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Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One)
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- Take on the role of Talion, a valiant ranger whose family was slain
- Learn about the secret Rings of Power and confront your true nemesis
- Every enemy is a unique individual with strengths and weaknesses
- Actions and decisions shape enemy relationships and characteristics
- Craft more battles, enemies, and rewards within the dynamic world
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ASIN | B00JB29YG4 |
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Release date | October 3, 2014 |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #99,690 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #2,286 in Xbox One Games |
Product Dimensions | 7.48 x 5.31 x 1.18 inches; 1.41 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Item model number | 207828 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 1.41 ounces |
Manufacturer | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Date First Available | April 13, 2014 |
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In Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, gamers take on the role of Talion, a valiant ranger whose family is slain in front of him the night Sauron and his army return to Mordor, moments before his own life is taken. Resurrected by a Spirit of vengeance and empowered with Wraith abilities, Talion ventures into Mordor and vows to destroy those who have wronged him. Through the course of his personal vendetta, Talion uncovers the truth of the Spirit that compels him, learns the origins of the Rings of Power, and ultimately confronts his true nemesis.
Every enemy that players face is a unique individual, differentiated by their personality, strengths, and weaknesses. Through the Nemesis System, enemy relationships and characteristics are shaped by player actions and decisions to create personal archenemies that remember and adapt to the player and are distinct to every gameplay session. Gamers are able to craft their own battles, enemies, and rewards within the dynamic world, which remembers and adapts to their choices, delivering a unique experience to every player.
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My Xbox One has largely been gathering dust since release day, I bought into the hype for COD Ghosts, Titanfall and Watchdogs, each time I came away disappointed. As a result (and having taken part in the beta) I decided to completely forego Destiny and wait for Shadow of Mordor instead.
I'm 9.5 hours into this game now and feel it's not too early to share my thoughts for those of you deciding to buy this game. Those 9.5 hours have put me only 15% through the content of the game, to give you an idea of depth.
I'm a Lord of the Rings fan but as an avid gamer I'm writing without letting that influence my feelings on this title.
This is without doubt my favourite Xbox One release to date, it's brought pure laugh out loud moments as well as oh no moments so far. The development of the characters you come up against is wonderful. This game is incredibly open world, you can choose to pursue any number of story line or side quests depending on how you feel like playing at a given time.
Fancy stealthing into an Uruk stronghold and trying to assassinate their Captain? You can. Fancy just strolling in the front door and engaging dozens in sword combat? You can do that too. You can choose to stealth kill or horrifically and savagely tear an Uruk apart in order to intimidate his fellows if you wish.
Bite of more than you can chew and the standard Uruk who gets the killing blow in gains esteem and is elevated through the ranks becoming a named character whom you must deal with. It's possible to interrogate his inferiors to find out strengths and weaknesses which in turn brings additional rewards if you kill him.
The detail really is fantastic, both graphically and within the characters themselves.
If you enjoyed the combat in recent Batman games then this is the same, with the ability to unlock extra skillsets in two different skill trees as you develop your character. Adding additional abilities depending on how you enjoy playing.
Something I hope to see added when extra content is brought out, is the challenge score tables that made Batman worth playing once you had completed the main content. I'm generally someone who prefers multiplayer with friends and currently this game is purely single player without even the ability to challenge friends by competing at challenges which Batman did allow, maybe this will be added in future.
As such I'd rate this 4.5 Stars but as I must choose, Shadow of Mordor gets a well deserved 5 from me. Very fun and a pleasure to spend time on.
Action
So Arkham City has one of the best fluid combat in gaming series, attacking one enemy to reverse another throw a batarang at an unexpecting enemy all to build and continue your combo whilst knocking out bad guys ... Well picture that but as a type of solider from Gondor instead batarang he has a knife and instead bad guys you have orcs etc.. It is the same fluent fighting that some mastered & approved of so long a go in Arkham. Now instead of knocking enemies unconscious you execute them in a gory decapitation or run through (earning a brutal 18 cert) this also contiues with the stealth kill take downs which we all loved in Arkham also takedowns from above earnt by doing a certain thing in a mission exactly the same here, With Talions own gadgets blades, bows etc..
Story
The brutal scene at the start is scripted & acted beautifully you really give a dam about Talion and his quest for venegence - the wraith world adds to this with a massive Lord rings story connection to the saga in the story - Gollum being used creatively was a brilliant touch - I must admit I keep getting side tracked with other things so haven't finished the story but am in no rush as it has so much to offer me.
The world with in
The land is crafted very well however I miss the feel of how Arkham gloomy streets or buildings looked, as to an open world lands to explore, this looks all the same to me, castles caves beasts orcs all litter the world lots of collectables secrets to find and achievements to pop.. But this is not enough to take the glory away from this quiet AAA title! From climbing roof tops jumping off on to enemies it's almost like a certain brotherhood with a white hood on but again Shadows performs this very well also so don't be put off by this.
Overall
This is an amazing, well crafted open world game with so much to explore & I may part with cash for the dlc also as I'm enjoying myself in mordor massively One ring to rule them all One game to challenge the open world you can't go wrong with Shadows of Mordor defiantly pleasantly surprised get this game!
9/10 for me very pleased
I've updated this review after initially giving it a 1 star, as the first time I played it, I was constantly being hounded and killed by the same captain over and over and over again. It became so ridiculous and stressful that I wanted to just throw the game in the bin.
I decided to restart the game from scratch and try again as it has so many good reviews. This time I was armed with tips from blogs over the Interweb and now I am actually playing it like it should be played and the game is probably tenfold better.
It has great graphics and the story line seems interesting too, the battles are easier when you know what you're doing and you must learn about runes and mirian to actually be able to do anything in this game. If you don't, then you'll die repeatedly like I did the first time I played this game.
It is a decent game but it's not quite on par with Assassins Creed, but that's just my taste. I can understand how gamers who are more than just casual gamers would enjoy a game like this. I prefer things to be a little more simple.
My tips to a casual gamer like me would be:
- Follow the story line a bit before you try to be a hero and kill random Orc captains.
- Complete as many side missions as possible to earn mirian, try to complete the extra objectives too.
- Spend mirian to increase health ASAP
- Use ability points to unlock the stealth execute and run away at speed abilities first, then to push an enemy when you block. These are your most useful when starting off.
- I found a rune quite early on which has a chance of increasing your health 10% for arrow head shots. This is very handy when you have low energy and can't find a plant to replenish yourself.
- Grab and interrogate as many orcs as you can to learn about captain's identities and their weaknesses
- Target the captains that are weak to stealth or arrow attacks first. They are the easiest to kill and help you level up.
- When fighting, don't just hit attack like a madman, look out for the dodge/block opportunities above everything else.
- If you are overwhelmed in a fight, run away - this is where the run away ability comes in handy that gives you an extra boost. Without that boost, captains can catch up with you. Another trick for escaping is to quickly start another mission which makes the orcs chasing you disappear (a bit stupid, but it works).
- Try to take out as many archers as you can before a battle. You can't block or dodge their arrows and sometimes it's difficult to see where they are coming from.
- Lastly, if you want to get from A to B without getting in to too many battles; just run. Orcs lose interest very quickly so running from A to B is will avoid confrontations.
The main reasons I'm dropping 2 stars for this game is:
- The game made no sense to me and was totally impossible until I read some blogs. I could have quite easily given up on this game after day 1.
- The map so far is way too flat for my liking with a few ruins here and there that you can climb up. I'd prefer more structures, maybe there are some later on but at first there aren't that many.
All in all I could not recommend this game enough. It is the game that Middle Earth has been crying out for for a long time, and I hope it reignites interesting in the franchise from the gaming community.
If you are a Lord of the Rings fan or just enjoy brutally murdering Orcs, buy this game.
If you are a gamer, buy this game.
Buy this game!