I\u2019m a songwriter.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then the next song you struggle with for about four months until the Creative Director is knocking on your door, saying, \u2018We need this song, like, soon.\u2019 And that\u2019s when you\u2019re like, \u2018I\u2019m not a songwriter, what am I doing?\u2019 So there\u2019s a lot of moments of confidence and then quickly off the cliff into complete panic.\u201d<\/p>\n Anyone who\u2019s played the game or listened to that album will tell you that Szczepkowski\u2019s work paid off in a big way.<\/p> With our interview time nearly running out, we had to ask \u2013 with the game having been out for a few months now, and a whole new wave of positivity emerging from its Xbox Game Pass release, has talk started to turn to sequels? Is there a whiteboard of story ideas, heroes and villains they\u2019d like to explore, or maybe even songs they\u2019d like to include in a Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy 2?<\/p>\n DeMarle steps up to answer the question, saying: \u201cUm, on that one, I think we\u2019re gonna leave you in suspense. I mean, we surprised everyone by being secret on this one for the longest time. So we\u2019re just going to maintain a little air of mystery on that one.\u201d<\/p>\n The composer of the game\u2019s excellent score, Richard Jacques, chimes in to add: \u201cWith Game Pass, though, it\u2019s been amazing seeing a whole new generation of players taking it up that hadn\u2019t got around to playing it for whatever reason.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think from Steven\u2019s and my side, seeing people just all of a sudden listening to the Star-Lord album, listening to the score online, you know \u2013 we\u2019ve seen our numbers jump through the roof since Game Pass has been out. I think the gamers are really enjoying playing it.\u201d<\/p>\n Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X\/S and Xbox Game Pass.<\/strong><\/p>\n The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 begin at 7pm on Thursday 7th April, and the ceremony<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0live streamed<\/a> on BAFTA\u2019s Facebook, Twitch and YouTube channels.<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. Or if you\u2019re looking for something to watch, see our TV Guide.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our video game release schedule<\/a> for all upcoming games on consoles. Swing by our hubs for more Gaming<\/a> and Technology<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Rob Leane Published: Thursday, 07 April 2022 at 12:00 am The Guardians of the Galaxy game seemed to come out of nowhere \u2013 it was released in October last year, just four months after it was announced at E3 2021 in June. But so far, there\u2019s been no word on a sequel. 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