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[shinobi602]

I can't wait for this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHmy1NL_N_A&list=UUbu2SsF-Or3Rsn3NxqODImw

Another video, flawlessly killing 20 orcs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcqT88U-VU&index=3&list=UUbu2SsF-Or3Rsn3NxqODImw

 

[GavinUK86]

Looks great!

 

[Square Triangle]

Is this game like Assassins Creed meets The Witcher? I haven't had the chance to sit down and watch much of any coverage on it.

 

[GavinUK86]

More like Assassins Creed meets Batman AA.

 

[Isak_Borg]

This will be the first LOTR game I'll pick up.

Hopefully it's not a total disaster.

 

[theclosetfan]

Man, they used the wrong IP for this game. It really should be a Game of Thrones title.

 

[halbprinz]

it looks like fun. tbh

 

[Newline]

Ok this is shaping up nicely, the combat seems to have a load of different facets to it. Plenty to keep me entertained.

 

[Remachinate]

More like Assassins Creed meets Batman AA.

More like: Shadow of Mordor is Far Cry 2's open world NPC interplay, but you play as Corvo Attano wearing Altair's climbing gloves.

 

[Einbroch]

Man, that throw-your-sword-and-teleport ability looks awesome.

 

[Isak_Borg]

Man, that throw-your-sword-and-teleport ability looks awesome.

Yeah, it looks like they stole a lot of cool mechanics from tons of other games and tossed them all together.

We'll see if this crazy ass stew taste any good.

 

[GavinUK86]

More like: Shadow of Mordor is Far Cry 2's open world NPC interplay, but you play as Corvo Attano wearing Altair's climbing gloves.

 

[Eggbok]

Man, that throw-your-sword-and-teleport ability looks awesome.

Noctis is that you?

 

[SDCowboy]

Game looks great. The only turnoff I find with the game is the apparent lack getting new gear (someone correct me if that's incorrect).

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

Animation and face motion capture looks amazing for a cross-gen game

 

[Vire]

Jeez... this game is violent. Not sure if I like how extreme it is.

 

[qa_engineer]

So much screen tearing. And what is it about gamespot videos on youtube that make everything look 10x worse than it really is? Gamespot, please invest in better video capture software/hardware.

 

[dragonlife]

A little too much cinematic slowdown for my tastes, but the game looks like it could be fun.

 

[lazygecko]

If this didn't explicitly say Lord of the Rings I would have assumed it was a Warhammer game or something. I haven't really been following this title, but the impression I get from this trailer is that LotR is getting the AAA treatment in all the wrong ways.

And what's with the music?

 

[Remachinate]

Game looks great. The only turnoff I find with the game is the apparent lack getting new gear (someone correct me if that's incorrect).

You don't get new weapons or armor, but there's a deep upgrade system for your weapons using a variety of runes that you collect from defeated enemies. My understanding is that you'll want to keep swapping between them for different missions to capitalize on a target's specific weaknesses.

If this didn't explicitly say Lord of the Rings I would have assumed it was a Warhammer game or something. I haven't really been following this title, but the impression I get from this trailer is that LotR is getting the AAA treatment in all the wrong ways.

And what's with the music?

This is probably the worst trailer to sell someone on the game who doesn't get off on gratuitous violence. The game has so much more to offer.

 

[SDCowboy]

A little too much cinematic slowdown for my tastes, but the game looks like it could be fun.

I don't mind the slowdown but I wish there was more damage detail during them. The one scene where the enemy takes a sword splitting half way down his skull, and when the sword pulls out, there isn't even a mark. Stuff like that bugs me. Can't they at least put a red line there?

 

[Watevaman]

Still not really sure why they linked this to Tolkien at all but it doesn't look bad.

 

[jett]

Looks good, will probably give it a whirl. Wonder if there will be a demo.

Man, they used the wrong IP for this game. It really should be a Game of Thrones title.

It almost seems to me that it would garner more interest if it was an original IP.

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

My hype significantly deflated after watching this. Weird. And it was already going downhill.

 

[hydruxo]

The voice acting for the orcs is really good

 

[jwk94]

I hope you can disable that. I think that would get tiresome after a few kills.

 

[GavinUK86]

Man, they used the wrong IP for this game. It really should be a Game of Thrones title.

lol

 

[Yoday]

Sweet.I pre-ordered this on PSN yesterday. The game just keeps looking better and better every time they show it. I also really love LoTR.

 

[Intheflorsh]

More like: Shadow of Mordor is Far Cry 2's open world NPC interplay, but you play as Corvo Attano wearing Altair's climbing gloves.

Where do I sign?

 

[Dezben]

On the one hand this game looks really cool (I also played it at Pax and had fun) but at the same time i'm a fan of LotR and the brutally violent tone of the game just feels so terribly at odds with Tolkien's world which, while certainly not blood-free, never revels in it the way I feel Shadows of Mordor does. I'm not sure how to feel about this.

 

[shinobi602]

Hopefully it's not a total disaster.

Yeah, it looks like they stole a lot of cool mechanics from tons of other games and tossed them all together.

We'll see if this crazy ass stew taste any good.

Sounds like you're coming in with already preconceived notions.

 

[chud]

You don't get new weapons or armor, but there's a deep upgrade system for your weapons using a variety of runes that you collect from defeated enemies. My understanding is that you'll want to keep swapping between them for different missions to capitalize on a target's specific weaknesses.



This is probably the worst trailer to sell someone on the game who doesn't get off on gratuitous violence. The game has so much more to offer.

This video finally sold me on this game. I can't remember the last time I paid full price for a game, either DS2 or TLOU, but I think I'll be grabbing this and Destiny on release

 

[Ramenman]

This is probably the worst trailer to sell someone on the game who doesn't get off on gratuitous violence. The game has so much more to offer.

Yep. Or for a more accurate/recent look, any of the stage demoes they did at E3 showing different approaches and the nemesis system.

I can't wait for this game

 

[@Wreck]

wooohooo HYPE!!!!!!

 

[Isak_Borg]

Sounds like you're coming in with already preconceived notions.

I'm purchasing it but I'm not really expecting much.

Coming in with low expectations and hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

Don't think there is anything wrong with that.

 

[atr0cious]

I'm really liking the looks of this game. I wonder what the AI differences will be between platforms. This video shows a good chunk of gampleay, it looks so good, if a bit more metal than what LoTR usually is.

http://youtu.be/5GcqT88U-VU?list=UUbu2SsF-Or3Rsn3NxqODImw

Got some Ryse in my LotR.

 

[Thyralax]

Wow! This is quickly becoming my third most looked forward to game this year.

 

[VanWinkle]

It's worrying me that the past few videos have suddenly had quite a bit of screen tearing.

 

[shinobi602]

I'm purchasing it but I'm not really expecting much.

Coming in with low expectations and hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

Don't think there is anything wrong with that.

A lot of times the mindset of a person starting a game has a big effect on their enjoyment. Any small negative aspect could justify said preconceived notions.

In any case, in your shoes I would probably wait for impressions and reviews from other players before purchasing.

 

[Archaix]

Is that slowdown part of the game or editing for the video? I can't imagine I'll even bother giving it a try if it needs to pause every time to show me the totally sick decapitations.

 

[Rixa]

Oh wow. Somehow reminds me Heavenly Sword, only much more brutal. Good good .

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Ugh, I genuinely hate what they're doing to the LotR license with this game. It's trying way too hard to be violent and edgy and mature. The Hobbit and LotR books were about adventures and outsmarting insurmountable odds, not fucking carving through thousands of orcs in slow motion with arcs or gushing blood.

 

[Sojgat]

So good.

The wait for this game is painful, glad Destiny is coming out soon to keep me distracted.

If this didn't explicitly say Lord of the Rings I would have assumed it was a Warhammer game or something. I haven't really been following this title, but the impression I get from this trailer is that LotR is getting the AAA treatment in all the wrong ways.

And what's with the music?

Pretty sure the music was just added by Gamespot for the montage.

Ugh, I genuinely hate what they're doing to the LotR license with this game. It's trying way too hard to be violent and edgy and mature. The Hobbit and LotR books were about adventures and outsmarting insurmountable odds, not fucking carving through thousands of orcs in slow motion with arcs or gushing blood.

In terms of the violence, it really doesn't look too dissimilar to the Peter Jackson movies.

 

[969]

That's pretty fuckin badass. Seems like they kept the War in the North levels of gore.

 

[Slixshot]

LEZ GOOOOO! Dark horse of 2014! #NAY

 

[luxarific]

I kind of want to play this game because the lead-writer/designer worked on RDR, but something about placing it in Tolkien's universe feels wrong. It just feels extremely fan-fic-y and fake. Really wish they'd come up with their own IP.

Will probably buy after reviews/sales.

 

[Archaix]

So good.

The wait for this game is painful, glad Destiny is coming out soon to keep me distracted.



Pretty sure the music was just added by Gamespot for the montage.



In terms of the violence, it really doesn't look too dissimilar to the Peter Jackson movies.

It's a similar level of violence as the 15 minute climaxes of each 3 hour movie, except it's the primary action for the entire game here. There's a fundamental difference to building up to that level of violence as opposed to keeping it at that level from go.

 

[Arken2121]

I got to play this at PAX last weekend. The line was constantly capped but it was well worth it. They let us play for 20 minutes. The combat was smooth and very reminiscent of batman. The stealth system was also very neat with how quickly you could cross areas. All of this was played on a PS4 and i'm about 99% sure at that time, it was easily 60fps.

 

[allftw]

Decapitation the Game?

 

[Remachinate]

I got to play this at PAX last weekend. The line was constantly capped but it was well worth it. They let us play for 20 minutes. The combat was smooth and very reminiscent of batman. The stealth system was also very neat with how quickly you could cross areas. All of this was played on a PS4 and i'm about 99% sure at that time, it was easily 60fps.

Can you provide more details on your impressions of the stealth? Almost all the trailers show off the combat, but I'm curious to what extent you can infiltrate and take out a target without fighting 20 incidental guys every single time.