Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor

[Nehvar]

This game looks very interesting...it's a shame that it's only in pre-alpha.  Check out the first glimpse below.

[SeQuel]

I don't know how I feel about this whole make your own choices bullshit anymore. How many times have we seen this and it just ended up having multiple options but them all practically being the same thing int he end.

[Banok]

I'm really unimpressed. there has yet to be a single official game truly worthy of lord of the rings IP (the gameboy diablo clones were ok). looks exactly like AC and is another game which will make a mockery of tolkein. which is exactly what the WB (the makers) were claiming to avoid when they send out cease and desist to lotr mods. the hypocrisy is just too stong. if you want a amazing and authentic lotr game play TLD 3.2 for m&b 1.01

I don't know how I feel about this whole make your own choices bullshit anymore. How many times have we seen this and it just ended up having multiple options but them all practically being the same thing int he end.

the more a developer enthesises emphasises the impact player descisions will have on the game world in marketing hype, the more shallow the gameplay will actually be.

[Christo]

the more a developer enthesises emphasises the impact player descisions will have on the game world in marketing hype, the more shallow the gameplay will actually be.

QFT

[Molly]

I've read about this. They have an interesting approach tho:

They simulate the orc ranks in the background. Meaning when you take out a certain officer, a normal grunt will advance into that rank with different perks and a different outcome to following encounters and stuff... I don't remember the details how they said it would work but I remember that it did sound really nice...

I'll certainly keep an eye on this one.

[Leesin]

Personally it's not really my kind of game so I might be a bit biased when I say I think it looks pretty dull, it doesn't feel very "Middle Earthy" to me though either.

[YnScN]

There is a guy who have worked in AC2 says that his codes and animations used for the air assasinations He also says "I've spent my 2 years in AC2, i know when i see it"

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[chadz]

Might be that the company licensed it, without him knowing it.

[Nightmare798]

Why does everyone think that parkour is something everyone knew back then?

Oh and it looks exactly like AC with LOTR textures slapped on top. What a copypasta.

[Teeth]

I am fairly sure those are literally the same animations as Assassin's Creed. Guess they sold them. Looks like a terribly unimaginative generic game like pretty much all of the triple A crap these days. There is so much potential in the LOTR setting for great games but they just can't pull it off.

[Leshma]

They could finally make a good hack&slash set into Middle Earth but instead they make this. Honestly, I can't stand Batman and AC combat so think I'll pass.

[Jacko]

Yeah... The setting could have been anything really, modern, medieval, scifi. Slapping on a LotR license is no way to save a game. Feels like a mashup of different genres cooked up in a board room.

I'm a Huge Tolkien fan, really hoping that someday we'll see a good game, but this is not it.

[Patoson]

So far the only LOTR game I have enjoyed is The Third Age for XBOX, many years ago. Final Fantasy's type of combat isn't my thing, but that game was nice.

[Kafein]

So they decided to build an actually interesting social hierachy thing... about Orcs ? Seriously? It's about as relevant to the LoTR universe as a Rohan Horse Riding Simulator. Actually I'd buy that.

Also:
overpowered superpowers check
parkour check
constant gore check
slow motion finish moves check
half hour QTEs check

[Tibe]

Why? The golden age of AC ended some time ago, why bother to make something in its example anymore. The only reason Black Flag prevailed was cause it offered an entirely different setting. The wraiththing and the orccommandheirarchy were actually pretty cool imo, but that stupid groundslam attack and enemies attacking in turnsthing were a massive turnoff. Would have been smarter to make a LotR witcherstylegame, but that would have required some actual work and a descent story to go with it, but whose got time for that. Right?

.....also why would an orc give a shit about having half of his face burned? Its not like he planned to go dating or something and they all are buttugly anyway. If anything that was a improvement.