LOTR Shadow Of Mordor OT - Thoughts, Impressions?

@Metamania:

Thank you! To hate on a game, that you have never tried, and post bad reviews is just dumbfounded.

@Pffrbt:

SInce you don't seem to bright, and are getting angry I will go slow for you haha. Here is the definition of review, you can google it as easy as I did. A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event ... The Creator asked for first thoughts and impressions. Which is an evaluation Straightforward! Now you are free to leave your comments, but I am still pointing out that your comments are uneducated, and bias to your hatred of games like this. I'm guessing because you suck BALLS at them, and couldn't even beat them on VERY easy. You are among the first, and very few that thinks batman Mechanics are bad, and the gameplay. Talk bad all you want about AC I don't play it either any more, but you can not deny the mechanics, and gameplay are good.

You can observe and watch, and comment about what you have seen, but until you play the game your judgement means shit. You can say It looks like I wouldn't enjoy the game, it my preference, but you are telling people the game sucks which it doesn't. I hope I don't upset you more, I think you may have an heart attack LOL! Your comments still mean shit! and shows strong evidence that you do not have a life. ALso suck at video games LOL!

No, I won't. I won't waste my money on unintelligent gamers such as yourself.

And you have no right. Your right to judge a game is gone until you've played it.

The way I figure it, you keep on coming to me with the same, useless arguments. I've asked for thoughts and impressions on the game and by that, I mean from gamers who HAVE played it and are continuing to play it, not from people who have SEEN it. You are a lost cause. Unless you have something more intelligent to say, please keep your comments or negativity, for that matter, out of my thread. I won't have this thread derailed over nonsense. Either play the game and then contribute with intelligent thoughts on the matter or get the **** out.

I've played a few hours of it. Some things I noticed...

- Extremely good graphics when turned up all the way
- I enjoyed that I could get into the game without too many unskippable cutscenes or boring segments
- Enjoyable levels of gore
- Orc general system seems to be mostly fluff. Beaten a dozen generals with the exact same strategy (sneak up on them, get stealth hit, beat them down in combat quickly).
- Game is too easy, no difficulty setting (too easy to face endless waves or orcs, combat timing is WAY generous compared to Arkham City on hard). Haven't gotten to experience any orc revenge system yet

I hope you enjoy the game I'm not picking it up I want to save some cash for The Evil Within and all the other top games coming out this fall.

Like Dragon Age Inquisition.

no Assassin Creed Unity, MCC, Far Cry 4

I had the same reaction.

Anytime :)

From the reviews I've read it doesn't sound like must-have.

I've been enjoying myself so far. The game runs smooth and looks great, and the killing never gets old. Also the nemesis system is a pretty fun little gimmick.

My only gripe so far (about 6 hours in) would be that i'd like to see a different landscape. To be able to kill different creatures other than orcs and ghuls. Give me marauding humans or something. Trolls. Something to break up the 'same-y' feeling thats starting to creep up on me.

Also different equipment would've been pretty cool. Different swords and daggers to upgrade or forge. Being able to pick up the enemies weapons and use them against them. That'd be kickass.

Still, its a pretty fun, solid game. Well worth the money. Solid 8/10.

Reviews don't matter. It's your experience that does matter.

I find it really enjoyable to set bait traps so that caragors can come out of nowhere and destroy orcs left and right. It's a pretty cool and funny sight! :-D

I finally managed to get to the new area. Really great game so far

I just finished my playthrough, I didn't bother too much about the side-quests did some which was mostly the ones saving slaves, I still unlocked most of the skills, so if you are a completionist to a certain degree, I reckon you will have no trouble unlocking everything.

I enjoyed the combat in the game, all the gore and the nemesis system etc. But what really watered down a potential amazing game (which I find in all Open world games) is the story. Devs seem to design the open world around the story, instead of designing the story around the open world. If there was no open world, this games story line would be one of the most boring things on the market, and that's saying something because there are a lot of poor games out there. I have yet the find and open world game that I fully enjoy.

Totally agree...minus the childish profanity.

Great gameplay, graphics, control, story, etc. So far no much bad to say in my first few hours of play.

@yngsten

Damn It ! SoM isn't part of the WB Games sale on XBL ! :(

@mgools: Imo, it's more childish to be offered by a mere word.

Lord Of The Rings Online is probably still the best LOTR game imo.

Very dated now but pretty good to the source material and a fairly good non PVP MMO.

These days I'm trying to be more discerning when it comes to buying games.

Truth is, you can easily find high scores and MASSIVE PRAISE for games that turn out to be barely mediocre and end up just feeling like a chore to complete.

So I'm looking into peoples negative feedback more thoroughly.

And if I read things about a game that sound like they'd annoy or disappoint me - well probably best to save my time and money.

Meh. A game where you kill orcs till you're fed up with it... and then you kill them some more. The game has nothing interesting about it. Every mission is just something you can do while freeroaming, but with additional objectives (like "don't get detected" or "don't let anyone sound the alarm"). It's also ridiculously easy - just tap the counter button in time and you're fuckin invincible, even if there's a group of 30 enemies and 2 bosses attacking you at once. Hell, even the notorious Nemesis isn't really that good - all it does is generating more and more "captains" with 6 factors being alternated as either something that strengthens or weakens them, so even if you don't know anything about a certain captain you can still kill them with ease by trying out three or four methods.

It is pretty intense stuff. Definitely builds tensions in combat.

My favorite track has to be when a warchief comes out and all the orcs chant his first name in tune with the background song that is playing. It seriously gives chills down your spines.

I never looked at it that way. Good point.

I can understand someone having these problems with the game. I like it because the combat is fun and the different abilities are cool and encounters don't seem to get old for me. I'm not put off by games that are too easy though, I enjoy a game that makes you feel bad ass even if it is only because it's really easy. As far as the game just being about killing orcs... that's most games isn't it? I guess some games have fetch quests too but who likes that part of any game?

I agree... but why waste the time? I feel like people have this stigma with "profanity" only because someone once told them some words are bad... which is complete bull shit. Words are words, it's how you use them that counts. Describing something, as I did, as "fucking awesome" is not in the least bit negative. Rather silly that anyone would take offense or even have any kind of reaction to it really. Now, if I was using "profanity" while being negative towards another person I could understand someone taking offense or having some other negative reaction to it. Even so, the specific words used should have nothing to do with w/e offense might be taken but rather the negativity itself. Often, these same people will substitute words, shit-shoot dang-damn etc. They mean the same thing... it's not better/less childish/whatever to use one over the other. In context it means the same damn thing. "Profanity" may be superfluous but hardly childish... I, for one, quite enjoy my sentence enhancers.

But this has gone way off topic >_>

I feel like I have played way too much batman. This game is simply too easy for me. It was challenging at first, but once you get half the upgrades and get a feel for the combat, nothing can stop you.

If I do one of the forge missions and then fail it (I failed it due to simply running out of time), am I no longer able to replay it? If that's the case, then that sucks because that means it voided out the trophy for it.

I just unlocked the control urnks and captains ability last night, it is definitely super cool. A apart of me wishes they would have introduces it earlier, but I guess it's good that they didn't because it might have made the player to overpowered ;)

Before, I did have an nemesis returning problem, but I was never given the option to cut off their heads. I thought a captain death animation was RNG based, unless I've missed something.

Also, good to hear that a player can still roam around the world after the story is done. I think I might do that.

True. When you get some of the later upgrades you really can feel Overpowered. But where I find the game challenging is when your against 30 or so enemies at once. It gets even tougher when they keep re-spawning.

The only way to clear them out quickly is by eliminating the warchief or captains that are in the battlefield. Also, it doesn't hurt to have the latest wraith ability that kills some of them while stunning others.

Its enjoyable, but the narrative is terrible when taken in context with the entirety of Tolkien's literary works. Also the themes that are omnipresent in the novels are just pushed aside here. Most people won't care about that kind of thing, I'm sure, but as someone who grew up reading Tolkien, its a bit off putting.

Woo! Just finished the game.

Shadow of Mordor had some pretty amazing cutscenes overall.

Yesterday made the game a whole lot better! I gained the ability to mount a caragor or a graug at ANYTIME. That means that I don't need to find a nearby cliff above to jump above and mount a caragor that way or even try to do another long, frustrating session with getting a mounted graug either, which was a lesson I was taught yesterday as well. Damn this game is awesome!

If you're one of those fans that is heavily into the story and mythology of LOTR, then I can completely understand your turn-off about it. On the other hand, if you don't care much for the story, it just makes the game better. Granted, I understand that Tolkien scholars can be quite serious with their history of LOTR, but this is a game meant to be enjoyed, story aside. It's just a lot of fun to go around and kill Uruks and Orcs at your disposal.

@Metamania

I must admit.... Mounting that creature is better than Dragons Dogma's entire creaure mounting mechanic. Reminds me of Titan monsters from Batman.

You mean the Graugs? The difference between the two is that you can only ride the Titan for a limited time. In SoM, the Graug is yours to command until he gets killed by the opposition or you kill him yourself after you're done with the beast. And I didn't get far enough in Dragon's Dogma to discover how to mount beasts on that one.

I told you guys: if Monolith is as good at making fantasy-setting games -- Shadow of Mordor -- as they are at cramming teabag jokes into games -- Gotham City Impostors -- than you have nothing to worry about.

@Metamania: This game sucks. 8/10 from gamespot . Just wasted $60

I disagree and I have read a lot of Tolkien Middle-earth literature. I think sure Shadows of Mordor focuses on being a video game (which it is) and it also focuses on a limited number of characters in a rather "dark" setting of Middle-earth. Middle-earth is a large place with a long line of history and mythos why isn't there room to grow and expand it? Why do fanboyss gotta turn into haters?

Monolith is definitely an underrated developer. Hopefully they will get more exposure in the future.

There was a piece on polygon about this and I found it pretty interesting, I would recommend it.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/26/6844371/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-source-material-risks

Frankly, it's difficult for me to get excited for another Monolith game. Unless it were to be a game with Cate Archer as the main character. . .

I've been playing the game throughout the week and I find it enjoyable. At least, the combat gameplay is what I find to be fun and better designed than Assassin's Creed. The story, environment, atmosphere, etc. is probably going to live in the realm of mediocrity, and the nemesis system with all the orc warchiefs/captains becomes increasingly irrelevant after a while (especially when you collected all the power points to unlock everything). The rune collecting could have been designed to be more fulfilling. After a while, I mostly feel like shrugging my shoulders when one drops because they're not overly special. While not perfect, I am having fun with it. A solid 7.5/10 in my book.

Now I know LotR diehard fans will be up in arms over the story, I suppose, but to ask anyone but Tolkien himself to add to the universe is fairly laughable, imo. Tolkien is in a league of his own.

Good game, has two problems:

Low on content (the challenge mode has been stripped in order to make room for DLC);

Has problems with difficulty curve (lacks challenge further on, no options for harder modes).

Yeah, that's a WONDERFUL explanation there, pal. Care to expand on it instead of saying "This game sucks?"

It's shanktastic.

A bit disappointed in it, overall. I love the LOTR theme and back story, but the game is just SO MUCH like AC that it's a bit boring and I can only play it for a few hours at a time.