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Upon its release, Guardians of the Galaxy immediately sparked heated discussion across the entire internet.
This highly anticipated content, with its unique style, brought a refreshing feeling to players, making them realize that stories in a cosmic setting weren't just about heavy narratives, cruel wars, cold warships, blood and fire, destruction and death.
They could also joyfully experience the vast galaxy, the mysterious and unknown interstellar world, and appreciate different planetary civilizations.
Although Guardians of the Galaxy also involved many heavy elements such as genocide, dark forces, war, and slaughter, it presented them in a mostly lighthearted way with a group of hilarious characters.
This made players laugh heartily while playing, and after finishing, they felt their mood had improved significantly, even wanting to keep playing, as everyone prefers to be around interesting people—including game characters.
Because of its incredibly humorous plot and characters, Guardians of the Galaxy was given titles by players such as "Comedy Guardians," "Goofy Guardians," and "Hilarious Interstellar Alliance."
"Hahaha, it's my first time laughing from beginning to end while playing! Quill is definitely an interstellar goofball, so funny! The part where Quill awkwardly danced in front of Ronan—I was like, 'Holy shit!'"
"Damn, this is the most unconventional content I've ever experienced!"
"Star-Lord Quill's awkward dance is definitely the scene of the year. It's so freaking hilarious!"
"I love it, I love it! It's the first time content has made me laugh like crazy!"
"Wow, so games can also be presented in comedic form! Impressive, Mr. Morrison!"
"Very funny, but also very passionate, with laughter and tears, touching and exciting. This really has a firm grasp on players' emotions!"
"I used to think Mr. Morrison was a car designer, screenwriter, and music producer whose talents were wasted on games. Now it seems he's also a comedy master whose talents are wasted on games!"
"To be honest, besides being funny, other aspects are also excellent. And this time, it presented a larger worldview of the Marvel universe, and even grander war scenes. It's truly shocking. I personally feel it's more fun than Avengers!"
"I agree. I was worried it might be just a reskin of Avengers, but Mr. Morrison really didn't disappoint us!"
"What the heck? Why make content so funny? It made me—someone who never watches cutscenes or character dialogues—focus solely on watching the animations and dialogues this time. I still haven't finished the first volume of the story!"
"Alex Morrison, I hate you! The crow's feet I spent thousands of dollars on Botox to eliminate came back in one day because of your game!"
"Hahaha, Rocket Raccoon is too mischievous! The part where he stole someone's prosthetic leg almost made me die laughing. He's truly a little rascal raccoon—oh no, a little raccoon!"
"Wuwuwu, Groot the tree died! Has anyone played the later parts of the story? Can the tree-person be revived?"
"Haven't you seen the videos of Baby Groot shared online? Groot didn't die—he turned into a sapling and was planted in a pot. He's super cute! In the third volume, he becomes Baby Groot, absolutely adorable. Female players are going crazy!"
"The scene where Groot sacrificed himself brought tears to my eyes. I was truly moved. I was so surprised when he turned into a sapling later. Baby Groot is too cute—my heart can't take it!"
"Come on, everyone who was charmed by Baby Groot, give a like here!"
"Quill's father is actually a planet—that's a really creative idea! It feels a bit like a creator god!"
"Yeah, no wonder Quill didn't die even when holding an Infinity Stone. This guy isn't an ordinary person after all!"
"Hey, hey, what are you guys talking about? I don't understand!"
"Some masters have already played up to the fourth volume of the story. That's amazing!"
Guardians of the Galaxy was Alex's fusion of the major plots from the first and second Guardians films, with many original, interesting adventures and stories added on top.
This time, the original stories accounted for almost seventy percent, more comprehensively and fully showcasing the vast worldview of the Marvel universe and various lore elements, even mentioning Asgard.
Many civilizations and planets in the content had not appeared in the previous life's films but were designed based on the Marvel worldview.
Leveraging its already accumulated super-high popularity, Guardians of the Galaxy performed exceptionally well after launch. The quality and style of the content also impressed players, leading to positive word-of-mouth and rapid surge in popularity. It quickly once again overshadowed all competitors, becoming the most dazzling new release on various leaderboards in Infinite Realms.
Countless players and fans also hailed Guardians of the Galaxy as the funniest content of the year.
Topics revolving around Guardians of the Galaxy consistently topped trending lists in player communities, and with Baby Groot, it once again captivated large numbers of female players.
Various animations of Baby Groot were also made into videos by fans and uploaded to various platforms, creating a cute-themed storm globally and successfully breaking out of the gaming sphere.
The emergence of Guardians of the Galaxy also once again sparked discussions among industry peers.
"Alex Morrison is truly a genius! He managed to stand out with such a humorous and lighthearted style, and successfully utilized the 'cute economy' to open up markets for more female players!"
"Yeah, to be honest, he's very bold and dares to try various different styles. Perhaps that's the reason for his success!"
"Sometimes, rigid thinking can be terrifying. I used to think that when someone works in the same industry for a long time, they develop tunnel vision, believing that many things are just 'the way they are.' But in reality, there's never a truly immutable law in this world, especially in creative work. I think our designers should broaden their perspectives—or rather, we should employ more creative new talent!"
"In fact, there are many problems with our management model. Even if newcomers have fresh ideas, they might not be taken seriously. We haven't given enough support to those bold concepts!"
The excellent performance of Guardians of the Galaxy truly taught many industry peers another lesson. They also began pondering why Stormwind Interactive Entertainment could create different styles of content and achieve continuous success, producing blockbusters. It seemed Alex could always accurately grasp market trends and players' psychological needs, which genuinely made people envious.
In fact, many game companies were secretly studying and analyzing Stormwind Interactive Entertainment's success model, including the reasons for the success of each of their releases, and even their company's operational and management approaches. They seemed eager to find things they could learn from to achieve their own success.
Many companies also began imitating the style of Guardians of the Galaxy, embarking on the path of humorous-style content.
And with the popularity of Guardians of the Galaxy, derivative works revolving around this release emerged endlessly—such as gameplay videos, reviews, guides, game music compilations, funny game scene collections, game easter egg discoveries, subsequent plot speculation, and so on. Too many to count.
The image of Baby Groot also became viral across the entire internet, with users even calling for spin-off content focusing on the adorable duo of Groot and Rocket Raccoon...