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[Fletcher]

Yeaaaah. Really wanted a good game like this to fill the Batman void. So stoked to play this and Horizon on tuesday.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Polygon - 9.5

I am so happy for Monolith.

Me too. I was really worried they were basically winding down a couple of years ago, after they merged with Snowblind and Surreal. Awesome to see a comeback!

 

[Sharpeye]

THE HYPE WAS REAL!!!!

NEVER DOUBT MONOLITH!!!

 

[Jira]

Very nice, glad to see good scores out the gate.

 

[Leflus]

8/10 from Eurogamer.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-26-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review

Great reviews so far.

 

[Regret Truth]

PC graphic options.....sexy

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Guessed 9.2 from IGN, was .1 off.

Aww yiss.

 

[Vidpixel]

Great job Monolith

 

[WordsintheWater]

Wow with these reviews, even more excited for Tuesday now

 

[DOWN]

Monolith must be proud. That's some of the best scoring of the year.

 

[theonerayman]

6.0 Destructoid

http://www.destructoid.com/review-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-281235.phtml

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

Gamespot - 8.0 (Great)

The Good
Challenging combat encounters make every skill feel useful
Fluid locomotion makes interacting with the game a joy
Nemesis system is fun to mess with
Outstanding sound design enhances the sense of otherworldly peril

The Bad
Erratic story that concludes with anticlimactic battles
The most interesting mechanics don't appear until halfway through the story

 

[owlbeak]

AWESOME reviews.

I had preordered earlier this week but am even more excited now.

 

[ironcreed]

Hell yes. Congrats, Monolith. Only you could accomplish such art.

 

[Dead Prince]

by end of the day it'll average 9.0

either way. awesome job to the dev!

 

[nikos]

FFFUUUUUU another game I'll have to get. RIP wallet.
Guess I should watch the LOTR trilogy before playing.

 

[Levyne]

....I need more vram

 

[Intheflorsh]

Escapist 4.5/5
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/art...f-Mordor-Offers-New-Twist-on-Tolkien-s-The-.2

 

[ckohler]

IGN 9.3 HOLY COW

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/25/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/26/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review-my-precioussss/

5/5

Eurogamer - 8/10

Polygon 9.5

http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/26/62...-mordor-review-lord-of-the-rings-ps4-xbox-one

YES!

 

[VanWinkle]

First low review - Destructoid - 6/10

 

[kaskade]

I knew this game was going to be amazing. Fuck yes, so happy right now. Crazy this could be a GOTY contender no one really expected.

 

[mr stroke]

Polygon - 9.5

I am so happy for Monolith.

Wow


Sleeper hit of 2014

 

[The Dear Leader]

Kotaku YES

http://kotaku.com/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-the-kotaku-review-1639361008

Gamespot 8.0

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review/1900-6415884/

Eurogamer 8

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-26-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-review

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

4.5/5 from the Escapist.

 

[RedAssedApe]

lol people going crazy at the high polygon and ign scores. aren't people normally ignoring those guys

think ill pre-order this. sounds fun

 

[mandiller]

Awesome! Just checking, is there a preload up on steam?

 

[kurahador]

Now it's time to change the thread titles to "BUY YOU FOOLS!!".

 

[gdt]

Well now, nice to hear this. Might wait until GAFfer impressions, but I'll probably pick this sooner than later.

 

[Remachinate]

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor provides a clearer road map for the next generation of triple-A games than anything that has come previously.

That statement comes as a surprise given that Shadow of Mordor's structure isn't exactly earth-shakingly unique. It borrows liberally from the established action-adventure hits of last gen — the stealth and platforming of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, the combo-heavy combat of Warner Bros.' own recent Batman games and so on.

But what's offered beneath those familiar bits pushes the modern narrative action game into fascinating new territory. Developer Monolith Productions has built an open world that actually feels like it lives, breathes, morphs and moves with or without your own actions. It's a surprising effort that successfully blends a strong plot and clear goals with the delightfully unpredictable elements of dynamically generated content.

I love that this review not only makes clear why the game is great, but is also important for the trajectory of big budget titles.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Was gonna pick it up before, but now I am going to a certain store I know to see if they have it early tomorrow.

 

[The Dear Leader]

EGM 8.5

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor/

 

[LurkerPrime]

PC graphic options.....sexy

Excellent. Most excellent.

Thanks for sharing the screen!

 

[VanWinkle]

Wow.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

Good to see these positive reviews. Probably gonna buy this much sooner now.

 

[DOWN]

Okay guys. I'm getting it at some point, but right now I'm 95% sure I'll go ahead and pre-order at Best Buy since it's essentially $40 day one with GCU membership.

 

[badnewsbeers]

PS4 or XBONE????

 

[Dead Prince]

First low review - Destructoid - 6/10

new thread.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Now it's time to change the thread titles to "BUY YOU FOOLS!!".

Yo I ain't saying it should have been the thread title, but it should have been the thread title.

IT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

PC Gamer showing off some max settings

PC review coming in a few days, they just got the PC version a few days ago and review still in progress

EDIT: Seems to play just fine with Mouse/KB

 

[ProvenDeadly]

This is literally the first time I've heard of this game. Looks fun, might pick up later this year. Too much to play, don't want to juggle this and Forza

 

[SparkTR]

There's texture DLC on PC?

 

[Char Aznable]

9.5 HOLY SHIT

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

PC version preordered, this is all I needed to know.

For $37.50 on Greenman Gaming, this is suddenly a no brainer.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

This makes me very happy that I preordered the other day. Amd even happier I have a pair of gtx970's on order, too. Lol

Edit: Well'p, cards no longer ordered. Looks like 4gb vram is no longer good enough. Will await the 6-8gb variants that will surely appear at some point in the hopefully near future.

 

[ironcreed]

You could tell how proud and confident they were in this project. Furthermore, you could see from all of the footage they have so freely shared that it was likely going to be a great game. And what excites me is that just having fun in Mordor outside of the story with the Nemesis system and side content is where it shines. In other words, it is just fun to play and the Nemesis system is everything they said it would be.

 

[xBladeM6x]

There's apparently a Ultra-Texture option on PC that requires 6GB VRAM. Fucking what. I just got my 980 and already feel like it's been overshadowed. Lol

 

[Lain]

PC graphic options.....sexy

Here I was, excited for that 4GB 970 that is coming to me, so that i could play Mordor in its full glory, and already 4GB is too little for Ultra settings. Dreams shattered!

 

[matrixman92]

please be good xbox one version

 

[Levyne]

There's apparently a Ultra-Texture option on PC that requires 6GB VRAM. Fucking what. I just got my 980 and already feel like it's been overshadowed. Lol

My 3gb 780 feels like plebeian garbage atm

 

[AgentOtaku]

ARKHAM ALL OVER AGAIN

CHOO CHOOOOOOO

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!!!!