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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.
First let me start off by saying that this might be one of the most innovative games so far this year. Sadly all the brownie points that I would give this game for being so cool are canceled out by this games god awful controls. This games controls are bad. I mean bad. If there was a way to scream on the internet, I'd be doing it right now. It's like Eden Studios took every game mechanic they could think of and…
I'm not really sure why I bought this game. It was kind of an impulse buy, because I kind of enjoyed Ninja Gaiden Sigma. And the boxart is sweet. I think thats what got me. Anyways, yeah the game is really cool. Really intense action, and very satisfying when you can successfully dispatch a large group of enemies. I love how the body parts and the blood actually stays on the ground too. A very enjoyable game if you…
