Shadow of Mordor deserves more attention. Come in and be hyped with me.
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I don't think so. You're kind of alone and behind enemy lines in Mordor, afaik
Captain Bluey
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This game is one of my most anticipated this year. Cannot wait.
Kacho
Gold Member
Zero interest in The Lord of the Rings franchise. It literally does nothing for me compared to Star Wars or Marvel.
I like the developers previous work and hope this delivers. No way am I hyped for this though. Every LotR game had been a colossal disappointment for me. I'm in wait and see mode now.
I like the developers previous work and hope this delivers. No way am I hyped for this though. Every LotR game had been a colossal disappointment for me. I'm in wait and see mode now.
Aces&Eights
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I watched that hour long twitch stream the devs did a while back and, well, I'm not sure what to think. The game has some cool features but man,it sure seems like a lot of just spamming attack on guys until you get to the main guy in each area then doing the sword sponge thing until they go down. Lots of rinse and repeat. I guess what I was hoping for was a lot more exploration that wasn't just constant combat. In the twitch, they were just constantly fighting guys, jump on a devil dog thing, ride around and hack, jump off then go to the chess board thingy to see what top level guys were left, see that he doesn't like fire and then, well, attack him with fire. The bosses were just so uninspired. Just slightly bigger avatars with more hit points and would charge you. Nothing close to say, Souls or God of War style of boss fights.
Hope I am wrong as I love the LOTR universe but hack n slash gets boring for me after a couple levels and exploring that just means moving farther into the grass until the next wave of enemies is cumbersome. When I think of LOTR RPG I'm seeing GoW 3 size bosses mixed in with epic Ring Wraith chases, stealth missions, battles that fill the screen and a serious leveling system.
Hope I am wrong as I love the LOTR universe but hack n slash gets boring for me after a couple levels and exploring that just means moving farther into the grass until the next wave of enemies is cumbersome. When I think of LOTR RPG I'm seeing GoW 3 size bosses mixed in with epic Ring Wraith chases, stealth missions, battles that fill the screen and a serious leveling system.
I was worried about that too until I watched a video where the dev said that they're mostly showing this Nemesis stuff since it's the biggest innovation in their game, but that exploration, finding secrets, and mission variety was a big focus for them.
Well I'm glad you bit the bullet then. Was worried someone wouldn't ever say it.
Lord of Castamere
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No but they said in the stream that there are friendly story npcs. They're being really tight lipped on the story though. Also technically if you dominate groups they will become friendly so kinda for orcs. Just no actual town towns
scoobs
Member
Is Aragorn generic? Cuz he looks like Aragorn... I'm okay with this.
I'll give you looks, but the Wraith concept is fairly unique.
On comparison yeah they do look a lot alike. Honestly I couldn't really care what the guy looks like as long as stabbing things is fun. And it appears to be based on those gifs.
Sept 30th in US, Oct. 2nd in the rest of the world.
He seems like somewhat of a "stock-character" but at least it's a likable one.
Pushed it up to September 30th. I'm glad they did it to escape the October death zone but the few weeks after the 30th is already rented out to Forza Horizon 2 for me.
Also I'm sure the guys over at Monolith were fist bumping and throwing one hell of a party at the news of the Dragon Age delay.
Looking forward to your impression Grief.
I'm definitely interested in FH2, as well, but it will be the "buy later" game for me. Hope you'll be able to pick up Shadow of Mordor not TOO far off from launch!
Baldwin_the_First
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I'll be honest, it's one of the reasons that I've pre-ordered the game, so that I can play with his alternate skin.
..Which is also pretty generic.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
You're damn right. It could be the best LotR game to date.
DarkJedi24
Member
Everything I've seen looks incredibly polished and high quality. This is going to be something special I reckon.
Edit: And to everyone saying this game is suffering from Molyneux hype, take the time to actually watch the huge amounts of gameplay that Monolith has posted before making yourself look clueless. The nemesis system has been demonstrated as it has been described, and does impact the game world. It's not some half baked, shallow feature.
Edit: And to everyone saying this game is suffering from Molyneux hype, take the time to actually watch the huge amounts of gameplay that Monolith has posted before making yourself look clueless. The nemesis system has been demonstrated as it has been described, and does impact the game world. It's not some half baked, shallow feature.
Sorry. I may have had the wrong comparison.
It should be obvious what Molyneux hype means. Whether or not that sort of hype surrounds this game is a up for the individual to decide.
Monolith is developing it for PC, PS4, and XB1, while another studio is porting the PS3 and 360 versions, which will not have all of the features and the full Nemesis system.
Probably comparing it to The Witcher 3. The first two were relatively closed off.
Proposed Law
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This game gives me the feeling of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Not a lot of people expect much, but It could turn out to be a classic.
He does look like Aragorn but it seems like he's basically Kratos without being a colossal jackass.
Yeah, I was. I just assumed (incorrectly) that the first two were the same.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Wasn't super interested in the game until I caught the latest story trailer. Then I watched some E3 vids, and now I want.
And, yea, tempted to preorder to get the alternate skin because I don't like the default look, which is a nutty thought.
And, yea, tempted to preorder to get the alternate skin because I don't like the default look, which is a nutty thought.
Sorry, I just meant that as far as they mentioned, the game is stand-alone in the land of Mordor. The books, more importantly most characters from the books aren't in Mordor. I think the only thing you need to know is that evil lives in and comes from Mordor.
Map: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060726004750/lotr/images/5/59/Middle-earth.jpg
Just saying that I think the game will explain all that it needs, without bombarding you in LOTR lore with the expectation that you've read the books.
shinobi602
Member
If you have zero interest in LOTR as an IP, whether games, films or books, I highly doubt this one will sway you.
Nemesis_
Member
The Nemesis system sounds incredibly ambitious, and if it works properly, I'll be pretty excited.
It's also apparently dramatically scaled down in the old-gen versions too, which makes me think it might be quite substantial in the proper versions.
Buying and hyped either way. I've even paid it off!
It's so weird, I am not a LOTR fan at all. But I am still interested in this, I don't even see it as LOTR. The time lines are so distant from each other anyway, it doesn't matter, does it? I know the latest trailer showed a returning character but I doubt it's going to be too intertwined.
Also yeah, love Monolith.
It's also apparently dramatically scaled down in the old-gen versions too, which makes me think it might be quite substantial in the proper versions.
Buying and hyped either way. I've even paid it off!
It's so weird, I am not a LOTR fan at all. But I am still interested in this, I don't even see it as LOTR. The time lines are so distant from each other anyway, it doesn't matter, does it? I know the latest trailer showed a returning character but I doubt it's going to be too intertwined.
Also yeah, love Monolith.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Nothing wrong with derivative games if they're executed well.
shinobi602
Member
There are multiple uniforms in the full game
I've watched some videos, and I can't decide if I'm interested or not. On paper, the death system sounds kinda cool but also kinda silly. The gameplay videos I saw had the character doing super moves, instant decapitations, etc. which turned me off. Seemed like he was really overpowered.
I guess overall I don't really understand everything I'm seeing of the game just yet. That's not a bad thing, it just means it's kinda unlike what I've played before in some key ways, and because of that it's difficult for me to decide whether I wanna play it. But I'll certainly be keeping my ear to the ground to see what people have to say going forward.
I guess overall I don't really understand everything I'm seeing of the game just yet. That's not a bad thing, it just means it's kinda unlike what I've played before in some key ways, and because of that it's difficult for me to decide whether I wanna play it. But I'll certainly be keeping my ear to the ground to see what people have to say going forward.
Allnamestakenlol
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There are multiple uniforms in the full game
Oh reary? Still might preorder. Game is looking mighty tasty. Now... PC or PS4. Lol
LurkerPrime
Member
I'm basically in the same boat as Aeana.
To me, the game will live or die on that nemesis system they're holding up into the sky - it's either going to be incredible, or a vapid and predictable mechanic that only serves to make the game even more boring. Don't get me wrong, it sounds great... but it's easy to manufacture hype around something when you control all access to it; y'know, show the shine, and obscure the flaws.
To me, the game will live or die on that nemesis system they're holding up into the sky - it's either going to be incredible, or a vapid and predictable mechanic that only serves to make the game even more boring. Don't get me wrong, it sounds great... but it's easy to manufacture hype around something when you control all access to it; y'know, show the shine, and obscure the flaws.