Middle-Earth Shadow of War (Xbox One)
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9 years ago
Middle-earth: Shadow of War review
In the music industry, people often refer to Second Album Syndrome - a phenomenon whereby a popular artist sets about making their sophomore record, only this time the stakes are considerably higher due to increased exposure and fan expectation.
8 years ago
Middle Earth: Shadow of War Review
Middle Earth: Shadow of War is bigger and better than its predecessor in almost every conceivable way. If you don't mind the repetition found in most open world games, there's a robust strategy layer here that combines with a great combat system to offer hours and hours of Orc slaying, army building...
8 years ago
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Review
Shadow of War is a worthy sequel and we've given it a Must Buy. However, note that the Loot Box system is optional if you're willing to work with the game's system and actually play the game (which is what you should be doing!).
8 years ago
Microtransactions are minimal
Everyone is upset over nothing vital, the base game is completely doable without having to buy any loot crates etc
8 years ago
This sequel expands on the vaunted Nemesis system in wildly entertaining ways, even as it falls short around the edges.
8 years ago
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (Xbox One) Review
Middle-earth: Shadow of War has high production values and is a fun open-world slashathon, but it's stretched thin. The storyline starts off promising, but all of the interesting characters get pushed aside to make room for nothing of consequence.
7 years ago
Really do enjoy the combat architecture
Enjoyable, becomes repetitive and overly complex in the domination stages as the game progresses. Really do enjoy the combat architecture, again would be more enjoyable if it didn't remain so repetitive. Overall a good game, wished for DLC after completing the first installment Shadow of Mordor.
7 years ago
Narya thanks
Narya thanks The Elven assassin Eltariel is a little more interesting, but her add-on's narrative also fails at providing a sufficient reason for her to be there. You'll take direct control of Eltariel after the campaign, literally seconds after her fate was left unknown.
8 years ago
2014's Shadow of Mordor was arguably the sleeper hit of the year for AAA titles when it was released. Everyone knew it was coming, but nobody expected it to be as good as it ended up being.
8 years ago
When Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor released, we all had a hint of scepticism towards it. Initially, it looked like a traditional open-world title that adhered to all of the modern tropes and principles that was saturating the gaming industry at the time and moreover seemed like it borrowed a lot of...
Pros:
- Immense amount of content
- The Nemesis system was put on steroids
- Orcs each have their own distinct personalities and motivations
- Characters are memorable and well fleshed out
- Extremely deep mechanics
- Fort takeovers are epic
- Satisfying and varied combat
- Keeps a solid momentum
Cons:
- The game does not do much to set itself apart from its predecessor
- The writing leaves much to be desired
- Lots of needless busywork
- Relies on in-game currency for many mechanics
- Dumb microtransactions
- Extremely long load times to go to a new region
- Can become tedious
4.2
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