Middle-earth: Shadow of War

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1110 Ratings

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  1. chunjurrinchhen
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    1500 silvers for lootbox containing atleast an epic orc is easy to grind. grinding is easy and fun too. u can learn about the items in modor and also solve poems and riddles which adds depth to the game. it took me like 9 hours to earn enough silver to purchase an orc army of 10 epics and 8 legendaries and 5 commons. Also dont buy gears coz u can find them from strong orcs after u beat1500 silvers for lootbox containing atleast an epic orc is easy to grind. grinding is easy and fun too. u can learn about the items in modor and also solve poems and riddles which adds depth to the game. it took me like 9 hours to earn enough silver to purchase an orc army of 10 epics and 8 legendaries and 5 commons. Also dont buy gears coz u can find them from strong orcs after u beat them. I absolutely love every small aspect of the game. Yes the story is not as perfect but its still got great moments. Voice acting is awesome by almost everyone. Some orcs sound hilariously funny and some sound like an a%^&hole. Love the nemesis system for replaying value. Overall very pleased except for the act IV of story and the fact that this could have been earn silver to play game rather than pay to get gold game. but it doesnt make the game bad in my experience… Expand
  2. Kaioh
    Oct 10, 2017
    8
    This game is a god tier. If you liked ME:SoM - you will like this even more.
    Pls ignore buttblasted kiddies who fell for transactions meme. They're trying to ruin games score just like they did it with Deus Ex Mankind Divided.
    Ignore little kids. Buy the game and form your own opinion. You don't need p2w in this game.
  3. 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
  4. Canisrah
    Oct 30, 2017
    5
    If there was any way to give this game a 10 I would try to do it because I really enjoyed the first one and I love the Tolkien universe dearly.
    Hopes were high for Shadow of War and I even took time off from work on release to sit down and really devote some time to it. The game is pretty much a copy of the first in terms of game-play but with more stuff thrown in on every element plus    If there was any way to give this game a 10 I would try to do it because I really enjoyed the first one and I love the Tolkien universe dearly.
    Hopes were high for Shadow of War and I even took time off from work on release to sit down and really devote some time to it. The game is pretty much a copy of the first in terms of game-play but with more stuff thrown in on every element plus the addition of fortress attack and defense.
    Visuals are good, mood is still good and the story is engaging for the most part aside from the addition of a couple of non canon characters who are a mixed bag (Carnan is beyond irritating).
    But the problem with this sequel is that it seems to drain the magic out of the experience by turning into a chaotic mess that quickly becomes a by-the-numbers open world game livened up only by the excellent nemesis system.
    I could point to other weak social justice propaganda inclusions like a female Gondorian soldier and a black Gondorian (though the game tries to justify this by saying he's one of the Haradrim who joined Gondor and it almost works). Problem with social justice crusading in games is that unless you give some meaning to your social engineering within the context of the game world everyone knows its just a 'diversity' hire which cheapens the whole experience and shows no respect for the source material. That said, its not that bad and the characters seem passable if you can forgive the snub to the lore.
    But the cardinal sin committed here is the introduction of loot boxes in a single player game - absolutely unforgivable.
    Overall... bit of a disappointment really.    … Expand
  5. Loosestool
    Nov 9, 2017
    9
    I hesitated to buy this based on all the negative reviews. I assumed it would be a non-stop barrage of commercials for the microtransactions. But I really enjoyed the original, so I took a chance. Now I'm 20+ hours into playing on medium difficulty, and have not been harassed to buy anything even once. Nor have I been seriously tempted to look into it. I know there are boosts and gear II hesitated to buy this based on all the negative reviews. I assumed it would be a non-stop barrage of commercials for the microtransactions. But I really enjoyed the original, so I took a chance. Now I'm 20+ hours into playing on medium difficulty, and have not been harassed to buy anything even once. Nor have I been seriously tempted to look into it. I know there are boosts and gear I can buy, but I'm progressing at a satisfying pace without them. Maybe I'll get to the end and be frustrated by some pay wall or whatever, but even if so, I don't think it will be that big of a deal for me in light of the numerous hours I've enjoyed already. I would probably ignore the paywall and move on to the next game, per my usual.

    So putting aside the nothing burger (for me anyway) that is all the negative hype about the microtransactions, I am really impressed with the game and I'm enjoying it. The graphics and gameplay are great and I've had no issues with bugs. If you liked the original, you'll love this one. Just ignore the haters and don't buy anything extra if you don't want. Simple.    … Expand
  6. boddhisativa
    Oct 18, 2017
    9
    This is probably my favourite game to date, and my first computer was a Vic20. I have finished the game and can confirm that the ending is NOT behind a paywall. In fact, The Nemesis system shines again, and the recruiting and leveling up orcs is addictive. Runs very well on my machine which is a few years old with a 770. I was actually surprised at how well my system handled it.
  7. SuperKev
    Dec 3, 2017
    9
    Most of these reviews are nothing to do with the game. Is it fun - yep. Is it a lot of fun - yep. Speeding up your progress via the microtransactions is totally optional. The gameplay itself is certainly AAA, graphics, acting, smoothness all top notch stuff. The story is also engaging. It's funny the bad reviews revolve around a) they hate microtransactions even if they are totallyMost of these reviews are nothing to do with the game. Is it fun - yep. Is it a lot of fun - yep. Speeding up your progress via the microtransactions is totally optional. The gameplay itself is certainly AAA, graphics, acting, smoothness all top notch stuff. The story is also engaging. It's funny the bad reviews revolve around a) they hate microtransactions even if they are totally optional and b) they weaved a story around LOTR that isn't part of the canon - thing is neither of those are anything to do with if it is a great game or not. So bottom line if you are a regular person this game is great but if you are a LOTR zealot or if you interpret any transactions in a game as some sort of mortal sin then avoid it. I think the game is a blast.… Expand
  8. Knux57
    Nov 29, 2017
    10
    If you let the bad press about the completely skippable loot boxes turn you away from this game, you'll be missing out on a very good and unique experience that isn't likely to be featured in another game until, perhaps, a sequel to this one is made. (Actual score is more like a 9, but to combat the collective "REEEE" people have corrupted the user score with, I'll make it a 10).
  9. Mahdiar
    Nov 19, 2017
    9
    Gameplay : 9
    Graphics : 9
    Story : 7
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 9
  10. SchindlersFist
    Nov 20, 2017
    8
    The game is a lot of fun, the upgrades from the original are nice, the game is bigger, has a great endgame, the sieges are fun, the orcs are fun and interesting, and I had zero microtransactions and beat the game just fine.
  11. Misteriolalista
    Oct 10, 2017
    8
    Awesome Game to Act 4 ^^
    Act 4 suck but not more than Dragon Age Inqusition (no sense waste hours)
    but Shadow of War is good as Shadow of Mordor
    Love! Good Graphic , Hack and Slash and kill 500000000000000 monsters
  12. Mandulum
    Dec 11, 2017
    6
    Five Word Review: Engaging game, ignore some parts.
    Favorite Thing: I still love the combat, it's very responsive and engaging. There are also a lot of rather enjoyable quests.
    Least Favorite Thing: Act 4 feels like it was created to steer you toward purchasing loot boxes. It's a HUGE grind and not very fun. Date Completed: 2017-12-10 Playtime: ~ 30h (did all side quests, skipped the    Five Word Review: Engaging game, ignore some parts.
    Favorite Thing: I still love the combat, it's very responsive and engaging. There are also a lot of rather enjoyable quests.
    Least Favorite Thing: Act 4 feels like it was created to steer you toward purchasing loot boxes. It's a HUGE grind and not very fun.

    Date Completed: 2017-12-10
    Playtime: ~ 30h (did all side quests, skipped the Shadow Wars)
    Enjoyment: 6/10 (-2 points of Shadow Wars)
    Recommendation: I quite enjoyed the game until Shadow Wars. If you're okay with technically not finishing it then it's worth your time.    … Expand
  13. Sunykamey
    Apr 2, 2018
    5
    I am a big fan of LotR and the universe but this game is just tedious and not fun. The bad reputation is well deserved and has as to my experience nothing to do with loot boxes. Just play for more than one hour and you will experience one of the most frustrating single player games (when considering AAA games) ever. It may be by design but the enemies just won't get any less independentlyI am a big fan of LotR and the universe but this game is just tedious and not fun. The bad reputation is well deserved and has as to my experience nothing to do with loot boxes. Just play for more than one hour and you will experience one of the most frustrating single player games (when considering AAA games) ever. It may be by design but the enemies just won't get any less independently on how many of them (also captains) you slay. Look I like a challenge but this game is like an endless horde mode on some different maps sold as a full price game. And on top of that the enemies literally just SPAWN IN ON TOP OF YOU all the times when battling captains.

    I'm really disappointed about those things in a game that could be lore rich (I don't even touch this subject because it has been covered before) and engaging but somehow I lose interest on the rest some hours in.    … Expand
  14. Robobob
    Jan 28, 2018
    8
    Man this game is fun but brutal. I've only played about 10 hours so after further play I might change my review. There are tons of enemies, skills and gear. The unique bosses are fun with a wide variety of weaknesses, strengths and attacks. Controlling enemies to add to your army is a brilliant addition though I've only dabbled in this. The graphics are pretty good but just a hairMan this game is fun but brutal. I've only played about 10 hours so after further play I might change my review. There are tons of enemies, skills and gear. The unique bosses are fun with a wide variety of weaknesses, strengths and attacks. Controlling enemies to add to your army is a brilliant addition though I've only dabbled in this. The graphics are pretty good but just a hair under some recent new games that I've played. You can tell that this is just an upgrade of the previous game and engine.
    Sometimes the controls can be frustrating. I'm trying to climb a wall in a hurry and my character is doing flips at its base. I'm trying to climb to the top of the building and my character stalls because I forget I need to press A to vault up. Pressing too hard on the right stick centers the camera. When mashing dodge keys the camera pops up accidentally. Stuff like this adds up and makes me think the control layout could have been done better, A recent game with similar game-play Assassin's Creed Origins finally got the control down perfect, they should take note.
    Though stealth is done well and it's my go to play style in a game like this, getting into combat is a major chore. There are always a TON of enemies around. And, initially, each enemy take 5-6 hits to kill so fights are needlessly long. You will always be taking on a minimum of a half dozen at a time and chances are more will join in. This makes it impossible to chase down intel orcs or if, god-forbid, your target boss retreats. There's no way you can catch him so you'll have to fight him all over again. Sometimes I scout the area and attack when suddenly a new unforeseen orc-boss pops out of nowhere and I'm f**** if I don't run. I don't get that.
    Death is so brutal in that the orc that kills you will level up a couple times, some other orcs may level and vacant spots will be filled with new captain recruits. Major buzz kills like this abound.
    Aside from those negatives there are plenty of cool surprises in this game and I'll leave you with two. I'm fighting a boss above my level and I nearly have him beaten when he knocks me down for the third time. Usually you get 2 quick-time attempts to save your life and get back into the fight well I failed the one. Just as the axe came down in slow motion, a random soldier of Gondor jumped in and saved my life... killing the low HP boss for me.. THAT WAS JUST AMAZING AND I WENT WILD!! He rattle off some quip about chatty orcs being their demise and ran off into the fight. So cool.
    Another equally cool event: another orc had beaten me but refuse to let me die without a real fight so my HP were healed and we fought again, but I beat him the second time. Moments like this give the game so much heart and personality like anything else I've seen.
    It's the closest thing to being in a movie.    … Expand
  15. Bloodish
    Nov 12, 2017
    5
    The gameplay in Shadow of War is superb. The nemesis system returns stronger than ever, and you truly feel like an awesome power-house when taking on a bunch of enemies as Talion.

    The reason for my mid-to-low score is the overall story and pacing of the game. It's as if the writers just made a a checklist for some stuff to happen and then extremely quickly glazed over those plot points    The gameplay in Shadow of War is superb. The nemesis system returns stronger than ever, and you truly feel like an awesome power-house when taking on a bunch of enemies as Talion.

    The reason for my mid-to-low score is the overall story and pacing of the game. It's as if the writers just made a a checklist for some stuff to happen and then extremely quickly glazed over those plot points in some cutscenes that are far apart in the story. And when the story actually starts to get interesting, the game is suddenly over. (Well, for me the game is over once the shadow wars start, since then it's just a ~10 hour grind to get a final cutscene which I just found on youtube).

    I had hoped this game would be better, and I'm surprised that what left a bad taste in my mouth wasn't the microtransactions (which I barely noticed was in the game. I never felt a need for it, even on the Nemesis Diffuculty), but instead it was the story and pacing that made it all fall flat. It's a shame, since the overall gameplay mechanics are really fleshed out and a lot of fun.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. CaptainPuGDoG
    Nov 16, 2017
    7
    Loot boxes,Loot boxes,Loot boxes,Loot boxes,Loot boxes,Loot boxes,or Grinding Grinding Grinding Grinding Grinding Grinding
    But this game have interesting story 8,and beautiful animation 8,and this fight animation only one,because of this, it is time to spend on Grinding
    World 5 all game design so primitive and unremarkable
  18. MNCCritic
    Oct 20, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's ... OK. Would give it a C+ , maybe a B-, but never an A. There is no way that it is an A.

    I wanted to like this title. I gave it a good run through, several restarts, but quit before I finished the storyline ... out of sheer boredom. A lot of effort went into this product. I give them that. A lot more was needed.

    The result is interesting and sometimes fun, but not always. The game is a lot of work though, and it feels like work. Hard drudgery at times.

    There are also problems in concept, design, and commercial strategy. Here are just four issues to give you an idea:
    1. NEW RING
    The 'new ring' gives you less utility than the old dominate power in the previous title (a power which you possessed just for being a wraith....in Shadow of War you need a ring). Fact is, Orc champions can often resist the domination power and they seem to be able to overcome the effects at will (Random betrayals, iron will). What a lousy gadget. Celimbrimbor definitely seems to have lost his artisan's touch.
    2. FORTS
    The process of taking and owning a fort is a huge letdown. It isn't interesting, at all, but it could have been. Wasn't this the major selling point of the game? It looked great in the preview.
    3. SILLY STORY
    As an example: Idril, the scrawny fifteen year old girl, is a champion orc slayer....killing hordes of Uruks, which are bred for war! Oh come on! Is this Orwellian doublethink?
    4. HAND IN YOUR WALLET
    Expensive product ... and they start trying to sop up more cash right out of the gate!
    I support capitalism, but I think in their quest for shareholder value Warner allowed monetization considerations to be a factor early in the design process. I find that this approach kills the creativity and the 'magical' elements that come together to make a triple A title.

    Warner had two great sleeper titles (Shadow of Mordor and Mad Max) that made me optimistic for the future of this publisher. I hope they learn from this lackluster release and improve for next time.    … Expand
  19. josei1985
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    Este análisis lo hago tras acabar el acto tercero. Me niego a perder el tiempo y hacer lo mismo que las anteriores 50 horas.

    Este juego es clavado al 1 con la diferencia que lo mejora en todo, siendo un juego de notable pero que como aquél se hace repetitivo y añade contenido secundario tan poco inspirado como en los juegos de la competencia. Recomiendo el juego YA para aquellos    Este análisis lo hago tras acabar el acto tercero. Me niego a perder el tiempo y hacer lo mismo que las anteriores 50 horas.

    Este juego es clavado al 1 con la diferencia que lo mejora en todo, siendo un juego de notable pero que como aquél se hace repetitivo y añade contenido secundario tan poco inspirado como en los juegos de la competencia.

    Recomiendo el juego YA para aquellos fanáticos del mundo de Tolkien y del Sombras de Mordor, no les va a defraudar. Para el resto, aconsejo esperar a que esté a 20-25€ o ed. goty.

    Pros
    - ambientación
    - buenos gráficos pero no punteros
    - Salvo al final en una misión, ningún fallo o bugs. Ni tirones ni nada raro.
    - Sistema nemésis mejorado aunque en cada región te toca un orco que no te lo quitas ni con agua caliente y resucita siempre.
    - Sistema de combate igual al anterior que recuerda al Batman. Funciona bien aunque a veces tienes que mantener el botón para saltar y mientras tanto te meten de leches. Ha fallado ocasionalmente a la hora de ascender paredes.

    Contra
    - Continuista. Una hipotética tercera entrega pide a gritos una renovación integral en los siguientes puntos.
    - Repetitivo: parece tener una plantilla y las misiones se reducen a hacer las 4 o 5 cosas una y otra vez. En cada región como vayas a saco a hacer tu ejercito y tomar la fortaleza sin alternar con misiones se te va a hacer un poco pesado de jugar
    - Contenido secundario: lo mismo que en el uno. Poca imaginación.
    - Orcos parlanchines. Se hace pesado tragarte la retahila de tonterias que te sueltan antes de luchar con ellos sin poder pasarlo.
    - Arbol de habilidades. Raro, desaprovechado. En nivel 25 ya no sabes en qué gastar los puntos.
    - Acto cuarto. Inexplicable decisión. Como muchos he optado por acabar el juego al término del tercero, que ya me ha dado más de 50 horas con todo al 100% completado. Peor aún que las cajitas.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. Archound
    Nov 7, 2017
    9
    I did not even notice paid content. The game has really cool combat system, all skills combined together makes you an unstoppable killing machine. I felt like speedrunning and the game mechanics helped me in this, which is a big plus. Shadow of War deserves high mark for gameplay value. Story could be better, especially side missions. Also, nemesis system worked better in previousI did not even notice paid content. The game has really cool combat system, all skills combined together makes you an unstoppable killing machine. I felt like speedrunning and the game mechanics helped me in this, which is a big plus. Shadow of War deserves high mark for gameplay value. Story could be better, especially side missions. Also, nemesis system worked better in previous installment, as now there are simply too many orcs, and their speeches are boring and way too often. Fewer orcs and more memorable - this is better.… Expand
  22. Shoxik
    Nov 4, 2017
    9
    Lord of the Rings. How many games lately have appeared on the subject of the lord of the rings? Lord of the Rings. Lord of the Rings. Lord of the Rings!!!
  23. Bastillon
    Nov 24, 2017
    9
    If you liked Shadow of Mordor, you will like this one 10 times more. It does everything better, including its Nemesis System which provides endless fun.
  24. ChiefsHammer
    Nov 27, 2017
    8
    Excellent game, very much like the first with a bunch of new features. Yes it has loot boxes, but NO you are not required to buy them, all content is accessible. Game has PVP where loot boxes may give one player a few stronger orcs a bit quicker than someone who's grinding for them, but that doesn't make it P2W. Some of the battles can get intense, especially when one orc keepsExcellent game, very much like the first with a bunch of new features. Yes it has loot boxes, but NO you are not required to buy them, all content is accessible. Game has PVP where loot boxes may give one player a few stronger orcs a bit quicker than someone who's grinding for them, but that doesn't make it P2W. Some of the battles can get intense, especially when one orc keeps ambushing you over and over, it starts to feel really personal!

    Seriously guys, get over the fact it has microtransactions and enjoy the game for what it is. Putting them in a full price game, sure pretty sketchy, but judge the game on it's content, not the devs greed.    … Expand
  25. dacgames
    Dec 7, 2017
    7
    I think that general criticisms are very much mediated by micro-transactions. The game is an acceptable evolution of Shadow of Mordor with a combat system and more balanced difficulty and, therefore, more interesting. The separation of the game spaces in 5 differentiated regions turned out to be a "half-way" success that gives a variety of scenarios, but it is not used because it does notI think that general criticisms are very much mediated by micro-transactions. The game is an acceptable evolution of Shadow of Mordor with a combat system and more balanced difficulty and, therefore, more interesting. The separation of the game spaces in 5 differentiated regions turned out to be a "half-way" success that gives a variety of scenarios, but it is not used because it does not grant unique environmental elements that complement the mechanics of gameplay.

    Likewise, the progression of the character feels extremely comfortable, up to level 40 at least. Then the remaining skill points acquired even though they serve to complete the skill tree become relatively complex to acquire. Especially for granting some of them through the progression of missions or collectibles.

    I see the most serious flaw in the narrative level, where you do not feel identification or intrigue to explore the story that counts. Added to that practically the game does not take shape until well into chapter II with the most established mechanics. It does not feel organic or fluid in the first instance. It almost seems insipid and irrelevant.

    The graphic level seems average, not sublime because it has a nice finish to look at. But it feels "past", almost old in comparison to the titles offered in this same temporality of release.

    The real attraction is in the nemesis system, much better complemented by new possibilities and combinations that manage to generate identification with the war chief and captains that you face or dominate. The jewel of the game is here in all its glory.

    The management and interface is quite intuitive, it is not annoying and allows you to easily deploy through the selection menus. With the map it is a bit more rudimentary but just as functional.

    The Achilles heel falls into a built-in micro-payment system. Although it has no "real" implications for the basic online mode it has, it feels almost a steal for the ridiculously high profits you can acquire in such a short time, which completely breaks the balance of the game and its development during levels and zones. in which the player unfolds. The game is not really bad, but it turned out to be a kick to the consumer's cheek by proposing this semi-pay to win system that completely eliminates the attraction it has to show.

    In short: as a sequel is fairly well achieved with points to improve to innovate in narrative and exploitation of a single system in which no one has thought to venture even (the nemesis system). But the micro transactions completely damage the positive that may have and even transgress the player / consumer itself that acquires the title either in pre-sale or on the date of release.    … Expand
  26. morpheus_7081
    Mar 19, 2018
    8
    Ignore the haters that are marking every positive review of this game as unhelpful. In my opinion, micro-transactions aside, this is a fun game. Not as good as Shadow of Mordor but still pretty fun if you ask me. It does suck that the developers let greed get the best of them but we are living in the age of micro-transactions unfortunately.

    If you are a fan of Tolkien mythology and the    Ignore the haters that are marking every positive review of this game as unhelpful. In my opinion, micro-transactions aside, this is a fun game. Not as good as Shadow of Mordor but still pretty fun if you ask me. It does suck that the developers let greed get the best of them but we are living in the age of micro-transactions unfortunately.

    If you are a fan of Tolkien mythology and the first game, then I suggest you check this out for yourself. Ignore the game's abysmal user score. It really doesn't deserve it. Check the game out for yourself.    … Expand
  27. NikeSh
    Sep 13, 2018
    7
    В данной рецензии не буду затрагивать тему лутбоксов, т.к. они уже убрали их на момент когда я проходил игру. Игра весьма неплоха, сюжет интригует и будет интересен фанам LotR, но его мало, приготовьтесь к тому что всё будет завязано исключительно на геймплее, с одной катсценой в пару часов. Ну так будет у тех кто как и я проходил сайдквесты. Геймплей затягивает, гринда много по этому - наВ данной рецензии не буду затрагивать тему лутбоксов, т.к. они уже убрали их на момент когда я проходил игру. Игра весьма неплоха, сюжет интригует и будет интересен фанам LotR, но его мало, приготовьтесь к тому что всё будет завязано исключительно на геймплее, с одной катсценой в пару часов. Ну так будет у тех кто как и я проходил сайдквесты. Геймплей затягивает, гринда много по этому - на любителя. Графика хороша, не заметил чтоб от первой части сильно улучшилась, но всё таки иногда видишь что постарались. Управление на клаве очень - не очень, так что совет - играйте на контроллере. DLC сюжетные к игре хороши в сюжетном плане. На прохождение сюжетки с большей частью сайдквестов ушло чуть больше 40 часов.… Expand
  28. greenisgood
    Dec 27, 2019
    3
    TL;DR
    Will the game companies ever get the news that we do not like micro transac/loot boxes in our full priced games??? Even though they have been removed now at the time i played this game, It still is a horribly imbalanced mess with a few good things going for it.
    The Good Nemesis System - One of the best Game mechanics to come out of the gaming industry. Decent Combat Mechanics -    TL;DR
    Will the game companies ever get the news that we do not like micro transac/loot boxes in our full priced games??? Even though they have been removed now at the time i played this game, It still is a horribly imbalanced mess with a few good things going for it.

    The Good
    Nemesis System - One of the best Game mechanics to come out of the gaming industry.
    Decent Combat Mechanics - Talions Skill tree makes for a fluid play style.
    Some Canon Bending story - a positive for me since I am a Tolkien Noob.
    Look and Feel - The world is Breath taking though often same feeling at times, nevertheless easy to get sucked into the story.

    The Bad - Oh My... here we Go
    The Camera - Often had an Unresponsive camera during battle and traversing which respectively makes getting stuck in the world and off screen attacks very prominent, the camera would routinely not respond to my input of a camera pan.
    The Pit Fights - OMG this is the biggest offender in my opinion as all of the ferocity that you face while fighting the Enemy seem to disappear in the pit, they just poke, prod and make noises at each other compared to the fights you have with the captains. This along with a stupidly imbalanced RNG that can have your dominated characters die to low level scrubs, this is just a stupid waste of time especially since you will spend a lot of time in the pit fights.
    The Controls - It feels like the controls are fighting back at you almost all the time, Talion will often face and attack, move or preform an action in the direction opposite to where you are facing. The highly slick Arkham series of Combat scheme that made us love the first Shadow of Mordor is downright unfinished and unpolished here.
    Excessively Grindy - This game really gave me my money's worth with side-quest busy work... But most of it is meaningless busy work since the EXP for the main missions and kills seems severely throttled as u cross level 25. No doubt designed to force players to buy the nasty loot boxes and exp boosts.. which got even worse once the said loot boxes were removed since the grind was already inbuilt into the game.
    Act 4 GrindWall - Of course. But since Enough has been said about this considering the 3.5 user score I am not gonna elaborate. It just feels like a giant disappointment to not finish the game considering all the noted cons you have to deal with just for the True ending. Just Youtube it.

    All in all Sadly this highly anticipated game turned out to be very underwhelming for me since Shadow of Mordor was a refreshing firestorm and scratched the itch of more Batman Arkham feels.    … Expand
  29. MoonCanLight
    Feb 11, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What have you done with this nice and addictive story?! Why you gave up on alternate Middle-Earth history? Why gameplay is so boring? And why main hero, after conquering almost all lands of Mordor doesn't have a chance to fight against Sauron and lost by default? It makes no sense. And you turned him to be a bad guy?! Really?! What terribly ending was this?!… Expand
  30. PauloF
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    Rated this a 10 to offset the many ridiculous 0 ratings. This is a very good game, with interesting game, a ton of content, heaps of lore, and funny moments. Yes, microtransactions suck, but you aren't forced to use them. Honestly, it's an 8.5/10 from me, worth a buy.
  31. vova22379
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
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  32. Svenergy
    Jun 16, 2023
    7
    Good not great. Had some nice concepts with the nemesis system and some good writing but fell short in meaningful character progression, shallow and broken completionist tasks, and lack of true customization.
  33. Tharosvitor
    Aug 15, 2023
    9
    O sistema "nemesis" é interessante, gostei muito do jogo e espero que no futuro utilizem esse sistema novamente com jogos incríveis. Dei nota 9 pois ainda há espaço para melhoras quando se trata tanto do sistema quando do jogo.
  34. Klewer
    Nov 5, 2020
    6
    Being a few years since I played the First game, Shadow of Mordor, the first half of this game was great. The Nemesisi system and main story quests were good fun and the side missions also interesting. Half way through nothing feels fresh anymore and most of the quests are extremely repetitive. Game play is good and the game looks great, however all missions felt as though I'd already doneBeing a few years since I played the First game, Shadow of Mordor, the first half of this game was great. The Nemesisi system and main story quests were good fun and the side missions also interesting. Half way through nothing feels fresh anymore and most of the quests are extremely repetitive. Game play is good and the game looks great, however all missions felt as though I'd already done them many times before and the final part of the game is a grind.… Expand
  35. AJCk19
    Jun 27, 2022
    5
    +5 stars for the nemesis system.

    -5 stars for everything else being bad. You want a action rpg? Literally pick anything else. I'm getting tired of the Batman Arkham style of combat. Stuff like Kingdom Hearts or Kingdom of Amalur has way better gameplay when it comes to action.
  36. p1menta
    Nov 20, 2019
    8
    As i normally dont play most games right when they launch it, i usually don't have this lootboxes microtransactions BS problems, because these are clearly the worst idea anyone ever had for video games and people are finally noticing it and they crush the game online untill the companies stepback and fix everything, afraid of more burns.
    So what i got was a pretty good game, there's a    As i normally dont play most games right when they launch it, i usually don't have this lootboxes microtransactions BS problems, because these are clearly the worst idea anyone ever had for video games and people are finally noticing it and they crush the game online untill the companies stepback and fix everything, afraid of more burns.
    So what i got was a pretty good game, there's a bunch of stuffed ideas there, some good, others not so much, but the not so good ones dont ruin anything.
    full of content, diverse maps (although i dont like this kind of games without a single big map), there's the nemesis mode where we can invade fortresses and thats cool AF, and the Otcs, once again, are a whole lot interesting than other characters (specially Talion, the most uninteresting main character ever created in the history of video games. like, the frog from frogger is a lot more interesting)
    actually, i think that's the actual worst part of the game, the buddy we play with is literally just a vessel for us to control. almost none of the missions is about me. playng as talion is like playing with one of those generic NPCs that sometimes come with us in any other game, I'd rather play as ratbag and i'm not kidding at all.    … Expand
  37. DemKin
    Feb 18, 2020
    7
    As of today, it seems micro-transactions have left the game (?), haven't noticed them anyway.
    The game is okay and will grab your attention for 20-30 hours. However after that point, I do find myself lacking excitement for what's next, as it does feel very repetitive after a while. They chose to build the entire gameplay of their sequel around that "dominate captain" feature. Find    As of today, it seems micro-transactions have left the game (?), haven't noticed them anyway.
    The game is okay and will grab your attention for 20-30 hours. However after that point, I do find myself lacking excitement for what's next, as it does feel very repetitive after a while. They chose to build the entire gameplay of their sequel around that "dominate captain" feature. Find suitable captains to dominate and build your army with, attack the fortress, rinse, repeat. Shadow of War did more than Shadow of Mordor but oddly enough it ended up feeling like too little, and certainly worse than the prequel.    … Expand
  38. TheAlgerian
    Oct 27, 2022
    4
    The potential is there, but the game design's a mess, and this is one of these games where the devs asked themselves first how they could keep the player on their toes and force them to mix things up and adapt, but never asked themselves if it was enjoyable.

    So you'll spend most of your time on the floor doing a bunch of dodge-rolls like a little weakling, because you will not be able    The potential is there, but the game design's a mess, and this is one of these games where the devs asked themselves first how they could keep the player on their toes and force them to mix things up and adapt, but never asked themselves if it was enjoyable.

    So you'll spend most of your time on the floor doing a bunch of dodge-rolls like a little weakling, because you will not be able to just fight standing up and feel like a badass.

    What's that? Playstyles? We got no use for it here, you'll play our boring way or the highway.    … Expand
  39. chaos7
    Jul 16, 2018
    10
    A fantastic game without a doubt. Improves everything from the first game severalfold. The combat, the skill system, the bosses, the story etc. The combat has been further refined, the skills are now more in number and have variations attached to them, there are several actual boss battles in this one unlike the first game where the only real boss fight was the Hammer, and finally theA fantastic game without a doubt. Improves everything from the first game severalfold. The combat, the skill system, the bosses, the story etc. The combat has been further refined, the skills are now more in number and have variations attached to them, there are several actual boss battles in this one unlike the first game where the only real boss fight was the Hammer, and finally the story. While the game doesn't care much for the lore, it tends to stay true to the movie canon. The story, ignoring lore discrepancies, is a good one IMO. It touches upon some really interesting themes and takes quite the interesting twists near the end. The new gear system is amazing and a ton of fun, adding a lot to build variety and such. The open world of Mordor is a joy to play through and experience. Then, of course, there's the Nemesis System. It has seen so much improvement from the first game, it's amazing. More interactions, more types of orcs, more varied and improved trait system, followers are no longer brainless zombies, among many other things. One will have to play it to grasp the full scope of it. It's truly incredible.

    From seeing how positive both user reviews on Steam and critical reviews are, it should be obvious to anyone on this page looking for an honest review that the idiots rating it 1-2/10 have never played the game and have tried to review bomb this game over the lootbox controversy. The lootboxes were always useless in this game. Anyone who has played it will tell you that. The orcs you obtain are literally inferior 90% of the time in comparison to orcs you can snag from the open world by just playing the game. There's the Shadow Wars, hailed frequently as being "grindy" and encouraging lootboxes. Nothing could be further than the truth. People call the Shadow Wars (Act IV) grindy because it involves doing a sequence of things (defending/retaking forts) 20 or so times, over and over again. Using lootboxes do not help you here because a) Getting orcs isn't even the issue with Act IV, it's the repetitiveness (which some people like, myself included, since it's the only thing to do once the game's main story is over at the end of Act III) and b) The best orcs in the game assault you during these fort stages (therefore you have quite the endless supply of powerful orcs, making the already useless lootboxes even more useless). The notion that this Act encouraged lootboxes came from an idiotic review by Polygon and another review site, which was furthered by idiotic YouTubers like YongYea and Jim Sterling who never played the game personally to verify the truth of those reviews.

    However, all of that matters little now anyway because there's an update coming today (or tomorrow, for some other people), that completely removes the option to purchase lootboxes from the Market (the ability to get them with real money was already removed in May, now the option to get them even with free Gold obtained in-game will be removed along with the entirety of the Market). It's a big update that changes Act IV to be much more streamlined (and adds dialogue and narrative elements), and adds a lot of new things like new gear, new skins etc. The developer, Monolith, has been very good terms of support and as always,. has succeeded once again in making a fantastic game that will have an enduring fanbase. So, my final score for this game would be a definite 10/10, A truly fantastic and enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  40. RMDsilva
    Dec 27, 2020
    6
    A quick snack, enjoyable if you're okay with mediocre everything, from storyline to game mechanics.
  41. akshayshah14
    Oct 29, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My review is going to be based on actual gameplay for about 40 hours.

    The Good:

    The first game shadow of mordor was a refreshing cross between Batman and Assassins creed inspired gameplay in the middle earth world. This game builds up on that and take gameplay further with some cool additions to it, no negatives here. At level 30 and above even on Nemesis difficulty game starts feeling less and less challenging, yet to play act 4 but till now barring couple of tough fights it's been a breeze post level 30. The fortress siege and its defenses sound cool at first but are not that great a mechanism for single player game and yet it has lot of emphasis on it. Graphics are awesome, at ultra getting smooth 60+ fps on gtx 1070 on 1080p which is nice. But this about is the good stuff.

    The Bad :

    1. Story : Frankly not a big fan of the story of this game, feels very uninteresting from the get go, not that first game had best story but still it was better in that aspect of story telling and staying lot closer to the lore.

    2. The Quality of Quests: Granted story quest is bit longer this time around, but you'll spend a lot of time killing uruk captains in various regions and participating into nemesis missions, to make ranger stronger and offcourse finding ideal captain allies based on strengths and weaknesses.

    Edit : The grind sort of is unnecessary now and they have removed the store and made some nifty additions such as training uruks which kind of compensates for the RNG probabilities for legendary captains, Revising my score to 8(from original score of 5) after the recent changes. Definitely a good buy now )    … Expand
  42. jelikey
    Mar 3, 2023
    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. YetAnotherJohn
    Jun 8, 2021
    6
    I bought this game at a discount on Steam in 2021, after most, if not all, of the micro-transactions had already been removed. Many of the user reviews focus on that admittedly ugly stain on the game, so I think it's important to point that out because even without them I still didn't enjoy the experience as much as I had hoped. This is a 6 out of 10, closer to a 5 than a 7, and I wouldn'tI bought this game at a discount on Steam in 2021, after most, if not all, of the micro-transactions had already been removed. Many of the user reviews focus on that admittedly ugly stain on the game, so I think it's important to point that out because even without them I still didn't enjoy the experience as much as I had hoped. This is a 6 out of 10, closer to a 5 than a 7, and I wouldn't recommend buying it unless at a discount or if you're REALLY desperate for more of the same gameplay as the previous installment.

    I had a lot of fun with Shadow of Mordor, the previous game of the franchise, and just like then, the nemesis system absolutely carries Shadow of War on its back, that's undeniable. It serves as both the main source of fun and surprise in the game and, by comparison, a condemnation of everything else, because the orcs manage to be so much more interesting than any of the main characters or anything about the main plot. The random encounters and relationships you develop with orcs feel organic, engaging and full of personality, whereas the main questlines feel stale, boring and entirely by-the-numbers. Here's what 90% of the quests in the game amount to: first, meet this NPC in an arbitrary, eerily empty location in the world, typically with them just turning a corner like you're all hanging at a park instead of in the middle of orc-central, then you exchange 4 to 6 lines of dry and unimaginative dialogue and proceed to follow said NPC for a few minutes before killing a bunch of orcs. Repeat the same routine again and again for the next 50 hours and yes, the game ends up a massive slog, specially once you reach act II. There's no central hub, no logic to why or when you're meeting any of the characters, and once a quest ends NPCs just walk away into nothing, vanishing entirely from the world until they teleport back in for the next quest.

    Even if we commend Warner Bros. for eventually removing the micro-transactions, it's also undeniable that the game was tailored to emphasize numbers and grinding more than fun in many ways, so they took away the greedy money-earning mechanism but the underlying structure that originally supported said mechanism is still there, ingrained throughout the game. Most of the weapon and gear drops are just a cheap rotation of the same 5, weak gear sets; the rune system is so simplistic and uneventful that there's barely any tangible sense of progress nor impact in different configurations, it's just bloat, something to help justify item drops from orcs, and while we're on the subject of bloat, there are also side-quests which just amount to going to a spot and pressing a single button - Shelob memories are literally just a single cutscene broken into dozens of still frames. Never before have I felt so tempted to just abandon a game mid-playthrough out of raw boredom like this.

    The soundtrack is completely unremarkable, at its best managing to be a pale imitation of tracks from the Lord of the Rings. Talion and Celebrimbor bicker and argue, but instead of it feeling genuine or engaging it's just tiring, dry and annoying. The fortresses you can conquer at each zone feel copy-pasted - sure, there are cosmetic differences depending on the tribe of each overlord, but they're completely superficial - they all share the same blueprint and are conquered in the exact same way, even though it would have been easy to modify them in response to the environment of each zone. What's worse is that even once you've conquered all fortresses in the world nothing meaningful changes. There are still massive encampments of enemies everywhere, and you don't feel like you've made any impact on the region, just switched a few flags from red to blue.

    I finished the game tired and underwhelmed, having gotten bored with the lack of variety some 15 hours in and just trudging through the main quests to at least finish the game properly. It could have been so much better than this!    … Expand
  44. Kelembribor21
    Mar 30, 2019
    10
    Great game, though it has repetitive mechanic of fighting orcs it is really addicting, story is great , with artistic freedom but keeping in spirit of Tolkien's work more than PJ's Hobbit. Though micro transactions are bad, the game deserves much better score. My score would be 8,5 but it deserves some boost ,since most negatives are about forced micro-transactions.
  45. Lokidos
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    It's not bad at all. I've started it in 2021 so there weren't any microtransactions. The gameplay is fun, graphics are not out dated and the grinding - rpg style makes it even more interesting.
  46. willvargas
    Jul 11, 2018
    9
    Forget all about multiplayer that I actually have not played after 100 hrs and the lootboxes and enjoy a great 2nd part of the Lord of the rings adventure, you won't forget.
  47. Cougargames
    Nov 1, 2019
    4
    Normally id give this game a 1/10 but beacuse of the removal of microtransactions i can rate this game a little bit higher, thoe this does not change the fact that we were left with and everlasting, tedius ending where you had to grind enlessly for orcs to pass on to the next fortress. They made it so tedius to make money from mainly casuals or people who just dont have much time wich isNormally id give this game a 1/10 but beacuse of the removal of microtransactions i can rate this game a little bit higher, thoe this does not change the fact that we were left with and everlasting, tedius ending where you had to grind enlessly for orcs to pass on to the next fortress. They made it so tedius to make money from mainly casuals or people who just dont have much time wich is wrong the disrespect from the devs is just wrong. I mean of course the game has good sides such as the different orcs and literely giving you wars to partake in. And of course you dont have to deal with the microtransactions anymore but there is still a company here i dont want to support after making this decision.… Expand
  48. touchofheaven
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Да эта игра имеет множество недостатков и мне понятна низкая средняя оценка от игроков на метакритике.
    Но. Я благодарен этой игре. В детстве я обожал фильмы Властелин Колец, и эта игра дала мне возможность вновь погрузиться в атмосферу Средиземья, возможность встретиться с некоторыми персонажами из любимой вселенной, я сражался с назгулами, да даже с самим Сауроном. Система Nemesis - один    Да эта игра имеет множество недостатков и мне понятна низкая средняя оценка от игроков на метакритике.
    Но. Я благодарен этой игре. В детстве я обожал фильмы Властелин Колец, и эта игра дала мне возможность вновь погрузиться в атмосферу Средиземья, возможность встретиться с некоторыми персонажами из любимой вселенной, я сражался с назгулами, да даже с самим Сауроном. Система Nemesis - один из главнейших плюсов этой серии, и я надеюсь буду встречать ее или что то похожее и в других играх.

    Среди минусов - конечно же определенное однообразие, завоевывать крепости мне надоело уже на второй раз.
    Эльфийка посланная Галадриель (я уже даже забыл ее имя, хотя длц с ней допрошел вчера) - очень скучный и пустой персонаж, что в длц, что в основной игре не раскрывается абсолютно никак. Судя по концовке именно она станет ГГ следующей части, уверен, что это вызовет недовольство со стороны многих фанатов серии.

    Что касается концовки игры - мне понравилось как разрабы хоть и коряво, но попытались встроить Талиона в канон вселенной, сделав его одним из назгулов. История ГГ довольно тяжела и трагична, и я рад что он в итоге обрел покой.    … Expand
  49. Krzych
    Jan 6, 2019
    8
    As for today the game is very good. Madly playable and addictive gameplay just as Shadow of Mordor, story is much better than you would expect and has quite a lot of depth. Even though lore accuracy is like none and game is not fully "serious" and mixes up tragedy and comedy all the time, there is a method in this madness and overall package is a success I didn't really expect whenAs for today the game is very good. Madly playable and addictive gameplay just as Shadow of Mordor, story is much better than you would expect and has quite a lot of depth. Even though lore accuracy is like none and game is not fully "serious" and mixes up tragedy and comedy all the time, there is a method in this madness and overall package is a success I didn't really expect when starting the game. Sieges and building your army was also not as ridiculous at it seemed at first. Infamous Act 4 has now only 5 fortress defenses instead of 20 from the original release, so you don't have to grind anything and resources you gather throughout the game are more than enough to complete these 5 defenses and it doesn't take long, and total of 35 hours for the entire game with around 90% overall completion and 100% with both story expansions, which were also enjoyable and better than SoM's expansions. On technical side of things the only real issue are these dreaded pre-rendered cutscenes that not only look like a joke even with 4K cutscene pack installed (which along with HD texture pack makes the game take 151 GB (!!!) of space and cutscenes still look 720p with no AA and tons of color banding) but also obviously don't scale with aspect ratio, so they degrade the overall experience noticeably. Game is also not demanding for most of the time, to the point that I used supersampling with dynamic resolution because this is how much headroom I had even on max settings. Overall the game is unconventional but has a strong idea for itself and generally succeeds, though this is definitely not what you would expect as Middle-earth fan and I still don't understand why we don't have any full fledged game in this universum, something like LOTRO but modern. As good as SoW and especially SoM are as games, they are not even 1/20th of what a true full fledged Middle-earth adaptation should be.… Expand
  50. Mitya64
    Jan 28, 2019
    8
    Shadow war продолжение мордора. Если вам понравилась боевка и система немезида, то это игра вам понравиться. Добавили кучу крепостей, теперь можно вербовать капитанов и выбирать тактику по захвату. Теперь локации не 2, а 5 и каждая уникальная. Добавили драконов, теперь можно летать и все сжигать. Систему немезиду прокачали,теперь орки могут мстить за брата, унижать ломать мечи и т.дShadow war продолжение мордора. Если вам понравилась боевка и система немезида, то это игра вам понравиться. Добавили кучу крепостей, теперь можно вербовать капитанов и выбирать тактику по захвату. Теперь локации не 2, а 5 и каждая уникальная. Добавили драконов, теперь можно летать и все сжигать. Систему немезиду прокачали,теперь орки могут мстить за брата, унижать ломать мечи и т.д Добавили КУЧУ прокачки и шмоток. Не вижу смысла добавлять в эту игру орков за донат т.к они могут просто вас предать (то есть деньги на ветер) Сюжет очень интересный, а концовка намекает на продолжение. Ждем 3 части… Expand
  51. antonzhalob
    Oct 16, 2021
    7
    Не плохое завершении Дилогии о средиземье! 40 часов экшона и сюжета!
    Вполне не плохо - если проходить в 2021 году!
  52. passionne
    Sep 7, 2019
    4
    I played Shadow of Mordor and I thought that this 2nd episode would be as good but it is an error :

    - far too repetitive : I played about 40 h and I always do the same things... - the RPG part is useless : at level 30, I still need to strike the same hits number even on low-level enemies ! - Textures are bad, low-resolution. - Story is uninspired. The only good part is    I played Shadow of Mordor and I thought that this 2nd episode would be as good but it is an error :

    - far too repetitive : I played about 40 h and I always do the same things...

    - the RPG part is useless : at level 30, I still need to strike the same hits number even on low-level enemies !

    - Textures are bad, low-resolution.

    - Story is uninspired.

    The only good part is combat. Everything is trash. My last Middle-earth game for sure.    … Expand
  53. auditbadger
    Apr 26, 2020
    7
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  54. Hudsonius
    May 9, 2018
    9
    Good game game, fun combat, graphics and story. Don't listen to the reviews about micro-transactions. Monolith has removed them from the game in the last update, making this game a 9/10.
  55. RealNova
    Sep 25, 2020
    8
    Great gameplay with very well made rpg mechanics combined with an action open world and I loved the siege/defense of forts but this game have 2 big problems: there are barely any secondary activities and the plot end in the most anti-climactic way possible, it's almost an insult. The DLC of the elf girl is pretty bad and the other, even if pretty good, it to short.
  56. schtickytape
    Jun 22, 2018
    10
    This game is fantastic. It is rated so low as a reaction to loot box hysteria brought on largely by Star Wars Battlefront. Having played through this game without having purchased one lootbox I can say they were completely irrelevent. The game is loads of fun. This and its predecessor are the only games that have the fantastic Nemesis system.
    They have removed pay-lootboxes from the    This game is fantastic. It is rated so low as a reaction to loot box hysteria brought on largely by Star Wars Battlefront. Having played through this game without having purchased one lootbox I can say they were completely irrelevent. The game is loads of fun. This and its predecessor are the only games that have the fantastic Nemesis system.
    They have removed pay-lootboxes from the game in response to fan criticism. You can get the game on sale for half its launch price. Give it a try!    … Expand
  57. YaBoiMaxi
    Aug 3, 2018
    9
    Some bugs here and there but still a pretty solid game and the best of all the loot boxes got removed so cheers!
  58. Kotofon
    May 9, 2020
    7
    Плюсы:
    + Осады
    + Систему "Немезис" прокачали + много новых механик + кастомизация персонажа, теперь игра еще и наполовину РПГ + 3 акт довольно неплох, хоть и не хватает масштаба + локации выглядят красиво Минусы: - Игра короткая, мне показалось что даже короче первой части. - С лором разрабы не дружат, Толкиен в гробу не одну сотню раз успел переврнуться, пока писался сюжет для    Плюсы:
    + Осады
    + Систему "Немезис" прокачали
    + много новых механик
    + кастомизация персонажа, теперь игра еще и наполовину РПГ
    + 3 акт довольно неплох, хоть и не хватает масштаба
    + локации выглядят красиво
    Минусы:
    - Игра короткая, мне показалось что даже короче первой части.
    - С лором разрабы не дружат, Толкиен в гробу не одну сотню раз успел переврнуться, пока писался сюжет для этой игры. Из-за этого игра ощущается скорее как фанфик.
    - захватываешь ты крепость или нет - неважно, по всей локации все равно всегда будут бегать в основном враги, лишь пару раз замечал рандомные стычки 5х5. Это убивает всю грандиозность захвата цитадели, потому что ничего не меняется за пределами замка.
    - По сюжету вы идёте штурмовать столицу Саурона. Да ту самую здоровенную башню из фильма ! И что вы думаете ? Против вас на мосту сражается всего лишь орков 30 не больше, за вас столько же. Аху*!&ь вот это эпик, да у меня зарубы школьников после уроков и то зрелищнее выглядят.
    Итог. Игра понравилась в отличие от первой части, где та после середины начала сдуваться. Вся "Война теней" с 4 актом проходится часов за 30, так что как только мне игра уже понемногу начала надоедать она тут же и закончилась. Если не надоело, то можно пойти проходить длс за бабу (короткое и скучное, meh) и длс за книггу (норм). Лутбоксы убрали еще давно, самое полное издание на распродаже стоит всего рублей 300, так что можно взять.    … Expand
  59. JackKnowles
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    Shallow, repetitive gameplay, horrible story written by some of the worst 'writers' out there, lore-wise a complete bastardization of Tolkien's great work. This game is the very embodiment of a soulless husk meant only to separate people from their money.
  60. Amorph0us
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Speaking nit from a financial point of view (with which I agree with what most of people said here), I can say I enjoyed this as much as the first part. They made improvements in the sections they needed to. Generally I do not agree on intervening on a famous author's work but the way they ended the story was great. Enjoyed it.
  61. Alarosh
    Sep 20, 2019
    5
    Скажу сразу что этой игре я поставил положительный отзыв ТОЛЬКО из-за концовки в самом деле это бесконечная ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ьна с однообразными доп. заданиями и дизбалансом урона на уровнях сложности и конечно лутбоксы и то что тебе выпадает лут лучше чем ты бы фармил(ла) 10 часов изряду, единственная сильная сторона кинематографическая двухкнопочная боёвка .Еле-Еле, даже в сетевую игру неСкажу сразу что этой игре я поставил положительный отзыв ТОЛЬКО из-за концовки в самом деле это бесконечная ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ьна с однообразными доп. заданиями и дизбалансом урона на уровнях сложности и конечно лутбоксы и то что тебе выпадает лут лучше чем ты бы фармил(ла) 10 часов изряду, единственная сильная сторона кинематографическая двухкнопочная боёвка .Еле-Еле, даже в сетевую игру не хочется вникать. 5/10… Expand
  62. SilverOrlov
    Oct 29, 2019
    8
    The main part of game is very good. A very interesting plot that does not spoil the World of Tolkien at all. Excellent elaboration of the World and events, with different challenges for player's skills. I especially liked the nemesis system - it was a breath of fresh air in the gaming industry and a very fun experience in dealing with the orc hierarchy.
    But the last part of the game with    The main part of game is very good. A very interesting plot that does not spoil the World of Tolkien at all. Excellent elaboration of the World and events, with different challenges for player's skills. I especially liked the nemesis system - it was a breath of fresh air in the gaming industry and a very fun experience in dealing with the orc hierarchy.
    But the last part of the game with that "endless fortresses defenses" - it was one of the worst decisions that I ever met in games. This is very boring and I ended the last events literally through force.    … Expand
  63. realIK17
    Jan 6, 2019
    6
    I am not really a fan of middle earth lore. The story is mildly interesting. I do like it when the she-elf says that "sometimes victory to darkness is a stalemate". It is not entirely true and not really logical because it really depends on how you define victory and its relation with objectives. However, this game is entertaining enough. My favorite part is the carnan monster fightsI am not really a fan of middle earth lore. The story is mildly interesting. I do like it when the she-elf says that "sometimes victory to darkness is a stalemate". It is not entirely true and not really logical because it really depends on how you define victory and its relation with objectives. However, this game is entertaining enough. My favorite part is the carnan monster fights between the tree goddess and fire demon which is really intense (despite the fact that I always play with cheats lol). A good triple A game and worth your time if you are free on during holidays or just generally bored… Expand
  64. Aigorkish
    Jan 10, 2019
    10
    This game is simply AMAZING. Don't look at older reviews - developers updated it, this game is now not p2w. 40 hours of story,, good graphics, great gameplay.
  65. Maxmaximum
    Feb 19, 2019
    10
    This game is a masterpiece, people are mad because of microtransactions, I understand, but to the programmers this is a masterpiece. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GAME OF THE YEAR 2017. The improvements on Shadow of Mordor are exponential. I am simply blown away by the beauty of this game. It is perfect for Wild Hunt withdrawal.
  66. JaydenPickens
    Dec 20, 2019
    7
    Buckle up boys and girls, this is going to be a long one. After the average Shadow of Mordor, a sequel called Shadow of War is released. It gets a lot of negative reactions, because of the microtransactions and other s***y practices, which are condemned (rightoseouly if I might add). This leads to the removal of microtransactions back in 2018. So in 2019 I finally get around to play andBuckle up boys and girls, this is going to be a long one. After the average Shadow of Mordor, a sequel called Shadow of War is released. It gets a lot of negative reactions, because of the microtransactions and other s***y practices, which are condemned (rightoseouly if I might add). This leads to the removal of microtransactions back in 2018. So in 2019 I finally get around to play and finish this game. DId I have a good time? Yes, I did. But this good time was haunted by moments of pain and suffering. Let me tell you one thing: my PC isn't the strongest nor the weakest one out there. But the first time, I tried to play Shadow of War, the game would just not start. Turns out the only solution, I found on the internet, that worked was installing INTERNET EXPLORER 11. Can you imagine? This is laughable. Internet explorer should not be necessary to play a game. Internet explorer should be buried deep down in the ground and rot in a shallow grave. With the help of amazing Internet Explorer 11, I was finally able to run this game. It's great. The game is great. Nemesis system is amazing, gameplay is too. I loved the graphics and audio as well. You know what I didn't like? The story. You know why? Because no way in hell this would happen. This is not canon. And it saddens me, because half of the ideas here are actually good and could enrichen the Tolkien universe. The rest of the ideas were so garbage, they should be buried in the same grave that Internet explorer is supposed to be not running a f**** 2017 game. Other things I loved were: shaming orcs, dominating orcs, killing orcs, talking to orcs, making love to orcs, get killed by the orcs, sending death threats to orcs, cutting out orc limbs, starting a Nickelback tribute band with orcs, having breakfast with orcs, what about a second breakfast with orcs, going to Limp Bizkit show with orcs, Orcs And Recreation and other cool activities that orcs were involved in. Guess, what I didn't like. F**** bugs. At one point, I was retaking a fortress and Talion just fell down... below the textures into the void. It's still a better fate, that what the screenwriters for this game gave him. Other than bugs, there were more problems with the game. Especially running it. Sometimes the game just wouldn't start. You'll ask me: why?. My answer: I don't know. There would be a black screen. Sometimes changing the graphic settings from ultra to high would help. But later they wouldn't. Later changing to low would help. Then to very low. Then back to ultra. Later nothing would help and the game would just work magically or not. You'll tell me "oh your PC must be **** or something, update your graphic card drivers etc etc etc". Well, I'm not a f***** moron buddy and I know these things, my PC is completely healthy and vegan. All the other games work perfectly, but for some unknown reason a s***stain called Shadow of War just wouldn't. Still, I liked this game. I wouldn't consider this a waste of time, because the orcs make up for it. Ratbag is a bae. I loved the ending to this game (and I also laugh at the fact how s**** the dlcs for this game are and destroyed that ending). But I have a better idea for the ending of Shadow Of War. Talion and Ratbag become actual best friends and destroy all evil in the world including Sauron and other c*nts. At the end Talion dies, going back to his family and Ratbag changes the orc ways for the better and there's peace. Nice, right? Check this out you Monolith Productions bastards, make this a plot for the third game. Shadow Of Friendship. I'd play that. Thanks for reading this retarded review and see you next time. Pickens approves.… Expand
  67. rezo_21
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 79 IIIIIIIIII====================
  68. Cz3rw0ny
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    Comparing to the previous game Shadow of Mordor, the gameplay is quite repetitive, not so engaging and simply boring. I was really into maxing out everything in Shadow of Mordor, but this game just did not interested me after a while.
  69. Babutto
    Jul 29, 2023
    7
    A legit game.

    Pros.: - Story. - Cut scenes. - Gameplay is neat. - Multiple quests. - Multiple skills. Gemstones were also cool. - Ratbag. Yep. - Shelob! Real babe. Cons.: - Act II is garbage. - Could be more quests anchored to the LoTR lore. - Another bait for the continuation. - Idiotic mechanic of introductions that cannot be turned off from the game. Have to manipulate    A legit game.

    Pros.:
    - Story.
    - Cut scenes.
    - Gameplay is neat.
    - Multiple quests.
    - Multiple skills. Gemstones were also cool.
    - Ratbag. Yep.
    - Shelob! Real babe.

    Cons.:
    - Act II is garbage.
    - Could be more quests anchored to the LoTR lore.
    - Another bait for the continuation.
    - Idiotic mechanic of introductions that cannot be turned off from the game. Have to manipulate with the files.    … Expand
  70. AnnLee94
    Aug 12, 2019
    6
    I've known this game from the mobile version. The mobile version quit us on so it left a bad taste in my mouth. I got this game from a sale, honestly it's much better than the mobile version, not only the graphic but overall. The story is much better. The mobile version's story was basically non-existent.
  71. goldie119
    Oct 31, 2020
    8
    Post review bomb on release - actually a good game that is no longer riddled with MTX and is F2P with certain subscription services.

    Great game that reminds me of the old AC games and Arkham trilogy. Nemesis system puts it on another level.
  72. ioanawesome
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    I absolutely loved this game. Fully immersive. Yes there are micro transactions however you do not need them.
    Don;t listen to the negatives. It is an amazing game.
    A mix of Batman Arkham City and Assassins Creed style. With cool powers and in the Middle Earth series. Absolutely fantastic story with Gripping levels.
    YOU EVEN FIGHT A BALROG!!!!!
  73. RomanGor
    Nov 27, 2019
    2
    Та же первая часть, только с чуть улучшенной графикой. Все остальное- практически то же самое. Да, есть нововведения, но унылости прохождения они они не убирают.
  74. CDannyZ
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    I dont know why people gave this low rating. This game offers Hours of gameplay with Hella good graphic, making your army, dominating sieges And lot more. For me Its 9/10
  75. gamerghoul
    Jan 10, 2021
    9
    I have 170 hours in the game. I'm a big fan of LOTR universe, so this explains the long time I have spent in this game. The story was pretty short, the gameplay and mechanics are really good, the graphics as well. It's really nice we had some new characters that we were able to play with in the DLCs, but the DLC story missions were too short. I was expecting more missions related to theI have 170 hours in the game. I'm a big fan of LOTR universe, so this explains the long time I have spent in this game. The story was pretty short, the gameplay and mechanics are really good, the graphics as well. It's really nice we had some new characters that we were able to play with in the DLCs, but the DLC story missions were too short. I was expecting more missions related to the main story. Looking forward to a new game with Middle Earth.… Expand
  76. fynch
    Dec 5, 2019
    9
    I got this game and most of the DLC on a steam sale.... Having played the original I was surprised by the size of the thing and the variety of the maps and missions. I am also surprised that someone completed it within 20 hours, maybe they haven't done as much wandering as me.... It took me 20+ hours to get to the stage where I could convert orcs to my cause... (Apparently around 27%I got this game and most of the DLC on a steam sale.... Having played the original I was surprised by the size of the thing and the variety of the maps and missions. I am also surprised that someone completed it within 20 hours, maybe they haven't done as much wandering as me.... It took me 20+ hours to get to the stage where I could convert orcs to my cause... (Apparently around 27% complete). Mostly the missions involve beating the crap out of some orcs, some involve a bit of investigation then beating the crap out of some orcs..... It's an open world, you don't have to completely follow the story, it waits for you while you beat the crap out of some orcs you didn't have to.... And there is no end to the orcish horde, sometimes they respawn while you are finishing off the last of the first group and trying to collect the loot.... It ain't perfect but it's big, some of the missions story missions seem to lose their way, but at least it isn't a linear path to the end.... Now if you will excuse me I have a warlord to kill so I can take their stronghold as a barracks, after that, or maybe after something else I have to deal with a Balrog. Pretty sure it's worse than a drake, and they are just a pain in the arse.....… Expand
  77. RareFroggy123
    Dec 15, 2019
    7
    You can build a orc army and conquer fortresses in huge battles. But it's pretty much the same thing over and over again.
  78. KarolP
    Oct 2, 2020
    8
    Succed, "more, bigger and better" sequel of action game based in Middle Earth. There are no many changes, rather improvements. World is more interesting, story is slow, but with some plot twists. Combat system is even better, Nemesis system became more important in planning your decisions through the game. Generally most of ideas was used before in Shadow of Mordor. With the time game isSucced, "more, bigger and better" sequel of action game based in Middle Earth. There are no many changes, rather improvements. World is more interesting, story is slow, but with some plot twists. Combat system is even better, Nemesis system became more important in planning your decisions through the game. Generally most of ideas was used before in Shadow of Mordor. With the time game is too repetable and schematic. Many of side activities become boring with the time spent in game. Fight, animations and finishers are still impressive. Developing protagonist's skills is now more intertesting. Game looks great.
    Shadow of War was critised because of payments hided in the game. I had great time (better than Shadow of Mordor) playing first three acts and I strongly recommend it. Microtransactions did not disturb my fun even for a moment and I see Shadow of War as a very good sequel of succed game in dirty world full of hideous orcs.    … Expand
  79. Kondent
    Jan 10, 2020
    8
    Работа над ошибками хоть и была проведена в некоторой мере, но на замену прежним пришли другие, технические, добавленная система монетизации внутриигровых предметов. Однако, без пребегания к дополнительным покупкам игровой процесс так же хорош и не возникает экстремальных сложностей в процессе прохождения. Отсюда и хейта много к этому продолжению серии.Работа над ошибками хоть и была проведена в некоторой мере, но на замену прежним пришли другие, технические, добавленная система монетизации внутриигровых предметов. Однако, без пребегания к дополнительным покупкам игровой процесс так же хорош и не возникает экстремальных сложностей в процессе прохождения. Отсюда и хейта много к этому продолжению серии.
  80. Fer1978
    Jan 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ya no tiene las odiosas micro estafas.
    El juego es muy bueno y merece la pena incluso en este año (2020).
    La historia no es canon, tiene muchos "agujeros de guión" con respecto a la obra de Tolkien, pero se deja disfrutar.
    El sistema nemesis mantiene vivo al juego.    … Expand
  81. Tomicsavo
    Jul 9, 2021
    10
    Very good combat system, well written dialogs, good story. Similar to shadow of mordor, it is a turbocharged version that continues to lead the story. The nemesis system includes several options, new siege system came in, which is very enjoyable. Fantastic game
  82. Relkad
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    I think Shadow of Mordor was a bit better, though smaller of course.
    Still, this game offers a lot.
  83. dieg4563
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    The game is a lot of fun, which is mainly thanks to the combat system. Fighting works very smoothly, which means you get into the flow quickly, only the orc chiefs who interrupt the fight and speak to you as soon as they enter or leave the fight ensure that you lose focus very quickly. The story is actually Interesting and has a good plot. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an absoluteThe game is a lot of fun, which is mainly thanks to the combat system. Fighting works very smoothly, which means you get into the flow quickly, only the orc chiefs who interrupt the fight and speak to you as soon as they enter or leave the fight ensure that you lose focus very quickly. The story is actually Interesting and has a good plot. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is an absolute must-buy for fans and kept me in game for over 40 hours.… Expand
  84. Hellanger
    Dec 30, 2021
    3
    Nothing but grind. The plot is made for the fans, absolutely nothing is clear. The blunt cutscenes before the fight are the maximum krinzh.
  85. Kujin
    Jan 28, 2021
    10
    Shadow of War is, quite literally, everything Shadow of Mordor was, exept better, bigger and more in every way possible. The game, like it's predecessor, is a relatively slow burn, which is made worse by the fact that the overall loop is so enjoyable and addictive. I spent, no joke, somewhere around 10 **** hours just running around Minas Ithil - the first location - killing orks, levelingShadow of War is, quite literally, everything Shadow of Mordor was, exept better, bigger and more in every way possible. The game, like it's predecessor, is a relatively slow burn, which is made worse by the fact that the overall loop is so enjoyable and addictive. I spent, no joke, somewhere around 10 **** hours just running around Minas Ithil - the first location - killing orks, leveling up and disabling outposts. And as a result I was kind of blown away by the sieges, the new beast riding, new nemesis options and the nemesis system in general. It's even more impressive here, with so much enemy virety - both gameplay and aesthetic - that you will be having consistent fun and drama with it throughout your playthrough. Thanks to it, the fairly gripping story and loot collecting, time just flies. It wouldn't be long before you find your routine, and the game is appropriately long so that you won't get bored with it. The endgame is fairly decent too, basically being just a bit more of Shadow of War for those who loved it. Shadow of War was an unfortunate event in almost every way possible, pissing everyone off at release and cementing Warner Bros. as a truly awful entity. But for what it's worth, Shadow of War is an amazing game, well worth the time and effort the team has poured into it, and it is worth your time as well.… Expand
  86. VOIIIXI
    Jan 9, 2023
    10
    One of the greatest games ever made! I have never been this addicted to playing a game in a long time. The Nemesis is honestly the greatest innovation in any video game ever, to this day. The complexity and thought put into the system are truly commendable and needs to be implemented into games more. I know the game is very known and popular, but it is still underrated in my opinion. It isOne of the greatest games ever made! I have never been this addicted to playing a game in a long time. The Nemesis is honestly the greatest innovation in any video game ever, to this day. The complexity and thought put into the system are truly commendable and needs to be implemented into games more. I know the game is very known and popular, but it is still underrated in my opinion. It is one of the smartest and most fun games I've ever played, and I have the upmost respect for the devs. deserves an 11/10. I almost never write reviews for games, but I said for this one I need to do it. This game needs to be appreciated more. It should've been game of the year and in the top 10 games of all time just because of how intelligent of a game it is.… Expand
  87. SlavaKuzmin
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра по лицензии,лучший рогалик,экшнрпг,битэмап, игра не имеющая аналогов,настоящий брилиант
  88. CreepyLemur
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    First things first, no more micro transactions. They took them out around five to six months after the release of the game. Second, huge improvements to the nemesis system, making fighting against and with orcs more enjoyable. They have a really great difficulty setting in settings that you can change depending on the person. I would actually give this game a 8 out of ten because the storyFirst things first, no more micro transactions. They took them out around five to six months after the release of the game. Second, huge improvements to the nemesis system, making fighting against and with orcs more enjoyable. They have a really great difficulty setting in settings that you can change depending on the person. I would actually give this game a 8 out of ten because the story was lacking a lot more than the first game. However, my rating is a ten to offset the old negative ratings about the micro transactions that aren't even in the game any more.… Expand
  89. pablosky
    Dec 24, 2020
    8
    Pros:

    - El sistema nemesis; no jugué al anterior juego por lo que esta es la primera vez que me encuentro con este sistema, y la verdad es que esta bastante fresco, los orcos son como pokemons que tienes que cuidar y personalizar, cada uno tiene una serie de ventajas y desventajas que tienes que tener en cuenta a la hora de mandarlos a luchar. - La variedad de habilidades: tu personaje    Pros:

    - El sistema nemesis; no jugué al anterior juego por lo que esta es la primera vez que me encuentro con este sistema, y la verdad es que esta bastante fresco, los orcos son como pokemons que tienes que cuidar y personalizar, cada uno tiene una serie de ventajas y desventajas que tienes que tener en cuenta a la hora de mandarlos a luchar.
    - La variedad de habilidades: tu personaje cuenta con un repertorio de habilidades que incluyen el combate, el sigilo, la magia y el combate a distancia, y algunas de estas habilidades estan muy guapas, como por ejemplo la de golpe de sombras, aunque si que hacen el juego bastante mas fácil.
    - El lore: si que es verdad que este punto es un poco trampa ya que este universo lo creo tolkien en sus libros y no este videojuego, pero odio los coleccionables y en este juego he ido a por todos porque eran bastante interesantes.
    - Los orcos: me encanta el diseño que tienen los orcos en este juego, sobre todos los capitanes que cada uno va vestido acorde a su personalidad.

    contras:

    - El farmeo: Para pasarte el juego al 100% he tenido que farmear, sobre todo para pasarme los pozos de pelea , y eso me toca la polla. Lo peor es que creo que esto del farmeo es por culpa del asqueroso sistema de loot boxes que habia al principio.

    - Así como hay una buena variedad de habilidades, estas las consigues demasiado rápido por lo que al final del juego te sobran muchos puntos de habilidad.

    - Decorado: En general todas las fortalezas son iguales en cuanto a assets y decorados, solo cambia el clima, además estos assets me parecen algo cutrillos.

    Duración del juego: 34h y 19m.
    Mensaje    … Expand
  90. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    İlk 20 saat harika combatı, geniş haritası, nemesis sistemi, farklı mekan ve karakterleriyle çok iyi ilerliyor. Ancak belli bir noktadan sonra kendisini tekrar etmeye başlıyor ve yeni haritaya geçtiğinizde "aynı şeyleri baştan bir daha mı yapacağım" diyerek isyan etmenize neden oluyor. Uzun süreye yayarak yavaş yavaş oynanabilir.
  91. matee75
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    It was too monotonous. The combat system was meh. The story quests were very short and the same. Although it had much content.
  92. Marcosmathrus
    Nov 10, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Terra média-sombras da guerra e um ótimo jogo belos gráficos e tem poucos bugs,eu adorei jogar esse jogo por incrível que pareça eu quando eu jogo eu n fico enjoado de tanto jogar, no início do jogo achei melhor lento o início mais quando eu fui avançado eu fiquei impressionado sobre o jogo… Expand
  93. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    9
    llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll forgeting about lootboxes 9/10
  94. gwynbleidd27
    Feb 18, 2022
    10
    Love this game, I really love how they enhanced the prequel in every possible way, the combat is hands down the best combat in any medieval game ever made, the executions were a joy to my eyes. A really good story where you really love Talion along the way. My only complaint is some missions were really **** boring especially with that elven assassin Eltariel.
  95. Vasharal
    Dec 14, 2020
    9
    I've spent countless hours on this gem of a game. Like the previous one, this is not a bad game. I loved the series and I'd like to play more in the future. It's a fun game, with amazing leveling mechanics that make the game infinitely replayable even after finishing the campaign.

    The campaign was much better than Shadow of Mordor and I had a lot of fun. After playing and getting every    I've spent countless hours on this gem of a game. Like the previous one, this is not a bad game. I loved the series and I'd like to play more in the future. It's a fun game, with amazing leveling mechanics that make the game infinitely replayable even after finishing the campaign.

    The campaign was much better than Shadow of Mordor and I had a lot of fun. After playing and getting every single bit from this game I can tell a new one will eventually come, but I am curious a lot how it's going to be.

    I don't wanna spoil, but the game is a total badass moment from beginning to end, funny moments in cutscenes, and epic battles. You gotta play it, this game needs much more love.    … Expand
  96. completo3
    Apr 10, 2021
    9
    *Voy a hablar solo de la campaña*
    Si habéis jugado a la entrega anterior ya conoceréis el sistema némesis, este juego es super parecido al Shadow of Mordor, pero mejorando todo lo que era bueno para hacerlo todavía mejor, cambiando el sistema de equipamiento al estilo de un RPG, con una historia en este caso a un nivel muy superior que su entrega anterior
    Y un montón de añadidos al    *Voy a hablar solo de la campaña*
    Si habéis jugado a la entrega anterior ya conoceréis el sistema némesis, este juego es super parecido al Shadow of Mordor, pero mejorando todo lo que era bueno para hacerlo todavía mejor, cambiando el sistema de equipamiento al estilo de un RPG, con una historia en este caso a un nivel muy superior que su entrega anterior
    Y un montón de añadidos al sistema némesis que te darán muchísimas horas de diversión aparte de mencionar que lo han pulido bastante y es básicamente la joya del titulo
    Si os gusto el anterior, es obligatoria comprarlo, si no lo habéis probado todavía, darle una oportunidad y disfrutar de esta maravillosa saga.
    100% recomendado.    … Expand
  97. strange_moth
    Dec 23, 2020
    9
    The gameplay and story is amazing. I was not expecting to have such an emotional reaction to the story, but it delivered.

    The gameplay restarted my love of RPGs and gaming in general. The nemesis system is revolutionary, and the ability to respec, upgrade armor and weapons to your level, and build your own army is an absolutely fantastic experience. I bought and played this game long    The gameplay and story is amazing. I was not expecting to have such an emotional reaction to the story, but it delivered.

    The gameplay restarted my love of RPGs and gaming in general. The nemesis system is revolutionary, and the ability to respec, upgrade armor and weapons to your level, and build your own army is an absolutely fantastic experience.

    I bought and played this game long after the microtransaction outrage had died down. I didn't pay a penny in microtransactions.    … Expand
  98. wf1675
    Jul 10, 2023
    8
    The absolute best Best part of this game 1st episode where you lose the ring no problem just go Rambo on every single F*/&ing orc you find no tameing no upgrades no MERCY! though I did die durning this and had to fight across the whole map to get back season 1 is just an adrenaline rush of violence and people who don't like the orcs can shut up because orcs are awesome. there so dumb soThe absolute best Best part of this game 1st episode where you lose the ring no problem just go Rambo on every single F*/&ing orc you find no tameing no upgrades no MERCY! though I did die durning this and had to fight across the whole map to get back season 1 is just an adrenaline rush of violence and people who don't like the orcs can shut up because orcs are awesome. there so dumb so funny and so violent there great I couldn't wish for a better adversary. Speaking of wishing for a better adversary though I did have to skip the spider lady diolauge its a bit boring and I dislike her collectibles. and there were so many things I loved about the main game including getting my new fresh orc drip that a pried off a corpse to health regeneration runes that allow me to drain the life of orcs like a vampire to orcs releasing a balrog and it gets away but the campaign slowed down a bit and I stoped at about 60% but that doesn't matter because I loved the 3rd campaign plundering my way through Mordor with a mercenary army and I smashed it in one go in a 2h 27min joy ride and playing as the elf kind of blows her light ability sucks and you need it to get the gemstone bonuses during missions (only one set of gems btw and they kind of suck). I wish Talion was a lot more hateful and stronger maybe acting as an opposing force perhaps as we trade blows with our armies of orks. I find it Hilarious that she refuses to use the ring to magically compulse orcs like Talion and Kalabrimbor and Sauron but shes ok with brutally murdering them and her subordinate orcs have no qualms binding war trolls on their hands and knees capturing animals and forcing them to be war beasts and use slave labor to build their forts sometimes calling them "workers" even though they have brands their forehead like cattle. there's even a skill you can unlock that causes them to explode and kill their allies like an involuntary orc suicide bomber but this one gets partially carried by the orcs who are even better in her campaign they have way stronger personalities and they're a joy to fight with even though there quests are boring and scripted but all in all loads of fun don't buy it just get the fitgirl repack.… Expand
  99. PhoenixReveiws
    Jan 30, 2021
    8
    Don't judge me, but I must say that cutting off orc heads is weirdly fun and satisfying.

    The combat of this game is great, I love the voice acting for the orcs, The only issue is that it can be a little buggy and on occasion repetitive.
  100. Asandberg
    Feb 28, 2021
    8
    It's a good game but repetitive and it kinda got boring after 20 hours of gameplay.
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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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