I only thought it was that as it had xbox buttons, but i guess they just used a xbox control on the pc !
Shadow of Mordor deserves more attention. Come in and be hyped with me.
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I only thought it was that as it had xbox buttons, but i guess they just used a xbox control on the pc !
Aces&Eights
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With the last installment of The Hobbit coming out this December, I can't believe they are not going to release it then and use the movie as free marketing. I mean, seeing a trailer for the flick followed by one for this game is an instant sell. Also, An Unexpected Journey and Desolation will be in heavy rotation on TV to hype up the movie so there is a perfect place to run your add. Factor in parents buying Christmas gifts for their kids. ...
As much as I am getting excited for this game I think a Dec 15th release date would double sales and ensure a sequel.
As much as I am getting excited for this game I think a Dec 15th release date would double sales and ensure a sequel.
SJRB
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They don't need to delay a game 2.5 months just to ride some cross-marketing opportunity, all they have to do is air some commercials in december.
Also, "double the sales" is a pretty rough guestimate.
This. The LOTR license really kills my hype for this game.
If Monolith wasn't devving this game I would have no interest at all.
Batman is turning into the new Call of Duty, where every dev wants to copy its mechanics into games they don't belong.
In more ways than just Detective Mode....
There are a few nags I'm having.
- There seems to be only two times of day: an overcast day and a rainy night. The rainy night looks really nice but I think the overcast day looks a little ugly. I'm hoping there are more and we are just for some reason only seeing two.
- The latest build definitely has quite a bit of screen tearing, which I really dislike. I'm hoping it's just a relatively old build and they've negated most if not all of that.
- This isn't a big thing, but I really wish they used an actual bokeh-based depth-of-field, instead of a rather ugly blur that looks right out of last gen.
- There seems to be only two times of day: an overcast day and a rainy night. The rainy night looks really nice but I think the overcast day looks a little ugly. I'm hoping there are more and we are just for some reason only seeing two.
- The latest build definitely has quite a bit of screen tearing, which I really dislike. I'm hoping it's just a relatively old build and they've negated most if not all of that.
- This isn't a big thing, but I really wish they used an actual bokeh-based depth-of-field, instead of a rather ugly blur that looks right out of last gen.
I hope there's more to it ! They have only been showing one section of Mordor and only really concentrating on the Nemesis system ! There's another 4 areas of Mordor they have yet to show maybe they have different weather effects? Would be good to see some snow in Mordor !
Do you have a source on the "4 areas"? I have been curious about how many areas total are in the game. 5 areas total would sound good to me.
Yeah, snow would be awesome.
As far as I know the creative director has said 8 areas and they've only shown two. Probably in the Jace Hall stream, as there was community Q&A.
He also says that they have shown a lot of the nemesis system because they think that is something that will give it a lot of re-playability and is unique in that space. It will still have a traditional campaign before that part and after.
He also says that they have shown a lot of the nemesis system because they think that is something that will give it a lot of re-playability and is unique in that space. It will still have a traditional campaign before that part and after.
Now that's interesting. Maybe it's just that there are only two times of day in the Sea of Nurn, but it will be different depending on the area.
No sauce just me guessing as there's about 4 regions in Mordor they are Gorgoroth, Núrn, Lithlad,Eastern Desolation, Núrn is a big area and could be split into the Sea of Núrn and the plains of Núrn or something ! The area of the black gates been shown to be playable im sure but i cant remember what video its in
Ah, I see. Well hopefully benny_a is remembering correctly and there's eight areas. The more the better!
I agree ! less then a month till we find out !
I don't give refunds though. All sales are final.
piratepwnsninja
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What I'm wondering, too.
Sucks to be a X1 ownerI hate console exclusives dlc !!!!!!!
is the ps4 dlc that awesome?
I'm a ps4 owner
but i don't think the exclusive DLC is forever
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The Nemesis system is a great twist on death as non-existent in games.
Slackbladder
Member
PC because it's a lot cheaper (in the UK at least).
PC version is being released on Sept 30th.
No wonder the Steam version has shot up in the charts and is now in the top 5 best sellers. The power of popular streamers nowadays.
GameTrailers preview
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/pitqls/middle-earth--shadow-of-mordor-preview
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/pitqls/middle-earth--shadow-of-mordor-preview
The way Monolith's approaching death is really interesting. If an enemy kills you, even if their just a lowly grunt, they will be promoted through the orc hierarchy. You can have multiple encounters with the same enemy throughout the game, and they'll even have some flavor dialogue about your last encounter. They have randomly generated buffs and character traits, like a fear of fire or being impervious to your wraith powers. Some will fight to the death, while others beg for mercy or attempt to flee.
Has there ever been anything like that in an open-world game before?
Has there ever been anything like that in an open-world game before?
TheKingOfPain
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Screen tearing everywhere...
Drama Zed Nod
Member
I think I will wait for after its release, screentear is unacceptable to me.
Will need some impressions from posters here.
TheStruggler
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ya i do not know what is going on because there was screen tearing during an ign preview but they confirmed it must have been the way they captured it because they saw none, so confuse
TheKingOfPain
Member
Yeah, it's annoying.
I think is they dectivated v-sync in order to render at 1080p60 without lowering the detail. But it's just a guess, I'm not that tech-savvy.
coredecepts
Member
Hoping this turns out well. One of the few games on my radar this year.
It's a shame that the biggest feature in the game, the Nemesis system, is really hard to effectively explain or showcase quickly and simply. It seems WB realized this early on, leading to several 30-60 minute sit-downs where you get to see how it all works.
The best thing that could happen is that it turns out great, and positive word of mouth gets around to people who don't seek out gameplay videos so that it actually sells.
It's a shame that the biggest feature in the game, the Nemesis system, is really hard to effectively explain or showcase quickly and simply. It seems WB realized this early on, leading to several 30-60 minute sit-downs where you get to see how it all works.
The best thing that could happen is that it turns out great, and positive word of mouth gets around to people who don't seek out gameplay videos so that it actually sells.
SJRB
Gold Member
It's a miracle the universe didn't implode after this.
Also, had no idea Nolan North was in this, let alone the main antagonist. Awesome.
Remachinate
Member
Thankfully, he's showing some range in this one and not doing the "Nolan North" voice.
This is looking very good so far!
Are there villages or something like that in the game? I mean locations without hostile enemies. I always like that in open world games, some rest area's or something like that. And are there other NPC's outside of orcs? (aside from the key story-related characters).
Are there villages or something like that in the game? I mean locations without hostile enemies. I always like that in open world games, some rest area's or something like that. And are there other NPC's outside of orcs? (aside from the key story-related characters).
NerdEyeBlind
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I hope at the end you wind up being thrown into the future and we get to see the LOTRverse hundreds of years after ROTK.
RedAssedApe
Banned
clash of the titans. north v. baker
That is about as awesome a description as I could think of (other than with... "meets Total War meets Simcity").
Still glad I pre-ordered.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Looks like a decent sized map,
They were both in The Last of Us too. NN did a great enough job that no one even knew it was him.
Remachinate
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I've probably posted this too many times already, but this is the comparison that really sells it:
Looks like a decent sized map,
I think that map is just the Sea of Nurn, which is one of the multiple zones in the game.
Statue of Limitation
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I hope we get a confirmed map size soon, its my one reservation at this point