How keeping ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ as a solo story has already helped the game

The game, which will be released in October, already looks solid, even if it adheres to third-person adventure formula. As a result of that vision, it seems Eidos Montreal leans into its strength as a dynamic storyteller, having earned its chops in the award-winning and influential “Deus Ex” series, which predated “Cyberpunk 2077” in offering choice-driven narrative in a futuristic setting.