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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |OT| One Title to rule them all
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But at the same time, you lose R2/RT to crouch.
Assassins Creed Unity is using L2/LT to crouch and honestly that just sounds bizzare.
Cheers my friend! Solved my issues.
The lack of AA options on PC is saddening, but it is not preventing my enjoyment of it. I kept dying on purpose to see how the Nemisis really works, cracks me up.
This. I ruined the second half of the game for myself. I don't even really feel compelled to finish. Especially since I know the final boss and ending suck, already.
So after quite some time playing mordor, I think its safe to say I enjoyed it far more than both Arkham City and Arkham Origins. Asylum is still one of my favorite games from last gen.
I am not sure why I don't like City or Origins that much. Hell I love Batman , and have absolutely bare bones knowledge of LOTR considering I have never read the books, and never finished any of the movies because they are so god damn long.
I am not sure why Mordor feels more fun to me than the open world batman games.
I am not sure why I don't like City or Origins that much. Hell I love Batman , and have absolutely bare bones knowledge of LOTR considering I have never read the books, and never finished any of the movies because they are so god damn long.
I am not sure why Mordor feels more fun to me than the open world batman games.
LurkerPrime
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Is there a particular reason why you wanted to promote those captains? Because you know you can brand warchiefs straight-away... right?
Aside from their rank and the bodyguards, Warchiefs are the same as any other uruk.
bigboss370
Member
lol i thought the same thing
The stealth stuff? I love them.
This post made me want a nemsis system in batman, some random generated super-villans in arkham could be interesting (outside cannon of course).
Love the game, and finally some innovation (that actually works) in a game.
Cow Goes Moo
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yeah, I gave up doing it stealthy and just went on a killing spree at every location before cutting them guys loose
Fuck.
I thought
he got up and limped away while I was fighting. Must have imagined things.
Thanks for answering dude
You have seen nothing yet when it comes to flacid send offs in this game. One of the most anticlimactic endings I have seen in a game in a long while. I didn't even realize I had beaten the game.
Interficium
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My captains were higher power level then the war chiefs already
The Bookerman
Member
The Storytelling in this game kinda reminds me of Star Wars Force Unleashed for some reason.
This is a rare gem. Picked it up on a whim since I have a week + a few days before anything else I want is out. Really good. My first few encounters I bumbled into two captains and their friends, kept barely escaping. An hour later and I feel like Aragorn from the films and the orcs are fleeing from me.
Cool. I feel like I've played for a while, having little side stories via the Nemesis system and so forth. I got worried I was running through too fast.
ViewtifulJC
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Also, homeboy has like, top 3 walking animation of all-time, right up there with Bayonetta and Treasure Master
BouncyFrag
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Also, homeboy has like, top 3 walking animation of all-time, right up there with Bayonetta and Treasure Master
mickcenary
Member
Much to go after
?
Ready for it to end. It's only been 22 hours, but it's felt a lot longer, which is probably largely due to the overall repetition and relative shallowness of mechanics, methinks.
branding the 5 Warchiefs
Ready for it to end. It's only been 22 hours, but it's felt a lot longer, which is probably largely due to the overall repetition and relative shallowness of mechanics, methinks.
LurkerPrime
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You should be almost there.
There is a progress menu alongside the collections menu where you can see exactly how many story missions are left... along with everything else.
In that case, I'd recommend branding the captain you want to be Warchief, killing the Warchief in question, and then having your Captain attempt to take the spot. Much more straightforward, and it should help to avoid the tedium you are experiencing.
I find SoM the most interesting when playing fast 'n' loose.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Right? I've been saying that since the very first peice of footage we got. I've never walked so much in the middle of combat in these melee action games before
When he takes the sword out as you approach an enemy while walking it's like
Also, homeboy has like, top 3 walking animation of all-time, right up there with Bayonetta and Treasure Master
Yup, after killing everything I just casually walk around to see the post-carnage of my badassness.
Or straight up walking into the group while he slowly takes out his sword, informing every orcs to come get some.
ElzarTheBam
Member
You know if I wouldn't mind this game in a feudal Japan setting. With samurai and warlords replacing uruks.
Could you imagine.
Could you imagine.
I hope this happens before a Feudal Japanese Assassin's Creed game. That series doesn't have the combat mechanics to support it.
Really I just want another Onimusha.
Net_Wrecker
Member
I kinda feel I'm not getting the most of the nemesis system anymore. I have dominated a fair few Uruks, but left a fair amount unbranded. However I fight and kill them, usually not by execution but they're not really attacking me or anything like that. Any way to encourage beaten enemies to attack?
JumpJeff84
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I can imagine, and yes that would rule
LurkerPrime
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Named uruks that are low on health are almost certainly going to try and flee - guaranteed if their icon turns green. The one exception would be uruks with the Until Death(?) trait that prevents them from fleeing combat. There might also be a "bravery" component that is based on the amount of reinforcements they have.
If you want a good fight, alert a stronghold while fighting your foes.
Ha.
That fuedal Japan AC will probably never happen.
Unless they fuck up so badly, that the setting is the only way to bring people back.
You should play Way of the Samurai. It's not Shadow of Mordor but it does scratch the itch of a feudal Japan game.
LurkerPrime
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IIRC one of those is coming to Steam eventually. Looking forward to it!
Was doing a Vendetta and got jumped by 5 or 6 captains and the target got away. Managed to kill the majority and escape, I Wraith Shot to a far away Uruk not realizing he was red... asshole in a bird mask murdered me. Finally opened up the second area, now time to ignore the story and find collectibles, also pick which Uruks are my favorite and level them up.
Got this game friday. After lunch I decided to dive in just to try it out real quick. Spent 2hours playing it and didn't even noticed. This game is amazing.
Although, there's a small thing that confuses me a bit. The combat mechanics are exactly like batman. I didn't even had to check the controls, the same exact controls and combos, button presses, even the O stun + Square flurry of attacks is in. Not that its a bad thing, it's actually pretty damn good as I love Arkham Asylum and City, but isn't there a risk of law suits? I know it's being published by the same company, but Rocksteady can't be exactly happy that someone aped their system.
For what is worth, I think this game is superior to Batman games, even though they're very similar, but it seems so weird. If someone told me this game was made by Rocksteady I wouldn't doubt it for a second.
Although, there's a small thing that confuses me a bit. The combat mechanics are exactly like batman. I didn't even had to check the controls, the same exact controls and combos, button presses, even the O stun + Square flurry of attacks is in. Not that its a bad thing, it's actually pretty damn good as I love Arkham Asylum and City, but isn't there a risk of law suits? I know it's being published by the same company, but Rocksteady can't be exactly happy that someone aped their system.
For what is worth, I think this game is superior to Batman games, even though they're very similar, but it seems so weird. If someone told me this game was made by Rocksteady I wouldn't doubt it for a second.
Eh.... tell that to the recent amazing spiderman games and that captain america movie tie in.
Many have tried to imitate Arkham's combat. Monolith is the first one to do it competently.
Listening to the latest Giantbombcast, a couple of them made it sound like this game started out as something else entirely, property wise. They didn't outright say Batman was it, but they sure hinted at it. It's all WB, so maybe they all share shit, I don't know. All I know is I haven't played that kind of combat since Arkham City and I welcome it with open arms.
Crazy_maniac
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I keep making screenshots every 10 mins in this game, too many good looking slowmo shots.
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[IMG]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/540754449056810170/657477F62F9463E204402A0C4306A450C26CF1F8/[/IMG]Well, I can't argue with that. Those games weren't very good, while this one is brilliant.
Yeah, that's what I thought..Since both games belong to WB there shouldn't be any problems. If this game was being published by someone else, there's little doubt in my mind that law suits would be flying left and right. Although I wonder how Rocksteady might feel right now. I mean, this is their thing.
Well, the game turned out awesome and I'm happy to have bought it, in the end that's all that matters. 50 euros very well spent indeed and I've only just scratched the surface.
Sanctuary
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What I didn't like about City at least (haven't played Origins yet) is that much of the additions were superfluous at best. Rocksteady seemed to think more must equal better and so they bolted on a bunch of crap that was mostly useless through the majority of the game just to be able to truthfully claim that it had more options than Asylum.
Not really looking forward to City 2 as much as the rest of GAF, because the first game just demolished the pacing, atmosphere and narrative excellence that Asylum had.
Yep. I finished the game with 8/20 (or was it 24?) because they were the most repetitive, non challenging and unrewarding "missions" in the entire game. The very definition of filler.
I really enjoyed the campaigns in AA and AC, though, while Mordor's leaves me completely flat. As far as I see it, the combat and Nemesis system are all Mordor really has going for it. It feels like Assassin's Creed 1 in the way that it's almost like a glorified tech-demo to show off a unique gameplay system (parkour in AC1, Nemeses in Mordor), and really fails to deliver as a "complete package".
The open-world checklist collectathon structure of the campaign has me longing for the more tightly-paced Metroidvania stylings of Arkham Asylum.
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