[Megathread] Middle-earth: Shadow of War

[Kuthe]

SoD1's gameplay with a good story would be great, but either way I'll be happy seeing as we don't get any more batman-esq games anymore.

[Deleted]

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/midd.../1900-6415884/
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/...-mordor-review
http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/26/625...s-ps4-xbox-one

Rofl, all big corporate reviews who wouldn't dare in their dreams to piss off EA, Activision or Ubisoft. So basically "IGN 10/10". Totally reliable and objective.

[Asmekiel]

Apparently it's going to be called "Middle-Earth: Shadow of War"
http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/26/14...target-listing

I liked Shadow of Mordor, but it sure got repetitive near the end. A bit too repetitive if you ask me, I gave up halfway through the last DLC because of that.

[Dhrizzle]

Rofl, all big corporate reviews who wouldn't dare in their dreams to piss off EA, Activision or Ubisoft. So basically "IGN 10/10". Totally reliable and objective.

Shadow of Mordor wasn't made by any of those companies, and whilst IGN does tend to score on the high side it's not like they never criticise games from big publishers if they feel they're substandard.

Oh by the way, 93% is less than 10/10, but you should probably rely less on scores and read what reviewers have to say to understand why the game is being praised. Maybe you don't enjoy creatively slaughtering tonnes of orcs in a sandbox with a versatile array of tools and a story that diverges from Tolkien's work in a way that shows a lot of love and respect for the source material; but for those of us that do Shadow of Mordor managed to hit all the right notes and was a surprise hit.

[Verdugo]

Shadow of Mordor wasn't made by any of those companies, and whilst IGN does tend to score on the high side it's not like they never criticise games from big publishers if they feel they're substandard.

Oh by the way, 93% is less than 10/10, but you should probably rely less on scores and read what reviewers have to say to understand why the game is being praised. Maybe you don't enjoy creatively slaughtering tonnes of orcs in a sandbox with a versatile array of tools and a story that diverges from Tolkien's work in a way that shows a lot of love and respect for the source material; but for those of us that do Shadow of Mordor managed to hit all the right notes and was a surprise hit.

Remember the legend of Prak Jaws!

[ryanmahaffe]

Rofl, all big corporate reviews who wouldn't dare in their dreams to piss off EA, Activision or Ubisoft. So basically "IGN 10/10". Totally reliable and objective.

Okay fine, Angry Joe rated it his 2nd favorite game of 2014. Or is he not reliable either? Is everyone you don't like unreliable?

The game was universally praised by critics, it was amazing, slightly repetitive with branding and killing warchiefs being the main story missions that took a lot of time, but it was a breath of fresh air for action-adventure fans.

[t1saif]

announcment trailer, time to rename the thread

[Demoncrash]

From Gamespot:-

"In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. The open-world action-adventure game is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from the first game is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience."

Shadow of War is set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. "Following the amazing reception to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, we massively expanded every dimension of the game, including the world, the story, the RPG systems, the core gameplay, and of course the personal player stories of the Nemesis System," Monolith Productions VP Michael de Plater said in a statement. "As lifelong fans of Middle-earth, we are so grateful to have the privilege to bring to life the most incredible fantasy world ever created in a new way, for a new generation. With Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we can't wait to see the amazing stories players are going to create and share."

Shadow of War's updated Nemesis System features an element called "Followers." These are characters that will add "entirely new stories of loyalty, betrayal, and revenge." The Nemesis System from the first game was a gameplay system that allowed enemies to remember every encounter with the player. The enemies also have different personalities.

Nice cinematic trailer. Looks like the work of Blur Studios. As for the game, i liked the first one though i hope there's more to offer here than the nemesis system.

[Darkeon]

As long as it is more (and if better, yay) of what the first one was, as opposed to try to re-invent the wheel per se, I'll be all over it!

[AwkwardSquirtle]

That balrog had better be in the game.

[Shibito]

Hooray loved the first game was soooo good.

[Justpassing]

Looks wicked.

[draykorinee]

The first one was an absolute delight, really hyped for this.

[Hellravager]

Kk i'll rename it

[-aiko-]

Went ahead and merged the two threads and re-named it.



Definitely enjoyed Shadow of Mordor so I've got my eye on this one.

[Lotus Victoria]

Please don't fuck up the ending like you did with the first one.

[ParanoiD84]

Very nice trailer and it did the work and got me hyped as fucked.

[Palaplu]

Finally a game in 2017 (for me) to look forward to!

[Fibby76]

Why can't i view the trailer? It said restricted but i already got a google app account??

[effs]

I liked the first game, but not so sure about this. Forging a ring of power? This would have been brought up in LoTR.

Very cool trailer though and I welcome a middle earth game so will probably play it.