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The Game App is out on Android, dunno about IOS and its nice! Graphics are killer for a phone app. Check it out and: You serve the bright lord!
Thx 4 the update. I can't cheat myself by playing on a tablet or phone. I only thing im waiting on is the xbox x . Got that gold edition paid for.
Thx, guess I'll head back and slap down $20 for the My Precious edition. 7 more days.... Bruh
Middle-earth: Shadow of War prioritizes its complex systems above all else, for better and worse
If you can get past the microtransactions, Shadow Wars seems set to provide a much meatier extended playtime than Shadow of Mordor ever offered. But more than anything, that’s my biggest disappointment with Middle-earth: Shadow of War: Everything about it seems to come with a caveat, some small annoyance or two that you need to dig past to get to the still-very-fun game underneath. The Nemesis System is still a wonder that has yet to be replicated. The movement and combat are thrilling.
Shadow of War fulfills the promise of its predecessor, completing a dark and violent lost tale set within the world of The Lord of the Rings. I was initially frustrated by the liberties that Monolith takes with this beloved fiction (which are plentiful), but I eventually abandoned myself to the insanity, and fell down the rabbit hole into a superb fantasy adventure. Monolith captures the thrill of power with aplomb; the way it simultaneously speaks of its dangers and corrupting potential is the real magic.
Shadow of War finds its success in perfectly expanding upon everything that made Shadow of Mordor so great. Despite the game’s slow start, once you get into the weeds of Shadow of War’s systems, you’ll find yourself engrossed and addicted to its satisfying gameplay loop for hours on end. This increased depth along with the much larger scale of the world and battles within Shadow of War make it a far better game from top to bottom than that of its predecessor.
But it all comes back to the orcs. They’re the reason I kept playing, even when I was losing interest in everything else. A motley, gruesome, ill-mannered crew of swines that are a constant joy to fight and befriend. And the increased variety and depth of the nemesis system makes for a much richer experience overall. I just wish the game wasn’t quite so overfed. A lot of developers think sequels need to be bigger and offer more to get people interested, but I’d prefer it if they were just better. Shadow of War is a great action game that feels like it’s yearning to break free from a prison of open world busywork.
Despite all that, Shadow of War does stumble into a bit of a grind in the latter part of the game and the Chests system could be tuned much better. As it stands now, it's transparent in wanting you to open your wallet and buy a bit of Gold. Those issues are what keep Shadow of War from being an absolutely amazing game, instead of just a great one
Despite my criticisms, Shadow of War’s purgatory is seductive. Technically, it is the only game doing the nemesis system these days, and so there’s nowhere else to get this stuff, even as grimly executed as it is, anywhere else. When the game informed me that there would be no turning back after the final mission, I took stock of the nemesis board. I stopped and dominated more even more orcs. I didn’t need them. By this point, I was drowning in orcs. But like a Ring of Power whispering in my ear, I just couldn’t let go.
And so Shadow of War ends up the very epitome of the difficult second album. A lot has been added in order to scale it up for a full blown sequel and much of it has been implemented with style and aplomb. As fun as the core is, however, it is often overshadowed by an onerous and self-indulgent story. What should be the game's crowning feature is instead reduced to an undeserved supporting role, like an exquisitely carved plinth groaning under the weight of a gaudy bronze bust of an elven wraith who's looking very, very serious indeed.
Building upon the accomplishments of its predecessor and wielding the influence of The New Ring, Middle-earth: Shadow of War should be remembered as Talion's greatest adventure to date.
Damn Amazon still has Shadow of War at $59.96 And Assassins Creed Origins $47.99
No prime savings for Shadow of War
I'm playing it now. Shelob took the fucking ring...rather he gave it for his partner. Have expansion packs too. Looks good sQUOTE
Damn. REALLLLL GOOD. Skillsset is extremely deep
Its a lot of movie ending and video game play spoiling brehs on here. Im not playing gold till Thursday all day
users are tearing this game apart on metacritic behind all the microtransactions...GTA V and those shark cards mighta set a really bad precedent...looks like I’ll be crossing this one off this month’s game list
middle earth: shadow of war
assassin’s creed: origins
super mario odyssey
Fuck each and every last one of them niggas. Get this game. Niggas always gotta micro-criticize shit. Game is great!!!users are tearing this game apart on metacritic behind all the microtransactions...GTA V and those shark cards mighta set a really bad precedent...looks like I’ll be crossing this one off this month’s game list
middle earth: shadow of war
assassin’s creed: origins
super mario odyssey
Fuck each and every last one of them niggas. Get this game. Niggas always gotta micro-criticize shit. Game is great!!!
Never heard no shit like that before.they all said the game was good til you get to the ending and that you had to pay for the real ending or some shit like that
Can you elaborate a little more on having to pay for the real ending? I've never heard of that before.they all said the game was good til you get to the ending and that you had to pay for the real ending or some shit like that
Can you elaborate a little more on having to pay for the real ending? I've never heard of that before.
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 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!