Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an exceptional Action/RPG that raises the bar for the genre.
90
Verdict
93%
Steam
84
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 95K reviews)
Healthy player count of 1,031 concurrent
Critically acclaimed (84/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
No significant drawbacks reported
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. An original story based on the legendarium created by J. R. R. Tolkien, the game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies. The player controls Talion, a Gondorian Ranger who bonds with the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor, as the two set out to avenge the deaths of their loved ones. Players can engage in melee combat, and use wraith abilities to fight and manipulate enemies. The game introduces the Nemesis System, which allows the artificial intelligence of non-playable characters to remember their prior interactions with Talion and react accordingly in subsequent encounters.
Runs well on modern hardware.
Updated 2h ago
My god what an opening hook! Arkham City is Mordor. Best 5 bucks in a while...
I loved this game when i first played it, the combos are addictive, you can mount monsters and use them as your killing machines, the main campaign and alternative campaigns are great to play, rune customization as long as you get the ones you want allow you to be creative in your sessions. Now when it comes to the achievements you are going to kinda gamble your way out to unlock some of them, in particular the test of the wild, holy cow, it took a lot of frustration out of me to unlock that, **** honestly i think i was lucky when everything just aligned and boom last riot was a breeze. I don't remember if i bought this or i got it for free :/ (~8yrs have passed xd). If you want a good challenge trying to 100% this game is for you.
a fun game with a really interesting nemesis system. the combat is satisfying, and fighting different uruks can be pretty entertaining. however, the game can feel repetitive after a while, especially with the missions and activities. the story is decent, but the nemesis system is definitely the highlight for me.
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