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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Screenshots
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Pai Pai Master
Banned
Looks pretty good visually. Wish it was next-gen only though.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
his face looks exactly like kili from desolation of smaug lol
especially in the first screenshot
especially in the first screenshot
Acheteedo
Member
Just watched the Hobbit last Friday and Im hyped for this.
lol you should read. He is back from the grave and has wraith powers. There are no expressions to make just dead orcs to count.
lol you should read. He is back from the grave and has wraith powers. There are no expressions to make just dead orcs to count.
TetraGenesis
Member
Thought the same thing. Those screenshots look like posed photos not action shots.
I'm pretty sure the wraiths from the movies and books did a little more than stare blankly into the distance while they were decapitating and slaughtering their enemies.
Then again, what do I care. It just looks silly.
Given the pile of dead Orcs he's already standing on I'd say he's probably feeling pretty good about the situation.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Bullshots more like. I'm not expecting much from this, but am happy to be proved wrong. Although the premise sounds pretty fucking awful.
If you like hacking up orcs while controlling an emotionally dead inside Ranger then this game's for you!
To be fair they are probably exactly that, they just want to show people their vision and how the game is shaping up.
KillerDark
Member
I really hope this game turns out to be good... Skeptical but have high hopes!
Nestunt
Member
my thoughts exactly
Nemesis system sounded so goddamn rad in the GI article, and I try to be optimistic about game promises (which gets harder and harder every year), but I have such little faith in them pulling it off to the level that they claim they will.
I would love to be wrong about this, but the best I'm hoping for is that it works half as well as they want it to, and another developer refines it in the new generation.
was also disappointed to hear the combat would be similar to the Arkham games. I dig the Arkharm games, but when the hell is a game going to ape Demon's/Dark Souls combat? It's seemingly perfect for a game like this.
I would love to be wrong about this, but the best I'm hoping for is that it works half as well as they want it to, and another developer refines it in the new generation.
was also disappointed to hear the combat would be similar to the Arkham games. I dig the Arkharm games, but when the hell is a game going to ape Demon's/Dark Souls combat? It's seemingly perfect for a game like this.
Sentenza
Member
I'm still under the impression that this"Nemesis system" they are promoting so much is just a bullshit PR nickname to describe some sort of level scaling.
Yuup, feels like they're trying to force Middle Earth to be Dragon Age.
While modern Monolith might be quite mediocre, this just isn't right at all. Games like No One Lives Forever and FEAR looked amazing for their time.
TetraGenesis
Member
Of course they're just that. But the whole goal of releasing screenshots is to make then not seem like that. It's their chance to carve emotion into their characters' faces with absolute discretion and make a good impression.
Pinko Marx
Banned
It's Mordor. What color palette are you expecting.
Nemesis systems /sounds/ good on paper, but... I'll reserve my hype until we see more.
Little Old Man
Member
Tolkein spinning harder in his grave than a Microsoft PR spokesperson after an NPD release.
No One Lives Forever 2 was stellar in its day, and still holds up thanks to its fantastic art design.
There's no way to make Mordor look visually interesting?