History VideoGame / GuardiansOfTheGalaxyTheTelltaleSeries

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The first four flashbacks are about people they've lost, while Groot's [[spoiler: is about how the team first came together]].

* ArsonMurderandJaywalking: At the start of the game, Peter may end up getting a list of his many crimes he committed read to him by the Nova Corps, which includes impersonating a Nova Corps officer, breaking out of prison... and 371 counts of illegally parking a spacecraft.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** There's actually an option to kick [[spoiler: Thanos']] corpse.
** [[spoiler: Peter's kind-hearted mother]] bitch-slaps a bully harassing Peter.

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to Telltale's [[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries previous superhero-based game]], this game is a lot more lighthearted in tone, very much like the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy live action film]].

** The game takes heavy inspiration from the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' film, using the likenesses of the movie characters (combined with their original comic designs) and sharing a similar campy vibe and soundtrack.

* Episode 5: [[Music/{{Journey}} Don't Stop Believin']] (November 7, 2017)

* RealityEnsues:
** After a night spent getting absolutely plastered, the Guardians find out they're too broke to pay their tab.
** After [[spoiler: Peter is brought back from the dead by mystical, unknown means]], the Guardians are appropriately freaking out as what happened is supposedly impossible.

** Also in the fourth episode, [[spoiler:you have to decide whether or not to allow Drax to sacrifice himself and kill the massive worm in which the Guardians are tapped. Stopping Drax makes both him and Rocket leave and permanently injures Groot, but helping Drax results in his apparent death and Gamora leaving. By the end, only Gamora or Rocket stays with Peter.]]

** In the first episode, you have to decide to either [[spoiler:sell Thanos's corpse to the Collector (siding with Rocket)]] or [[spoiler:sell Thanos's corpse to the Nova Corps (siding with Gamora)]].
** In the second episode, you have to choose between teammates ''twice''. The first time, you have to choose whether to [[spoiler:take Rocket to try to revive his dead friend Lylla]] or [[spoiler:go to intercept Nebula right away on Gamora's request]]. Then, you have to choose whether [[spoiler:Drax or Gamora guards Nebula after the Guardians take her prisoner]].
** The final act of the third episode has you making the big choice the story has been building up to until that point. [[spoiler:Destroy the Eternity Forge and make Drax and Rocket mad at you as well as negate any chance of bringing anyone's loved ones back, or power it up and upset Gamora and Groot and leave it available for Hala to use]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Drax, who tells you half the team will despise you no matter what you choose in his usual BrutalHonesty way.

** Towards the end of the fourth episode, [[spoiler:you have to choose between stopping Drax from sacrificing himself or helping Groot repair the engines. Saving Drax makes both him and Rocket leave and permanently injures Groot, but helping Groot results in Drax's death and Gamora leaving. By the end, only Gamora or Rocket stays with Peter.]]
** If you [[spoiler:didn't destroy the Eternity Forge]], your final choice is [[spoiler:choosing one person to be revived after it powers up for one charge. You must choose whether to revive Kamaria, Lylla, Meredith, or Nebula (if she died). You can also choose to let the Eternity Forge burn out, reviving nobody.]]

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:The game both begins and ends with the Nova Corp calling the Guardians to beg for their assistance.]]

** "Tangled Up in Blue" refers to encounters with both the Nova Corp (space cops, the "boys in blue") and the Kree, whose skin is blue.

* FreudianTrio: Gamora, who encourages doing the moral and lawful thing, is the Superego, while Rocket, who follows his feelings and wants short-term gratification, is the Id. As the player character, Peter operates as the Ego and must choose who to listen to.

** Towards the end of the fourth episode, [[spoiler:you have to choose between stopping Drax from sacrificing himself or helping Groot repair the engines. Saving Drax makes both him and Rocket leave and permanently injuries Groot, but helping Groot results in Drax's death and Gamora leaving. By the end, only Gamora or Rocket stays with Peter.]]

* SadisticChoice: There are several points where you're forced to choose between teammates. There's no way to avoid royally pissing off at least one Guardian.
** In the first episode, you have to decide to either [[spoiler:sell Thanos's corpse to the Collector]] or [[spoiler:sell Thanos's corpse to the Nova Corps]]. The former will please Rocket (but alienate Gamora), while the latter will please Gamora (but alienate Rocket).
** In the second episode, you again have to choose between pleasing different Guardians, only you have to do it ''twice''. The first time, you have to choose whether to [[spoiler:take Rocket to try to revive his dead friend Lylla]] or to [[spoiler:go to intercept Nebula right away on Gamora's request]]. The second time, you have to choose whether [[spoiler:Gamora or Drax should be guarding Nebula after the Guardians take Nebula prisoner]]. As in the first episode, your choices will please one Guardian but alienate another.
** The final act of the third episode has you making the big choice the story has been building up to until that point. [[spoiler:Destroy the Eternity Forge and make Drax and Rocket mad at you, as well as negate any chance of bringing anyone's loved ones back, or power it up, upsetting Gamora and Groot and leaving it available for Hala to use]]. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Drax, who tells you half the team will despise you no matter what you choose in his usual BrutalHonesty way.
** In the fourth episode you have to follow either Rocket or Gamora through some caves. The side you don't choose gets attacked and cocooned by worms, blaming Pete for not going with them.
** Towards the end of the fourth episode, [[spoiler:you have to choose between trying to stop Drax from sacrificing himself or helping Groot repair the engines. Saving Drax results in Groot being badly burned to the point where he can't fully regenerate his injuries, but helping Groot results in Drax's death.]]
** The final decision of the fifth episode, if you [[spoiler:didn't destroy the Eternity Forge]]. [[spoiler:The Eternity Forge has one more charge left, allowing one more person to be revived. Now you must choose whether to revive Meredith, Lylla, Kamaria, or (if your choices got her killed) Nebula. You can also choose to let the Eternity Forge burn out, reviving nobody.]]