Middle-earth: Shadow of War

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1110 Ratings

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

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  1. Freakgamer
    Nov 7, 2017
    0
    You want this lotbox nightmare to end ? then NEVER buy a game with such a system... that's the only way to stop this ,we pay the money , we make the rules.
  2. Lrimel
    Dec 6, 2017
    0
    Don't support games like these to prevent gaming industry getting invaded by greedy businessman who have no value in game itself. We have to draw the line right here since single player story driven games are getting less and less over time and games like these aim to milk customers rather than come up with a just, ethical and good game.
  3. nikitalolo
    Oct 12, 2017
    4
    Просто тихий ужас. Игра для дебилов, способных только закликивать бедную мышку или геймпад. Сюжетец тоже слабый и нормально проходить его мешает открытый мир, в котором нельзя просто нормально побродить, всюду российские полицейские и все рвутся в драку. Бесит.Просто тихий ужас. Игра для дебилов, способных только закликивать бедную мышку или геймпад. Сюжетец тоже слабый и нормально проходить его мешает открытый мир, в котором нельзя просто нормально побродить, всюду российские полицейские и все рвутся в драку. Бесит.
  4. PizzaW0lf
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    The game developers for this game are total scum. I can't believe they would put microtransactions before the game launched, and also having one of there staff members die of cancer then saying the money from the microtransactions will go towards research but OH WAIT, let's just take a portion for our greedy butts! IF I BUY A 60$ GAME I EXPECT A FULL PACKAGE. The MOST I can tolerate wouldThe game developers for this game are total scum. I can't believe they would put microtransactions before the game launched, and also having one of there staff members die of cancer then saying the money from the microtransactions will go towards research but OH WAIT, let's just take a portion for our greedy butts! IF I BUY A 60$ GAME I EXPECT A FULL PACKAGE. The MOST I can tolerate would be day one DLC and that's REALLLLLLY stretching it. But THIS TAKES IT WAYYY TOO FAR. AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE BRAINDEAD IDIOTS WHO WANT TO PAY TO WIN THIS TYPE OF STUFF WILL NEVER STOP. SO PLEASE, STOP. BUYING. LOOT. BOXES. (this is a message also to valve and blizzard for pioneering this crap THANKS A LOT)… Expand
  5. KottarBjorn
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    I just finished the game, and this is a soulless piece of junk. The story sucks, it does not follow the tolkien books or movies, the combat i repetitive (you can just mash 1 button the hole time and win every fight) the game tells you every time how to beat the enemy in every fight with helpboxses and messages, it requires you to buy lootboxes for the last 25% of the game, because theI just finished the game, and this is a soulless piece of junk. The story sucks, it does not follow the tolkien books or movies, the combat i repetitive (you can just mash 1 button the hole time and win every fight) the game tells you every time how to beat the enemy in every fight with helpboxses and messages, it requires you to buy lootboxes for the last 25% of the game, because the grind is not working. When 2 orcs have a fight in the pit the AI is so stupid that most of the time the units just stands there and dies. And you have to lvl up, and the only thing you can do is buying more lootboxes. So when you have paid 60 euro game, you have to add at least 20 more euro to finish the game. It is like they are taking a piss in your face when you are halfway in the game. And the game before that is not even enjoyable. It is the same assassin's creeds farming quest that says every time; go there and kill 5 guys, good job, now go here and kill 7 guys in the same way, good job, now you lvl up. And so it continues the hole game, until the microtransaction part. If you think it is weird that Critic Reviews are so much higher then the User score it is because they are to afraid to piss of EA with their bad game. Because it is. This game does not deserve any score better then it gets right now. And it comes with a lot of bugs and game crashes. In almost every mission there is some form of problem. If you know whats good for you, you spend youre cash on something good instead of this bullocks game.… Expand
  6. Baluberda
    Jan 8, 2018
    0
    ruined by the microtransactions on the online, also the main story is not included (look expansions)
  7. Jayme_lara
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    Muy buen juego pero muy mala jugada la de los desarrolladores, en realidad la historia y trama del juego esta excelente, sin embargo, las microtrasacciones, y el ultimo acto de defender tus fortalezas conquistadas de oleadas de enemigos vuelven al juego tedioso y sientes que te quieren obligar a comprar cofres para obtener orcos legendarios o potenciadores de entrenamiento. Me gusto muchoMuy buen juego pero muy mala jugada la de los desarrolladores, en realidad la historia y trama del juego esta excelente, sin embargo, las microtrasacciones, y el ultimo acto de defender tus fortalezas conquistadas de oleadas de enemigos vuelven al juego tedioso y sientes que te quieren obligar a comprar cofres para obtener orcos legendarios o potenciadores de entrenamiento. Me gusto mucho el juego sin embago, le pongo esta nota debido al ultimo acto y las microtransacciones.… Expand
  8. Faustin
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Bis zum Abschluss von Akt 3 würde ich noch eine gute Bewertung abgeben, obwohl es bis dorthin doch einige negative Punkte gab.

    Der Beginn von Akt 4 war für mich dann wie ein Schlag ins Gesicht, nachdem ich erst mal googeln musste, ob das Spiel jetzt von der Story her fertig ist. (Akt 3 war wirklich eine positive Überraschung für mich, hatte bloß irgendwie kein wirklich abgeschlossenes    Bis zum Abschluss von Akt 3 würde ich noch eine gute Bewertung abgeben, obwohl es bis dorthin doch einige negative Punkte gab.

    Der Beginn von Akt 4 war für mich dann wie ein Schlag ins Gesicht, nachdem ich erst mal googeln musste, ob das Spiel jetzt von der Story her fertig ist. (Akt 3 war wirklich eine positive Überraschung für mich, hatte bloß irgendwie kein wirklich abgeschlossenes Ende)
    Im Forum wurde mir dann erklärt, das ich jetzt 20 Belagerungen spielen müsse, also stundenlanger purer "Grind", ohne weitere Storyelemente, um dann am Ende noch den finalen Film zu sehen können. Das war dann wirklich zu viel, was ist das bitte für eine Designentscheidung? Vorher hatte mich die Lootbox-Thematik nicht interessiert, aber um hier keinen Zusammenhang sehen zu können, müssen schon beide Augen zugedrückt werden.
    Dies ist das erste Spiel, bei dem ich mir das Ende auf Youtube angeschaut habe, das ist wirklich eine Leistung!
    Daher kann ich das Spiel eindeutig nicht empfehlen.    … Expand
  9. Grompell
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    จากที่ลองๆเล่นดู ไม่ค่อยชอบเนื้อเรื่องภาคนี้เท่าใหร่ เปิดเรื่องมาดูเอื้อยๆไม่ค่อยน่าติดตามเหมือนภาคแรก แต่ก็ไม่ได้หมายความว่าเกมมันแย่หรือห่วยนะ ระบบการเล่นภาคนี้จะเข้าขั้นเป็น RPG อย่างเต็มรูปแบบ ฆ่าบอสแล้วจะดร๊อบไอเท็๋มสวมใส่ทุกชนิดเช่นดาบ เกราะ ผ้าคลุม มีด ต่างๆนาๆมากมาย มีระบบการอัพเลเวลที่ดูชัดเจนขึ้นกว่าเดิม แต่ภาพและกราฟฟฟิคแทบไม่ต่างจากภาคแรกเลย แถมไม่กินสเปคจากที่ลองๆเล่นดู ไม่ค่อยชอบเนื้อเรื่องภาคนี้เท่าใหร่ เปิดเรื่องมาดูเอื้อยๆไม่ค่อยน่าติดตามเหมือนภาคแรก แต่ก็ไม่ได้หมายความว่าเกมมันแย่หรือห่วยนะ ระบบการเล่นภาคนี้จะเข้าขั้นเป็น RPG อย่างเต็มรูปแบบ ฆ่าบอสแล้วจะดร๊อบไอเท็๋มสวมใส่ทุกชนิดเช่นดาบ เกราะ ผ้าคลุม มีด ต่างๆนาๆมากมาย มีระบบการอัพเลเวลที่ดูชัดเจนขึ้นกว่าเดิม แต่ภาพและกราฟฟฟิคแทบไม่ต่างจากภาคแรกเลย แถมไม่กินสเปค ถ้าใครเล่นภาคแรกได้ภภาคนี้ก็เล่นได้ด้วนเช่นกัน จะว่าไปมันเปลี่ยนอะไรเข้ามาหลายอย่างก็จริง แต่พอเล่นไปสักพักกลับรู้สึกว่าเกมมันน่าเบื่อ วนลูบเดิมๆซ้ำๆ เนื้อเรื่องก็เอื้อยๆไม่ค่อยน่าติดตาม เกมมันก็ดีนะ ผมก็อยากจะอวยอยู่หรอก แต่ส่วนตัวเล่นแล้วน่าเบื่อครับ มันเพิ่มอะไรเข้ามาใหม่เยอะก็จริง แต่ความรู้สึกมันก็ยังซ้ำซากอยู่ดี อยากให้เกมมีพัฒนาการเรื่องการอัพเดทระบบการเล่นมากกว่านี้ครับ… Expand
  10. Guldan666
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Вне зависимости от того, понравится мне эта игра в итоге или нет, ставлю 0/10 за наличие платных "лутбоксов" в однопользовательской игре, т.к. если не пресечь подобную инициативу издателей на корню, то скоро подобная "забота об игроках" появится во всех играх. Ну и, конечно, отдельных аплодисментов достоин Expansion Pass, который содержит 4 DLC, стоящих в ПОЛТОРА РАЗА ДОРОЖЕ, чем самаВне зависимости от того, понравится мне эта игра в итоге или нет, ставлю 0/10 за наличие платных "лутбоксов" в однопользовательской игре, т.к. если не пресечь подобную инициативу издателей на корню, то скоро подобная "забота об игроках" появится во всех играх. Ну и, конечно, отдельных аплодисментов достоин Expansion Pass, который содержит 4 DLC, стоящих в ПОЛТОРА РАЗА ДОРОЖЕ, чем сама основаная игра. Хорошо, что хоть время игры не ограничено, а то могли бы и почасовую оплату "припилить".… Expand
  11. SantuxLMAO
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    dont support greedy devs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  12. KalrocVN
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    Utter garbage cash grab. The full price of this game with all the "at launch" DLC is $80. That's actually fine with me. But then to stack in-game purchases of loot boxes on top of this in a single player game?! And to hide the actually ending behind these in-game purchases? These developers have lost their minds. Time to learn the hard way, fellas.
  13. sindur
    Oct 14, 2017
    0
    microtranscation in a singleplayer game, gg.

    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.
  14. kwazipaka
    Oct 15, 2017
    0
    не играл, но осуждаю. Нахер эту гриндику, нахер эти ДЛЦ в полтора раза дороже самой игры. Лучше поддержите рублем Evil WIthin 2 или ELEX, или разработчиков Divinity Original SIn - 2 и Hellblade. Да есть ещё 1001 способ с умом потратить деньги. Бойкот WB и им подобным мракобесамне играл, но осуждаю. Нахер эту гриндику, нахер эти ДЛЦ в полтора раза дороже самой игры. Лучше поддержите рублем Evil WIthin 2 или ELEX, или разработчиков Divinity Original SIn - 2 и Hellblade. Да есть ещё 1001 способ с умом потратить деньги. Бойкот WB и им подобным мракобесам
  15. Voodoo123
    Oct 17, 2017
    4
    +Impressive scale
    +That fun nemesis system is back with a vengeance
    +Action loop feels like Golden axe meets Barkham -Story doesn't feel worthy of the material on which it is based -One does not simply walk into lotr franchise and produce a Story unworthy of the original material Maybe it's just fatigue from the last game but I found this game to be outdated. I am sure for some    +Impressive scale
    +That fun nemesis system is back with a vengeance
    +Action loop feels like Golden axe meets Barkham
    -Story doesn't feel worthy of the material on which it is based
    -One does not simply walk into lotr franchise and produce a Story unworthy of the original material

    Maybe it's just fatigue from the last game but I found this game to be outdated. I am sure for some there be much enjoyment to be had here but I really couldn't find a strong enough reason to continue bashing my way through the brightly lit hud and OTT cutscenes. After the first hour I felt like I had experienced everything on offer. I also heard many have had issues even with superior gaming hardware and the loot chest madness.    … Expand
  16. CCsckr
    Oct 13, 2017
    4
    8 hours into the game and I am bored out of my mind. This is the exact SAME game, nothing new, apart from items and a few new orc faces. The same repetitive missions, the same **** "follow Gollum" missions, the same go here, see this, go somewhere else, stealth kills some archers and kill orcs. Also kill orcs, all you do in this game is kill orcs... Warner Bros. please understand that Lotr8 hours into the game and I am bored out of my mind. This is the exact SAME game, nothing new, apart from items and a few new orc faces. The same repetitive missions, the same **** "follow Gollum" missions, the same go here, see this, go somewhere else, stealth kills some archers and kill orcs. Also kill orcs, all you do in this game is kill orcs... Warner Bros. please understand that Lotr is more than just killing orc after orc after orc in a colorless environment in **** Mordor. My god, the same skills, the same enemy weakness, the same animations, the same **** swords. This is the worst sequel I have ever seen in my life. 95% reused assets from previous game. Totally unacceptable. Getting a refund. Thank you continuing the trend of making **** LOTR games :*… Expand
  17. falifax1202
    Oct 16, 2017
    2
    scripted gameplay grinder that lives from being tolkien stuff. story epic and cinematic but not memorable. ultra graphics on an 1080 don't look ultra rather like skyrim. the game feels purposely lengthened to make the lootbox system attractive. enemy level system and army building seems exremely unbalanced and unsatisfying. not worth the money and not worth the time.
  18. ManRammer
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions - The Game. Here you go, have some more loot chests. I made it a bit into the game before my mind was boiling, and I had enough of the "Daily Event" and buy lootboxes crap that just made it feel like a Free 2 Play mobile game. STAY AWAY and save the industry!
  19. davoz28
    Oct 14, 2017
    1
    Great game by a good studio (Monolith) with a scummy publisher (WB)

    Pros- Great game Great story Nemesis system is amazing Pit fight arenas for orcs after you cap a fortress is amazing. BRUZE!!! Cons- Map is kinda vague Controls are setup for console/controller convenience Sometimes the objective is not clear, for instance I tried to start a story quest but it kept    Great game by a good studio (Monolith) with a scummy publisher (WB)

    Pros-
    Great game
    Great story
    Nemesis system is amazing
    Pit fight arenas for orcs after you cap a fortress is amazing.
    BRUZE!!!

    Cons-
    Map is kinda vague
    Controls are setup for console/controller convenience
    Sometimes the objective is not clear, for instance I tried to start a story quest but it kept redirecting me to kill this captain. I had to kill him to do it apparently.
    It's still a gripe of mine that time passes in all regions not just the one you are in. This has resulted in me not having control/being able to help in missions. Some of my fave orcs get killed.

    And the big one: P2W crates. Are they required? Not necessarily. Are they needed? Kinda, unless you farm like a mofo.

    Game is 9/10, publisher is 1/10. Thats 10/10 right?    … Expand
  20. Sharuez
    Oct 16, 2017
    0
    Bad, its a bad game, takes away all brandish powers until like 6 missions in which is lame and useless making you do stupid tasks and unfun game feels more of a chore the an actual game. ITS GARBAGE
  21. Abysswalker89
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    Make a game purposely grindey in order to sell casino style lootboxes is not OK. Screw you Monolith and WB. Don't support this type of corporate predatory behavior
  22. DSLevantine
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Micro transaction and Denuvo DRM, that's a big no no. From these two we know how greedy the corp is and how far they will go to milk all the money from players. This is a disgusting business model and should not be encouraged.
  23. Valaridan
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    This game could have been so much better,but it was ruined as every game by greed,and corporatist f*cks,game has it pros and cons but the cons are gamebreaking.
  24. MrBrioche
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    ok where to start... there is a lot of problem here
    1.Clumsy/unresponsive control, in a stealth/assassination game like that control is REALLY important and VERY often in this game it feels like you are trying to do something specific and the game just dont understand what you are trying to do.
    2.it feels like the nemesis system is force down your throat, sometimes you just KNOW that the    ok where to start... there is a lot of problem here
    1.Clumsy/unresponsive control, in a stealth/assassination game like that control is REALLY important and VERY often in this game it feels like you are trying to do something specific and the game just dont understand what you are trying to do.
    2.it feels like the nemesis system is force down your throat, sometimes you just KNOW that the game wanted you to die right there
    3.in the previous game the number of enemies were fix, but in this one they keep spawning all the time, so you cant ''plan'' and execute like before, overlord mission feel cheesy asf.
    4. the dmg you inflict is just to low compare to the dmg you take ex: a little grunt will take 25% of your HP per attack, the counter window is really smaller compare to the previous game, a captain CAN 1shoot you, when you are in these big fit, there is basically nothing you can do except run and even that dont usually work, feels unfair
    5.flying mechanic... my man... painful
    6.mission seems harder the first time you do it, it feel like they want to force death upon you
    7. fighting wraith is disgusting, counter window to small, they attack off screen you barely see it and so punishing and if you fight them while fighting other orc, i was dying inside
    8.i was chasing this legendary orc that was godlike and when i finally dominated him he lost some of his attribute....? wtf is going
    9.at some point i sent my epic orc on a mission, give him 2 reinforcement and for some reason my epic orc did some dmg (i think) to the 2 others and they started attacking him and they killed him ...?! this happened to me twice.... wtf AI
    10. the AI .... is really bad....
    last but not least micro transaction , i dont think it has his place in a full priced game but it wasnt intrusive but then again i cant stop thinking about how this game could have been without it

    so this game is ''good'' sometimes but the frustration you get from playing it just destroy those little moment of happiness, the only thing this game gave me, its a bad after taste in the mouth, feels bad man    … Expand
  25. G0ATER
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    I feel like I've just been robbed for 60 dollars. That was the WORST ending I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing.

    I made this account just to say this, do not buy this game, pirate it if you must but don't put any more money in these people's pockets. This game was just terrible.
  26. ganavak
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    This is an experiment to gentle add in MT into a single player full paid game. Boycott buying it, otherwise it will end up in all future games worse and worse even if you just ignore them...
  27. alanamorim
    Dec 2, 2017
    0
    PAY-TO-WIN
    LORE TERRIBLE
    Injurious
    PAY-TO-WIN
    LORE TERRIBLE
    PAY-TO-WIN
    LORE TERRIBLE
    Injurious

    Injurious
    PAY-TO-WIN
    LORE TERRIBLE
    Injurious
  28. suddendamage
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    I really wanted this game but I can no longer support the current business model of micro-transactions and look boxes in paid games anymore so I will not be buying this game and supporting the publisher. A clear message must be sent that this is no longer acceptable.
  29. Moloch86
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    After couple of hours the game is boring as Fu.... And those lootcrates and microtransactions SHAME !!!! Already regret that I bought that piece of sh.......
  30. Szuta
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Day-one dlc? AND microtransaction? WTF? Disgusting greed. Never AAA games again... EA and Bethesda games... How did we admit it?

    Dont buy. Ever. These companies should go bankrupt.

    Guys and girls... go indie. We wants real games again.
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Metascore
75

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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