Guardians of the Galaxy: playable character - can you change? Guardians of the Galaxy guide, walkthrough
This page of the Guardians of the Galaxy guide explains if it is allowed to change playable characters and control someone other than Peter Quill.
Last update: 25 November 2021
On this page of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy guide, you will find an answer whether you can change the controlled character. We answer the question whether Star-Lord / Peter Quill is the only playable hero and whether you can control other Guardians of the Galaxy. You'll also find out if co-op is available.
The most important information is that Guardians of the Galaxy is a single-player-only game. You cannot play it with your friends in Co-op mode, as was the case for example with Marvel's Avengers. No form of co-op is available and the game is played in single player mode.
Peter Quill, or sometimes, Star-Lord is the only playable hero. You can't personally control any of the other Guardians of the Galaxy, or any NPC.
The only interesting thing is that in the game there are several flashbacks in which there is an opportunity to control the main character in a younger version. The first scene of this type takes place in the initial minutes of the game, and subsequent ones appear at selected moments of the campaign.
Despite the lack of other playable characters, some consolation is the option to issue commands to team members because Peter is its leader. You can and sometimes must issue commands:
- While exploring the world - this may be required to solve smaller or larger environmental puzzles. For example, you can ask Rocket to hack a control panel, Groot to deploy a bridge, Gamora to cut wires, and Drax to tear down a weakened wall. All such actions are free, but available only in dedicated areas.
- During fights - This involves the use of unique abilities (special attacks) of team members, which must be activated manually. Team members will never use these unique skills unless you ask them to. Abilities make it easy to win battles and stagger opponents in order to expose them to further attacks.