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    Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

    Game » consists of 15 releases. Released Sep 30, 2014

    An open-world action-adventure game by Monolith, set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

    apollodynamo's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PlayStation 4) review

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    Does Arkham better than Arkham, and Assassin's Creed better than Assassin's Creed.

    Have you ever had an open world game where you were more interested in fooling around in side missions instead of progressing the story? Have you ever legitimately hated the npcs you come to fight, and not just because the story tells you to?

    This is the game for you. You actually feel powerful and it's very fun to fight against characters that you are unevenly matched against. You make your own rivals, and they're unique to you and you alone. My greatest rival was a skinny orc named Horza the Caragor Tamer. The guy started out as an archer, but by the went he was immune to ranged attacks, beasts and even started carrying poisoned weapons. He was hellish to run into. I was so happy when I finally killed him for good. And it was not even part of the main story.

    Get this game if you want to feel like you achieved something when you slay an enemy.

    The game would have a Five star rating but the story itself is rather bland. It's more fun to do your own thing. However, The Wraith is a very cool character, and it's nice collecting the things that show his story.

    Other reviews for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (PlayStation 4)

      One DOES simply walk into Mordor and more when you have fun ghostly wraith powers! 0

      I reckon ol' Betsy's still got a couple years in her before I retire her for a new GPUAs the shadow of mordor, it has been 35 hours of joy haunting the uruks in lots of creative ways. Time in the real world seems to pass at an alarming rate though as you are sucked into this immersive piece of landscape based on Tolkien lore, and what a beautiful piece of landscape it is. This game's a looker for sure, and it should be if it's going to do a lot of close up zooming on to Uruk faces. I should also...

      3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

      Shadow of Mordor Review 0

      The thing that sets Shadow of Mordor apart is that while it tells a competent traditional story on its own, the most interesting and engrossing story is created by the gameplay. The nemesis system scratches that weird, very specific itch that 20 years of MLB The Show RTTS and Madden Franchise mode scratch for me. I'll craft my own story in my head, but the game gives me the tools to have it play out in front of me....

      2 out of 3 found this review helpful.

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