Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Really too repetitive to make me play it for more than 4 hours.

Super fun gameplay, the story was whatever but damn was it satisfying to kind of play it how I wanted. Though I will admit that it abruptly ended fur sure. Nice experience though, like a more brutal Assassin's Creed. Score Breakdown "The Tale" Story- 4 Pacing- 5 Characters- 5 Originality- 7 Linearity- 9 Length- 10 Epicness- 8 "The Presentation" Visuals- 9 Display- 8 Music- 8 Sound FX- 10 "The Mechanics" Ease of Use- 8 Innovation- 6 Replayabi... Read More

Every few months or so I give this game another chance. Most recently a couple weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, I can totally see a good game here, and I really want to love this game. But the difficulty is far too high. I can't even get through the first area. Every time you are killed by an orc, they rank up. If you die too much while still a low level, they'll rank up so high that they one hit kill you, and you're usually surrounded by them. I k... Read More

Honestly i didn't like it at all. Played around 8 hours and quit. Mainly because the objectives are confusing, the open world is there but you can't really use it because if you do you'll run into stronger enemies who will surround and kill you after 3 hits (where's the health bar ffs??), this would be normal but it´s not because with your death, the Uruk who kills you is given extra strength. So the game basically discourages exploration. Unless... Read More

The main feature in ME:SOM is its Nemesis System, and it hits it right on the forge. Uruks rise to power and your objective is to liquidate them of their rank. The twist is that when you die, the same Orc that killed you will get promoted, and eventually even become a captain. Then, when you go back to get your revenge kill, you’ll cross blades and he will look you in the eye and say something like, “I killed you… I don’t understand.” Or they wil... Read More