Middle-earth: Shadow of War

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1110 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 401 out of 1110
  2. Mixed: 180 out of 1110
  3. Negative: 529 out of 1110

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  1. DarthDavy
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Full price 60 dollar games with microtransactions which lock the ending behind a paywall are NOT okay! Don't buy this! These kind of practices have to stop!
  2. Voltron89
    Oct 10, 2017
    1
    Could be good game but you destroyed it with Loot boxes and microtransactions. I boycott this practice (you know what way) with my friends. You won't see penny. Game itself is a bit repetetive, there is a lot of grind, the nemesis system is great, plot is better, some orcs are intersting and battles are in my opinion well made, but repetetive and the same for every castle. Would be 7/10-Could be good game but you destroyed it with Loot boxes and microtransactions. I boycott this practice (you know what way) with my friends. You won't see penny. Game itself is a bit repetetive, there is a lot of grind, the nemesis system is great, plot is better, some orcs are intersting and battles are in my opinion well made, but repetetive and the same for every castle. Would be 7/10- but LOCKING TRUE ENDING BEHIND GRIND?!! So you force me to either GRIND IN SINGLE PLAYER GAME!!! or buy your dam loot boxes?! Giving that stupid RNG boxes in single player 60$ game? Are you out of your mind?!

    I only play it because I got free copy- DON'T SPEND MONEY ON IT. Wait couple of days and you know what to do.

    Shame on you devs, shame on you. People like you are destroying the game industry and our hobby.

    I hope you will go bankrupt. Don't buy this people. Let vote with our wallets, thats all they care about.    … Expand
  3. Ryunosuke
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Microtransaction ruin this game.... How to **** a game?? MICROTRANSACTION for the win!!! Dude.... good luck next time!! Besitos mis amores de mi corazon!!
  4. Hadriel
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    I will not support a company who puts microtransactions into any type of game, let alone tries to make gamers shell out additional money in order to experience the full SINGLE PLAYER campaign. When we pay the original asking price- that's it. Monolith Productions, I hope you go bankrupt.
  5. RoosterJuice
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions in an $60 single player game is like buying a nice car and then after driving it for 1 year, a message pops up on the dashboard saying you can only drive a maximum of 40 mph unless you purchase more "credits".

    Unacceptable filthy greed.
  6. zanzibarwinds
    Oct 10, 2017
    4
    Great game, pretty much the same as SoM just with a lot of extra stuff (Loot/gear, more orcs, larger map etc). There is also a lot more to do and you WILL have to do a lot more to simply earn in game currency to buy loot boxes. This is the downfall of the entire game IMHO. The publishers knew the first game was so good that they now want to milk the sequel for as much as possible. TheyGreat game, pretty much the same as SoM just with a lot of extra stuff (Loot/gear, more orcs, larger map etc). There is also a lot more to do and you WILL have to do a lot more to simply earn in game currency to buy loot boxes. This is the downfall of the entire game IMHO. The publishers knew the first game was so good that they now want to milk the sequel for as much as possible. They have charged £45 (AAA PC game price) and then thrown in content you can buy. Totally disgusting. Logic says if you gonna not give all the content away for the original price then make that original price much lower. I'd have been happy to purchase loot boxes if the game had cost £20.
    Avoid if you have a "cant-help-myself" personality but a very low budget.

    Overall if the game didnt have MTA system I'd give it 8/10, with MTA I give it a 4    … Expand
  7. SterlingStar
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Loot boxes in 60 Single Player game. NO FREAKING WAY! Avoid at any price and tell publishers and devs we are not putting up with this BS greed any longer.
  8. Rewenom
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Ставлю ноль за микротранзакции и объявляю бойкот этой игре. В трипл А не должно быть микроплатежей!!
    Вот мы и дожили до лут боксов в сюжетных играх.
    Ну что говноеды покупавшие overwatch, for honor, destiny 2 и прочие платные игры с микротранзакциями, докидались деньгами в монитор?    Ставлю ноль за микротранзакции и объявляю бойкот этой игре. В трипл А не должно быть микроплатежей!!
    Вот мы и дожили до лут боксов в сюжетных играх.
    Ну что говноеды покупавшие overwatch, for honor, destiny 2 и прочие платные игры с микротранзакциями, докидались деньгами в монитор?
  9. iamthewizard2
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Don't buy this rubbish. If you do you're part of the problem and you're supporting bad unethical practices in video gaming. Go and buy Divinity Original Sin 2 instead.
  10. mafusail
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    From an AC-alike game to a Lineage clone. Griiiinding, griiiinding, griiiinding! And then a little bit of grinding, again! Or... it is pay-to-win! Actual game ending is hiding on the other side of "loot-boxes-wall" wich requires either or dontaing hundreds of dollars to get legendary orcs (they are NOT availible via in-game drop, maximum that you can get are epics ones) - or dozens ofFrom an AC-alike game to a Lineage clone. Griiiinding, griiiinding, griiiinding! And then a little bit of grinding, again! Or... it is pay-to-win! Actual game ending is hiding on the other side of "loot-boxes-wall" wich requires either or dontaing hundreds of dollars to get legendary orcs (they are NOT availible via in-game drop, maximum that you can get are epics ones) - or dozens of hours of mindless grinding via orc hunting or abusing the nemesis system. Which, in it's case, is really merciless to even smallest mistakes in the process of raising your perfect orc. I would say that this game poisonoed lootbox system - but lootbox system itself poisoned microtransaction system a couple of years ago.… Expand
  11. out2kill
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Glad this game got cracked day one even with the latest Denuvo. The devs and publisher deserve to be kicked in the family jewels until they pass out for this disaster of a lootcrate system.
  12. GCM707
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY. Nothing but a long boring grind unless you pay real money for loot boxes to get ahead. pass. Loot boxes have no place in a $60 game. Loots boxes are nothing but greedy and predatory. They are gambling, and they take advantage of people that they know will get addicted to this.
  13. diggre318
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Loot boxes hid the game's true ending behind a gambling paywall.
    This is disgusting ina full priced game, let alone a single player game.

    Play the 1st one instead!
  14. hardmodeboss
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    The micro-transactions in a single player game killed the game for me. To those interested do not get the game UNLESS you enjoy endless grinding to see the ending if you do not pay to skip through some of the boring content.
  15. Bogzy
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions, especially in a SP game, are a plague on the gaming industry. Don't support a game like this, just watch a stream if u wanna see the game.
  16. DenuvoLUL
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Like everyone else is saying, microtransactions in in any game is pure cancer. Microtransactions and Lootcrates are not the overall problem though, everything is very copy and pasted and contrived. DO NOT SUPPORT COMPANIES THAT TREAT THEIR CONSUMERS LIKE SHEEP!

    BOYCOTT ALL COMPANIES THAT SHARE THE SAME PRACTICES!
  17. Chimforce
    Oct 10, 2017
    3
    The game itself is good but the microtransactions lootboxes ruins the whole game, not supporting or buying games like these will most certaintly help, please don't buy this crap.
  18. throokerz
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Do not buy this game, even if you don't buy the loot boxes it's still supporting games that have this disgusting practice in them. They are a cancer on gaming, and they have ruined this game which otherwise could be an enjoyable experience if the first game is anything to go on. We need to stop supporting games that do this and take a stand against it, or nothing will improve, and we willDo not buy this game, even if you don't buy the loot boxes it's still supporting games that have this disgusting practice in them. They are a cancer on gaming, and they have ruined this game which otherwise could be an enjoyable experience if the first game is anything to go on. We need to stop supporting games that do this and take a stand against it, or nothing will improve, and we will fall further into the pit of loot box BS.… Expand
  19. opengl
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    I'm sorry but the place of microtransactions is to add in extra optional advantages or aesthetic customization. In this game it appears they used forced grinding at obscene levels to encourage people to buy items just so they can beat the game in a fun way. Not a good business practice. Do not support.
  20. alex_dragon
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Trash game by **** developers. dont buy this game, the devs dont deserve the money with their braindead microtransactions .

    i can easily turn on trainers and cheats myself with all currency since its a god damn single player game. tested on multiplayer and it works.

    so only retards would be spending real money on that **** you are better off not buying the game, they dont deserve anything
  21. MacheteDontText
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Do I even have to explain? Shame on you if you support this **** business model.

    Do I even have to explain? Shame on you if you support this **** business model.
  22. lilkillpappy
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    my initial review was a protest review because of the micro transactions, but I got my hands on a copy of the game and put in 20 hours. I did not and will not ever buy a game with micro transactions. I am very happy that I didn't buy this game because it's cheap, ugly, boring, and a tedious grind. I don't know what game the "journalists" played but this game is god awful. It is full ofmy initial review was a protest review because of the micro transactions, but I got my hands on a copy of the game and put in 20 hours. I did not and will not ever buy a game with micro transactions. I am very happy that I didn't buy this game because it's cheap, ugly, boring, and a tedious grind. I don't know what game the "journalists" played but this game is god awful. It is full of repetitive tasks to do all over the map, the combat attempts to be like Arkham Knight but is more like Assassins Creed Syndacate, but it doesn't have a good story like either of those games. This game feels like it was designed from the top down to encourage you to use the loot crates and purchase items with real money. This isn't even a game. It's gambling with real money for in game items disguised as a Lord or the Rings game. This is not a detail oriented or well designed game. It's some mechanics with 6 different types of tasks repeated and scattered across a cheap lazily designed open world. The graphics are not pretty to look at, the orcs look childish and stupid, not scary at all. The combat is not challenging and it's very repetitive. The main quests are not interesting at all. Pretty much a blur of hyperbole. The reason that people are liking this game is because it's addictive, because it was designed to be addictive from the ground up. It is in no objective way a good game. I would go as far to say that it's not really a video game. It's a gambling machine.… Expand
  23. Ravarath
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Good game with super unfair loot crate system. If I pay FULL prize for game i expect being able to play (and complete the game) without spending more money unless I want some vanity items etc. This is not the case. Avoid.
  24. LifeHistory
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    The greed is getting out of hand and its destroying the things we love. I love gaming its my number one hobby yet the last couple of years has been pure HELL when its comes to (DLCs and Microtransactions) We already pay full price for the games why do we have to pay more?

    I tell you why! because of stupid idiots who buy DLCs and pay for idiotic Microtransactions who made Companys go    The greed is getting out of hand and its destroying the things we love. I love gaming its my number one hobby yet the last couple of years has been pure HELL when its comes to (DLCs and Microtransactions) We already pay full price for the games why do we have to pay more?

    I tell you why! because of stupid idiots who buy DLCs and pay for idiotic Microtransactions who made Companys go crazy with the greed. And because of these idiots many other people will be affected!

    Games becoming more expensive than the Console itself. Its ridiculously.

    Stop supporting such things, ask for refunds and stop feeding such greed this is totally not acceptable at all. I have not bought a game from WB since the disaster of Arkham Knight. I thought they came to their senses but NOOO. I already asked for a REFUND and I am done with WB and never buying their sh't again. And I will do the same with every Developers and Publishers that pull such greed.

    THIS IS NO Mobile GAME!!! WE DO NOT WANT Microtransactions.    … Expand
  25. Liquidfire
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    As always don't trust game magazines or reviewers, they gave this game a good score. But they are not gamers at hearth and probably got a **** of money.

    Is the game good? We don't know, and frnakly that's not the point. Shady bussiness practices, and reselling the same game 4x + immersion breaking lootboxes in a singleplayer game. **** that, I am pirating the game and If someone    As always don't trust game magazines or reviewers, they gave this game a good score. But they are not gamers at hearth and probably got a **** of money.

    Is the game good? We don't know, and frnakly that's not the point.

    Shady bussiness practices, and reselling the same game 4x + immersion breaking lootboxes in a singleplayer game.

    **** that, I am pirating the game and If someone knows how to donate to the actual PROGRAMMERS let me know    … Expand
  26. downliner
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Are all Triple A Publishers driven by greed today or is it just me? Charging full price for a Fremium model game tells you all you need to know about how much Publishers know or even care about the gamers or industry.

    You would've thought Warner Bros. might have learned a lesson with their spectacularly bad Arkham Knight launch but no. We get a triple whammy of scumminess this year with    Are all Triple A Publishers driven by greed today or is it just me? Charging full price for a Fremium model game tells you all you need to know about how much Publishers know or even care about the gamers or industry.

    You would've thought Warner Bros. might have learned a lesson with their spectacularly bad Arkham Knight launch but no. We get a triple whammy of scumminess this year with them first trying to sell the memory of a dead developer as paid DLC. Then the Developers come out and tell everyone you may never even have to use the Lootboxes or buy using Microtransactions to enjoy the game and it's only there for people 'who don't have time to play the game'. And the icing on the cake is the Story being locked behind a paywall.

    I will never buy anything from WB again and just to think Battlefront 2 is out next month and thats supposed to be worse than this. God help us and God help gaming.

    Vote with your wallet unless you want PC/Consoles to be like mobile gaming next year..    … Expand
  27. theirrelephants
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Left a negative review on the PS4 section by accident but here's another zero since I mostly use my PC.

    Remember everytime you bought a DLC or paid for a lootbox? This is what it has lead to. Good job, boys. This is a SINGLE PLAYER GAME with an ending gated behind microtransactions and pay to win loot boxes. With that out of the way - solid gameplay that shows almost no    Left a negative review on the PS4 section by accident but here's another zero since I mostly use my PC.

    Remember everytime you bought a DLC or paid for a lootbox? This is what it has lead to. Good job, boys. This is a SINGLE PLAYER GAME with an ending gated behind microtransactions and pay to win loot boxes.

    With that out of the way - solid gameplay that shows almost no improvements from the first game. Would give it a 6 out of 10 if this wasn't the greediest display of open avarice and scumbaggery I'd seen since horse armor.    … Expand
  28. Novax_Bash
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    This game is the epitome of what the gaming industry is trying to do. $60 game with microtransactions in singleplayer. Shame. You deserve a zero for riding this trend shamelessly.
  29. Midirataj
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
    I don’t write reviews. A lot of people do that for living and passion. I am more of a introvert.
    I always took refugee in games. I found acceptance and friends there. It allowed me to feel able and free, unlike in real world. Once you are in the game you are not ugly, stupid or poor, or pretty, smart and rich. We are all adventurers. We are all EQUAL. We are    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
    I don’t write reviews. A lot of people do that for living and passion. I am more of a introvert.
    I always took refugee in games. I found acceptance and friends there. It allowed me to feel able and free, unlike in real world. Once you are in the game you are not ugly, stupid or poor, or pretty, smart and rich. We are all adventurers. We are all EQUAL. We are all what we want to be, commit our time and effort to excel in what we believe in. We had to earn everything with our bare mouse and keyboard and gamepad.
    Microtransactions is killing the heart and soul of gaming.
    Wanna be more powerful? Pay up!
    Wanna look cool? Pay up!
    Don’t worry we made your beloved game a piece of grindy mobile dumpster.
    And Publishers say it is for your own freedom of choice.
    A testament to greed and falsehood.
    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!    … Expand
  30. forbitz
    Oct 11, 2017
    1
    Its a pity that in a single player game greed has come into the equation, speaking of course about the micro transactions which ruin the end of the game. People should vote with their wallets and let publishers know we don't want this sort of thing in games we pay good money for.
  31. Sill
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    The game by itself is OK. But i agree with community, that it's time to stop this micro-transaction **** policy. And i'm really happy to see, that people show their position to sales analysts with ties, who thoughts that they can make like 6.34% more easy money and that this is like the best idea ever. Nope.

    I started playing in full discount version btw. Do not buy it.
  32. lowerclassbrats
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Game ruined by microtransactions. This game is getting good scores from the legacy gaming media because they never have and never will look out for the consumer. If a publisher wants to ruin their game by putting gambling via microtransactions in at the cost of quality then they must accept the poor review scores from the consumer.
  33. pxtyt
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it. Act 4 ruins it.
  34. bloodydziq
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Game designed only to pull more money your pockets and accounts. Game CANT BE FINISHED without buying **** loot boxes. This game could be very very good, but is just a cancer on the game industry.
  35. The_Steep
    Oct 10, 2017
    10
    Hello! Played a couple of hours and I want to say that the feeling is like that of Knight Arkham. Mechanics, gameplay, design and pumping are brought to the ideal. As a bunch of cool-put videos, ktt sensibly reveal the plot, many characters, in the game you feel the scale. Graphics at the level of the first part, which is not very pleasing, but on the ultra-
    settings The war is    Hello! Played a couple of hours and I want to say that the feeling is like that of Knight Arkham. Mechanics, gameplay, design and pumping are brought to the ideal. As a bunch of cool-put videos, ktt sensibly reveal the plot, many characters, in the game you feel the scale. Graphics at the level of the first part, which is not very pleasing, but on the ultra-
    settings The war is consistently showing 60 or more frames, which for such a-la slasher, very handy. If you thought about taking it or not, then boldly press the "buy" button and go to Mordor on the last trip of Taleon (I hope that this ring is enough to milk already).    … Expand
  36. KenzorR
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    One word: micro transactions which involve not only looks. Disgusting practise. Don't buy this rubbish. If you do you're part of the problem and you're supporting bad unethical practices in video gaming.
  37. shootidodge
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    As long as this **** las vegas gambling **** era of gaming is alive i will keep my money to buy other things that i like, such as guitars ,Amps...

    and as long as retards who claim to be youtubers doing reviews of this sham are buying this **** there always will be products like this one ( Battlefront 2, Assassins creed Origins and many more).
  38. GandalfsHeir
    Oct 20, 2017
    1
    Can't believe what the developers thought when forcing you in the last chapter to conquer and defend fortresses about 50 times. This dumb and repetitive gameplay took me about 20 hours. While the previous chapters had really good gameplay and story, this is the most annoying gameplay decision I have ever seen. And I'm playing games since 1992... They want you to buy the microtransactionsCan't believe what the developers thought when forcing you in the last chapter to conquer and defend fortresses about 50 times. This dumb and repetitive gameplay took me about 20 hours. While the previous chapters had really good gameplay and story, this is the most annoying gameplay decision I have ever seen. And I'm playing games since 1992... They want you to buy the microtransactions stuff to proceed faster, but the game costs 60 dollars, so why should I spend more money just to see the end?… Expand
  39. ocinom
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Does it have lootboxes that destroy the game? Why, yes it does. So I automatically download a free game for me. Sorry not Sorry you greedy punk publishers
  40. hahn_s0l0
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This game does a mighty fine job capturing the Lord of the Rings lore and, even though some liberties were taken with Shelob, it technically did not break the Middle Earth fiction so, fly high. It was enjoyable and delivered on much of the premise of the first game (once you clear a lengthy opening mission set) but then, why the zero rating?

    I cannot in good conscious call this a game.    This game does a mighty fine job capturing the Lord of the Rings lore and, even though some liberties were taken with Shelob, it technically did not break the Middle Earth fiction so, fly high. It was enjoyable and delivered on much of the premise of the first game (once you clear a lengthy opening mission set) but then, why the zero rating?

    I cannot in good conscious call this a game. It is an EA cash grab and we cannot, as gamers, allow this to become the norm. Lootboxes that provide anything that is not merely cosmetic and require real world money (yes require because the actual time you'll need to log to win what youre looking for is off the chain) are always going to get an instant zero from me.

    A shame. This game had some talented folks work on it and I wish the Publishing company didn't have to **** it all up for them. Worth playing but not worth spending your money on.    … Expand
  41. G-K
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Warner Brothers continues it´s disgusting behaviour and soils this Game which otherwise might have been great.
    There are so many skandals surrounding this game, worst of all how WB treated the Michael Forgey incident. I simply have no Words for it.
    Other than that Shadow of War has been turned into a Microtransaction infested grindfest. It´s just sad.
  42. falberto
    Nov 4, 2017
    7
    O jogo ia muito bem, mas no ato 4 perde a mao, entra num grid louco korean style, fica repetitivo e chato demais!!!
    E o pior que o true end está nessa parte, mas ai vc pode pagar uns trocados e pegar orcks mais fortes, ou seja, jogo foi pensando em loot box o tempo todo
  43. clancli
    Nov 28, 2017
    2
    A new masive open world game, beautiful graphics and sounds but in short terms all comes down with insane agresive microtansactions (specially in the late game), repetitive gameplay, and a story that does not motive; as result we have a bigger but boring and abusive game.
  44. Batman43
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Loot Boxes and grind. Credit card instead old-school cheats, no thanks. There is my mission before gaming community: to put 0 for each game with Loot Boxes. Especially Pay to win models and grind solo stories.
  45. Zuben7
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Hiiri lagaa eikä ohjaimella pelaaminen kuulu tietokone peleihin.
    Ensimmäisen örkki tapon jälkeen peli kävi jo tylsäski ja toisuvaksi..................
  46. ZoSo_Capricorn
    Nov 5, 2017
    0
    This game has microtransactions in it. I do not support it, thus it shouldn't be supported. If publishers continue to implement these, those games will voted down. Loot Boxes with MT won't be toleranced.
  47. warZ3bra
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Single player loot box based microtransactions. automatic 0/10 from me sorry to say
    Alongside Cod ww2, destiny 2, star wars battlefront 2 and NFS these are all no buys from me ever.
  48. deathweeper
    Nov 28, 2017
    1
    This game has ogres, swords, war, arrows, violent execution, stealth, nemesis, tar pour and good graphics, so why the heck am so incredibly bored. I hate this game, it should be great but it just feel repetitive and uninteresting. The story is plain nothing, if you loved playing the first one and you feel you didn't have enough than this is an extra 30 hours for you, otherwise its an extraThis game has ogres, swords, war, arrows, violent execution, stealth, nemesis, tar pour and good graphics, so why the heck am so incredibly bored. I hate this game, it should be great but it just feel repetitive and uninteresting. The story is plain nothing, if you loved playing the first one and you feel you didn't have enough than this is an extra 30 hours for you, otherwise its an extra 30 hours for you to regret.… Expand
  49. Squid_Guy
    Dec 2, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions in an $60 single player game is like buying a nice car and then after driving it for 1 year, a message pops up on the dashboard saying you can only drive a maximum of 40 mph unless you purchase more "credits".

    Unacceptable filthy greed.
  50. argo2001
    Nov 7, 2017
    0
    Всякому отстою я всегда ставил 1 балл, но этой игре - только ноль.
    Это эталонное днище, по сравнением с которым первая часть выглядит неплохой игрой.
    Весь геймплей это одно и тоже, одно и тоже, одно и тоже просто в совершенно неприличной степени. Игра недостойна даже того, чтобы скачать пиратку, не говоря уже о покупке. О микроплатежах вообще молчу, я даже не дотянул до четвёртого акта    Всякому отстою я всегда ставил 1 балл, но этой игре - только ноль.
    Это эталонное днище, по сравнением с которым первая часть выглядит неплохой игрой.
    Весь геймплей это одно и тоже, одно и тоже, одно и тоже просто в совершенно неприличной степени. Игра недостойна даже того, чтобы скачать пиратку, не говоря уже о покупке.
    О микроплатежах вообще молчу, я даже не дотянул до четвёртого акта где они явно нужны - игра настолько унылая, что не существует не матерных слов способных это описать.
    Хотите увидить полнейшее днище и шедевр уныния - вот он.    … Expand
  51. RazielR2
    Nov 4, 2017
    0
    Gold edition. Endgame. Lost (orks overwriting bug) about 4 legendary orks/ologs with good rolls.
    Game ruined.
    + microtransactions fail
    dont even trust WB.
  52. karelpica99
    Dec 20, 2017
    0
    The greed is getting out of hand and its destroying the things we love. I love gaming its my number one hobby yet the last couple of years has been pure HELL when its comes to (DLCs and Microtransactions) We already pay full price for the games why do we have to pay more?
  53. Legendb2015
    May 30, 2018
    6
    Ok, well now that they took away microtransactions I decided to give this game a try. The current 3.1 metacritic score is a HAMMERING and justified from launch until this past month when they FINALLY stop asking players to pay to win or go through a god awful grind. Im glad players are finally start to rebel against these predatory practices, and can only hope we continue to fight againstOk, well now that they took away microtransactions I decided to give this game a try. The current 3.1 metacritic score is a HAMMERING and justified from launch until this past month when they FINALLY stop asking players to pay to win or go through a god awful grind. Im glad players are finally start to rebel against these predatory practices, and can only hope we continue to fight against this corporate gaming scam thats been brutalizing players and the fun out of games for years now. I do think this game deserves to have players go back and update their reviews now after trying it without the microtransactions. On to my thoughts.

    The Good:
    Graphics A+ (mordor looks pretty freakin awesome)
    The Story (only made it to act 2 so far but its decent thus far.
    Getting Orcs to fight by your side (though i've been having a frustrating time getting this to happen, more on that below).
    Finishing Moves and Upgrade system is in depth.

    The Bad:
    The enemies arent nearly as a push over like those in Assassins creed, but they're still lacking intelligence or good combat...its manly only the fact they surround you in alot of numbers that gives the illusion of good, "skilled" if you will, fighting. I find the combat system bitter sweet, finishers are nice, but its manly just a hack n slash with alot of frustrations...especially since you cant heal out of combat or use a potion of sorts. Very frustrating trying to finish an enemy off and constantly being trolled by another enemy during the same finishing sequence over and over and over. Programming enemies to be frustrating and to rush over EVERY time you're about to do a finisher is pretty lame IMO. Makes battles long and drawn out,gets pretty repetitive fast, most orcs you'll find yourself just wanting to run around.

    The Ugly:
    Whomever programmed the green marked orcs (ones you need to interrogate for information on the armies), I want to talk a long walk off a short pier and get out of the industry, your mechanic you decided on is freaking STUPID..constantly having to chase green marked orcs across the map 20 times for each army across, what like 6 armies is the lamest mechanic and nothing but time consuming filler.

    The first few hours I spent being constantly interrupted by pop ups, need this, need that, do this when you get this, do that when you get that...HOLY CRAP..how do you expect anybody to remember all this crap when you flood it in the first 2 hours and harass players like that...learn to spread things out.

    Overall:
    I doubt I beat it (or care to) because of the frustrating game mechanics, annoyances, and sheer repetitive filling, but we'll see..as it stands now I'll give it a 6/10. Hard to get above that from me in this day and age, most games just lack the extra time needed to polish or add decent content due to corporate greed wanting to assembly line crap out of door every year. Wish developers would take back their pride and put some more effort into their art...oh wait, its hardly art anymore, thanks for selling out (sarcasm).    … Expand
  54. MortumSK
    Dec 17, 2017
    3
    In first three acts gameplay is ok, not perfect, enough repetative but interesting. Act 4 totally ruins it. + lootboxes in single player game = fail. Story is a Tolkien's nightmare.
    Don't buy this game.
  55. Tk4Bullet
    Feb 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is an example why piracy will continue to grow. The story is fine, might get repetitive at some point but I was having fun till that happened. However, the game lags, freezes, sometimes also crashes. Loading a fortress defence takes about 5-10 minutes each time, while assigning a captain for a slot freezes the game for another 2-4 minutes for every 6 or 7 slots. As for the gameplay, some perks such as "no chance" or "adapted" are unfun to play against. Who the hell thought that if you die during a fortress defence, it is a loss already? It means that your captains automatically flee or won't fight anymore? A pity. Defending it is such a mess anyways, if your captains die in a middle of enemies, you have no chance to revive them because there is no way to target them, system will target anyone but him. But at least we have microtransactions in a 60$ game :D… Expand
  56. RustyCoin
    Jun 19, 2018
    0
    Microtransactions, microtransactions.... Dear God, it's killing gaming industry, for real. You have two choices in this game: you can either grind for hours, and hours, and hours doing the same thing - just mashing couple of buttons and killing those orcs or you can buy them f*****g loot crates and be the God in game within minutes. Other then that, the game is monotonous and repetitive.Microtransactions, microtransactions.... Dear God, it's killing gaming industry, for real. You have two choices in this game: you can either grind for hours, and hours, and hours doing the same thing - just mashing couple of buttons and killing those orcs or you can buy them f*****g loot crates and be the God in game within minutes. Other then that, the game is monotonous and repetitive. And once again, SP game should NEVER contain those stupid microtransactions and loot crates, it's f*****g nonsense.… Expand
  57. NemesisBruh
    Feb 7, 2021
    0
    Imagine patenting the nemesis system, despite your game being an Assassin's Creed re-skin. Not to mention that nemesis system itself existed long before this game. The industry is built on innovating existing ideas. Everything is inspired by something that came before it. That's how games, art, music, writing, culture itself and everything else works. Patenting the nemesis system is likeImagine patenting the nemesis system, despite your game being an Assassin's Creed re-skin. Not to mention that nemesis system itself existed long before this game. The industry is built on innovating existing ideas. Everything is inspired by something that came before it. That's how games, art, music, writing, culture itself and everything else works. Patenting the nemesis system is like patenting a color blue, or like patenting an the idea of a powerful corrupting item in storytelling. WB Games needs to back down on this.… Expand
  58. DreamDays
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    Instead of reading all of non-sense reviews just play the game, i enjoyed it a lot. especially the recruiting your own captains, orcs, and raiding castles etc.
  59. BernardTheBeast
    Feb 2, 2020
    3
    I bought the Silver Edition so that no one could look at my review and think I didn't put in effort in trying to enjoy it.

    When the game started, I discovered that if I declined the Terms of Service, I could disable the Market and all Loot Box content (including the Silver Edition Lootboxes I paid an extra $20 for). Therefore no one can look at my opinion and think I'm biased just    I bought the Silver Edition so that no one could look at my review and think I didn't put in effort in trying to enjoy it.

    When the game started, I discovered that if I declined the Terms of Service, I could disable the Market and all Loot Box content (including the Silver Edition Lootboxes I paid an extra $20 for). Therefore no one can look at my opinion and think I'm biased just because of Microtransactions, because in my gameplay, they were entirely disabled.

    This game is equivalent to the very first Assassin's Creed, but with a Lord Of The Rings reskin, written and directed by a greedy fanboy. The content is functional but limited. The story is average, occasionally boosted by likable and even humorous orcs, yet at the same time often feels soulless. The gameplay is functional, but nothing truly unique when compared to other games of the recent past. The randomly generated orcs...both the best, and worst part of the game: they're creative in design, ability and behavior; yet they are the spawned outcome of a randomly generated number that the game decides without any regard for your action or playstyle, because they're based on the integrated Lootbox system, and are therefore not supposed to be unique—otherwise orcs from Lootboxes would be different from orcs found in gameplay, and render the microtransaction system less beneficial.

    This is the summation of my thoughts, based on the time I spent playing (again, with a Disabled Market/Microtransactions/Lootboxes).

    I loved Shadow Of Mordor, I had high hopes for Shadow Of War. Sadly, the horrific impact of Warner Brothers has left a stain on the game, if not the franchise, through it's continued mishandling of intellectual property: within which WB itself would be the enemy of mankind, were J.R.R. Tolkien himself to write an adaptation of this story, in addition to flagrant disregard for ethics; specifically towards what is becoming legally recognized as a form of gambling (Lootboxes), in addition to avoiding labor laws on other projects, not to mention the whole controversy surrounding the death of a Monolith Developer. Bottom line, what could have been an enjoyable experience has been twisted and warped, and is hardly the game I had been hoping for.

    It's got a overall Mostly Positive rating on Steam. I'm not one to judge the community; if people like it, great. If you yourself enjoy this game, then do have fun with it. But despite wanting to like it, I couldn't enjoy Shadow of War. Whatever heart was poured into this game, was utterly corrupted by greed, as demonstrated by one particular scene:

    Let me call to your attention a moment where one of the orcs you encounter who is important to the story. After joining the protagonist's side, he offers to share his knowledge with Talion regarding orcs and how they function. There's a cutscene that plays, in order to explain specifically, the Combat Arena: a "minigame" that is essentially nothing more than a mobile game: you select one of your orcs, and your orc duels an enemy orc. You have no influence over the outcome, essentially making it a 'game of chance' (I won't insult your intelligence by pointing out what that technically is). During this cutscene, the orc, who is written to be friendly and likable, speaks to you—not Talion, the character—but to you, the player, in a first-person cutscene, in which his dialogue is explicitly written to compel you to give this 'minigame' a try, with the outcome potentially coercing or forcing you to buy microtransaction orcs to get better results.

    With the potential present in which your orc will be killed, and the only options for regaining orcs being lengthy gameplay to recruit orcs, or the easier option of "buying orcs" via Lootboxes, I'd hope that anyone, even those without a comprehensive understanding of Gambling Mechanics, Advertisement, Marketing and Business principles, can recognize how this system is inherently designed to guide a player (who has already spent between $60 - $100), to invest more time or real-world money, in this situation. I won't get into the ethics of it, but I will point out that there was a time when games were built to be played and enjoyed first and foremost, not to be tools that, in a very real sense, scheme to manipulate gamers into emptying their wallets further.    … Expand
  60. sherbz
    Nov 24, 2020
    0
    No way near as good as the first one. Certainly not terrible by any means. But theres a few glaring things which stand out as either pretty annoying, or even downright stupid. The first is that the game released with microtransactions and loot boxes in a single player game. Thats a huge no no in my book. I only bought it once they had been removed from the game, otherwise i wouldntNo way near as good as the first one. Certainly not terrible by any means. But theres a few glaring things which stand out as either pretty annoying, or even downright stupid. The first is that the game released with microtransactions and loot boxes in a single player game. Thats a huge no no in my book. I only bought it once they had been removed from the game, otherwise i wouldnt have bothered. But Monolith compromised the integrity of their game in order to include them. And that i think is a real shame. The second is that the end of the game was a chore. So much so i didnt bother trying to do all of it and just watched the ending on YouTube. And the reason it was such a chore is because they had to make their monetisation system seem worthwhile in buying. Even with them removed the game was still a drag. Personally i wouldnt bother with this and just play the original. Which is a far superior game IMO.… Expand
  61. cousinit99
    Nov 26, 2018
    3
    Three words: Quick Time Events

    This game is complete and utter sh*t because of those three little words. Prepare to feel nothing but frustration and contempt. Monolith and WB both deserve the firing squad for this malevolent horse sh*t. I won't be buying another title from them for a considerable period of time. I give it a three solely for the remarkable cinematic sequences.    Three words: Quick Time Events

    This game is complete and utter sh*t because of those three little words. Prepare to feel nothing but frustration and contempt. Monolith and WB both deserve the firing squad for this malevolent horse sh*t. I won't be buying another title from them for a considerable period of time.

    I give it a three solely for the remarkable cinematic sequences.

    EDIT: Nope, sorry. All this "cheating death" horse sh*t just lost you the other 3. F*cking garbage. I'm done with it.    … Expand
  62. metaDoctrine
    May 13, 2020
    0
    Well this is my first review and I'm sad to say, it's a negative one. This could be amazing game, instead it's one of the worst I have ever touched. The amount of annoying things in this game is beyond normal. Cinematics that you cannot cancel sometimes reach a point where you feel like you aren't playing at all, you're just being bounced around one clip to another. This game is anWell this is my first review and I'm sad to say, it's a negative one. This could be amazing game, instead it's one of the worst I have ever touched. The amount of annoying things in this game is beyond normal. Cinematics that you cannot cancel sometimes reach a point where you feel like you aren't playing at all, you're just being bounced around one clip to another. This game is an absolute disaster and if I could I'd take my money back. Shame they have LOTR in the title as it does not deserve it!… Expand
  63. Ljungman
    Oct 7, 2018
    4
    I honestly couldn't play through the entirety of this game because of all the grind that is involved in doing so. Near every story-mission is locked behind the same thing, which is taking over orcs in order to build an army. This army is then used to taking over fortresses. Not only that, but you can't take over orcs that have a higher level than yourself, which means I have to meet theI honestly couldn't play through the entirety of this game because of all the grind that is involved in doing so. Near every story-mission is locked behind the same thing, which is taking over orcs in order to build an army. This army is then used to taking over fortresses. Not only that, but you can't take over orcs that have a higher level than yourself, which means I have to meet the same enemy twice in order to shame them to the same level. I grew tired of doing the same thing over and over for the small amount of story I got as a reward and the story itself isn't worth the effort.… Expand
  64. fajnalowiec
    Jan 5, 2020
    2
    2+ year after and it is still awful, gameplay is terrible, the core of the game is fighting orcs and it should be fun. It is not, moreover for most of the time you are gonna avoid it, cause there's no benefit plus you just cannot kill' em all. A new hordes appear instantly during fights. Endless. I had 90% complete in the beginning of epilogue, still 9lv below my final opponent, with some2+ year after and it is still awful, gameplay is terrible, the core of the game is fighting orcs and it should be fun. It is not, moreover for most of the time you are gonna avoid it, cause there's no benefit plus you just cannot kill' em all. A new hordes appear instantly during fights. Endless. I had 90% complete in the beginning of epilogue, still 9lv below my final opponent, with some legendary gear I cannot upgrade, cause I'm below required lv (55), if you do not have at this point **** load of money, quite big orcs army, not big enough level you can quit or start the grind. Better to watch the plot on yt, cause it's only worthy point of the game.… Expand
  65. ChosenUndead99
    Apr 29, 2018
    6
    With a massive expansion on the nemesis system, you would expect this game to be an easy recommendation. But the final act is boring due to a large artificial grind to encourage you to buy loot boxes.
  66. Corefitz
    Feb 15, 2020
    1
    Fast travel crashes the game, so I can't change region... which the game doesn't explain how to do anyways... I'm at a loss for words... Oh! yeah, and you get 1-shot because of the Nemisis System... so there's that... Seroiusly breaks the pace of the game.

    I suppose the game looks nice but... that's about all there is to it.
  67. waverfader
    Jun 20, 2020
    2
    Visually decent but the game falls far short in the entertainment category. With repetitive fights topped with some of the worst controls ever to grace the gaming world, any difficulty above the easiest becomes nothing more than a chore. I used to think Assassin's Creed was pretty atrocious in this regard, but Shadow of Mordor takes it to the next level. Makes the Assassin's CreedVisually decent but the game falls far short in the entertainment category. With repetitive fights topped with some of the worst controls ever to grace the gaming world, any difficulty above the easiest becomes nothing more than a chore. I used to think Assassin's Creed was pretty atrocious in this regard, but Shadow of Mordor takes it to the next level. Makes the Assassin's Creed franchise seem extremely solid.… Expand
  68. Man_of_duty
    Jul 23, 2020
    2
    The game suffers heavily from the typical open world game system. It has a lot of quests to complete, it also has no evolving continuity for the combat, the style is basically unchanged throughout the whole game. There is no visible progression from the previous title, it honestly looks like they just recycled the old game. Apart from fortress missions I can't tell any difference betweenThe game suffers heavily from the typical open world game system. It has a lot of quests to complete, it also has no evolving continuity for the combat, the style is basically unchanged throughout the whole game. There is no visible progression from the previous title, it honestly looks like they just recycled the old game. Apart from fortress missions I can't tell any difference between this game and its predecessor.

    Boss animations. There will be a point when you get so annoyed and tired from the unskippable animations of enemies making cringe statements. It was cool the first three hours but then it will just waste the time.

    The story is luckily entertaining that until the end, where everything feels so rushy. It's as if they expect the players to be LOTR experts. It looks like they just skipped some major stories to explain the upcoming events. I know that the game is referencing to the film series but also it would be helpful if they just kept the same pace and not make the ending look like an unfinished game. Can't be that hard if you just recycle most things from the previous game, right? Horrible finish of the main character's story    … Expand
  69. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    3
    I thought maybe I would enjoy it if I experienced this universe in a different form. I enjoyed playing this game with the head of an average AC game with a different theme. I didn't like the SJW move he did with the DLC. The main story doesn't give a **** about it either. I have a very close friend who is a fan of the Lord of the Rings universe. I wish I could tell these people that theI thought maybe I would enjoy it if I experienced this universe in a different form. I enjoyed playing this game with the head of an average AC game with a different theme. I didn't like the SJW move he did with the DLC. The main story doesn't give a **** about it either. I have a very close friend who is a fan of the Lord of the Rings universe. I wish I could tell these people that the only literary work in the world is not this ****ing series.… Expand
  70. bread22
    Mar 2, 2021
    2
    Fun for first 2 hours, then repetitive repetitive repetitive. Developer just copy paste everything they can. All captains are the same, all war chiefs are the same, all fortresses are the same, even all executions feel the same. All player need to to is smash buttons.
  71. aleksi1515
    Oct 18, 2017
    2
    Easily one of the worst big title games in recent history. Worst game of 2017 by far. Gameplay is tedious and unevolved from the first title. Graphics are fine, but the meat of the game is rotten. Not only this, the developer wants to milk you not just with DLC but with microtransaction loot boxes, without which the game is incredibly grindy. The game forces you to grind over 20 sieges toEasily one of the worst big title games in recent history. Worst game of 2017 by far. Gameplay is tedious and unevolved from the first title. Graphics are fine, but the meat of the game is rotten. Not only this, the developer wants to milk you not just with DLC but with microtransaction loot boxes, without which the game is incredibly grindy. The game forces you to grind over 20 sieges to get to the end of the story. The game was so bad I couldn't take it, I had to get a trainer to finish the forced grind at the end. I never do that with games, so that should tell you how amazingly bad this game is. Avoid at all costs until you can get the "GOTY" edition (awards from bribed journos) for 5 bucks or something.… Expand
  72. jamiemgr
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    Don't touch this game! If this is what AAA games are becoming then this will be the last game I ever buy. Paying full price for a game only to find that there are micro-transactions and a tedious grind in it! Absolutely despicable!!!!
  73. Forrix
    Oct 20, 2017
    3
    This Game had so much Promise. SO much.
    its so unfortunate it has become a Total Grind-fest Which the micro-transactions totally had nothing to do with, I'm sure.
    This game Is good in VERY VERY short bursts once the first (excellent) act is complete the game slowly devolves into a total grind fest which i honestly cant play for more than 20 mins. If a drop in drop out game is what your    This Game had so much Promise. SO much.
    its so unfortunate it has become a Total Grind-fest Which the micro-transactions totally had nothing to do with, I'm sure.
    This game Is good in VERY VERY short bursts once the first (excellent) act is complete the game slowly devolves into a total grind fest which i honestly cant play for more than 20 mins. If a drop in drop out game is what your looking for Shadow of War is it. other wise wait till its on sale. If you have Shadow of Mordor go play/replay that its no where near as grindy and you can have just as much fun as a fraction of the price.

    Pros: Nemesis System, Very cool Setting, Hilarious Orks.
    Cons: Loot Boxes. TOTAL GRIND. Full of Tedious Open world busy-work.    … Expand
  74. tsmith18256
    Oct 22, 2017
    2
    This game started off really well like Shadow of Mordor, but Act 4 is an absolute joke. They decided they were just going to throw on about 10 hours of grinding the exact same thing over and over again and make your army way underpowered if you don't buy their loot crates.
  75. MoonzWolf
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    The dichotomy between the average "Game Critic" and the genuine playerbase is at an all-time high with the release of this game. Sitting at an absurd 80 from Critics, Shadow of War is the greatest example so far as to why Critics such as IGN, GameSpace, and many others have become completely irrelevant in the current day. To think that their "reviews" of these games carries any weight is aThe dichotomy between the average "Game Critic" and the genuine playerbase is at an all-time high with the release of this game. Sitting at an absurd 80 from Critics, Shadow of War is the greatest example so far as to why Critics such as IGN, GameSpace, and many others have become completely irrelevant in the current day. To think that their "reviews" of these games carries any weight is a joke, the only weight involved is the weight of the money being dropped on their desks.

    This game sacrifices gameplay and integrity for Microtransactions, and to say it doesn't is to blatantly lie to the faces of the people. Act 4 is a massive grind, purely to try to force the player to purchase their gambling boxes, coming from a full-price """Triple-A""" video game with massive marketing, multiple overpriced editions, sponsorship deals, and god knows what else, but none of that was enough money for WB.

    But hey, I suppose all that extra dosh came in handy when it came to paying off the "Critics".    … Expand
  76. kyper007
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    Донат,контейнеры в одиночной игре...Они уже сильно влияют на игру(это не косметики)!
    Мы не должны это терпеть,иначе донат будет в КАЖДОЙ игре и будет влиять на баланс и прохождение и будет обязательным к приобретению(вы и так заплатили за игру фул прайс,но игру вам продали не полностью)    Донат,контейнеры в одиночной игре...Они уже сильно влияют на игру(это не косметики)!
    Мы не должны это терпеть,иначе донат будет в КАЖДОЙ игре и будет влиять на баланс и прохождение и будет обязательным к приобретению(вы и так заплатили за игру фул прайс,но игру вам продали не полностью)
  77. Bonovox
    Nov 4, 2017
    4
    This game is a buggy and janky mess. One of the worst "AAA" releases i have played in years. I would give Shadow of Mordor a 8/10 i give this a 4/10.

    And it's on gameplay only i havent cared about the lootboxes **** etc. The sieges in this game is a complete and utter boring and broken mess. For one your captains are **** complete and utter **** And it the latter stages of the Shadow    This game is a buggy and janky mess. One of the worst "AAA" releases i have played in years. I would give Shadow of Mordor a 8/10 i give this a 4/10.

    And it's on gameplay only i havent cared about the lootboxes **** etc.

    The sieges in this game is a complete and utter boring and broken mess. For one your captains are **** complete and utter **** And it the latter stages of the Shadow Wars campaign the AI just bum rush you with like 20 of their captains to just spam your points so you can't defend at all. Do you wanna dominate mind on a broken captain? Well you are lucky if Talion wants to **** target the dumbass infront of you instead of some random **** like 20 yards behind you.

    The enemy trash mobs just spawn out of air and nothing. And enraged captains are OP ****. Last siege that made me rage quit out of this ****ty game had a captain just murder like 6 of my captains my himself and he was constantly enraged and healed up. Bugged? Probably so.

    There were parts of the game i enjoyed but there is too much **** in the game that drags it down. Such as the dragon vs balrog QTE fight, was also janky crap.    … Expand
  78. Ismaur
    Oct 20, 2017
    3
    MT aside, the game without its nemesis system is utter garbage.

    its 2017 and graphics is beyond criticism. The game itself is unfinished, the placeholders instead of actual collectibles, bugs, movement as if it was 2006. Quests/side quests are bland, even worse than in the first Watch Dogs. The combat may be fun, but only for a while. After that it becomes a vault fest with aoe    MT aside, the game without its nemesis system is utter garbage.

    its 2017 and graphics is beyond criticism.

    The game itself is unfinished, the placeholders instead of actual collectibles, bugs, movement as if it was 2006.

    Quests/side quests are bland, even worse than in the first Watch Dogs. The combat may be fun, but only for a while. After that it becomes a vault fest with aoe spam.

    If you liked the first one, better replay instead of buying this.    … Expand
  79. Thres
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    This could have been a 9/10 game. Completely marred by a designed in grind to try to force the consumer to purchase loot crates. Absolutely unacceptable failure of a game for this reason.
  80. Bennorodon
    Oct 21, 2017
    1
    Einen Punkt gebe ich für einen tollen Anfang. Aber dass man das Ende nur sehen kann, wenn man 30 Stunden die immer gleichen Verteidigungen der eigenen Festungen vornimmt, ist einfach nur erbärmliches Gamedesign und Geldmacherei, denn man kann das Ganze nur beschleunigen, wenn man mit Echtgeld zahlt... Nachdem das Spiel bereits 50 Euro gekostet hat, soll ich noch draufzahlen für das Ende,Einen Punkt gebe ich für einen tollen Anfang. Aber dass man das Ende nur sehen kann, wenn man 30 Stunden die immer gleichen Verteidigungen der eigenen Festungen vornimmt, ist einfach nur erbärmliches Gamedesign und Geldmacherei, denn man kann das Ganze nur beschleunigen, wenn man mit Echtgeld zahlt... Nachdem das Spiel bereits 50 Euro gekostet hat, soll ich noch draufzahlen für das Ende, solange ich nicht kostbare Zeit mit Grinding/Leveling verschwenden will? Das ist wohlgemerkt kein Free2Play-Spiel, sondern ein Vollpreisprodukt. Und wenn man dann am Ende angelangt ist, wird die unbefriedigenste Endsequenz seit Mass Effect 3 gezeigt.
    Und noch was: warum kann man die zahllosen (bei mir bestimmt 200) Kämpfe gegen Captains in der Pit nicht beschleunigen, sondern muss sich 2-3 Minuten KI-Kampf anschauen? Warum muss ich mir bei jeder Begegnung mit einem Hauptmann oder Warchief Dialoge anhören, die ich nicht abbrechen kann? Antwort: Damit man mit Echtgeld auflevelt. Dankeschön für dieses frustrierende Produkt. EMPFEHLUNG: NICHT KAUFEN    … Expand
  81. dwyattallnight
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    THERE IS NO PLACE FOR MICROTRANSACTIONS IN SINGLE PLAYER GAMES !
    This is a 60$ AAA Pay-To-Winskip halfgame (for full experience pay 100$)
    game is designed to lure players into gambling by bringing the concept of microtranactions (in the form of loot cases) into a single player game. Warner Brothers games wants to push the player into buying loot boxes on which he gambles if he may or    THERE IS NO PLACE FOR MICROTRANSACTIONS IN SINGLE PLAYER GAMES !
    This is a 60$ AAA Pay-To-Winskip halfgame (for full experience pay 100$)
    game is designed to lure players into gambling by bringing the concept of microtranactions (in the form of loot cases) into a single player game.
    Warner Brothers games wants to push the player into buying loot boxes on which he gambles if he may or may not get a loot which will be beneficial to the gameplay experience.

    WB games shameless business practice :
    1) microtransactions in a single player game
    2) gambling via Loot Cases (great for the kids !!)
    3) pay to winskip
    4) preorder DLC    … Expand
  82. Hofra
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    You pay for a game with the true ending behind a paywall. Microtransactions are the new cancer that is destroying videogames. They ruined a game with a lot of potential because of greed. Do not buy it until they change their policy.
  83. Metacriticus
    Oct 17, 2017
    3
    Do not buy! **** micro transactions, as predicted. Apart from that decent game, but a lot of gridning... sigh. Vote with your wallet guys, so skip this one.
  84. MetaMan38
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    The worst money making I have seen in a Triple-A game so far: first charging 60 dollars for the game, then demanding microtransactions to see the end of the game. Almost impossible to beat the game without buying better warchiefs and captains. Hate this game right now. The beginning was good but this policy of charging more money to see the end is simply a shame!
  85. bearthor
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    **** microtransactions. If you want to play this game, pirate it instead. I will never pay for a game that has full price + microtransactions. If they want to add microtransactions, make the game free!
  86. Raben89
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    I really enjoyed the 1st Shadow of Mordor, unfortunately Shadow of War not so much, lot of reused assets, repeated missions, average story, And a god damn microtransactions.
    the online feature needs lot of improvements.
  87. Trazerge
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Dopo 17 ore di gioco ho riscontrato un bug nel quale letteralmente ogni 3 secondi mi viene mostrato il tutorial per dare ordini ai seguaci con relativo dialogo, questo rende ingiocabile il prodotto avendo 15 secondi di dialogo ogni 3 secondi di gioco(si ha giusto il tempo di dare 2 fendenti contati)
  88. dragonshark
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    It is sad that we have reached a point where games publishers think that charging full price for a game isn't enough; instead they want more money by giving the player incentive to pay for loot boxes. It is especially sad because the game itself is so good.
  89. Eilanzer
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    AVOID THIS GAME LIKE THE PLAGUE!
    DLC...Microtransactions bullcrap all over the place...And if you support this you are making the gamimg industry worse and worse!
  90. Developer_
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    worst game ever they are trying to rip us off micro transactions in a single player game and this game is not even free its paid for + all the bugs in raising dead captains and in changing captains traits
  91. Apache91
    Oct 18, 2017
    3
    Apart from micro-transactions (which is plain daylight robbery) this game has dull combat and repetitive game play. The combat has a mind of its own. You click a button wanting to do one thing and it will do something else entirely. The repetitiveness, grinding and sub par combat becomes annoying that you either rush through the story for the sake of it or quit.
  92. BregoGW2
    Oct 27, 2017
    1
    История игры не как не связана с миром Толкина, графика плохая, мир скудный, квесты отсутствую. Всю игру вы должны гриндить монстров...................
  93. pabloff9
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    I'm just here to say that microtransactions in full-priced games are a cancer on the gaming industry, that's spreading as fast as we're allowing it to. Lootboxes manage to be even worse. I can't stand them on multiplayer games but single player? F**k off.
  94. Koristo
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Mololith has created a phenomenal game. If you enjoyed the previous iteration, or any of the Arkham games, you'll probably like this one.

    However, the MBA's at WB made a business decision to include Day 1 DLC and microtransactions. As a result I, too, am forced to make a business decision and give this game a thumbsdown, to be changed to a thumbs up upon removal or extreme gutting of    Mololith has created a phenomenal game. If you enjoyed the previous iteration, or any of the Arkham games, you'll probably like this one.

    However, the MBA's at WB made a business decision to include Day 1 DLC and microtransactions.

    As a result I, too, am forced to make a business decision and give this game a thumbsdown, to be changed to a thumbs up upon removal or extreme gutting of the lootcrate system and an extreme price decrease on the DLC. A Triple-A title should not cost $100 to access all of its features, and businesses need to start being punished for thinking they can make that the status quo.

    Good job, Monolith. ♥♥♥♥ yourself, WB.    … Expand
  95. Buthomar
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Предзаказл игру за 2 месяца за 99$, и на релизе она стоит уже 49$ за тот же контент. Отношение разработчика к игроку уже чувствуется ментально и даже подванивает, ну да хр*н с ними с деньгам, повествую дальше.

    Игра недопиляна, просто на просто она недоделана. Нужно запихнуть внее еще 3-4 режима с креспосями и сражениями в поле(стенка на стенку, катапульты, драконы, кавалерия,заходы с    Предзаказл игру за 2 месяца за 99$, и на релизе она стоит уже 49$ за тот же контент. Отношение разработчика к игроку уже чувствуется ментально и даже подванивает, ну да хр*н с ними с деньгам, повествую дальше.

    Игра недопиляна, просто на просто она недоделана. Нужно запихнуть внее еще 3-4 режима с креспосями и сражениями в поле(стенка на стенку, катапульты, драконы, кавалерия,заходы с флангов), сделать большее разнообразие в квестах(побочки, да хоть принеси 35 ушей орков), сделать лор игры болле глубоким(больше писанины, свитков, исторический событий этого мира) . Единственное отличие от предшественницы = эти захват и деф крепостей.

    1 и 2 акты еще куда ни шли, 3 под пивко пойдет, а вот 4 акт просто ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, вам нужно по 10 раз отбить ваши креспости во время которого вам повстречаются вражеские капитаны(10-30 штук), которые просто ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ут вам уши своим ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ежем.
    А теперь то от чего у меня просто горит- перк орков "БЕЗ ШАНСОВ", то есть если вы в нокдауне то вам ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ец, джае если вы ни разу не падали до этого, но самое интерсное - это когда остается такой капитан(один) и убивает вас, то крепость потеряна, хотя стены стоят все защитники внутри крепости(союзные) с наружи бегает 10-12 новообращенных в этой битве капитанов, нои войска технически только стреляли со стен и осадных животных и все, но крепости потеряна и все ваши 6 вождей 56 лвл -мертвы. И теперь нужно просто занаво наклепать 6 вождей 56 лвл в первой крепости где у всех 18-23 лвл, а у захватчиков 56-60лвл

    Категорически не рекомендую эту игру покупать, красная цена ей 15-20 $ со всеми длс. Лучше уж идти на обордаж торрент треккеров.    … Expand
  96. Arthur_Dented
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Its all well and good until they hide the ending behind hours of grinding, so that they can try to sell you shortcuts in loot boxes. Don't buy this if you are the kind of unreasonable purist who thinks that a $60 game should be designed to be fun, rather being designed to manipulate you into paying more money to skip boring content.
  97. Arteck
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    К сожалению, игра не зашла. Всё плохо с точки зрения арт дирекшена: нет ощущения, что ты в Средиземье плюс все локации выглядят некрасиво, удались только орки - они разные и уродливые. Геймплей больше похож на мобильный фритуплей, чем на ААА игру - сюжет неинтересный, хороших миссий нет вовсе, постоянное повторение скучных действий, который сводятся к битвам с десятками и десятками орков.К сожалению, игра не зашла. Всё плохо с точки зрения арт дирекшена: нет ощущения, что ты в Средиземье плюс все локации выглядят некрасиво, удались только орки - они разные и уродливые. Геймплей больше похож на мобильный фритуплей, чем на ААА игру - сюжет неинтересный, хороших миссий нет вовсе, постоянное повторение скучных действий, который сводятся к битвам с десятками и десятками орков. Ждал захвата крепостей, но и он не оправдал ожиданий - особой тактики нет, просто орков много десятков, нужно захватит несколько точек и потом победить босса. Захват орков и их прокачка слишком репитативен и уныл как и прокачка. Куча значков на карте, но интересных занятий нет, зато есть тупой бег по карте на километры и много багов. Я в печали, по сравнению с 1 частью игра лучше не стала :(… Expand
  98. TrallOrk
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Gra dużo lepsza od pierwszej części.
    Ulepszono w niej mechanikę walki, dodano dużo ciekawych zadań fabularnych oraz rozbudowano system nemezis.
    Gry jednak nie polecam ponieważ jeśli chcesz ukończyć ostatni rozdział i poznać prawdziwe zakończenie musisz spędzić masę godzin na żmudnej rekrutacji orków a następnie w kółko podbijać twierdzę, które już zdobyłeś. Chyba, że za prawdziwe    Gra dużo lepsza od pierwszej części.
    Ulepszono w niej mechanikę walki, dodano dużo ciekawych zadań fabularnych oraz rozbudowano system nemezis.
    Gry jednak nie polecam ponieważ jeśli chcesz ukończyć ostatni rozdział i poznać prawdziwe zakończenie musisz spędzić masę godzin na żmudnej rekrutacji orków a następnie w kółko podbijać twierdzę, które już zdobyłeś.
    Chyba, że za prawdziwe pieniądze nakupisz sobie orków, które je obronią bo po zakończeniu głównej lini fabularnej kapitanowie twojej armi są tak słabi, że bez mikrotransakcji nie jesteś w stanie się obronić.

    Grę warto zakupić dopiero na promocji bo w przeciwieństwie do pierwszej częsci, tytuł ten nie stoi mechaniką nemezis a posiada naprawdę ciekawą linię fabularną.    … Expand
  99. BeiNeludei
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Dopo 17 ore di gioco ho riscontrato un bug nel quale letteralmente ogni 3 secondi mi viene mostrato il tutorial per dare ordini ai seguaci con relativo dialogo, questo rende ingiocabile il prodotto avendo 15 secondi di dialogo ogni 3 secondi di gioco(si ha giusto il tempo di dare 2 fendenti contati)
  100. KelTyZed
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    No estoy de acuerdo en que pongan DLC´s de pago, jamás apoyaré esta política en ninguna compañía de videojuegos.

    Un saludo...........................
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2018
    60
    A huge game that, despite of the quality of the fight and the delight of the Orb, offers paradoxically very small. It's not a failure, but we were expecting more. [Issue#279]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 30, 2017
    76
    Nemesis is a one-hit wonder of a mechanic. Everything else in Middle-earth is mediocre at best, but Nemesis makes it all worthwhile, since every playthrough is truly unique – a feature none of its triple-A competitors can offer. [Issue#225, p.38]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Dec 23, 2017
    63
    A lot of people were upset to find out that Shadow of War has loot boxes, and they are kind of annoying. Unfortunately, loot boxes is the least of its problems.
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