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October 2017
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The editors liked
Epic
Engaging battles
Combat is fluid
Hard-hitting
Sastisfying
Bolstered Nemesis system adds fun factor
Varied and personal engagements
Larger setting variety and solid visuals
Addictive army-building
Epic Siege battles against armies of Orcs
You fight a Balrog
Varied
Exciting new environments
The storylines for Bruz and most of your Orc companions
Cool additions to combat abilities
Fortress assaults are a lot of fun
The expanded Nemesis System is fantastic
Worthy evolution of the Nemesis system
Diverse skills allow Talion to approach combat from entirely different angles
Facing the Balrog and other denizens of Mordor
Great freedom of movement and openworld traversal
Narrative has more substance
Nemesis and Ally systems have been revamped and improved upon
Environment variety and game length are drastically increased
The editors didn't like
Lack-luster story line not true to lore
Graphic engine beginning to show age
Mild control issues
Shelob
The entire final act
Bloated systems and menus
Side characters' stories end abruptly
Story pacing is really weird
Orcish followers die too easily
Requiring more forceful recruiting practices or luck in the loot box systems
Despite the promises
The story isn't much of an improvement over the predecessor's
Orcs never seem to shut up and there's no option to skip th
A Grindfest of a 4th Act will not be appealing to most people
Dangling microtransactions to quicken the pace in front of the consumer is pretty insulting
Baranor's new toys and helpful mercenaries give Middle-earth: Shadow of War - The Desolation of Mordor a fresh take that does its best to shine despite the lack of a complete Nemesis system. Without a gripping story or interesting protagonist, it settles...
Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.How we score: The destructoid reviews guide...
Published: 2018-02-13, Author: Dan , review by: ign.com
Without the Nemesis system driving its battles and creating consequences for failures, Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Blade of Galadriel feels smaller and less interesting than the main game. Its short story missions are creative and its colorful uruks are...
Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled. How we score: The destructoid reviews guide...
Abstract: Let's start out by establishing that I played Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor—or rather, I played the glitchy wreck that was Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor on Xbox 360, because I hadn't jumped on the Xbox One train yet. Despite its many flaws, I loved it...
Epic, engaging battles, Combat is fluid, hard-hitting, sastisfying, Bolstered Nemesis system adds fun factor, Varied and personal engagements, Larger setting variety and solid visuals, Addictive army-building
Lack-luster story line not true to lore, Graphic engine beginning to show age, Mild control issues
Abstract: And then there are the loot boxes, which are just as much of a problem as you feared.If I'm supposed to have strong feelings one way or another about Shadow of War, I don't know what they're supposed to be, or what would engender them. The game is actuall...
Published: 2017-10-19, Author: Steve , review by: gamezone.com
Monolith knew it had something when they took the Nemesis System, made famous in Shadow of Mordor, and expanded it exponentially. The world has never seen so many diverse Uruk-hai...
Abstract: Middle-earth: Shadow of War is the sequel to the award-winning Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Continuing where they left off, Talion and Celebrimbor go behind enemy lines to forge an army, conquer fortresses, and dominate Mordor from within. Many charact...
Middle-earth: Shadow of War's extensive orc variety and improved nemesis system blends extremely well with its hectic combat. While the story is better than the original, the implementation of quests is poor. Attacking and defending forts is great, althou...
