GrizzleBoy
Banned
Wow great scores, this game was totally off my radar but I think I'll have to.....
Wait, what?
Wait, what?
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor | Review Thread - Welcome to Middle Earf
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Hawaii Jeff
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Yikes with that Debbie Downer Destructoid review!
Skinny Pete
Banned
Well damn this is sounding amazing.
There is always that one or two reviews that tries to take a piss in the Corn Flakes. I'm not worried about it. They have shown tons of footage and have explained everything and I know what I am getting into for the most part. It's going to be a great time.
The Gametrailers review seemed to say the opposite in that it wasn't very challenging.
We'll see, I guess.
mcz117chief
Member
Yeah, same here. I am saving up for Dragon Age 3 right now but I will keep this on my radar
I have seen it mentioned elsewhere that it gets to the point to where if you are not planning out your missions and using the system to your advantage, that it can become quite challenging and can work against you. Because it is truly up to you on how you approach things and the Nemesis system is your tool. It's not just a bunch of scripted missions and can play out differently every single time. That is the beauty of it.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
I knew this game was going to review well. When I saw that 30 minute gameplay tutorials, it was set in stone.
I'm just glad WB finally did something right the game license. After they shut down that awesome Middle-earth Skyrim mod, I feared we may never get an open-world single-player game set in Middle-earth (they seemed content to just release the LEGO tie-in games and small, mobile-centric titles). I remember thinking,"Okay you jerks, if you're going to shut down this great-looking mod, you had better have something similar in the works to justify it."
I was elated to find out that they did after all with Shadow of Mordor, and I'm even more elated now to see that it will have been worth the wait.
I was elated to find out that they did after all with Shadow of Mordor, and I'm even more elated now to see that it will have been worth the wait.
AgentLampshade
Member
Sounds good. To be honest, I was just going to get this to finally see Troy Baker face off against Nolzn North. Good to know the game's pretty decent too.
It also has Senator Armstrong in it, so instant buy anyway.
Ol No Bones
Banned
I will get this when its dirt cheap next summer. I'm kinda sad that this isnt a new IP. All the videos I have seen barely resembles anything tolkien. I'm still probably gonna enjoy it but I think its own fantasy world would seem more authentic.
Review copies of it are not being shipped out so no one will know about that version until official release.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
pretty much this
someone should shop bayonetta's head into the image of the OP,
if only to rile up the platinum fanboys 
I think they do. All ME games are based on licenses that Tolkien sold for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Given the attitude of the Tolkien estate, we will probably never see neither games nor movies set into the second or first era.
It sounds like dying in combat and leveling up the orc that killed you is a pretty central component of the game. So that would suggest that dying is a thing that happens pretty often at least. I've also seen suggestions that you can't just bumrush your way through a hundred minions to kill your target which means you need to lure him out or strategically thin the ranks or whatever. It at least sounds like combat isn't a trivial thing.
PCworld's review left me thinking this isn't a $60 buy. Something I'll wait for a discount on first. Most of the attempts to expand/extend Middle-Earth lore for the sake of further enfranchisement have fallen flat for me so far and that was my overriding concern with this game. Which, unfortunately seems to borne out by this reviewer's experience.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2688...or-review-seven-rings-to-the-dwarf-lords.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2688...or-review-seven-rings-to-the-dwarf-lords.html
Fried Food
Banned
The destruction review means I won't be getting this. I expect a swift backlash on the game
Southside Jim
Neo Member
Great to hear.
Geez Louise, with this, Forza, screwing around with TJ Combo and D4 on imminent to-buy list, my general life productivity will nose-dive dramatically.
Geez Louise, with this, Forza, screwing around with TJ Combo and D4 on imminent to-buy list, my general life productivity will nose-dive dramatically.
Well it's going to be reviewed better than this and probably one of the 5 best reviewed games of the year.
Nope. Publishers don't send out Xbox One versions of games for review this gen, only PS4. Even with Destiny, which was pretty much identical on both systems, they only sent out PS4 versions.
It's too bad because last gen, major sites would buy both versions anyway, play both and review both. But that seems to not be the case anymore especially IGN and Gamespot.
That's really disappointing. I can't believe that so few games now have even good, not even great just good, final boss battles. After the first reviews released I thought it would average out at around 90 but I guess this isn't the case. I might pick it up once the price drops but there are so many games coming out in the next few months.
dancingphlower
Member
I just want to point out that Matt Miller at Game Informer also did the Assassin's Creed III review for GI and gave it a 9.5/10.
I'm hoping 900p of working man's graphics at 60fps as I got the Amazon 37 pound deal
mcz117chief
Member
pretty much this
someone should shop bayonetta's head into the image of the OP,if only to rile up the platinum fanboys
something like this ?
PeregrinSe7en
Member
something like this ?
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now have that put in the OP ASAP!
PS4 ran at 60fps as confirmed at PAX when I attended. Also, the game IS challenging. When I got my turn to play I had a mission to brand a few chiefs while taking down another along the way. I fucked up my stealth operation and ended up brute-forcing my way through only to get surrounded by at least a dozen orcs whom then proceeded to ass fuck me. The combat is challenging and it's VERY easy to get overwhelmed. I could have stopped the swarm by taking out the alarms but I wanted to see how long I could fight. Was amazing.
Bigger me I'm going to have to get this. I wasn't interested originally; looked like a hack and slash in Mordor with a focus on beheading orcs.
Didn't realise it was so well linked with Tolkien lore and set sensibly between Hobbit and LOTR. Gameplay sounds deeper than I'd imagined as well.
Reviews justified!
Didn't realise it was so well linked with Tolkien lore and set sensibly between Hobbit and LOTR. Gameplay sounds deeper than I'd imagined as well.
Reviews justified!
Cow Goes Moo
Member
after watching some of the video reviews it seems the ability to brand orcs comes in teh second half, kinda lame
Meh. If it just ends up just being an excuse to manipulate Mordor with such an amazing new gameplay system, then so be it. I play games for fun and this sure as hell looks like it will fit the bill. The LotR dressing only adds to the allure.
It is possible for tearing to be introduced via capture cards or other capture software. If IGN is showing vsync'd footage then the game should be vsync'd, and the stream was using a setup that was introducing tearing into the game's feed. If the game itself wasn't vsync'd then I can't think of any way you could capture footage that wouldn't show it; it's possible that there is dynamic vsync going on but I watched the stream footage you're referring to and the tearing is pretty constant there, so I don't think that is the case for this game.
The Last One
Member
Oh boy, now I don't know if I buy Shadow of Mordor or The Evil Within for PS4.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
I didn't know it was that type of game. O_____O
mcz117chief
Member
What about Alien ? Not on your wishlist ?
I want to feel myself growing in power as I work my way up. It is supposed to handle this very well.
Hehe. But I do have quite a bit of hands-on experience with the game so I don't mind answering any questions/concerns. It's difficult in a combat sense for sure.
PeregrinSe7en
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Remachinate
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Reading that whole review, it seems like the reviewer's primary complaint is the weakness of the main story. It's disappointing to hear that it doesn't deliver a Red Dead-level story, but to be honest, you shouldn't be playing the game for the authored narrative. The reviewer is absolutely right when he says that "Shadow of Mordor was built as an outlet for the Nemesis system". The LotR license is clearly there to draw visibility to the game, but the meat of it is in the story you create between you and the named orcs unique to your playthrough. I don't know how you could come away negative after this experience:
PC World Review said:
An epic struggle in which your battles permanently deform your nemesis leading to a final showdown? I'll gladly put up with the QTE final boss for that kind of emergence.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
You expect a swift backlash on this game? In what way? Destructoid is just being the odd man out for the sake of being contrarian. Everyone else has given this game high praise which I think is deserved.
Aces&Eights
Member
These scores are great! I've had it it with Bungie and their megalomaniac approach to how I need to play a game I paid $60.00 for. I am getting SoM Tuesday using my $40 trade in credit for Destiny. I was a little concerned about the nemesis system being a gimmick but it seems to really effect the game and the outcome. SOLD.
Since it came out at the same time as other reviews, I'd hold off on calling it a contrarian point of view. It's entirely possible the reviewer just didn't dig it as much.