was already installed...hmmm. didnt have time to play so i'll check later.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |OT| One Title to rule them all
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was already installed...hmmm. didnt have time to play so i'll check later.
theDeeDubs
Member
This game is amazing. It keeps getting better the further I go in too. Can't wait to open up the Nemesis system more.
Solidsoul
Banned
Plays great.
I have not noticed any issues once-so-ever in anyway. I can't tell what the Res/Frames are but it looks damn good to me.
It's installing the full contents of the disc onto the harddisk, so the disc drive will be spinning at full speed until that is finished.
Colonel Nasty
Member
That good to know. Some of my Xbox only buds were worried.
XANDER CAGE
Member
It's not high art or anything, but it's a good action game story (even if die-hard Legendarium sticklers will be pulling their hair out by the end of the game) that has interesting characters with motivations and snappy dialogue.
It's also REALLY obvious that the Red Dead writer had a hand in the story. Pretty much all of the main story cutscenes early on with Ratbag feel like you could swap out the characters for John Marston and some shifty western ne'er do well.
Also, Red Dead basically had Gollum in it anyway. Funny how things work out.
I just got jumped by two captains and a bunch of dudes and died. I like the quick time event death recovery, it actually makes sense. My killer got promoted the other gained power and a third captain I didn't see challenged and killed another captain. I really dig this nemesis system.
WheelHoss1
Member
That PS4 pre-order thing is so annoying. Thanks for telling me to Download again. It's not even clear what you're DLing (just 2 versions of the same thing), but choosing the 2nd gets the 3 items downloaded. Ready to try Dark Ranger skin!
How do you use the skin?
How do you use the skin?
Lord Phol
Member
Hahahah! Was in the bushes and saw two uruks talking, or well one was puking by the side and the other one was talking about Gollum and casually playing with the bonfire. Seconds later FOFF! he starts burning and running around like crazy before falling over all burnt to crisp xD.
Gotta love how alive these guys feel.
Gotta love how alive these guys feel.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yeah, for this reason alone I am thinking of buying the game here at launch. Normally I wait for sale prices on Steam especially since I have a backlog of over 100 games to yet play at all, but the fact that someone made a good (maybe great?) game that actually delivers, I kind of want to "vote with my dollars" and reward them for it. My old and aging GTX560Ti is holding me back some too, maybe for Christmas this year I'll treat myself to a new 970 coupled with Shadows of Mordor....
stufte
Member
I'd suggest doing the other power struggle missions first.
SneakySneaks
Member
It's under the start game menu. It's the third option below continue game and challenge thing.
Ravensmash
Member
Odd question but how is this game for dipping in and out of?
I work a lot now and don't even tend to play games during the week, but I want this as it looks pretty decent.
It's an rpg so I know it's not an ideal genre but some games do fairly well with infrequent but extended plays (fallout 3 etc)
I work a lot now and don't even tend to play games during the week, but I want this as it looks pretty decent.
It's an rpg so I know it's not an ideal genre but some games do fairly well with infrequent but extended plays (fallout 3 etc)
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It's like a sandbox battleground. Your targets make sense and the plot is pretty straight forward. Imagine if Skyrim had 90% of its land mass Forts with bounties. There's a big emphasis on being a hunter out for sieges.
Youre making your enemy tougher, so you aren't going straight in without having other choices. It's fun going outside the beaten path, but you'll want to explore.
I've noticed I've ran into main story quests doing random stuff. That part is interesting. I can see why some people might get offended by it, but it's fun. It's simple yet complex.
The worst thing I can say is that it becomes repetitive, but the Nemesis system helps get over that.
its installed and it's still very loud.
I think I found my rival. This orc (something The Dark, can't remember his name) showed up while I was fighting another captain. Got killed by him, went back, scared him off with a beast. He shows up later when I'm fighting another captain, has a rotten bag overy his face and looks badass. I "killed" him, kept fighting the other captain, And he came back again . I "killed" him again, but he tracked me down when I respawned and killed me. He's now one level below war chief and looks and acts insane.
Jeronimo Jones
Member
The hype in this thread is making it difficult to just wait and get this later. I really don't "need" a new game today...
How long did it take to install, before you could play?
Shadow of Mordor isn't an RPG, not really. It's an action game first and foremost that just has skill-trees. It's similar to the Arkham games in that respect. As far as dropping in and put of, it seems to be pretty good for that. I've been playing on and off all day and haven't had any issues or annoyances to deal with.
Ravensmash
Member
My PS4 is like that with Destiny. To begin with I thought it was broken.
After a while it quietened down significantly (to the point where it's incredibly quiet during game play). Just seems to be ps4's thing.
SlasherJPC
Banned
From what I can tell so far in my short time with it, seemed locked to 30. Havne't seen any dips.
Installed so you can play or fully installed?
Because the former takes less than a minute, the latter takes 30+ minutes in the background.
Pretty much the same as most games. It's not as loud now that i actually started playing.
edit: fully installed
Wind's Howling
Member
This.
I had the exact same thing happen with The Last of Us Remastered and it had to install everything before it eventually went quiet.
It can take 20-30 minutes and it might actually require a PS4 reboot.
Garrett Hawke
Member
This seems pretty hard by design, which is cool. I get the feeling that it has an inverse difficulty curve, wherein it will get easier as the game progresses.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Also, I pre-ordered it via PSN but don't seem to have the pre-order content... anyone else?
Ugh. I just listened to the Quicklook on Giant Bomb and am now having a really hard time not picking this up even though I have Forza Horizon 2 sitting pre-installed at home. If anyone wants to get hyped for the game just listen to Brad and Dan gush about it in that video for a while.
Anyone know the length of the campaign? I wonder if this is a game I could buy retail and then trade in towards Evil Within.
Anyone know the length of the campaign? I wonder if this is a game I could buy retail and then trade in towards Evil Within.
eddievanclaylen
Member
Great game, it's even challenging. Looks great on xbox one. Whatever the final res/fr is forget it. This is fantastic fluid fun fighting, friends.
WordsintheWater
Member
Heard 12-15 hours if you just do the story, but there are other things to do in the world and the randomness of the nemesis system adds more hours to the game. For example I have played 1 hr and 33 mins and completed only 1 story mission out of
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Pops Maellard
Member
So what's the framerate on PS4?
Palette Swap
Member
Sorry for the copy/paste but this should work (from the PS4 store):
It's unintuitive as hell but worked here. It won't redownload the game, only DLC.
Around 12 -13 hours if you just play the main story missions, it can be 30+ hours if you do everything else.
Nope, it's all original. It takes design queues from the movies (Gollum is straight off the screen), but otherwise everything is unique to SoM.
Arround 40fps I guess.
RealityPales
Member
Having a weird issue on PS4...
Every now and then, the game freezes momentarily, then runs smoothly, freezes again. Weird.
Every now and then, the game freezes momentarily, then runs smoothly, freezes again. Weird.
I think the game is actually selling really well. For the first time in a long long time all 5 Ebgames near me is sold out of the ps4 version and for some reason my amazon preorder from e3 won't ship for another week.
I'm disappointed and happy at the same time, I really want LOTR to form into a true franchise like the Arkham games.
I'm disappointed and happy at the same time, I really want LOTR to form into a true franchise like the Arkham games.
That's great, thank you
My copy is finally at my apartment, so my wife is going down to grab it from the office and do whatever installs it may need. I'll be off work in another 4 hours and after my workout, some grocery shopping, and dinner, I'll be ready to go! Surprisingly enough, the work day is going by at a pretty brisk pace, so I don't feel the drag like I did when I got my Vita and PS4. Can't wait to sink my teeth into this game! My friends have been gloating all day, regaling me with their nemesis stories, since they can play it (one is on vacation, the other works from home). I hate them.
cleveridea
Member
So...er they basically fixed AC combat.
Games really funny. I had an early death to some assassin fellow who literally appeared out of nowhere to slaughter me. With his new found power he proceeded to stalk and kill me at every given opportunity. The guy was omnipresent.
That is until one failed assassination in which ran away from him and he was ambushed by two wild wargs (his weakness)
As I flee for my life in alerted with the message that he'd been killed.
... I miss him man
That is until one failed assassination in which ran away from him and he was ambushed by two wild wargs (his weakness)
As I flee for my life in alerted with the message that he'd been killed.
... I miss him man
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
With Destiny I had to go back into the store and click download on the extra stuff I received with the Digital Guardian Edition. They were just sitting in the store with Free under the store page. Maybe it's still on the store page for the game.
I didn't get my Red Ghost until last week when I saw it hadn't been download. I went to the store page and it was sitting there.
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