Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord

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  • Summary: In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, gamers saw Celebrimbor’s memories of being dragged back to Mordor, forging the Rings of Power, stealing the One Ring itself, and organizing an army to battle his greatest Nemesis, the Dark Lord Sauron. Players now have the chance to play these epic events,In Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, gamers saw Celebrimbor’s memories of being dragged back to Mordor, forging the Rings of Power, stealing the One Ring itself, and organizing an army to battle his greatest Nemesis, the Dark Lord Sauron. Players now have the chance to play these epic events, wield this power for themselves and learn the fate of Celebrimbor, the greatest Elven king of the Second Age and the Bright Lord of Mordor — thousands of years before he became the Wraith that denied Talion death. [Monolith]… Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. InsideGamer.nl
    Mar 13, 2015
    85
    The Bright Lord is good extra content. It does not feel very renewing, but because it is a bit more about spectacular swordfighting this DLC is not forgettable. Using The Ring feels exactly how it is supposed to: epic and powerful. We totally get why Gollum loves that thing so much.
  2. Digital Chumps
    Feb 24, 2015
    82
    The Bright Lord is a bunch of frustrating fun, but it pays off at the end with new missions, upgrades and quick gameplay.
  3. God is a Geek
    Feb 24, 2015
    80
    A more robust offering than last time, and a more essential addition this time around, The Bright Lord is a solid way to top off Shadow of Mordor's Season Pass.
  4. Hobby Consolas
    Feb 26, 2015
    70
    An acceptable DLC to say goodbye to Shadow of Mordor. It's fun and challenging as long as it lasts, but in some areas it's below the level of the original adventure.
  5. Critical Hit
    Mar 2, 2015
    68
    While it's great to have a climactic final battle with Sauron, the rest of the game feels like a watered down version of the original. Add to that some weak storytelling and lack of character development and it ends up feeling like an ill conceived DLC prequel.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Feb 27, 2015
    60
    Although battling Sauron himself in the final showdown is enticing, this new campaign plays too similarly to the main game to convey the sense of grandeur of such an epic background.
  7. Everyeye.it
    Feb 28, 2015
    50
    There's a complete lack of ideas in these Shadow of Mordor DLCs, and that's a true wasted opportunity.

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  1. gloriouspotato
    Jan 23, 2016
    5
    The Bright Lord DLC is an arduous affair. Again, Monolith have employed the same "kill or dominate 5 warchiefs" objective as the mainThe Bright Lord DLC is an arduous affair. Again, Monolith have employed the same "kill or dominate 5 warchiefs" objective as the main component of the expansion, with the same tiresome and uninspired side missions we've seen dozens of times already. If this hasn't become stale by now, I'm sure it will be by the time you're done with this. Several of these missions are also timed for no realistic reason other than for extra tedium and artificial difficulty. At least the game is able to shine a different light on Celebrimbor's motives that's not really displayed in the main game, thus adding a tiny amount of character depth. Otherwise though, it's a pretty subpar DLC and one I would not recommend unless you're a diehard fan of Shadow of Mordor.

    Overall rating - 5.4/10    … Expand
  2. nitefox1337
    Mar 23, 2015
    3
    For some reason the DLC is never based on the campaign. So I have a 100% main story completion for nothing. I have so many runes I can't useFor some reason the DLC is never based on the campaign. So I have a 100% main story completion for nothing. I have so many runes I can't use on the DLC!

    And now I am stuck with an Elf who is underpowered, half HP, and keeps branding ORCS (which I hated).

    Why do they focus on retarded Mechanics like Beasts or Brand in the DLC instead of improving executions and stuff is beyond me.

    The missions are All based on Time Counter! Yes! You fight Time not Uruks.

    That massively sucks specially when they removed Focus.

    Fcn idiots.

    Such a shame cause the main story was so Awesome.

    2 Complete failure of DLC.    … Expand

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