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[JCizzle]

Oh LAWD. I'm all aboard the hype train now! Preorder time!!!

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Day One, always looked great and really innovative/creative too.

 

[ironcreed]

I said many times before it released that this would be the Arkham for LotR games. Glad to see that looks to be the case.

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

IGN said that the "main game" is only 12 hours? That seems low for an open world game :O

 

[Chris R]

Holy shit those reviews are good. So glad I returned Destiny, just bought this instead!

 

[Guerrilla]

Preordered!

I sooo hoped this would be the sleeper hit. This is arkham all over again...

 

[xBladeM6x]

$37.50 copy on Greenmangaming preordered, super excited for Tuesday.

How did you get such a delicious discount? D:

 

[kasane]

BOOOOOOOOOOOUGHT!

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

I cannot get the GameFront Review Page to load properly. Gives a "Content Encoding Error" but on their Twitter they say "One of the best Lord of the Rings titles in years." so I am guessing it's positive.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Some real love for the Nemesis system on Twitter.

Sounds like Red Faction Guerilla's Geomod from last gen

 

[mercenar1e]

any deals for console versions?

Dell.com - pre-order 1 game and you'll get a $25 Dell Promo eGift Card 5-12 days after it ships.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/sna.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&ref=tile8&s=dhs&~topic=gaming-deals

 

[Dead Prince]

I cannot get the GameFront Review Page to load properly. Gives a "Content Encoding Error" but on their Twitter they say "One of the best Lord of the Rings titles in years." so I am guessing it's positive.

Pros:

Large world full of activities.
Nemesis system gives names to the enemies you face and makes them unique.
Combat system is excellent and designed to keep the fight flowing constantly.
It’s Lord of the Rings, man.
It’s just fun.
Cons:

It can be very frustrating when you start slicing up your allies.
Veers from the lore of Middle-Earth in spots.
Occasionally, Talion can get hung on world geometry.
Final Score: 90/100

 

[Death Metalist]

FUCKIN' A!!!!

Couldn't think of a more fitting song...

Spoiler

I'll use any excuse to post it (^___^)

I NEVER STOPPED BELIEVING IN YOU MONOLITH!!!!

I'll raise you, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields!

I'm so happy for Monolith, they are one of my favorite developers.

 

[brennok]

Wow, some nice looking reviews, hmm to get this on PS4 or PC...guess no pc centric reviews have gone out yet?

PC Gamer said their review should go up in a few days since they only got their copy a few days ago.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/26/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-video-max-settings-at-2560x1440-on-lpc/

 

[sflufan]

How did you get such a delicious discount? D:

If you sign up for GMG's blog/newsletter, you get voucher coupons for discounts like that!

Note - this is for the PC version only.

 

[Dead Prince]

How did you get such a delicious discount? D:

front page. it should be ending soon. their discount are almost at least 20% off lol

email i got had 23%. but site ha the 25% off

 

[Coffee Dog]

Reads like every other AAA game. Welp, time to see whether this is actually good or another watch_dogs.

 

[shinobi602]

I'll add the rest to the OP in a sec

 

[FlamingHawk]

Fuck yes, I'm so glad this is good. I'm definitely going to pre-order.

 

[Nuke Soda]

I am constantly at odds with Destructoid's reviews ... I don't know why. Something just doesn't gel between what I like and what the editors there do.

The criticisms seemed fair.

 

[The_R3medy]

IGN said that the "main game" is only 12 hours? That seems low for an open world game :O

Not really, you could beat Ark ham City in that time too.

 

[jett]

Nice, could be the Arkham Asylum of this generation. Will get it after I get confirmation that the PC port is decent.

 

[fastford58]

Nice reviews. I'm surprised the Nemesis system actually delivers. I wrote it as it most likely being some gimmick. Pleasantly surprised.

 

[matrixman92]

ill put that free gamestop xbox money to use for this. Hoping for the best on the xbox one version

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

How did you get such a delicious discount? D:

Look on the front page of greenmangaming.com, code is septem-beroff-er25xx I believe though. Hurry though, coffee ends sometime in the next 12 hours.

 

[Hastati]

This may seem tangential, but after reading Kingdom, I've been longing for something just like the Nemesis system for awhile now. Too many videogames are braindead when it comes to the strategic and even social elements of battle (edit: I should note the romance of battle, not the realities of it). Too much killing, not enough pauses between fights, planning, rivalries, and defeats without death. I hope more developers think more deeply about how to create complex and intriguing battlefields in war games, adding human elements like this bring a lot to the intensity of the experience.

 

[AJLma]

Good scores, and it's made by Monolith?

Bought!

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Good scores. Will look into it when it drops in price.

 

[dmr87]

The October hype begins.

 

[inm8num2]

Good job Monolith!

 

[rrc1594]

Great I need me good SP!

 

[JetBlackPanda]

12 hours? Ehh im super hyped but no way I'm paying full price for it.

 

[bender]

I want to be excited but the Assassin's Creed comparisons are putting me off.

 

[bananafactory]

Haha this even caught Jim off guard:

@JimSterling

I am now one of many who did not expect to find themselves really looking forward to playing Shadow of Mordor.

 

[GravityMan]

Reviews are more favorable than I expected. Maybe I'll pick this up during a Steam sale if the PC version is solid. No Day 1 because of other games I want to wrap up.

 

[soultron]

This is great for Monolith. They need a big push in advertising to make this thing blow up now.

 

[Solidsoul]

My most anticipated title. I'm so happy right now. I hope the story is better than ign and kotaku are making it out to be though.

Is there a gif of the butler from haunted mansion saying "...Tears...of...JOY" anywhere cause damn I could sure use it.

 

[bigmac996]

Couldn't be happier for the devs. Hopefully this'll spur sales. They deserve it.

 

[ironcreed]

IGN said that the "main game" is only 12 hours? That seems low for an open world game :O

The same can be said of most sandbox games. There are plenty of things to do in the world, along with the story that makes the whole. That is why they also said they got 25 hours out of it and still had things to do.

 

[VinFTW]

Ugh, give it to me... give it to me now. All of it. Yup.

FH2 and Shadow of Mordor here I come...

 

[scoobs]

12 hours? Ehh im super hyped but no way I'm paying full price for it.

Because so many games these days are setting a higher standard than 12? Psh, do you play videogames in 2014?

 

[razgriz417]

PC Gamer said their review should go up in a few days since they only got their copy a few days ago.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/26/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-video-max-settings-at-2560x1440-on-lpc/

Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check it out tho I'm leaning PS4 since my GTX 580 has ~2gb of vram and I know that'll mean medium-low settings (least that was the case with watch dogs)

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Because so many games these days are setting a higher standard than 12? Psh, do you play videogames in 2014?

Yeah but I don't pay full price. Game looks great I want it but I'm not paying 60 dollars for it.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

I am incredibly glad to hear reviewers say such great things about the Nemesis System. I will admit it, coming off of last-gen, I was skeptical that it was simply going to be another half-baked gimmick to slightly differentiate this open world game from the myriad of others. I am happy to see how wrong I was with that line of thinking. It is great to hear that Monolith is pushing the current-gen technology further than what has been attempted by others so far.

 

[DanteGhost]

Fucking hell, now more than ever do I regret buying The Last of Us and FIFA 15 back to back this week. Now I don't know if I'll be able to get this next Tuesday. But I know I'll be playing it before the end of the October. I just have too.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Whoa, it's been getting awesome reception! Man can't wait to pick this up next week. Between Hyrule Warrios and this....my holidays are set!

 

[PointBlank_V]

Yep, 60 fps too.

 

[Corpekata]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to check it out tho I'm leaning PS4 since my GTX 580 has ~2gb of vram and I know that'll mean medium-low settings (least that was the case with watch dogs)

I was able to play Watch Dogs on Ultra with 2gb VRAM when it suggests 4, and that's a shithouse of a port, so YMMV. Though yeah, a 580 is probably cutting it close.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Not a LOTR fan in the slightest but I might have to check it out despite the license.