While the variety of orcs, captains, and war chiefs from the first game was awe-inspiring, here it's reached utterly insane levels. Where Shadow Of War really shines is in its primary foe, however: the endless legions of orcs. On the gameplay front, there are a whole lot of familiar quest types on display, along with some new ones.
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Seems like the sort of person I'd want to loan my magic ring to, obviously. and then Talion immediately gives the ring to spidery seductress Shelob? I guess he's not a character renowned for his wise decision making, but come on, man.ĭon't worry about the story too much, though, because it's just window dressing for the real goods - namely annihilating orcs and forging your own army to battle the Dark Lord's forces! I was dismayed to discover I'd gone through the entire first game to (spoilers) finally forge a new ring of power. It's a good thing we've got that solid base gameplay, too, because the story isn't quite as gripping this time around, and in some parts, it is actually sort of ridiculous. Of course the developers have again played it fast and loose with the Tolkien universe (even more so this time in fact), which will annoy the lore-purity nerds, but it's safe to say most won't care and are just going in for the gameplay.
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I'm supposed to be playing horror games all month long, not lopping the heads off orcs while chasing the speech-impaired Gollum around!īut now that we're finally able to return to this version of Middle-Earth, fans of the previous entry will be right at home with the incredibly-similar gameplay. Hype was obviously high for the sequel, and that wait became unbearable when the summer release date was suddenly nixed and pushed back to October.