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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2014, 05:52:50 pm »
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Looks too much like a console game for my PC gaming hide.  :idea:
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2014, 11:19:23 am »
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Anyone tried this out?

E. nvm, it's just on presale

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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2014, 01:51:18 pm »
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Lotr: online is one of my favourite rp games, it is the only lotr game except for the gameboy that I like alot.

I still have my gb advance with lotr game btw  :D
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #18 on: September 26, 2014, 04:45:00 pm »
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It gets surprisingly good ratings all over the place:

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Joystiq - 5 von 5

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a well-paced sandbox game with a revolutionary new game mechanic in the Nemesis System, which I imagine we'll see iterated on in the years to come. The Nemesis System creates the opportunity for two players to have wildly different experiences fighting the Uruk-hai, while Talion collects trinkets and upgrades. Your nemesis (an Uruk who will find a way to kill you time and time again) will be completely different from your friend's, and you'll have plenty of unique experiences to share about different tactics you used to take out a certain warchief. Or, how you were chasing a captain who retreated in battle and ran right into the jaws of a wild caragor, robbing you of sweet victory.

Polygon - 9.5 von 10

Shadow of Mordor is that ultimate rarity. It tells a fun little story that would be enough to hold up most games on their own. But it also provides all of the tools to ensure that the most interesting tales to come out of the game will be the ones that were not scripted.

IGN - 9.3 von 10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stands out from other open-world action games by putting a great new layer on top of the trail that Batman blazed. I was surprised at how well it integrates its excellent combat with rewarding feedback and progression not just for me, but also for my enemies. I've had many more memorable and unpredictable battles with its randomized Warchiefs and captains than I did in the scripted campaign missions, and I expect those to keep on coming.

The Escapist - 4,5 von 5

As an open world game set in Middle-earth, Shadow of Mordor delivers unique emergent gameplay, finely-tuned combat mechanics and a story which avoids typical fantasy fare. While the main storyline can be finished relatively quickly, there is a lot of content in Mordor for you to pursue however you like.

Game Informer - 8.25 von 10

The final hour of Monolith's Middle-earth adventure falls flat, as the story falteringly tries to pull together a number of disparate threads, and the mostly triumphant nemesis system fails to stick the landing. Even with these and other features that rubbed me the wrong way, I can't help but cheer for Monolith's ambition. Shadow of Mordor is an unabashedly challenging and complex experience, sometimes at the expense of accessibility. I'm thrilled that we've got a new franchise in the fertile ground of Tolkien's fiction. Add in a borderline revolutionary approach to mission design, and this is a firm foundation for a stellar new series.

Eurogamer.net - 8 von 10

One of the most enduring themes of Tolkien's universe has been the corrupting influence of power, but this has almost always been explored through the eyes of individuals that refuse to abuse that power. In death, Talion is free to do what those characters were never able to, and you experience first-hand what an intoxicating high that can be. At the start of the game you're not much more than a lowly Ranger, sneaking through camps and silently slitting Orcish throats in the night. By the end of the game you're boldly strolling through those same camps, as terrified uruks whisper tales of the Ranger-turned-Gravewalker over fortifying gulps of grog. There's plenty to see and do in Mordor when you're dead; all that's left, in the words of a wise old wandering wizard, is to decide what to do with the time that is given to you.

Destructoid - 6 von 10

Ultimately, like many ambitious projects, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor doesn't deliver on everything it sets out to do. Although Monolith's heart is in the right place and the studio honors the lore, it doesn't really add anything that's worth seeing outside of some solid open world gameplay. It isn't a bad game, it just feels far too repetitive for its own good.
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2014, 01:54:39 pm »
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34GB wtf
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2014, 03:46:52 pm »
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Game reviews from websites? Really? Game journalists have been worthless since...well, since they first started existing. They've always been mouthpieces to provide exposure and good reviews to AAA games regardless of how average they are. Remember the hype around Watchdogs?
Just look at reactions on forums etc once it's out, cut out the useless middle man.
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2014, 03:58:34 pm »
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34GB wtf
+ 10 GB for the HD textures addon.
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2014, 11:25:26 pm »
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Tried it, definitly a modded Assasins creed when it comes to animations. (I love AC though anyway so.)
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2014, 12:41:21 am »
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I bought the game from Nuveem and I have to say, I'm enjoying it a fair bit. I put about 4 hours into it this morning and it's loads of fun. Combat is very similar to Batman series which I love and the game isn't easy, I've died quite a few times already. Everytime the map reloads either from you visiting a forge and skipping time, or dying/beating a mission interactive objects respawn. You can shoot there firefly hives that the orcs freak out over, break open cages with groags in them and they go wild and kill everything among other stuff.

So far, I've give it a solid 8.5-9/10 definitively worth the 30$.

My only complaint would be the odd controls, takes some getting use too and I had to remap about 4-5 keys but I'm adjusting (might be better with a controller?) but I have not tried.

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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2014, 01:14:50 am »
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I dont blame the AC-Batman style either, I'm actually "acquiring" this game and I'm 99% sure from the various articles/screenshots/reviews I've read that I will enjoy the fuck out of it.

The scenario seems simple enough but is a good incentive to hundreds of swordfights.

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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2014, 02:03:03 am »
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Nemesis System <3

Put around two hours into this game so far and it is awesome. While the controls are odd (ps4) it's easy to pick up and easy to control in time.

I could go on forever on how I love the lore, the LOTR backround, the Assasins Creed/Batman style gameplay (loved those game too). But the one thing I really love is the Nemesis Sytem. I've already had to fight a guy three fucking times, finally killing him on the third encounter. I didn't really have intel on him or his weaknesses so I was guessing when I fought him. Every time I killed him a different way but then I would randomly run into him again, not even recognizing him due to the fact he changes in appearance depending on how you kill him. Say I threw him in fire and burned him. He will have all of the burns and remember that next time I see him. Lot's of variety in enemies/boss types/personalities.

Another small feature I like is the amount of finishers and kill moves. There seems to be a very good amount from different positions. Lying on their back, on their stomach, on their knees facing you/away from you, on all fours, etc etc. Nice detail to have a bunch of badass finishers from all of the stances. And they are very fluid in a way.

So far I give this game a 9/10
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2014, 08:36:51 am »
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Has anyone tried the HD texture pack?

"Experience Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor in the highest resolution textures available! Before you attempt to install, please make sure that your system requirements exceed the recommended specs, including 64-bit Win 7 or Win 8, a minimum of 8 GB system RAM, and a DirectX 11 compatible NVIDIA or AMD video card with at least 6GB of RAM and the latest drivers."


"At least 6GB" VRAM? What? Anyone tried running it with something as weak as a GTX 680 and 4 GB VRAM?
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #27 on: October 01, 2014, 11:04:18 am »
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There've been articles about it.
When you use higher resolution textures than recommended, you gonna have loading freezes, supposed to be tiny, when using the normal textures. They wrote it's easily playable and barely noticeable.
When they used the HD pack, the freezes became unbearable. They then used some Titan or whatever card that actually has 6GB VRAM and offered comparison screens between High and HD textures... Well, I couldn't make out any difference and they wrote neither could they.

Not gonna bother trying. It looks nice to me even on Medium textures but I gonna at least try High textures at some point.

And it's a fun game so far. Combat is really fluid and has a nice Oomph! to it. Finishers indeed look cool. Animations and presentation is top, I'd say.
Can't say much about the story so far cuz I haven't played that far into it. I get distracted from those Side Quest shinies along the way :D
What I noticed is that climbing and parcour works better than in AC. it seems. It's less holding a button and more pressing it once to initiate the climbing. Maybe it becomes different later on but for now it seems more practical.

Oww, and it runs great for me. Everything maxed out, benchmark gives me a solid 45fps average. Good enough for me.
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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #28 on: October 01, 2014, 11:07:46 am »
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6GB VRAM lmfao

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Re: Middle Earth meets Assassin's Creed in Shadow of Mordor
« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2014, 11:21:00 am »
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Been playing for like 30 minutes, using the HD textures -- so far completely bearable, and the game looks great.

Loving it also, combat feels like it has weight behind it, great finishers etc. Definitely not an Assassin's Creed reskin.
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