Shadow of Mordor was one of the biggest surprises in video game history. An action hack 'n slash game with the Lord of the Rings lincese, telling a side story, getting huge amounts of praise from the… Read more
I don't usually preorder games and I think I was one of the few people that preordered this game, why does that matter? I was really excited for this game when it came out in 2014 and now 3 years late… Read more
Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor is a third-person open-world action game set in the world of J.R.R Tolkien's books 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The story takes place in between thes… Read more
*Note: This was originally written around its initial release. This a revised version. At an initial look, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor looks like a straight-up AAA crossover between the Arkham and… Read more
Having read the great reviews, I was glad to not be let down by this game. The story I could take or leave, but the game play is great, controls tight, and the difficulty curve is smooth. Slaughter Or… Read more
I've noticed a recent trend on every forum I've been to and the people whose opinions I trust: a knee-jerk reaction to mainstream gaming companies, AAA titles, sequels/reboots, et al in gaming and the… Read more
In the light of the previous Tolkein generated games like the Lord of the Rings games of previous years, expectations for the latest Middle Earth title were inevitably high. On the other hand, being r… Read more
Shadow of Mordor is an interesting game to dissect. While it borrows many mechanics from other games--Arkham games fighting system, Assassin Creeds traversal-- it offers one of the most innovative mec… Read more
"Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor" blends the open-world adventure of "Assassin's Creed" with the melee combat of "Batman: Arkham Asylum". It also features the skill progression and battle tactics from… Read more
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a great combat game, it does some game aspects really well, however, it does other game elements poorly. After all the hype the game got, I was really looking forward… Read more
Shadow of Mordor provides an excellent playground for the chaos that you cause. With amazing gameplay, great character models, that really showcase the creepy nature of your enemies, as well as a worl… Read more
I am a huge fan of all things Tolkien and LOTR. That being said, I found that this game relates to the source lore on a very minimum level, despite featuring the ring, sauron, gollum, a song about Dur… Read more
It probably comes as no surprise that Shadow of Mordor's strongest point is its ambitious Nemesis system - and boy, is it a strong one. However, a lack of focus and other engaging options results in n… Read more
Have you ever had an open world game where you were more interested in fooling around in side missions instead of progressing the story? Have you ever legitimately hated the npcs you come to fight, an… Read more
At an initial look, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor looks like a straight-up AAA crossover between the Arkham and Assassin's Creed games. This is absolutely true; it replicates the free-flow combat est… Read more
In years to come, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is probably a game most people will remember for its single distinguishing mechanic. In some ways it’s a shame, because while Mordor does invent a refr… Read more
Throughout my 20-odd hours of playing Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor , there was one word that kept popping up in my mind; Ease. I had ease with getting to grips with the combat and accompanying “Neme… Read more
I'm a Tolkien fan. I've read all of the books at least once, (some multiple times), and I'm not one of the elitists that hated the films. Was I excited that a video game blended some Tolkien lore with… Read more
Stick with me here, I’m going to make a weird analogy to open this review. Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor is like The Sims. The reason I really enjoy Shadow Of Mordor is not because it’s great fun fre… Read more
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an interesting beast indeed. When broken down into its simplest ideas, the game really is nothing more than a collection of tried and true mechanics from various othe… Read more
I reckon ol' Betsy's still got a couple years in her before I retire her for a new GPU As the shadow of mordor, it has been 35 hours of joy haunting the uruks in lots of creative ways. Time in the rea… Read more
This game features a ton of stuff to do and lots of bad guys to kill in various fluid and gruesome ways. Imagine an Assassin's Creed game with collectibles that are actually fun to find a pick up, cou… Read more
The thing that sets Shadow of Mordor apart is that while it tells a competent traditional story on its own, the most interesting and engrossing story is created by the gameplay. The nemesis system scr… Read more
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