Middle-earth: Shadow of War

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1110 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Zuben7
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Hiiri lagaa eikä ohjaimella pelaaminen kuulu tietokone peleihin.
    Ensimmäisen örkki tapon jälkeen peli kävi jo tylsäski ja toisuvaksi..................
  4. Robar3
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Ce jeu est un mélange incroyable de bon contenu d'un côté, et d'un contenu extrêmement insultant de l'autre.

    Jusqu'à l'acte II c'était exactement ce que j'attendais de ce jeu (jusqu'à environ 30h je dirais en faisant tout le secondaire). Je conseillerais très probablement cette partie là, sauf qu'évidemment si je ne recommende pas ce jeu il y a une raison. L'acte IV consiste tous    Ce jeu est un mélange incroyable de bon contenu d'un côté, et d'un contenu extrêmement insultant de l'autre.

    Jusqu'à l'acte II c'était exactement ce que j'attendais de ce jeu (jusqu'à environ 30h je dirais en faisant tout le secondaire). Je conseillerais très probablement cette partie là, sauf qu'évidemment si je ne recommende pas ce jeu il y a une raison.

    L'acte IV consiste tous simplement à effectuer exactement la même action pendant 10h.
    J'aimerais être en train d'exagérer mais ce n'est pas le cas, et le gros problème de cet acte totalement inutile est qu'il permet d'accéder à une cinématique de 1 min sans intérêt mais qui est pourtant la cinématique de fin du jeu. Je ne comprend juste pas dans quel monde un jeu te fais farm sans but la même chose pendant plus de 10h pour n'absolument plus rien t'offrir d'autre après cela.

    Enfin bref, au delà de déconseiller ce jeu, si vous êtes déjà embarquer dans l'aventure je vous conseillerais sincèrement de vous arrêter à l'acte II/III et d'aller regarder la cinématique de fin en vidéo. Vous vous économiserez beaucoup de rage (surtout si comme moi vous jouez en difficulté max) et surtout du temps.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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)
  8. 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.
  9. Blunter
    Oct 25, 2017
    7
    Game is great until the Shadow Wars and then it starts getting annoying unless you like grinding. If you don't like grinding then watch the ending on youtube.

    Buy the game if you loved Shadow of Mordor and want an expanded version of it with a better story. If you don't like the microtransactions then you don't have to buy any.
  10. 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
  11. Crackfarmer
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    I was replaying the fck out of the first Game so i couldn't wait for the next one. Was waiting months for this Game and ended up getting a pirated version to "try before buy". Thanks god.

    Singleplayer Game with microtransactions, for real WB? The wonky ass engine hasn't improved one but from the first one. Why? Even Assassins Creed does a better job with it. I can't repeat myself    I was replaying the fck out of the first Game so i couldn't wait for the next one. Was waiting months for this Game and ended up getting a pirated version to "try before buy". Thanks god.

    Singleplayer Game with microtransactions, for real WB?

    The wonky ass engine hasn't improved one but from the first one. Why? Even Assassins Creed does a better job with it. I can't repeat myself about how bad they screwed this game up.

    The story feels off, the main character feels out of place in this one.

    Story missions are somewhat okay but the "get orcs on your side" stuff gets annoying. You managed to level up your guys and then they betray you one after the other? Yeah fck you too WB.

    I really don't feel like writing a long review because every single breath is wasted on this one. They should feel ashamed for releasing this type of Game for 60$ + microtransactions....    … Expand
  12. 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.
  13. Fingers
    Oct 24, 2017
    6
    It's ok up to a certain point but after that it's boring - how this got an 81 average rating from the gaming press is perplexing, It's a 65 to 70 max.

    No way I will pay for loot chests which purposely gimp the game and are there to make the insanely boring grind easier - if the micro-transactions didn't exist there would be no need for the boring grind. They should have focused on the    It's ok up to a certain point but after that it's boring - how this got an 81 average rating from the gaming press is perplexing, It's a 65 to 70 max.

    No way I will pay for loot chests which purposely gimp the game and are there to make the insanely boring grind easier - if the micro-transactions didn't exist there would be no need for the boring grind. They should have focused on the story which is lacklustre, the Tolkien universe is one of the best fantasy settings out there and they really should do better.    … Expand
  14. 21grams
    Oct 24, 2017
    4
    I don't know what people see in this game. For me it was dullest game if played this year so far (wish I had will to write reviews for all of them to give a better contrast). There is barely anything standing out with this game so there is no need to in deep so I will make it short with pros and cons only.

    Pros: - Nemesis system - I must say it's only engaging part of the game. Without    I don't know what people see in this game. For me it was dullest game if played this year so far (wish I had will to write reviews for all of them to give a better contrast). There is barely anything standing out with this game so there is no need to in deep so I will make it short with pros and cons only.

    Pros:
    - Nemesis system - I must say it's only engaging part of the game. Without it, this would be one of the worst games in last decade.
    - Orc presentation and narrative.
    - Quite fun action combat, but due to amounts of orcs you slay, it gets tiresome after a while.

    Cons:
    - graphics - very dated and quite ugly overall presentation
    - world design - very unimpressive, copy/paste objects at random locations - done.
    - mouse acceleration - really? This is issue since prequel, still they did not manage to implement raw input.
    - barely existent story - you do same thing over and over, which is slaying orcs and you get to watch cinematic from time to time.
    - repetitive missions - it simply a set of few different types of quests/activities that repeats over and over throughout the whole game, which makes gameplay experience very dull and boring.
    - act 4 is doing same thing 10 time just to see final cinematic (commonly called true ending) - I was already bored to death after whole game being utterly repetitive, so I quit the game after siege #3 and simply watched true ending on YT (best gaming decision in my life!)
    - Cutout DLC that should be in main game.
    - Microtransactions in SP games which feel enforced by gating true ending behind dull and boring grind. If you must buy this game - don't feed this greedy published with any more money. One - you encourage similar behavior this way in the future. Two - its not worth, you can watch true ending cinematic on YT and save either time or money. This loot box/cache thing in fully priced games (especially singleplayer) needs to stop.

    Summing up, it's overly repetitive and dull game and only nemesis systems gives some brighter moments in this whole melancholic experience.. I cannot recommend this to anyone, don't buy it and don't encourage similar behavior from WB in the future. My game copy came with graphics card (special nvidia bundle).

    Just ingore its existence and move on, absolute waste of time with minimal fun value.

    4/10 only just for funny orcs and nemesis system.    … Expand
  15. Groany
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    Get the loot boxes and microtransactions out of our games! We don't need them. This game would have been good if not for your evil business practices. Enough of this!
  16. 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...
  17. Warmuro
    Oct 23, 2017
    8
    Heavily critized game. You don't need to buy any loot boxes etc. If you completed the first game, Shadow of Mordor, you'll be a champion in Shadow of War.
    Game feels a bit harder than the first one, defeating orc captains or other bosses sometimes make you feel like you're playing Dark Souls simulator because of the dodge moves you make. But mostly, game is very fun to play. They say it's    Heavily critized game. You don't need to buy any loot boxes etc. If you completed the first game, Shadow of Mordor, you'll be a champion in Shadow of War.
    Game feels a bit harder than the first one, defeating orc captains or other bosses sometimes make you feel like you're playing Dark Souls simulator because of the dodge moves you make. But mostly, game is very fun to play. They say it's grindy, well, at least it's not as grindy as GTA V. In Shadow of War, you forget you're grinding because of the nemessis system, a lot of random orc captain encounters and item drops from them are another things which you're already grinding without realizing and having fun.
    Main character looks far worse than in the Mordor game, but Celebrimbor looks far better. My only complaint is i wish main character looked more badass, and graphics are better. However, in some maps, environment details look top notch, in some others, look terrible. Also game characters (orcs, humans etc.) have almost no lightning on them, which makes them look flat. And, while game looks worse than Mordor, it also performs worse than Mordor. I, personally, locked the FPS to 30 and set almost everything to max graphics to enjoy it. It looks more cinematic and if you have terrible fps drops, 30fps lock helps you.
    And another thing, Shadow of Mordor is more brutal. (blood effects, more frequent decapitations in SoM) SoM Players will find out what i'm trying to say.
    I've completed the game, saw the ending. One of the most memorable game endings ever, and no, you don't have to pay anything to see that ending(s). There's one ending which you can see after main quests, and other one is... Well after doing more quests (i don't want to give spoilers).
    Instead of boycoting a game without playing it, first play it. If there are issues which heavily affect your gaming experience, then you're free to give all those 0-1-2-3-4 points. No **** crashes, no game breaking bugs, nothing. At least i didn't encounter any serious bug.    … Expand
  18. BatFat09
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    Same basic mechanics as first game, bigger map. Layer that on top of massive grindfests to encourage you to spend money on lootboxes, crashes, and a weak story and you get a game that completely fails to live up to its potential. Abysmal Effort at best.
  19. 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.
  20. acardo
    Oct 22, 2017
    9
    I have completed the game in 40h (without chapter IV) so I will give my honest opinion.

    Pros: + Nemesis system + RPG system (items, gems etc.) + Main plot + Nice plot connection to the LOTR Lore + World + Orcs + Only 1 crash during whole 40h of playing the game + Basically no bugs and glitches Neutral: * graphic (it is only ok) * loot boxes (I have only bought couple for    I have completed the game in 40h (without chapter IV) so I will give my honest opinion.

    Pros:
    + Nemesis system
    + RPG system (items, gems etc.)
    + Main plot
    + Nice plot connection to the LOTR Lore
    + World
    + Orcs
    + Only 1 crash during whole 40h of playing the game
    + Basically no bugs and glitches

    Neutral:
    * graphic (it is only ok)
    * loot boxes (I have only bought couple for the in game Mirian, I have never felt the need to buy the ones for real money)

    Cons:
    - Chapter IV is just a big grind for nothing really- Taking castles can feel a bit repetitive    … Expand
  21. deathbringer
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    A $60 game that is based around paywalls and microtransactions. The game would be decent if not for the disgustingly greedy decicions Warner Bros made with it. They seriously added gambling elements into a buy-to-play singleplayer game. Don't buy this, they don't deserve your money.
  22. yoker666
    Oct 22, 2017
    9
    Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is a good action game. If you enjoyed the first game, you will probably enjoy this too.

    Best thing about this game is it's gameplay. The game doesn't look amazing, but it doesn't bother you when you play. I cannot say a lot about the story, since I haven't finished it yet, but so far it's been better than in the first one. The game seems longer too, than    Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ is a good action game. If you enjoyed the first game, you will probably enjoy this too.

    Best thing about this game is it's gameplay. The game doesn't look amazing, but it doesn't bother you when you play. I cannot say a lot about the story, since I haven't finished it yet, but so far it's been better than in the first one.

    The game seems longer too, than it's predecessor. There are more areas and the story has more depth and different quest lines. Overall there is lot to do, so you won't be bored very easily in this game. The orcs, captains, warchiefs and overlords have really many different traits and features which makes the gameplay more interesting.

    Shadow of War (the name could be less generic though) is one of the best games in 2017. The fact that it's based on Lord of the Rings lore makes it even more great.    … Expand
  23. AloneUA
    Oct 21, 2017
    6
    The microtransactions are cancer, but the game itself is actually pretty boring as well.
    The first hours felt great and it looked like a game should be really fun, but after appriximately 12 hours and in the middle of the second act I just. Got. Bored.
    The battle system is ripped of from Arkham Knight and sometimes can be really cool, but it quickly becomes tedious. Most of the time orcs    The microtransactions are cancer, but the game itself is actually pretty boring as well.
    The first hours felt great and it looked like a game should be really fun, but after appriximately 12 hours and in the middle of the second act I just. Got. Bored.
    The battle system is ripped of from Arkham Knight and sometimes can be really cool, but it quickly becomes tedious. Most of the time orcs overwhelm you and you can do nothing about it. All that is left is to permablock their attacks or run away. Also there will always be some archers breaking your combo chain or some random orc will hit you from behind where you couldnt even see him. The combat is 50/50 fun and frustrating. But the further you get, the more frustrating it becomes.
    And that is so even if you spend a lot of time to grind and collect all the stupid stuff devs left on the map. You kinda have to do those boring challenges and fetch quests, cause you get skill points from them which are pretty important.
    Nemesis system is pretty interesting, but pointless as it never stops generating new orcs. You can kill a ton of them, but still they will be replaced with another ones, making your efforts kinda pointless. Truth be said I quit the game just before sieging the first fortress, but I doubt anything will change after that.
    Besides, if I get bored preparing for the first siege, how boring it will get doing the same 4 more times?
    The art and map design is mediocre at best. The Minas Ithil is good, but then you start to notice that every location has almost the same buldings and towers (even cave locations, jeez), which is disappointing.
    All in all, I deleted the game, cause I have better use for my time than to pointlesly run around and slaughter endless orcs. You can try it, but right now I will honestly recommend to get South Park or new Wolfenstein.
    And yes, microtransactions suck. This games deserve no more than 6/10 IMHO    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. 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!
  26. 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
  27. 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!
  28. 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
  29. DvorkaM
    Oct 21, 2017
    6
    It is an above average game. It is enjoyable, but but if you remember Assassins Creed 1 ... yeah, it is that kind of game.

    Despite being fairly long (I logged in 34 hours while getting 50% through act IV (will elaborate on) and finishing ALL except the act 4 stages), with one notable exceptions and two beasts, no new types of enemies appear after Act 1 (of four), which makes the game    It is an above average game. It is enjoyable, but but if you remember Assassins Creed 1 ... yeah, it is that kind of game.

    Despite being fairly long (I logged in 34 hours while getting 50% through act IV (will elaborate on) and finishing ALL except the act 4 stages), with one notable exceptions and two beasts, no new types of enemies appear after Act 1 (of four), which makes the game very monotone. Especially since the end boss is always the same enemy type.

    The second crux is the story. By gods is it forced, there is just no flow to the narrative. And while the cut scenes are fairly enjoyable and voice acting decent. The final product is just bad.
    The golden rule of story telling is, that one scene to another should get via 'Because of that' or 'Therefore'. This game is just full of 'and then', 'and then', 'and thens'. And the worst thing is, the players action, are often irrelevant to the story itself. For example (sans details),
    Quest: Do something, to stop something
    Result: You did it, it happened anyway
    Next quest: Stop the new thing
    Result: You did but it escaped in cutscene

    And this happens almost every time until the end of a given quest chain. The story is happening regardless Talion, which makes the experience less enjoyable.

    And finally forts. Huge part of act 2 and 4. This is where AC1 comes in. IT IS THE SAME THING 4 TIMES in act 2 and 10 TIMES in act 4. While the mechanism of conquering and defending forts is extremely enjoyable the first time, it is passable the second time and chore every other time, since it is ALWAYS THE SAME THING. Sure there is a little variability (weaknesses and number). But it is just not enough, here come 2 bosses, then 3 bosses then 5 bosses, rinse and repeat. In act 4 I finished stages 1-4, then I lost at stage 5 (wanted to see what will happen). Saw it, will not play this game anymore, I am just not enjoying myself no longer.

    Infuriation factor is further increased because of introductions in the nemesis mechanics. Every time captain enters the field, the game pauses and he makes a speech about how pathetic you are and how he will kill you. It is funny the first 6-10 times (They only started to repeat past the 30h mark which is admirable), but after that COME ON, I single single handedly defeat half the Mordor, and some turd 30lvls below me still makes the "I will kill you, since you suck" speech? This, with an inability to skip it, might actually be half the reason for me not finishing Act 4. (You get to hear it 5-10 times per stage)

    Kind of pity they didn't gut the fort mechanic down to one fort in ACT 2 and 2 stages in act 4. And leave them just to MP. Sure the game would be only 15 hours long, but it would be extremely enjoyable and worth a 7, as is 6    … Expand
  30. 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
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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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