Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor raises the bar for what we'll consider acceptable to look at and/or play in open-world games going forward. From this point, where you go and what you do is pretty much up to you and you alone. Sure, it's still a muddy, barren wreck around the Black Gate, but there are some still surprisingly green areas in Mordor to explore. As for the placement, Monolith carves out its own slice of time for a story occurring between the events of The Hobbit and those in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.Īfter completing the game’s brief (and heartbreaking) tutorial, it’s off to Mordor a land I’m finding quite a bit more vibrant and colorful than I remember it from the Lord of the Rings books/films. Gollum makes a couple of appearances during your journey, along with another familiar character I’ll let you discover for yourself. Revenge may or may not be on the table, too.Īlong the way, Monolith introduces a few new characters to Middle-earth, and even finds ways to incorporate iconic figures Lord of the Rings fans are already familiar with. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor thrusts players into one of the bleakest open-world environments I’ve ever encountered – seen through the eyes of a man cursed with eternal separation from his wife and child – and asks what steps you’ll take to give the former Ranger, Talion, a shot at salvation. With about a dozen snarling followers keeping a quick pace behind him.
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