Middle-earth: Shadow of War

 Xbox One
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4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 456 Ratings

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 2, 2018
    9
    I was a massive fan of the first game and it was without a doubt one of the best games I’ve ever played, so to say I was looking forward to Middle-earth: Shadow of War would be a massive understatement. Thankfully the game delivered in all areas and I would go as far to say that it’s better than the first game, which I didn’t think they would be able to do. The world in the game feelsI was a massive fan of the first game and it was without a doubt one of the best games I’ve ever played, so to say I was looking forward to Middle-earth: Shadow of War would be a massive understatement. Thankfully the game delivered in all areas and I would go as far to say that it’s better than the first game, which I didn’t think they would be able to do. The world in the game feels alive from the get go and it has so many things for you to do that you’ll be sinking hours and hours into the game. The story accompanying these hours of gameplay is fantastic and the best thing is that they keep things gripping and interesting throughout. The combat in the game is better than the first game in my opinion, and the main reason for that is because it just gives you more of a satisfied feeling. I was also very impressed with the skills and abilities that presented themselves and the game definitely gives you a rewarding feeling, which in turn makes you want to sink even more hours into it. The battles in the game have you sweating and keep you on the edge of the seat at all times, and I must admit that I’ve never had so much fun being in a battle on a game. The presentation side of the game makes Shadow of War stand out even more, and that’s because the visuals and sound design make you become even more immersed in the game. At the end of the day fans of the first game will fall in love with this game almost immediately. They’ve kept everything that was good from the first game and in some cases they’ve improved in some areas, which is absolutely fantastic. What really stands out in the game though is not once did I get bored when playing, and that’s amazing because I’ve sunk in a massive amount of hours. Without a shadow of a doubt Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the best game’s I’ve played this year and I can see the game being up for a number of awards.… Expand
  2. Botoni
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    I miss the days of cheat codes being a string of random buttons. Now you have to pay for cheat codes. Microtransactions do not belong in this game... i love how the critic reviews dont care though.. wouldnt want to upset the gaming industry and give an honest review.
  3. GCM707
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY. Nothing but a long boring grind unless you pay real money for loot boxes to get ahead. pass. Loot boxes have no place in a $60 game. Loots boxes are nothing but greedy and predatory. They are gambling, and they take advantage of people that they know will get addicted to this.
  4. Midirataj
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
    I don’t write reviews. A lot of people do that for living and passion. I am more of a introvert.
    I always took refugee in games. I found acceptance and friends there. It allowed me to feel able and free, unlike in real world. Once you are in the game you are not ugly, stupid or poor, or pretty, smart and rich. We are all adventurers. We are all EQUAL. We are    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
    I don’t write reviews. A lot of people do that for living and passion. I am more of a introvert.
    I always took refugee in games. I found acceptance and friends there. It allowed me to feel able and free, unlike in real world. Once you are in the game you are not ugly, stupid or poor, or pretty, smart and rich. We are all adventurers. We are all EQUAL. We are all what we want to be, commit our time and effort to excel in what we believe in. We had to earn everything with our bare mouse and keyboard and gamepad.
    Microtransactions is killing the heart and soul of gaming.
    Wanna be more powerful? Pay up!
    Wanna look cool? Pay up!
    Don’t worry we made your beloved game a piece of grindy mobile dumpster.
    And Publishers say it is for your own freedom of choice.
    A testament to greed and falsehood.
    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!    … Expand
  5. Bogzy
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions, especially in a SP game, are a plague on the gaming industry. Don't support a game like this, just watch a stream if u wanna see the game.
  6. diggre318
    Oct 10, 2017
    0
    Loot boxes hid the game's true ending behind a gambling paywall.
    This is disgusting ina full priced game, let alone a single player game.

    Play the 1st one instead!
  7. whatever523
    Nov 2, 2017
    0
    Yay, lootboxes!

    You are paying for those extra profits with user ratings. I think you will find that in the long run, it's not worth it. Just ask Ubisoft.
  8. Gamer75
    Jun 4, 2018
    2
    I loved Shadow of Mordor but was bummed when it ended so soon. Shadow of War has lots of battle practice where you slowly gain levels doing the "Online Vendetta" however as you advance many battles are completely skewed towards the game with characters with unrealistic abilities or who simply can not be killed because of special powers. Also you're not able to go past level 60 but yet I'mI loved Shadow of Mordor but was bummed when it ended so soon. Shadow of War has lots of battle practice where you slowly gain levels doing the "Online Vendetta" however as you advance many battles are completely skewed towards the game with characters with unrealistic abilities or who simply can not be killed because of special powers. Also you're not able to go past level 60 but yet I'm constantly fighting level 62, 63, 64 and 65 fighters... how is this so? Is the game openly cheating to try to get the upper hand to just beat you now and then?? Also the 4th castle you take over from Sauron is a level 70 castle.. level 70? How can this be when my max level is 60? At first I did not understand the game and it was very difficult but I have come to understand it better but there's always those little cheating moments the game likes to throw in to piss me off. There are many levels and training to be done first to you, then your army before attacking other users castles which is the fun part until you face a captain that all the Avengers themselves together couldn't kill. .… Expand
  9. CL4P-TP
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Despite all the microtransaction stuff I still think the game itself is OK. The gameplay itself is definitely entertaining and playing with orcs is fun but still no excuse for the overall lackluster open world. Side quests have next to none actual connection to the story and just feel repetitive. The main quest line is interesting but could be improved a fair bit as well.

    As I didn't    Despite all the microtransaction stuff I still think the game itself is OK. The gameplay itself is definitely entertaining and playing with orcs is fun but still no excuse for the overall lackluster open world. Side quests have next to none actual connection to the story and just feel repetitive. The main quest line is interesting but could be improved a fair bit as well.

    As I didn't finish the game yet I can't say anything about the expected grind at the end but will update when it's necessary.

    Overall it is a good game with a poor open world, so I'd say wait for a sale since if you're not totally into the nemesis system, there are similar games with a more organic and better overall feeling.    … Expand
  10. davedavidson
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations, To many microtransacations
  11. KelTyZed
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Si pudiera volver el tiempo atrás no compraría el juego. A lo sumo lo compraría cuando cueste 6 veces menos.
    Comienza bien, pero luego se torna hiper repetitivo.
    Se gana experiencia de nada y como se diagramaron las habilidades no tiene sentido. El tomar las fortalezas no es lo que se esperaba realmente, no es como lo pintan. Lo PRINCIPAL es que al llegar al acto 4 como comentan todos    Si pudiera volver el tiempo atrás no compraría el juego. A lo sumo lo compraría cuando cueste 6 veces menos.
    Comienza bien, pero luego se torna hiper repetitivo.
    Se gana experiencia de nada y como se diagramaron las habilidades no tiene sentido.
    El tomar las fortalezas no es lo que se esperaba realmente, no es como lo pintan.
    Lo PRINCIPAL es que al llegar al acto 4 como comentan todos hay que dedicarle un tiempo inaudito o pagar para completar algo que es repetitivo al 100%. TODO PARA VER UN VIDEO, UNA ESCENA QUE ES MEJOR VERLA EN YOUTUBE.
    No compren el juego, háganse un favor.
    La jugabilidad esta mejorada, pero las misiones dejan muchisimo que desear: son repetitivas.    … Expand
  12. Gamerzord
    Nov 22, 2017
    3
    Initially a good game, but it turns repetitive and grindy as you get to the end. Endless fortress sieges all identical and with boring mechanics. and if you lose a battle you doubles your grind. Never touching this game again
  13. noxplode
    Jun 26, 2019
    1
    If I had read the reviews I would not have purchased this game. No wonder it was $9 at Gamestop unopened in the original case and plastic. It's going right back for a trade. Countless orcs that never stop spawning. Endless orc promotions once they kill you (and they will)
  14. lowerclassbrats
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Game ruined by microtransactions. This game is getting good scores from the legacy gaming media because they never have and never will look out for the consumer. If a publisher wants to ruin their game by putting gambling via microtransactions in at the cost of quality then they must accept the poor review scores from the consumer.
  15. Guldan666
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    Не рекомендую данную игру к покупке, поощряя чрезмерную жадность разработчиков. Донат, +цена за пакет длс который больше стоимости оригинальной игры. Нет желания видеть подобного развития игростроя и тем более массового распро♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ения подобной моделиНе рекомендую данную игру к покупке, поощряя чрезмерную жадность разработчиков. Донат, +цена за пакет длс который больше стоимости оригинальной игры. Нет желания видеть подобного развития игростроя и тем более массового распро♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ения подобной модели
  16. GamerJosh0137
    Oct 10, 2017
    1
    Great fun can be had in Shadow of War. The gameplay feels good, and for the most part improved upon. The Nemesis system has been fine tuned to almost the point of perfection. The developers at monolith really out did themselves this time around. Before I got to the end of the game this game was a 9/10 for me. I then confirmed what my friends have been trying to tell me about the trueGreat fun can be had in Shadow of War. The gameplay feels good, and for the most part improved upon. The Nemesis system has been fine tuned to almost the point of perfection. The developers at monolith really out did themselves this time around. Before I got to the end of the game this game was a 9/10 for me. I then confirmed what my friends have been trying to tell me about the true ending being locked behind a pay wall or astronomically large grind loop. I can either spend a "Destiny" amount of hours grinding for Legendary Orcs, or spend an abundance of cash getting legendary orcs through loot boxes, because Legendary Orcs are the only type of Orcs that will even give you a fighting chance at the end game battles. Seriously. The end game battles CAN NOT be won with Orcs lower than Legendary status. I refuse to spend money on that **** and I desperately BEG players to not buy them either. PLEASE!!! This CAN NOT be the future of gaming!… Expand
  17. Wildghost68
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    The Micro transactions ruined the game. Because their is micro transactions in the game. The game is now a huge grind unless you break down and buy the loot creates in the game.
  18. Tenacidad963
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    Han malogrado una buena historia. Las empresas desarrolladoras como Monolith Productions le han agregado micro transanciones para poder avanzar en el juego. Sin embargo, se olvidan o no lo han pensado, el consumidor es el que tiene la última palabra sobre el producto que está en el mercado. Los que estudian administración o marketing saben que el consumidor o cliente está más empoderadoHan malogrado una buena historia. Las empresas desarrolladoras como Monolith Productions le han agregado micro transanciones para poder avanzar en el juego. Sin embargo, se olvidan o no lo han pensado, el consumidor es el que tiene la última palabra sobre el producto que está en el mercado. Los que estudian administración o marketing saben que el consumidor o cliente está más empoderado gracias a las redes sociales o páginas como esta. Las grandes empresas a pesar de ser multinacionales no pueden hacer lo que se les da la gana como hasta hace una década. El consumidor debe hacer valer lo que piensa. El juego cuesta 60 dólares o euros con los micropagos el usuario pagaría mucho más por un producto incompleto. Haz valer tus derechos como consumidor. Las empresas de videojuegos que hacen esto te ven como un tonto que pagará lo que sea.

    In English:
    They have failed a good story. Developing companies like Monolith Productions have added micro-transactions to help them advance in the game. However, they forget or have not thought about it, the consumer is the one who has the last word about the product that is on the market. Those who study administration or marketing know that the consumer or client is more empowered thanks to social networks or pages like this. Large companies, despite being multinationals, can not do what they feel like until a decade ago. The consumer must assert what he thinks. The game costs 60 dollars or euros with the micropayments the user would pay much more for an incomplete product. Claim your rights as a consumer. The video game companies that do this look like a fool who will pay for anything.    … Expand
  19. Kraekin
    Oct 24, 2017
    9
    Quite a good game actually. all I see here are people complaining about micro transactions, how about this? dont buy them. Its not like they advertise them constantly to you during gameplay to annoy you, or make the game impossible to play without.

    The game itself is very fun, maybe slightly repetitive, but then again with this type of game it would be almost impossible to not get a    Quite a good game actually. all I see here are people complaining about micro transactions, how about this? dont buy them. Its not like they advertise them constantly to you during gameplay to annoy you, or make the game impossible to play without.

    The game itself is very fun, maybe slightly repetitive, but then again with this type of game it would be almost impossible to not get a bit repetitive. Most games these days have a hard time grabbing my attention but this one sure did.

    I highly recommend this game!    … Expand
  20. fastdak25
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Obligatory 0 for this nonsense. Still though I enjoyed the first enough that I bought SoM second hand from someone on Ebay, not giving my money to WB. Looking at SWBF2 it looks to be even worse in that game. Probably have to buy that 2nd hand as well (Soon as EA announced no season pass I knew there was going to be a massive catch).

    IGN giving this a 9 should be just another piece    Obligatory 0 for this nonsense. Still though I enjoyed the first enough that I bought SoM second hand from someone on Ebay, not giving my money to WB. Looking at SWBF2 it looks to be even worse in that game. Probably have to buy that 2nd hand as well (Soon as EA announced no season pass I knew there was going to be a massive catch).

    IGN giving this a 9 should be just another piece of evidence how corrupt gaming journalism is. They listed quite a few problems with the game too, yet give it a 9.    … Expand
  21. Grimm345
    Dec 6, 2017
    0
    First off no I don't care about micro transactions and yes I think this is a fun game.
    This game is not unlike the first one. It has fun stealth mechanics, somewhat repetitive gameplay, hilarious orcs that really bring life to themselves (you actually want some over other just because of what they say/do), and an interesting story even if it is a bit of a stretch to call it all cannon.    First off no I don't care about micro transactions and yes I think this is a fun game.
    This game is not unlike the first one. It has fun stealth mechanics, somewhat repetitive gameplay, hilarious orcs that really bring life to themselves (you actually want some over other just because of what they say/do), and an interesting story even if it is a bit of a stretch to call it all cannon. To top it all off the siege battle are awesome, it feels like you are in the massive battles from the movies.
    So why the negative review? Because after 30+ hours in I missed a cutscene mid game and tried to back to my Xbox home screen to restart that part of the game and watch the cut scene. When I returned to the game all data was gone, my entire save erased magically. This is beyond game breaking and when I went to customer service their idea was to turn it off and on again. This is not something that should be in a game of this caliber. Save your money and spend it on a company who can finish their games    … Expand
  22. ImFaded99
    Oct 25, 2017
    10
    Great game ! No matter what they say
    but i think this is one of the best games that ever played on my
    Xbox one . I love graphics and story and also nemesis system
  23. Super_Sincero
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Eu sou de uma época onde se comprava o jogo e vinha completo, sem a necessidade de nada adicional. O tempo passou, e evoluímos. Agora é possível prolongar a história daquele jogo que você não quer que acabe nunca, um exemplo clássico é o GTA V, The Witcher 3 entre outros. Mas no meio disto tem empresas que só quer ganhar dinheiro e lança um DLC qualquer e já era. Mas neste ponto é possívelEu sou de uma época onde se comprava o jogo e vinha completo, sem a necessidade de nada adicional. O tempo passou, e evoluímos. Agora é possível prolongar a história daquele jogo que você não quer que acabe nunca, um exemplo clássico é o GTA V, The Witcher 3 entre outros. Mas no meio disto tem empresas que só quer ganhar dinheiro e lança um DLC qualquer e já era. Mas neste ponto é possível ignorar o DLC e pronto.

    Mas as empresas vendo isto não pararam por ai, criaram o Loot Box, caixas para adiantar sua vida no game. Mas hoje em dia está sendo usado de forma demasiada. Não vou citar os jogos...mas vamos falar deste que pra mim é um absurdo.

    Colocaram este sistema dentro da campanha do jogo. Chega um ponto na história, que você não consegue ir pra frente e o que dá a entender é que você precisa comprar estas malditas caixas. Pra que isto? Sabe o jogo é bom, mas este sistema de loot box mal utilizado acaba com a experiencia no game.

    Por este motivo esta nota. Se tem uma coisa que está irritando esta geração são estas malditas caixas !

    Tirando isto o jogo é nota 8 até onde joguei.    … Expand
  24. Nickplayer
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME Microtransactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactionsSHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME Microtransactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions micro-transactions… Expand
  25. timmd93
    Oct 21, 2017
    9
    This game is absolutely not pay to win. I havent spent a single cent on the game so far and have not encountered anymore difficulty than i did in the first game. The game is alot longer than the first but it does not get boring. They really rounded out the game and made the nemesis system even better. The combat i will concede does feel a bit easy at times as talion is even strongerThis game is absolutely not pay to win. I havent spent a single cent on the game so far and have not encountered anymore difficulty than i did in the first game. The game is alot longer than the first but it does not get boring. They really rounded out the game and made the nemesis system even better. The combat i will concede does feel a bit easy at times as talion is even stronger than he was in the first game. Dont listen to anyone telling you that you need to spend money to beat the game because that is just 100% not true and its just people piling on to **** on a game. If you played and beat the first shadow of mordor i would highly recommend you pick this up. The only reason you would have to spend money in this game is if you dont understand what your doing and arent experienced with shadows of mordor.… Expand
  26. Tired0ftheBS
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Advertised as a sandbox game with where you hunt orcs using stealth and fantastic looking combat.

    Its just slots. You put in money and you just look at orcs and other supposed gear.
  27. SIPPIO
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Greed is ruining gaming!
    ignore it & enjoy today @ expense of tomorrow..
    Did you see/hear bout new SW Battlefront?
    greed is out of control....
    All these companies know 100% we are upset- they don't care because that 1 kid outta 100 will justify their spreadsheets.....save us ****
  28. kris2fur
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    Lol
    I'm playing on nemisis difficulty, I never paid a cent in, games brilliant and I'm super powerful now.
    Microtransactions didn't ruin nothing.
    I earned 6k mithril last night 5hr session.
    If you are putting money into this game you probably aren't any good at it.
  29. iamevilhomer
    Oct 12, 2017
    2
    Haven't even played it but you know what? You can't forgive the level of greedy micro transactions like this in a single player game...

    Don't take this review seriously in the sense that I haven't played the game and hardly did any research... But I know for a fact that the micro transactions in this game are on a level of butt ****ery that's beyond any form of mercy. So **** this game!    Haven't even played it but you know what? You can't forgive the level of greedy micro transactions like this in a single player game...

    Don't take this review seriously in the sense that I haven't played the game and hardly did any research... But I know for a fact that the micro transactions in this game are on a level of butt ****ery that's beyond any form of mercy. So **** this game! I guess I could give it a 5 or a 4 or a 0 or whatever... Who cares? It's a bad game...    … Expand
  30. Eilanzer
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    AVOID THIS GAME LIKE THE PLAGUE!
    DLC...Microtransactions bullcrap all over the place...And if you support this you are making the gamimg industry worse and worse!
  31. mzubb
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    I was looking forward to this game but then I found out it had micro-transactions like some scammy mobile game. It's nothing but a lazy, monetizing game mechanic. A game should be won through gameplay, not having to pay to avoid grinding. It’s lazy, greedy, and bodes poorly for the future of gaming. Im out.
  32. dwyattallnight
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    THERE IS NO PLACE FOR MICROTRANSACTIONS IN SINGLE PLAYER GAMES !
    This is a 60$ AAA Pay-To-Winskip halfgame (for full experience pay 100$)
    game is designed to lure players into gambling by bringing the concept of microtranactions (in the form of loot cases) into a single player game. Warner Brothers games wants to push the player into buying loot boxes on which he gambles if he may or    THERE IS NO PLACE FOR MICROTRANSACTIONS IN SINGLE PLAYER GAMES !
    This is a 60$ AAA Pay-To-Winskip halfgame (for full experience pay 100$)
    game is designed to lure players into gambling by bringing the concept of microtranactions (in the form of loot cases) into a single player game.
    Warner Brothers games wants to push the player into buying loot boxes on which he gambles if he may or may not get a loot which will be beneficial to the gameplay experience.

    WB games shameless business practice :
    1) microtransactions in a single player game
    2) gambling via Loot Cases (great for the kids !!)
    3) pay to winskip
    4) preorder DLC    … Expand
  33. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    9
    SCORE: 9/10

    First off, the game is an improvement in every way from Shadow of Mordor - better combat, more varied environments, better graphics, better world building, better use of your followers, and no QTEs. It is a derivative game - combining the parkour of Assassin's Creed, the towers of Far Cry and Assassin's Creed, with the melee combat of Batman and the bow combat of Tomb Raider    SCORE: 9/10

    First off, the game is an improvement in every way from Shadow of Mordor - better combat, more varied environments, better graphics, better world building, better use of your followers, and no QTEs. It is a derivative game - combining the parkour of Assassin's Creed, the towers of Far Cry and Assassin's Creed, with the melee combat of Batman and the bow combat of Tomb Raider or Horizon Zero Dawn, There are times with investigations - similar to The Witcher 3 and Batman. It combines all these aspects into the lore and world of Tolkien. It isn't canon by any means, but it is an enjoyable story and only the most die-hard fans would have a problem with it. My favorite book and movie ever is The Lord of the Rings, and I'm fine with the liberties this game takes.

    As for the microtransactions and loot boxes that people have complained about, it is far overblown. You absolutely do not need a single thing, and I have seen multiple gaming publications repeat that same things. When I read Metacritic and some forums, I would swear that the people complaining have never actually played the game. That said, I wish they weren't there because I don't like them in general and don't like where the games industry is headed with them.

    The game is super fun, looks to have 40-60 hours of extended gameplay for just one play-through, and offers ultrawidescreen gaming that performs very well at 3440x1440p on ultra everything with a 1080ti.    … Expand
  34. MrTusks
    Jan 18, 2021
    5
    Lots of tedious pickups. Microtransactions are gone but the game still feels balanced around them. The nemesis system is still cool, except that 50% of your nemeses come back from the dead and ambush you, usually when you're in the middle of fighting someone else. There is so much going on that it feels bloated to increase play time. Scouring the map in Shadow of Mordor was fun--somehowLots of tedious pickups. Microtransactions are gone but the game still feels balanced around them. The nemesis system is still cool, except that 50% of your nemeses come back from the dead and ambush you, usually when you're in the middle of fighting someone else. There is so much going on that it feels bloated to increase play time. Scouring the map in Shadow of Mordor was fun--somehow this feels like work.… Expand
  35. Broyax
    Nov 17, 2019
    0
    Le précédent épisode au Mordor était souvent pénible et perclus de sa jouabilité bancale et foireuse... on pouvait sans doute bien naïvement espérer quelques améliorations à cet égard avec l'Ombre de la Guerre mais en vérité... c'est pire !

    Toujours les mêmes défauts, toujours ce système de combat à la Batmou mal fait qui incite au bourrinage et qui se déroule dans la confusion la plus    Le précédent épisode au Mordor était souvent pénible et perclus de sa jouabilité bancale et foireuse... on pouvait sans doute bien naïvement espérer quelques améliorations à cet égard avec l'Ombre de la Guerre mais en vérité... c'est pire !

    Toujours les mêmes défauts, toujours ce système de combat à la Batmou mal fait qui incite au bourrinage et qui se déroule dans la confusion la plus totale et toujours cette maniabilité désastreuse (tu vas grimper ce mur, putain d'abruti ou quoi ?!) ; toujours également un nombre d'ennemis hallucinant qui vous encerclent et qui reviennent sans cesse, générés par le jeu à l'infini : toujours des boss qui vous tombent dessus à bras raccourci sans qu'on ait rien demandé, qui vous empoisonnent la vie (littéralement...).

    Le passage dans l'arène en est un exemple crispant à mort : tant que le boss suivant (et le suivant) n'est pas clamsé, une horde vous les casse sévèrement dans le même temps et peu importe de les buter, le jeu vous en envoit encore et encore, des brouettes entières... on pourrait y passer des heures et des jours, on se croirait dans un mmo (de merde -pléonasme) qui vous fait bouffer de l'agro comme un joueur coréen en overdose de niveaux.

    Les capacités ou les coups spéciaux, on ne sait jamais quand on peut les utiliser, on dirait que c'est au petit bonheur la chance et la "rage elfique" lorsqu'elle fonctionne est si mal foutue et navrante qu'on a toujours l'impression de se battre avec un coupe-papier. De toute façon, le jeu n'est par ailleurs qu'un collectathon de merdes à ramasser, à faire mourir de honte les pires mondes ouverts de chez Ubisoft : quitte à copier, Messieurs de chez Monolith, ne copiez pas les conneries des concurrents !

    Le seul point amélioré concerne les graphismes, certes très jolis mais on s'en cogne carrément lorsque tout le reste n'est qu'un farmage forcé pour débloquer plus de compétences et que la jouabilité demeure aussi lamentable : la furtivité est encore trop accessoire ici et toujours perfectible. De toute manière, le jeu impose ses combats de merde à sa guise, pas à la vôtre.

    Bref, ça m'a soûlé comme c'est pas permis ce fatras et ce foutoir, alors vous pouvez bien aller vous faire foutre, Messieurs de chez Monolith, vous et vos sales jeux de merde !    … Expand
  36. Buthomar
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Я долго ждал эту игру. Ждал ради того, чтобы править Мордором, и бить лицо Темному Властелину. Быть единственным хозяином. Но придя в мир я понял, что единственным хозяином Мордора является WB, и его донатные штучки. И в мой Мордор, лезут какие то непонятные тела. Захватывают мои крепости. Насилуют моих уруков... На ящики я глаза закрывал, но это, не смешно.Я долго ждал эту игру. Ждал ради того, чтобы править Мордором, и бить лицо Темному Властелину. Быть единственным хозяином. Но придя в мир я понял, что единственным хозяином Мордора является WB, и его донатные штучки. И в мой Мордор, лезут какие то непонятные тела. Захватывают мои крепости. Насилуют моих уруков... На ящики я глаза закрывал, но это, не смешно.
  37. Arteck
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    Микротранзакции и деградация геймплея, тьфу
    Дрочить капитанов и захват чтобы увидеть настоящую концовку, рили?
    Минимум сюжета - максимум дрoчильни, а что еще хуже - это то, что дронильня сингловая
  38. TrallOrk
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Szczerze? Jeśli nie graliście w Shadow of Mordor, to zagrajcie a Shadow of War olejcie. Jeśli graliście w Shadow of Mordor, to chyba lepiej jeszcze raz zaistalować SoM niż kupować tę grę. Jest to w zasadzie to samo co w jedynce, tylko rozwleczone do granic możliwości.
  39. BeiNeludei
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Beh.. Che dire, non posso negare i miglioramenti nel gameplay e tutte le meccaniche di gioco ma, per quanto mi piacerebbe non può bastare per ottenere una recensione positiva, la storia lasciata in sospeso da SoM si è rivelata abbastanza debole, questo gioco poteva benissimo essere un dlc di SoM, mi aspettavo della ripetività ma un intero atto? direi che è troppo!! Per non parlare di queiBeh.. Che dire, non posso negare i miglioramenti nel gameplay e tutte le meccaniche di gioco ma, per quanto mi piacerebbe non può bastare per ottenere una recensione positiva, la storia lasciata in sospeso da SoM si è rivelata abbastanza debole, questo gioco poteva benissimo essere un dlc di SoM, mi aspettavo della ripetività ma un intero atto? direi che è troppo!! Per non parlare di quei c***o di orchi che continuano a presentarsi e a parlarti, danno la possibilità di skippare le cutscenes della trama ma non quei noiosi e frustranti orchi lagnosi, guardate il trailer e il finale tutto ciò che c'è in mezzo è inutile, non lo consiglierei neanche ai fan del signore degli anelli...… Expand
  40. DocP
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    Game is great! Far superior the Mordor. Can get a bit grindy at times but most large scale games are. Nemesis system is a great feature. Micro transactions? It’s a single player game, if you don’t buy any, there aren’t any. Get over it. Who are you playing to win against? Yourself? Loot boxes make a lot more grinding as the orcs are lower level and need to be increased. I would likeGame is great! Far superior the Mordor. Can get a bit grindy at times but most large scale games are. Nemesis system is a great feature. Micro transactions? It’s a single player game, if you don’t buy any, there aren’t any. Get over it. Who are you playing to win against? Yourself? Loot boxes make a lot more grinding as the orcs are lower level and need to be increased. I would like the betrayal toned down though, but aside from that it’s a great game… Expand
  41. nandika
    Sep 7, 2018
    4
    Disappointment. The graphics aren't really an improvement over the first one, even the One X version is underwhelming. The story/gameplay wouldn't be all bad, but the endgame is what really makes me cry. At least the previous one had a decent ending!
  42. Mlselva
    Oct 18, 2017
    1
    there is a thing unnecessary the loot box!!! because of this the low score.
    the game have good graphics, but the need to buy with real money make the game bad
  43. nicden70
    Oct 16, 2017
    10
    The game is amazing. Haven't touched a loot box. Have like 9000 mirian saved up. Not necessary to use. Like the first game but with cleaner gameplay. The story is fantastic. Lord of the Rings fan dream come true.
  44. Hecatone
    Nov 23, 2017
    1
    I'm not going to complain about the micro-transaction, that's just how things are now. This game was my biggest disappointment in recent times. It failed to fix the problems of the first game, Talion still cannot target an enemy (you hit what you intend to 60% of the time) and he climbs things wildly, even if you do not intend for him to. The bodyguard is a great feature except that heI'm not going to complain about the micro-transaction, that's just how things are now. This game was my biggest disappointment in recent times. It failed to fix the problems of the first game, Talion still cannot target an enemy (you hit what you intend to 60% of the time) and he climbs things wildly, even if you do not intend for him to. The bodyguard is a great feature except that he will assuredly betray you. The betrayal mechanic creates a lair of anxiety, and of divestment as it devalues any investment you put into collecting and improving your orcs. Once an orc betrays you it gets this Iron Will trait which you must clear to recoup your loss. Once you've cleared it your orc goes insane and looses his personality. The process requires you to delevel your orc which undoes what you may spend most of your time doing. Find a cool singing orc? Spend hours leveling him? He'll just betray you. You'll have to fight a bunch of Ring Wraiths which is the most annoying part of the game. These fights mostly consist of repetitive dodges and swinging for very little damage. You have to do it a lot, and it is redundant. The end game is mostly just managing being betrayed. There isn't really any reason to do anything in this game.… Expand
  45. Robbie1982
    Oct 11, 2017
    8
    REALLY enjoying this game so far. Graphics are amazing, level design is very good. Nemesis is loads of fun again. I will not be paying any money for loot boxes and it is a shame they were added to this game. The premium pricing of pre-orders really should have been enough I feel. From all I've read the loot boxes only become an issue in the post game and even then can be worked around.REALLY enjoying this game so far. Graphics are amazing, level design is very good. Nemesis is loads of fun again. I will not be paying any money for loot boxes and it is a shame they were added to this game. The premium pricing of pre-orders really should have been enough I feel. From all I've read the loot boxes only become an issue in the post game and even then can be worked around. Small gripes so far include a disconnected feeling between gear level and Talion effectiveness (some sense of how the gears add up to a whole in the menu would be nice. However I can't stand hit numbers in the actual game unless it is a top down style game. Should always have option to turn those off or reduce at least). I quite like RPG elements. Also not sure if my regular actions are increasing my XP as not seeing any visual feedback. I would think saving groups of soldiers might be a side quest but no sign of that so far (freeing slaves was in SOM) I can understand the backlash on the loot crates /'P2W / Gambling' I personally think at minimum there should be an option in consoles to OPT OUT OF ALL PAID MicroTransactions. Because there are people with serious addiction problems who can get hooked into the buzz from this randomized loot etc. If people choose to opt back in, it should be on a 48 hour or more cooling off period. The mind tricks that are from 'grinding' and 'Free 2 play' manipulation are a real sad development in gaming drive for more revenue. Options to set limits on daily or weekly spends. It's a real shame this controversy will destroy the ratings and reduce initial sales and pre-orders on what should have been one of the most exciting releases I feel. It would be nice if the gaming industry at large took stock of this totally avoidable fiasco. I myself reduced my GOLD ed purchase down to just the basic edition. Really the farce with the charitable DLC also annoyed me. I mean come on, bit of basic common sense and decency please.… Expand
  46. thebohemian
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    Unfortunately the dev team wanted to implement microtransactions in this game. Stupid decision that really takes away from what could of been a decent game.
  47. MrBrioche
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    ok where to start... there is a lot of problem here
    1.Clumsy/unresponsive control, in a stealth/assassination game like that control is REALLY important and VERY often in this game it feels like you are trying to do something specific and the game just dont understand what you are trying to do.
    2.it feels like the nemesis system is force down your throat, sometimes you just KNOW that the    ok where to start... there is a lot of problem here
    1.Clumsy/unresponsive control, in a stealth/assassination game like that control is REALLY important and VERY often in this game it feels like you are trying to do something specific and the game just dont understand what you are trying to do.
    2.it feels like the nemesis system is force down your throat, sometimes you just KNOW that the game wanted you to die right there
    3.in the previous game the number of enemies were fix, but in this one they keep spawning all the time, so you cant ''plan'' and execute like before, overlord mission feel cheesy asf.
    4. the dmg you inflict is just to low compare to the dmg you take ex: a little grunt will take 25% of your HP per attack, the counter window is really smaller compare to the previous game, a captain CAN 1shoot you, when you are in these big fit, there is basically nothing you can do except run and even that dont usually work, feels unfair
    5.flying mechanic... my man... painful
    6.mission seems harder the first time you do it, it feel like they want to force death upon you
    7. fighting wraith is disgusting, counter window to small, they attack off screen you barely see it and so punishing and if you fight them while fighting other orc, i was dying inside
    8.i was chasing this legendary orc that was godlike and when i finally dominated him he lost some of his attribute....? wtf is going
    9.at some point i sent my epic orc on a mission, give him 2 reinforcement and for some reason my epic orc did some dmg (i think) to the 2 others and they started attacking him and they killed him ...?! this happened to me twice.... wtf AI
    10. the AI .... is really bad....
    last but not least micro transaction , i dont think it has his place in a full priced game but it wasnt intrusive but then again i cant stop thinking about how this game could have been without it

    so this game is ''good'' sometimes but the frustration you get from playing it just destroy those little moment of happiness, the only thing this game gave me, its a bad after taste in the mouth, feels bad man    … Expand
  48. Zarathen
    Oct 18, 2017
    9
    In all my years of playing games I’ve had more fun with the Shadow of Mordor games than a lot of games. I really don’t like misinformation but this is my opinion after all. Micro Transactions are a rip off unless you use the silver loot chest.
    The game is a huge improvement over the first one like gameplay, skills, nemesis system and story.
    The most surprising thing that I loved in    In all my years of playing games I’ve had more fun with the Shadow of Mordor games than a lot of games. I really don’t like misinformation but this is my opinion after all. Micro Transactions are a rip off unless you use the silver loot chest.
    The game is a huge improvement over the first one like gameplay, skills, nemesis system and story.
    The most surprising thing that I loved in Shadow of war is Conquest and pit fights.
    Pit fights = are a way great way to leveling orcs fast and easy but be mindful your orcs can die.
    Conquest = Fort assault but against other players or against yourself but no pvp which I’m thankful it’s not in game.
    You don’t have to pay a single dime using real money to make the game easy, just take your time with the game and have fun, that’s it. Yes there is a difficulty setting from easy to hard. Btw try not to rush through the game or you’ll regret it later in Act 4. This doesn’t get 10 out of 10 but a 9 since there are micro transactions in a single player game.    … Expand
  49. Dagassman
    Oct 20, 2017
    9
    There are games where we need to take a stand on microtransactions, but this isn't one of them. If they are going to exist they should in single player games not multiplayer. Also, It is totally fair and playable without having to spend more cash.

    If the video game makes it difficult to play and boring without having to spend more money then yes it deserves a 0. However, that's not the    There are games where we need to take a stand on microtransactions, but this isn't one of them. If they are going to exist they should in single player games not multiplayer. Also, It is totally fair and playable without having to spend more cash.

    If the video game makes it difficult to play and boring without having to spend more money then yes it deserves a 0. However, that's not the case here.

    Compare this to 2k, Battlefront 2, and any other multiplayer based game involving microtransactions giving people unfair advantages against other people and it kind of makes sense that these be placed in a single player game rather then multiplayer.

    Now that that's out of the way, the games awesome, way more cutscenes better in every way. You get to fight in Gondor with tons of allies making you feel way more immersed in the Lord of Rings World. Plus the Nemesis systems dope as ever.

    Bonus: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THESE GUYS DO BATMAN. The nemesis system would be beautiful in a game like that, and they've already been working with their combat system...    … Expand
  50. Gezer2u
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    Love this game! I would recommend it in a second. Fun and the graphics are stunning! Best game of the year!!!!! Don't wait to buy it, get it today!! Love it!
  51. Petroid
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    This is the worst game i have played in several years. The nemesis sytem has gotten worse from the originally already BS system. The grind is so boring that I am hating myself for paying for it. Everyone else do yourself a favor and NOT buy this just to make a point to game companies that just do stuff without knowing what people actually are looking for. How about a compelling plot? GoodThis is the worst game i have played in several years. The nemesis sytem has gotten worse from the originally already BS system. The grind is so boring that I am hating myself for paying for it. Everyone else do yourself a favor and NOT buy this just to make a point to game companies that just do stuff without knowing what people actually are looking for. How about a compelling plot? Good writing? Rewarding missions? Character development? Simple and intuitive controls?… Expand
  52. COhOLiC
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    This game is AMAZEBALLS. If you liked the first then get this immediately! Those moaning and scoring based on the OPTION to use microtransactions are nothing but social justice warriors.

    STOP MOANING.

    START PLAYING.

    Love this game.
  53. BalekFekete
    Oct 13, 2017
    8
    First and foremost, anyone with a modicum of common sense should ignore any review where the person hasn't played the game and/or is using the review mechanism here as a platform to campaign for how they - in their infinite wisdom - think a game company should be run. It's a bastardization of the system here and sends a false signal to someone who is really interested in the game itself.First and foremost, anyone with a modicum of common sense should ignore any review where the person hasn't played the game and/or is using the review mechanism here as a platform to campaign for how they - in their infinite wisdom - think a game company should be run. It's a bastardization of the system here and sends a false signal to someone who is really interested in the game itself. Oh, and let's not lose sight of this - I have not yet had a SINGLE instance when I thought "Man, I really am going to need to buy a loot box." /soapbox

    Now, onto my take on the game.

    After about a dozen hours in the game to date, I can say confidently the game is simply fun. I was a fan of the first game, and enjoy this particular style of game (the Mad Max, Batman, Assassin's Creed genre). This game takes everything that was good on the first and expounds upon it. The Nemesis system is genius, pure and simple. The personality the orcs develop and, as the game goes on, grow into is awesome to watch. The setting feels like Middle Earth and more specifically like I would envision Mordor to be like. Playing on the hardest level, the game isn't a cakewalk either. The challenge is real yet fun at the same time, especially given the aforementioned Nemesis system and how the orcs grow as they kill you. The game almost rewards you for dying. :)

    Is it all rainbows and butterflies? Nope. You have to turn a blind eye to some of the mythos which the developers take some rather significant liberties with, that's a fact. Load times are a bit longer than I'd like to see as well, but not so much so as to be a real detractor.

    In the end, if you like the genre of the game, give it a shot. Don't buy into the micro-transactions if you don't want to. If you don't mind them and have disposable income, then hey...it's your game! Enjoy it! I know I am.    … Expand
  54. Michael421
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    This whole micro transaction thing people keep moaning about seriously is not an issue at all it hasn't entered my game at all and i am about 35 hours in! There are loads and loads of upgrades and unique items to help you out throughout the game you seriously do not need to spend any thing.

    Micro transactions have been about on games for years to so i really don't under stand the fuss    This whole micro transaction thing people keep moaning about seriously is not an issue at all it hasn't entered my game at all and i am about 35 hours in! There are loads and loads of upgrades and unique items to help you out throughout the game you seriously do not need to spend any thing.

    Micro transactions have been about on games for years to so i really don't under stand the fuss being made?? Generally this is a great game a solid 8 out 10 for me, its fun, massive, and plays really well.
    all i can think about is that the Critics who have viewed this game the same as i have, have actually played the game and all the people moaning about the transactions really haven't played it at all    … Expand
  55. Japandabear
    Oct 19, 2017
    5
    Was going to give this a 7 when I thought I was almost done, but after what I thought was the ending wasn't and they make you grind out the army mini game for the rest of the game i decided to knock 2 more points off for forcing me to play a broken mini game. First off to get your army leveled you need to go to the fight pits, which in theory are pretty cool and fun but are actuallyWas going to give this a 7 when I thought I was almost done, but after what I thought was the ending wasn't and they make you grind out the army mini game for the rest of the game i decided to knock 2 more points off for forcing me to play a broken mini game. First off to get your army leveled you need to go to the fight pits, which in theory are pretty cool and fun but are actually horribly designed. A lot of times your orc will just stand there while the enemy hits them until they die, other times they'll just run after minions while the captain kills them. After this you Have to defend your fort which isn't too bad (IF you fully upgraded your fort and have high leveled orcs) now multiply this process by 4 or 5 times just to get to the end of the game.

    Aside from that combat seems to be really poorly done, it's fine 1v1 (which never happens) or even 1v5 but most of the time you're fighting 1v20+ and a captain, and then you get ambushed by another captain at the same time, which is be fine if the game didn't actively try to sabotage you; if you need to dominate an enemy quickly, the button will just not work and after pushing it the 3rd time it'll work but you'll be hit by another enemy before you get it off. Trying to dodge? You'll be forced to dodge over an adapted captain who will just throw you to the ground even though you are dodging the opposite direction. Need to counter an enemy? The game will flash the button prompt before you can push it. You actually saw it and pushed the button in time? The game won't register it and you'll still get hit. Successfully countered multiple times? The game will slowly force your camera into a bad angle making extremely hard to continue countering (ie looking up at the sky instead eye level). Now to top it all off every time you fight a captain he has to introduce himself (sometimes twice) and then again when he's fleeing, this would be fine but they make it unskippable and force pause the game canceling any action. A lot of times this will be an ambush causing the captain you're currently fighting to one shot you (I was playing on Nemesis difficulty till the end of Act 3 easier difficulties won't be as bad) once they finish their intro. The intros are kind of cool the first few times you see them, but after a while they become insanely repetitive, especially when your rival is an orc that just literally screams at you and you have to listen to it every time you see him. To top this all off they through in loot boxes in a single player game (with minor online elements).

    If you're gonna play, start it on casual and just power through it as quickly as possible, anything harder and you'll just want to gouge your eyes out.    … Expand
  56. Caruat
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Do not read the negative reviews of users. They are devoid of arousal and are thrown against a play masterpiece only for unnecessary and completely optional microtransmissions! But do you realize that by doing so, you just do not mind a great single player game? This is a masterpiece game and a possible candidate at GOTY 2017. 10 full and praise.
  57. InputVerolian
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Great game tons of fun and perfectly picks up where Shadows of Mordor left off. I was a huge fan of the first game with something like six play throughs unlocking everything each time...it was a blast. Shadows of War picks up right after the last game ends and assumes you have some base knowledge from the previous game...I love that. The campaign moves you at your own pace...if you wantGreat game tons of fun and perfectly picks up where Shadows of Mordor left off. I was a huge fan of the first game with something like six play throughs unlocking everything each time...it was a blast. Shadows of War picks up right after the last game ends and assumes you have some base knowledge from the previous game...I love that. The campaign moves you at your own pace...if you want to go farm captains...go do it...you want to complete all events perfect...go do it...there is no rush here just like the first game. To me this is everything that made Shadows of Mordor great in a bigger better more interactive world. P.S. If you are good at this game...you don't need to buy any loot boxes...Have fun!… Expand
  58. LordFireFist
    Oct 10, 2017
    10
    While i personally loved Shadow of Mordor and i certainly love this game as well it has a few problems.
    1. Obviously MIcrotransactions ruin the happiness of finding a Legendary orc as you can throw down some cash and get a ton of them which will ruin the games early stages.
    2. If you decide to go the free 2 play route and want to race through the story you'll have quite a tough time as    While i personally loved Shadow of Mordor and i certainly love this game as well it has a few problems.
    1. Obviously MIcrotransactions ruin the happiness of finding a Legendary orc as you can throw down some cash and get a ton of them which will ruin the games early stages.
    2. If you decide to go the free 2 play route and want to race through the story you'll have quite a tough time as you will be pretty low leveled and so will your orcs be in that case, and even in a high level "good" orcs with usefull traits and abilities will be pretty sparse.
    3. While they defenetly are fun to do Fort Battels can be either pretty underwhelming and easy or extremely hard depending on your skill and how much time you have put down gaining intel on the Warcheifs and Overlord.
    But despite these points i still love the game and imo this games streghts outweigh the less exiting parts    … Expand
  59. Atrocity187
    Oct 12, 2017
    10
    Some of these reviews are mind boggling. This game is amazing and far from pay to win. Yes loot crates you have to pay for with real money is a bit extreme but to call it pay to win is ridiculous. More like pay to make it easier. You’re complaining because you have to actually play the game to earn mirion?

    I have a lot of time invested into this game already and absolutely love it. The    Some of these reviews are mind boggling. This game is amazing and far from pay to win. Yes loot crates you have to pay for with real money is a bit extreme but to call it pay to win is ridiculous. More like pay to make it easier. You’re complaining because you have to actually play the game to earn mirion?

    I have a lot of time invested into this game already and absolutely love it. The graphics are on point, the captains that adapt to your fight style is amazing, the 80+ skills you can acquire is awesome and overall gameplay is unbelievable. This game is definitely a candidate for GOTY once they fix some of the bugs/glitches there are.

    When you’ve been a gamer for a very long time like me, starting out on the Nintendo (excite bike and Mario brothers), you come to appreciate works of art like this game. You can tell monolith took their time on this game and didn’t do the usual release of a half finished product like most. Most of these reviews are most likely from the younger generation that have never played a Nintendo game before.

    Final thoughts : buy this game and try it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed. Every game I see reviewed negatively that I wanted, I've tried and found the complaints to be ridiculous. Take these negative reviews with a grain of salt.    … Expand
  60. LordHighfixxer
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    Those who are writing negative reviews about Loot Boxes are doing so without playing the game. I am in Act II and have never felt a need to purchase anything in this game to advance. Do not believe people who tell you there is a pay to win wall here.

    Shadow of War is an improvement on its predecessor in every way. Monolith has delivered a sure Game of the Year candidate. The Nemesis    Those who are writing negative reviews about Loot Boxes are doing so without playing the game. I am in Act II and have never felt a need to purchase anything in this game to advance. Do not believe people who tell you there is a pay to win wall here.

    Shadow of War is an improvement on its predecessor in every way. Monolith has delivered a sure Game of the Year candidate. The Nemesis system is improved. The personalities of the Uruk and Olog-hai are great. I would rather be home right now playing instead of at work writing this review.

    I'll never understand why people will bash a good game for their agenda. There is a marketplace for chests, and you never need to touch it to enjoy this game. I actually recommend that you do not. There is loot everywhere a Captain falls.    … Expand
  61. corvenzo
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    Favorite game of the year so far. Great gameplay, characters, graphics and story. The open world and combat is amazing. So, so glad I bought this game.
  62. Koristo
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    I really enjoyed the 1st Shadow of Mordor, unfortunately Shadow of War not so much, lot of reused assets, repeated missions, average story, And a god damn microtransactions.
    the online feature needs lot of improvements.
  63. Walrus35
    Oct 16, 2017
    10
    Shadow of Mordor was far and away my favorite Assassin's Creed style game, and one of my favorite games on the XBox One. Shadow of War expands the game play of SoM as well as bringing the Nemesis System to a whole new level. I am very deep into the game and can say that in no way do you ever need to touch any loot crates. In fact I would say that buying the loot crates would diminish theShadow of Mordor was far and away my favorite Assassin's Creed style game, and one of my favorite games on the XBox One. Shadow of War expands the game play of SoM as well as bringing the Nemesis System to a whole new level. I am very deep into the game and can say that in no way do you ever need to touch any loot crates. In fact I would say that buying the loot crates would diminish the fun and satisfaction of going out and building your army!… Expand
  64. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 27, 2017
    7
    Middle Earth Shadow of War
    Lacking Soul
    I’m about to break most of your hearts, I didn’t like shadow of war as much as every other reviewer… As to me this game feels like a soulless cash grab Shadow of War is the sequel to the much better middle earth shadow of Mordor.. You once again play as Talion who sets out to bring balance to middle earth... As a less personal story compared to    Middle Earth Shadow of War
    Lacking Soul
    I’m about to break most of your hearts, I didn’t like shadow of war as much as every other reviewer…
    As to me this game feels like a soulless cash grab
    Shadow of War is the sequel to the much better middle earth shadow of Mordor..
    You once again play as Talion who sets out to bring balance to middle earth...
    As a less personal story compared to the first... the game struggled to keep my attention with its story or world…
    Basically Shadow of War feels like more of the same with none of the heart…
    It’s a cash grab riding off of the success of the original…
    The world is much larger this time, but bigger isn’t always better as every area in this game feels generic and unmemorable…
    Back are the assassins creed like syncing point that lets you scout out this games collectables to unlock new moves in the skill tree…
    Skill wise there isn’t anything special…
    You’ll easily have every skill unlocked by time you reach the end of act 3 which takes around 19 hours.. and is the base of this games story…
    skills for the most part unlock moves you had in the first game though they have 1 of 3 modifiers that take away their annoyances from the first game like allowing celebrimbor to counter attacks while you’re doing a ground finish or add an elemental effect to a special attack like poison or fire for example…
    There’s also a really cool weapon and rune system here where you can craft runes to give you boosts like xp or life drain.. and each rare, epic, and legendary weapon or clothing item has a challenge attached to them that will unlock a perk… giving a little personality to each
    These items of course picked up off of orcs with the same rarity
    Getting rid of the annoyances is the best shadow of war does, you’re now able to run extremely fast taking away the annoying fleeing enemy moments and there’s a cool double jump added to the parquor making you feel like you’re a super hero running through the game..
    Which honestly may be the reason I feel this world is so forgettable…
    I’m able to get around it so quickly that I never had the opportunity to notice or care about my surroundings…
    a new change that I’m not a fan of is the fact that special moves are now tied to a meter instead of attack chains… of course this meter is the only way to make this games boss encounters work... but I felt like I was less in control and that building up uninterrupted attack chains was unrewarded…
    a mix of both systems in the next game if one comes would be cool… where successful chains fills the meter at a faster rate than were given here….
    There’s also an eleven rage meter that lets you unleash multiple attacks while invincible, but this meter takes so ridiculously long to fill up that it might as well not even exist... I used it probably 4 times my entire time playing because I would save it as a just in case thing…
    The nemesis system is back once again but this time the game from the jump is focused on domination after the first act...
    It’s up to you to go and capture 4 towers to get to the end of the games story…
    though I found myself gaining followers naturally through story, I didn’t have to do much hunting towards the end…however in the first few hours, this domination thing is annoying as you’re only able to capture orcs at your same level or lower…
    you’re able to humiliate them and lower their level.. But all this does is make them run away and forces you to have to go find them again somewhere else…
    this to me felt like the game just wasting the players time...
    I see no harm in letting the player just take the orc at a lower level and letting them move on..
    With your orcs you can command them to kill other orcs or prove themselves and become the bodyguard of a warchief... you can assign an orc to be your bodyguard to help you in combat…you can also go capture the bodyguards of warchiefs and have them betray… making their battles easier as you can take out each warchief individually to lower the level of a fortress greatly with each one…
    While you’re doing these hunts and gathering intel for the weakness on your next target you have to be warry of how you treat your followers, as they’re able to betray you as well…
    and once you feel you’re ready to take on a fortress you assign your orcs to positions, you give them weapons and armies to increase your odds of success and you charge in to take what’s yours…
    The review has a bit of a negative tone, but Shadow of War is a really good game….
    Its more of the really great shadow of Mordor with deeper systems and less annoyances…
    But to me it also has less heart and soul…
    This is an enjoyable experience.. But a very forgettable one…
    I give Middle Earth Shadow of War
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  65. THE_MEDAL
    Nov 24, 2017
    8
    The game has decent combat similar to the arkham series, however the game begins to get repetitive near the end of the game and forces you to grind quite a bit or pay with mircotransactions, the story however is one of the redeeming factors of the game
    if you do not mind grinding near the end of the game this is for you but would not recommend it if you hate microtransactions
  66. Panchogul
    Oct 7, 2019
    8
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  67. LordGoyo
    Oct 26, 2017
    9
    La calidad del juego es muy buena.... no estoy de acuerdo con la política de micro transacciones. Pero no me olbiga a disfutar del juego., con lo cual ignoro ese apartado.
    Técnicamente luce genial, la historia es absorbente aunque se toma sus licencias en lo que es el mundo del señor de los anillos, que también se agradece un poco imaginación. El doblaje al castellano es de 10. Con    La calidad del juego es muy buena.... no estoy de acuerdo con la política de micro transacciones. Pero no me olbiga a disfutar del juego., con lo cual ignoro ese apartado.
    Técnicamente luce genial, la historia es absorbente aunque se toma sus licencias en lo que es el mundo del señor de los anillos, que también se agradece un poco imaginación. El doblaje al castellano es de 10. Con varios actores reconocidos y se agradece el esfuerzo. Sinceramente creo que la gente no es objetiva. Disfrutad el juego y la historia que es lo que realmente importa.    … Expand
  68. lee21
    Jan 4, 2018
    9
    Amazing masterpiece of a game.....Remember, the low user score is because of the microtransactions and also because the players who gave it a low score obviously struggled to complete it, or they never could complete it, if you are a bad boy like me then you dont need to spend a single penny on microtransactions, you just need common sense and skill......Also remember that the world isAmazing masterpiece of a game.....Remember, the low user score is because of the microtransactions and also because the players who gave it a low score obviously struggled to complete it, or they never could complete it, if you are a bad boy like me then you dont need to spend a single penny on microtransactions, you just need common sense and skill......Also remember that the world is full of morons who do not see a masterpiece when it is in front of them.......Also has a touching ending in honour of one of their team who died of cancer during the making of the game, i know everyone has opinions but some people should just be labotomised......Be don or be gone:)… Expand
  69. vatahok
    Nov 17, 2017
    9
    Don't be fooled out of buying this game due to peoples disgust at EA. EA has some disgusting practices but the actual game, shadow of war is a lot of fun.

    I spent no money for in game content and opened maybe 3 loot boxes using the in game currency (which you have an excessive amount of until the grind at the end) If you played the first one and found it fun, this game is just as    Don't be fooled out of buying this game due to peoples disgust at EA. EA has some disgusting practices but the actual game, shadow of war is a lot of fun.

    I spent no money for in game content and opened maybe 3 loot boxes using the in game currency (which you have an excessive amount of until the grind at the end)

    If you played the first one and found it fun, this game is just as fun. It takes the same formula adds some improvements, a good story and it'l keep you busy. I found the first game a little too short and it was one of the few games I finished and still wanted more. Shadow of War makes sure by the end of it you're done.

    It has a well paced story that wraps up nicely without being crazy hard or far too simplistic. At the end there's a section that isn't hard but it is a grind. Expect to spend ~12 hours repeating similar content to get to the "complete end".

    If that grind had been about half as long this would be a 10 rating from me. .    … Expand
  70. bigsky1982
    Nov 29, 2017
    9
    Great game that improves on every aspect of the original. A lot has been mentioned already. One thing I particularly like is diversity in the environments, i.e. it's not all grey and gloomy like the first game.
    Looks AMAZING on the Xbox One X in 4K. Micro transactions are optional, unnecessary and can be ignored.
  71. Uncleswiggle
    Dec 3, 2017
    10
    I think that this game has a ton to offer, a great story, engaging side missions, and even a really great army building feature. The loot boxes were done in such a way where they are not pay to win. You can get a loot box and it will not make your character overpowered because it will scale to your player level. I personally am not one to buy lot boxes i feel that they are needless in aI think that this game has a ton to offer, a great story, engaging side missions, and even a really great army building feature. The loot boxes were done in such a way where they are not pay to win. You can get a loot box and it will not make your character overpowered because it will scale to your player level. I personally am not one to buy lot boxes i feel that they are needless in a game like this...So i didn't buy any, and i got to experience the game in its entirety and loved every minute. If you find yourself needing to buy lootboxes, this probably isnt the game for you lol… Expand
  72. CenkAlp
    Dec 30, 2018
    5
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 6
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 5
    Atmosfer = 5
    Süre = 6
  73. Jakius_Emrys
    Dec 30, 2017
    10
    The sequel to Shadow of Mordor, Middle Earth: Shadow of War has improved and expanded on the award-winning game. It's graphics are so much better than its predecessor, the Nemesis System is expanded on greatly, the main characters are shown in a lot more depth than before and the story is both engaging and interesting as it somewhat ties in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I found the siegesThe sequel to Shadow of Mordor, Middle Earth: Shadow of War has improved and expanded on the award-winning game. It's graphics are so much better than its predecessor, the Nemesis System is expanded on greatly, the main characters are shown in a lot more depth than before and the story is both engaging and interesting as it somewhat ties in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I found the sieges to be quite fun, the random orcs have much more personality than Shadow of Mordor (my personal favourites being the Singers/Bards and the Orcs that say "maybe you've got a problem with one Orc, maybe a hundred, but ALL orcs, maybe the problem's with you"), and the combat is fun with a tonne of new abilities. In addition to this, we get to fight amazing enemies such as a Balrog and Sauron (not in a quick-time event this time). Even better, Ratbag returns for the sequel and Ologs make a splendid entrance into the game with the introduction of everyone's favourite Olog betrayer, Bruz the Chopper. Even with the micro-transactions, this game improves almost everything I loved about the first game and made it even better. My only problem, you can't Shadow Mount unbroken graugs as you could in the original (but they fix it by allowing you to summon your own dire caragor, graug and even a drake). All in all, an exceptional game which everyone should play.… Expand
  74. Erroneus
    Jan 11, 2020
    5
    I really liked Shadow of Mordor, so it was quite a surprise to me, that I didn't really enjoy Shadow of War. My biggest gripe was without doubt the controls, and maybe it's simply because other games like AC: Origins and AC: Odyssey has evolved, and Shadow of War has not. The controls felt slow, often the parkour failed where the ranger wouldn't climb where you expected or grab on toI really liked Shadow of Mordor, so it was quite a surprise to me, that I didn't really enjoy Shadow of War. My biggest gripe was without doubt the controls, and maybe it's simply because other games like AC: Origins and AC: Odyssey has evolved, and Shadow of War has not. The controls felt slow, often the parkour failed where the ranger wouldn't climb where you expected or grab on to ropes, which sometime means landing between 20 enemies, fun....

    Also the pattern of the missions started to feel very repetitive soon and since the surroundings wasn't very interesting, and the generally the graphics felt dated, it was hard to love.    … Expand
  75. arunscript
    Apr 20, 2021
    7
    I see a lot of review referring to loot boxes. Maybe some of this stuff was around at the time of release. I played the game on my XBox with Game Pass and I have played it multiple times. The combat system is phenomenal (and difficult if you're all about button mashing like in Witcher 3). Perfectly executed combos make for what's perhaps the best sword-based combat system of all time. ThisI see a lot of review referring to loot boxes. Maybe some of this stuff was around at the time of release. I played the game on my XBox with Game Pass and I have played it multiple times. The combat system is phenomenal (and difficult if you're all about button mashing like in Witcher 3). Perfectly executed combos make for what's perhaps the best sword-based combat system of all time. This is one of the best games I've played.… Expand
  76. ITZZZPERRY
    Jan 2, 2019
    9
    Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is an amazing game. The gameplay is so fluid and complex, yet easily accessible. The story is engaging, and has some very unexpected twists. It can be a little bit of a grind, however.
  77. Longliveyourmom
    Oct 24, 2020
    0
    I left a 4 on here because I hit level 62 and all I kept experiencing were spiders on online forts. Well thank COVID for keeping me bored enough to get to level 80. I've been focusing on the single player conquests and an issue I've frequently crossed was the game never loading after a victory. Like it's just showing the loading icon and that's it. For 15 minutes before I restarted.I left a 4 on here because I hit level 62 and all I kept experiencing were spiders on online forts. Well thank COVID for keeping me bored enough to get to level 80. I've been focusing on the single player conquests and an issue I've frequently crossed was the game never loading after a victory. Like it's just showing the loading icon and that's it. For 15 minutes before I restarted. Seriously though last straw was a 40 min siege that saw me running back and forth reviving my allies. I lost one unfortunately but I kept it going, this was level 700 siege. Well come the end, guess what happened. It just kept showing the loading icon after I killed all warchiefs. And guess what happened when I restarted. The guy I lost was alive and I had no rewards. 40 min wasted. F this game… Expand
  78. eli_fjr
    Nov 26, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So far, only 12hrs in. I have the gold edition i got for $20. The micro transactions were removed. So far pretty good. They new armor + weapon upgrade system is good. Graphics on XBOXX are great.… Expand
  79. fredss82
    May 23, 2018
    9
    A really great game! Thank you Warner for closing the market for micro-transactions!
    I think those guys who gave bad ratings upon the micro-transactions can now give a honest review.
  80. Karbol
    Jul 17, 2018
    10
    If you get past all the "Microtransaction Madness" all the comments are crying about, you'll find a repetitive yet fun game with a lot to offer. The First Act is one of the weakest parts since the story is not for everyone, but in the Second Act is where the game really starts to shine. The Nemesis System is one of the greatest addition to videogame history, the orcs you can find are allIf you get past all the "Microtransaction Madness" all the comments are crying about, you'll find a repetitive yet fun game with a lot to offer. The First Act is one of the weakest parts since the story is not for everyone, but in the Second Act is where the game really starts to shine. The Nemesis System is one of the greatest addition to videogame history, the orcs you can find are all hilarious and memorable, and the twist from the Third Act is just amazing.

    And, as of 17th of July, the Fourth Act is no longer a grind, but a streamlined and shortened experience. Don't listen to the other critics, if you actually cared about the game and planned your defenses, you never had to buy one single lootbox and can carry your orcs from the beginning to the very end.    … Expand
  81. Jerome_a
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    Honestly, this game is awesome. Of course their is micro transactions. But their is in so many games that it didn't bothered me. And remind you that the price of a video game is the same than 40 years ago : around 70 $, as the price to make a game exploded. I think that micro transaction are a way for studios to get a little more money because of this fact. Without it, they would haveHonestly, this game is awesome. Of course their is micro transactions. But their is in so many games that it didn't bothered me. And remind you that the price of a video game is the same than 40 years ago : around 70 $, as the price to make a game exploded. I think that micro transaction are a way for studios to get a little more money because of this fact. Without it, they would have financial difficulties.
    But if I think this game is awesome, its because Middle-earth: Shadow of War is incredibly fun. The Nemesis system is working even better, orcs all have different personalities, cities are beautiful (Seregost is magnificent ), the storie is satisfying and leveling up is allowing you to get more power.
    You also can assault cattle or other player fortress, music is great. If you're looking for an great adventure in The Lord of the Rings's lore, get this game.    … Expand
  82. ZXSth
    Feb 25, 2023
    8
    A great game that I enjoyed thoroughly - Shadow of War brings back enough of the excellent combat/stealth mechanics, world-building and narrative experience from its predecessor to make for an excellent experience. it also introduces some relatively enjoyable RPG mechanics, although these do feel a bit dated in 2023 (as opposed to how they felt upon release). And while theA great game that I enjoyed thoroughly - Shadow of War brings back enough of the excellent combat/stealth mechanics, world-building and narrative experience from its predecessor to make for an excellent experience. it also introduces some relatively enjoyable RPG mechanics, although these do feel a bit dated in 2023 (as opposed to how they felt upon release). And while the microtransactions present in the game feel baffling and out of place, they did not feel intrusive to me. Overall, a great experience and a solid follow-up to Shadow of Mordor.… Expand
  83. djevis94
    Jun 27, 2019
    8
    for me it is one of the games of 2017 that I have enjoyed the most until the last episode which became repetitive and makes me lower the note.
    is very superior both in narrative and secondary missions and in his world open to the first game and I highly recommend your purchase if you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings.
    Approximately its duration is 30-40 hours and if you add the last    for me it is one of the games of 2017 that I have enjoyed the most until the last episode which became repetitive and makes me lower the note.
    is very superior both in narrative and secondary missions and in his world open to the first game and I highly recommend your purchase if you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings.
    Approximately its duration is 30-40 hours and if you add the last chapter then you can arrive at 60 hours    … Expand
  84. TheGerald39
    Oct 20, 2020
    10
    After all the **** about the games i was afraid it will not reach the quality of the first game. But after playing it with 100% i have to say that it is even better than the Shadow of Mordor! I hope there will be a third game in the near future.

    And they removed all the microtransactions from the game, it's sad that nobody who wrote a negative review about it comes back and edit it, if    After all the **** about the games i was afraid it will not reach the quality of the first game. But after playing it with 100% i have to say that it is even better than the Shadow of Mordor! I hope there will be a third game in the near future.

    And they removed all the microtransactions from the game, it's sad that nobody who wrote a negative review about it comes back and edit it, if they fixed the problems that person had...    … Expand
  85. Alan0211
    Oct 4, 2019
    10
    The game is great and the history interesting. The diferents rivals, the IA from enemies, the graphics, etc. All is great. Right now, the microtransaction is not necesary.
  86. tobivv
    May 6, 2020
    8
    Very captivating sandbox game, the combat works great when fighting multiple opponents, but becomes very boring when fighting 1v1. Sieges are epic
  87. xaviar_nl
    Apr 18, 2022
    8
    I played the game version without the loot boxes, and I liked it. Don't play the game for its story: there is one there, and it functions, but it is not in any way mind-blowing. It is enough to satisfy your Lord of the Rings hunger, and that is it.
    Hack'n'slashing Orcs doesn't get old very easily. And as you acquire more skills, it only gets better. And by the end I was mostly    I played the game version without the loot boxes, and I liked it. Don't play the game for its story: there is one there, and it functions, but it is not in any way mind-blowing. It is enough to satisfy your Lord of the Rings hunger, and that is it.
    Hack'n'slashing Orcs doesn't get old very easily. And as you acquire more skills, it only gets better. And by the end I was mostly experimenting with how I could cause the most chaos and destruction.

    As soon as you have leveled-up sufficiently, I strongly advise you to play the online Vendetta missions. They are an easy way to get nice loot and weapons, and some good captains for you army too. And because there is only one real focus/target per mission, you can really get into the action, and see how you can play-out the various enemies & other options against eachother. Good fun :-)

    All-in-all I give the game an 8 as I was able to amuse me with it for quite some time.
    Definite minus points are the orc caption introductions that cannot be skipped or turned off. Especially during fortress fights, it can get very tedious being forced to watch all of the captain introductions (as well as captain deaths) in the middle of a fight.
    Also, the parcour system generally works well, but when it doesn't work, and you get stuck on a small ledge, or just aren't able to climb something, it can be quite frustrating.
    The epilogue also could have been shorter: that still is quite a grind to get through. But it probably is like that because they used to use that to sell loot boxes.    … Expand
  88. TorNH
    Mar 30, 2020
    4
    Thanks to the all people who wrote that there were microtransactions in this game.It saved a lot of my time, and I ended up throwing it in my trash can.
  89. Nitaro
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    Shadow of Mordor was a brilliant game, and SOW improves upon that, so you just can't go wrong with this game. It's much grindier than SOM, but this is the first game where I enjoy grinding more than the main story. One can never get tired of taking over fortresses and growing your army of Orcs. The new mechanics of siege, betrayal, shaming etc simply adds so much more depth in this sequelShadow of Mordor was a brilliant game, and SOW improves upon that, so you just can't go wrong with this game. It's much grindier than SOM, but this is the first game where I enjoy grinding more than the main story. One can never get tired of taking over fortresses and growing your army of Orcs. The new mechanics of siege, betrayal, shaming etc simply adds so much more depth in this sequel to SOM. Also, I must say, I haven't used a single micro transaction in this game, and you don't need them as you will eventually get good enough with all the great equipment and skills that you earn in mid to late game.… Expand
  90. GrumpyParrot
    Oct 17, 2022
    4
    i played Shadow of Mordor, so i thought this would be like that. Unfortunately, even after they scrapped the real money lootboxes, this game is a frustrating mess. The graphics look worse, the sound is bad, skills are underpowered and the difficulty is all over the place. The whole game screams MMO, the whole game revolves around sieges, either by assaulting fortresses or defending them,i played Shadow of Mordor, so i thought this would be like that. Unfortunately, even after they scrapped the real money lootboxes, this game is a frustrating mess. The graphics look worse, the sound is bad, skills are underpowered and the difficulty is all over the place. The whole game screams MMO, the whole game revolves around sieges, either by assaulting fortresses or defending them, so you need to get the best legendary captains for that. This means grinding out the nemesis system through dieing and pit fighting your dominated captains. The missions range from laughable to insane to laughable within the first 20 or so hours. The game likes to throw dozens of enemies at you, when you are confronted with captains. This was fun in the beginning, but when you need to watch when to press A, B or Y, it becomes one big cluster f#$%. Apart from that the story is non existent. It's like everything is compartmentalized like gondor missions, balrog missions, siege missions, outpost raids, she elf missions, elf challenges, artifacts. In the end you're just trying to improve your defenses for your fortresses to survive another attack on you. So unless you want a real challenge, this game is not for everyone. The game feels like work, a lot, and not the nice and easy kind.… Expand
  91. 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
  92. SlavaKuzmin
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    Лучшая игра по лицензии всех времен, лучший рогалик,уникальная экшн рпг,бит эм ап,наигранно тысяча часов,топ,не то что помойка на вроде ласт оф асс 2
  93. SWFan523
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    A really fun game set in Middle-Earth. Great send off to Tallion. People complaining about microtransactions must not be very good at the game. The final third or so of the game is a grind to get the true ending but it's fun. A light recommendation.
  94. Oleksandr_
    Feb 10, 2021
    0
    Patenting the nemesis system, despite your game being created base on others' ideas. The industry is built on innovating of existing ideas.
  95. Tbrown5
    Feb 28, 2021
    9
    2020 review - shadow of war is a great game, there is so much 10/10 in this game, but what holds this game back are 3 things, the characters besides Bruz, celebrimbor, and ratbag, technically the other characters are a step down from mordor, they aren’t bad, they are likable but they don’t have character any development , there just bland, technically 1 because ratbag and celebrimbor are2020 review - shadow of war is a great game, there is so much 10/10 in this game, but what holds this game back are 3 things, the characters besides Bruz, celebrimbor, and ratbag, technically the other characters are a step down from mordor, they aren’t bad, they are likable but they don’t have character any development , there just bland, technically 1 because ratbag and celebrimbor are returning characters, but Bruz is a great character because he is the only one that is unique and different from everyone else, the side quest in this game are very basic, it boils down to well written codex which isn’t a lot, and the difficulty is very challenging, the problem with mordor is how the second the end game of the game is way to easy, so they added the difficulty changes which is always good but the difficulty is not fair, in fact it boils down to fun challenge to ridiculous grind, but thats it, aside form the bad textures the game is so awesome, the nemesis system in this game is one of the best features in a videogame, this game is really good, now way better with the removal of the microtransactions, this game in 2020 is really good, buy it now… Expand
  96. PS1Snake
    Nov 12, 2021
    4
    This game is the best bad game I've ever played. The story is boring, the ai is dumber than my goldfish, the combat is way too easy unless there are two or more orc captains, and worst of all, you can't even go 20 minutes without finding minor or major bugs. One time all the enemies in the map despawned and I was just walking around a huge empty map. I saw Orcs spawning before my eyes, IThis game is the best bad game I've ever played. The story is boring, the ai is dumber than my goldfish, the combat is way too easy unless there are two or more orc captains, and worst of all, you can't even go 20 minutes without finding minor or major bugs. One time all the enemies in the map despawned and I was just walking around a huge empty map. I saw Orcs spawning before my eyes, I saw like 50 enemies phase into walls, one time the enemy walked through a house to get to me. You can just crouch walk directly in front of enemies and they won't spot you, I literally sprinted into an Orc once and them killed him and it counted as stealth. With all that being said, I had a blast **** with the **** ai and laughing at the absurd and constant glitches. This game is the only game I've played that I think is truly so bad it's good. I would just straight up give this game a ten but I don't want to skew the user score and make people think this is an actually good game.… Expand
  97. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    "Гриндить, гриндить и снова-таки гриндить" - как завещал нам вождь племени орочьего Гриша Шептун. Тут без этого никуда. Попытка в самом начале игры сразиться с капитаном 7 уровня закончилась позорной смертью, ибо не внял я главному лозунгу земель мордорских. Далее, сражаясь с равными либо с уровнем максимум +4 кэпами, скилл Талиона поднимали мы и сразили окаянного врага и всех прочих,"Гриндить, гриндить и снова-таки гриндить" - как завещал нам вождь племени орочьего Гриша Шептун. Тут без этого никуда. Попытка в самом начале игры сразиться с капитаном 7 уровня закончилась позорной смертью, ибо не внял я главному лозунгу земель мордорских. Далее, сражаясь с равными либо с уровнем максимум +4 кэпами, скилл Талиона поднимали мы и сразили окаянного врага и всех прочих, посягнувших на здоровье странника. Первая часть Средиземья была прекрасна, но ее явно не хватило, хотелось конечно же больше. И это самое больше с горкой нам отсыпали во второй части. Честное слово я еще ни разу так долго не играл в экшн от третьего лица. Мы с женой в общей сложности наиграли 50 часов чистого игрового времени. Да конечно мы проходили абсолютно всё: прошли все допы, завоевали все крепости, отразили все атаки на крепости, нашли весь полезный лут, заклеймили всех капитанов ну и естественно прошли всю сюжетку. Точно могу сказать в этот раз мне хватило! Можно даже было поменьше, но остановиться было невозможно ибо игра просто великолепна! Shadow of War в плане базовой игровой механики сильно не поменялась, включая и косячное управление, так что долго привыкать не придется. Но это лишь базово! Появилось конечно же и очень много нового: это и интересные многоуровневые прокачки скилов персонажа и его оружия; к привычному арсеналу добавилась глефа, хотя и не сказать чтобы очень полезная; появился такой важный элемент боя как эльфийская ярость, используемая при полном накоплении маны, для глобального истребления орков на экране; ну и соответственно получили мы в нагрузку различные способы добивания, клеймения и прочего изуверства. От этого всего разнообразия прямо-таки рябит в глазах и это очень приятное разнообразие и оно манит, оно затягивает. А еще затягивает просто потрясающий игровой мир: это и тревожный Минас-Итиль, заснеженный Нурнен, мрачный Кирит Унгол, огненный Горгорот, таинственный лес Карнан ну и конечно зловещий Минас-Моргул!!! О да, уже только этого вполне достаточно, чтобы кайфануть истинному поклоннику ВК, коим я собственно и являюсь. Сюжетная часть также очень интересная и захватывающая, наполненная валом событий и до боли известных персонажей вселенной Властелина колец. По Мордору, кстати, мы можем теперь перемещаться как на своих двоих, так и на карагоре, да на грауге, кстати они тоже здесь бывают разные, и да мы можем нынче летать на драконе!!! Хотя этот элемент в игре выполнен немного коряво. Самое конечно интересное в Shadow of War это охота на капитанов и их клеймение/убийство в зависимости от их воли. Тут уж включаем всю фантазию и навыки ибо каждый капитан это отдельный индивид со своими слабостями и сильными сторонами, в помощь нам костры, грог, моргульские мухи, пауки и мерзкие гули.… Expand
  98. freedy22
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    A greatful nemezis system, a lot of loot and very nice world. After delete
    microtransactions its very good game
  99. VeryAngryMan
    Dec 3, 2021
    0
    Это просто худшая игра, в которую я играл за последнее время. Совершенно ублюдское управление, отвратительный сюжет с повесточкой про сильных и независимых, в связи с чем вы столкнётесь с совершенно ублюдочными персонажами. Если первая часть была более менее, то здесь это просто полный крах. Мне игра досталась бесплатно, но я не смог продолжать в это играть.Это просто худшая игра, в которую я играл за последнее время. Совершенно ублюдское управление, отвратительный сюжет с повесточкой про сильных и независимых, в связи с чем вы столкнётесь с совершенно ублюдочными персонажами. Если первая часть была более менее, то здесь это просто полный крах. Мне игра досталась бесплатно, но я не смог продолжать в это играть.
  100. Amir7scorpioN
    Dec 11, 2021
    8
    dont know why this game is so hated ? i loved this even more

    maybe because of microtransactions and loot boxes? i played it on gamepass and had a lot of fun
    this game is great...loved the story and the way its connected to the movies
    A GREAT GAME
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#43 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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#19 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Impulsegamer
    Nov 29, 2017
    88
    Perhaps you might slap your forehead in dismay by the goofy plot or looseness to the source material but what's undeniable is, that Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a lot of fun.
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  2. Cubed3
    Nov 13, 2017
    60
    Middle-earth: Shadow of War has high production values and is a fun open-world slashathon, but it's stretched thin. The storyline starts off promising, but all of the interesting characters get pushed aside to make room for nothing of consequence. Hours upon hours are lost to the abyss as players engage in a relentless cycle of gear upgrades and Orc recruits. Assaulting fortresses and conquering territory loses its appeal a bit too quickly. The game is pretty entertaining in short bursts, especially when Talion can make full use of his powerful abilities. Still, the lack of finesse when it comes to combat will make fighting feel a bit bothersome. The Ranger is at his best when he's eliminating the opposition with surgical precision, or making use of hazards in the environment. All in all, this title is worth a look; just don't expect to grow too attached to it.
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  3. games(TM)
    Nov 3, 2017
    70
    While it's huge and complex in many of its systems, it still feels as if it is caught in 2014. [Issue#194, p.68]
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