Norwegian_Imposter
Member
The story so far (still in act 1) seems fucking confusing and eh? My wife is a lotr fan and she was like. This makes no fucking sense. Is it set before the hobbit?
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War |OT| Attempted Mordor
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Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War aren't part of main continuity and canon, afaik.
While true, I do remember reading somewhere that Shadow of Mordor is after the Hobbit, but before the Lord of the Rings trilogy kicks off.
No idea if they stuck with it with Shadow of War though.
So, is there any reason why the Windows Store version doesn't include the Hi-res textures and 4K cinematics? I want it for PC and I just so happen to have $60 credit with Microsoft, but if this version is gimped, I'm better off just buying it from Steam and saving my Microsoft credit.
Canon/Lore die-hards will not like the game's story either way. But the games are set in their own continuity
I like high fantasy and dont really care about adaptions that break away from canon/lore, and I find the story serviceable as someone who can enjoy a b-tier Saturday morning SyFy fantasy movie
mercenar1e
Member
it feels like the first with a few additions.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
Because the Windows Store is complete shit?
Durrzerker
Banned
The new double jump is amazing. Talion is a crazy nimble protagonist now.
Pheace
Member
it has hi res texture pack
its under add-ons for the game on the store
Jangowuzhere
Banned
I don't really understand why you have to play that stupid search mini-game everytime you unlock a new tower. It feels like a huge waste of time. What's wrong with having the icons pop up on the map like the last game?
Emperor_Uriel
Member
As GB said, this game needed an editor.
texhnolyze
Banned
Level 7 now, and I'm starting to get the hang of the game. However, I couldn't maximize the orcs' weaknesses most of the time. Like, finding a mount only to kill a target sounds like too much busywork, and I haven't unlocked poison and fire skills.
A true tribute to Peter Jackson
Fleet_of_Foot
Member
Couple hours in, the game just kind of seems overwhelmingly huge. And not necessarily in a good way. Im a sucker for games with lists of things to do and percentage meters to fill but this just seems like a LOT.
Playing on Xbox. It looks kind of yuck. I dont mean performance wise. It runs fine. The game just looks like its missing lighting or something. Everything seems kind of flat. A lot of brown and grey.
Voice acting is good but its Troy Baker so you would expect that.
Tens of hours of climbing and jumping in this game is gonna make it hard to do the same in assassins creed in a few weeks. Talk about fatigue...
Playing on Xbox. It looks kind of yuck. I dont mean performance wise. It runs fine. The game just looks like its missing lighting or something. Everything seems kind of flat. A lot of brown and grey.
Voice acting is good but its Troy Baker so you would expect that.
Tens of hours of climbing and jumping in this game is gonna make it hard to do the same in assassins creed in a few weeks. Talk about fatigue...
Nothing is missable even if you beat the game. I'd even advise people to not linger on side quests and try to push to Act 2 because that's when the skills Dominate and Dominate Captain unlock.
Fleet_of_Foot
Member
Wow theres a $100 package of gold you can buy. Maybe I shouldnt be surprised.
JigglesBunny
Banned
Looks and performs well but I cant shake the feeling that theres some input lag.
Might hold off on the Xbox one x version. The temptation is strong though.
Pheace
Member
Thanks, moving on then
Dusktildawn48
Member
Played a few hours, not feeling it so far.
The Dear Leader
Banned
My nemesis from Shadow of Mordor showed up and was looking haggard and beat to hell, I guess I really did a number on him in the first game, the Orc personalities and little quips are so good, really funny and unique stuff so far. I'm enjoying this game just as much as the first one if not more, there is so much to do and it all plays really well. It doesn't take long to start feeling like a real badass and just tearing through the Orc ranks.
therealminime
Member
The pre-rendered cutscenes are especially weird in this considering there is loot and your outfit changes constantly. To see it suddenly switch back to the default outfit constantly is so jarring.
TheCthultist
Member
I'll be honest, I hadn't even noticed it until reading the previous comment that mentioned it. Knowing it now, seems a bit odd, but I've paid so little attention to what Talion has been wearing that I legit couldn't tell you whats different between the gameplay sections and cutscenes without looking at stills of both back to back.
therealminime
Member
This is also pretty accurate lol. Im not paying much attention to what hes wearing either.
Also Talion is such an annoying idiot. The consistency with which he doesnt follow the advice of the very knowledgale and experienced elven spirit talking to him constantly is so aggravating.
Prerendered cut scenes are super annoying to me now, when even fairly low budget games do it pretty competently in engine for most cutscenes.
Gorocketcat
Member
Possibly stupid question:
Is the expansion pass content, with the expansions, basically their season pass? Meaning these are DLC packs yet to be released? Or are they already included in the base game?
Is the expansion pass content, with the expansions, basically their season pass? Meaning these are DLC packs yet to be released? Or are they already included in the base game?
Feeroper
Member
I had decided to write this game off due to loot boxes but the you tube videos and hands on gameplay I've seen don't seem as bad as it sounded any more. I am getting tempted to pick this up I wont lie. Some of the stories in this thread are really cool sounding with some orcs coming back and adapting to your moves.
I have a PS4 Pro, and am getting an XOX - if I were to get it I am tempted to go for the XOX due to the talk about it being the superior version when its out, but on the other hand I have Shadow of Mordor on PS4....
How does it perform and look on the base XO? If I do decide to get it, and get it on XO I wont wait for the X to launch, so is there a major downside to the base XO compared to the PS4 Pro version? And is the save transfer of the nemesis from SoM a really big thing or barely noticeable?
I have a PS4 Pro, and am getting an XOX - if I were to get it I am tempted to go for the XOX due to the talk about it being the superior version when its out, but on the other hand I have Shadow of Mordor on PS4....
How does it perform and look on the base XO? If I do decide to get it, and get it on XO I wont wait for the X to launch, so is there a major downside to the base XO compared to the PS4 Pro version? And is the save transfer of the nemesis from SoM a really big thing or barely noticeable?
Yeah it's super rough. Crowd control is a huge issue in the early going as you're constantly ganged up on and your execution mechanic doesn't work like it used to so thinning the herd can be very troublesome. That being said, I think I'm level 19 now and I've gotten some good upgrades that make dealing with crowds a bit better.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Seeing as this is published by WB, they probably lifted that exact concept from Mad Max.
I stopped my session yesterday after unlocking it. Can I use the down-state-execution (RT + X on Xbox) during combat after a successful blue counter?
Glad I Redboxed this game - not feeling it at all. Not that far in, just gone to the snowy area and did a couple missions there. Story is boring, and it just doesn't feel like they made any big jumps with the sequel.
Guess I'll pick this up when it's heavily discounted by this time next year on Steam.
Guess I'll pick this up when it's heavily discounted by this time next year on Steam.
Got about 4 hours in tonight. I'm glad that the game isn't forcing met to do a bunch of side content in order to progress yet. I was worried at the beginning when they were showing some of it. I'm avoiding outposts until I unlock Dominate again. Nemesis difficulty has resulted in a few mission deaths but luckily only one orc has managed to kill me. I imagine this will happen less once I get some more moves. Facing off foes who learn my 3 moves make encounters feel like I'm cheesing the game in order to progress. Still digging it. Not paying much attention to the story right now. I like the idea of Gondor having set up bases in Mordor though.
texhnolyze
Banned
When do I start recruiting the generals for my stronghold?
Vincent4756
Member
There has to be something there. It doesn't feel that tight for whatever reason. It's not bad like prey when it first came out, but it's noticeable.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Does this game have a new game+?
Died a few times tonight!
Took out my first "vengeance" target. He got devoured by flies.
I ran the fuck away!
Some other guy was giving me a lot of trouble, died to him, tried to take revenge and got my ass handed to me. Just as he was about to finish me
Took out my first "vengeance" target. He got devoured by flies.
Motherfucker shows up an hour later legendary, INFESTED, and covered with in fly hives!
Some other guy was giving me a lot of trouble, died to him, tried to take revenge and got my ass handed to me. Just as he was about to finish me
this Gondorrian Sargent with balls of steel shows up and EXECUTES HIM. "On your feet soldier!"
TheCthultist
Member
The online component seems fun enough. Essentially the same as the fortress invasion missions in game. Playing in "friendly" mode lets you test out your own fort's defenses which I always love in games that have online modes like this (MGSV, Let It Die, etc.). You can really abuse the branding mechanics though to just fly through it without much effort.
Gotta say, as bland as the story is (still not as bad as Shadow of Mordor, but pretty close) the voice acting absolutely fantastic. The characters are even a bit more... charactery in this one, which I wasn't expecting. Plus Bruz is just amazing. God I wish the story was better though...
Gotta say, as bland as the story is (still not as bad as Shadow of Mordor, but pretty close) the voice acting absolutely fantastic. The characters are even a bit more... charactery in this one, which I wasn't expecting. Plus Bruz is just amazing. God I wish the story was better though...
A Serious Man
Member
Act 2.
Squeezed in a few hours. Still in the starting city, but having a good time with it. Playing on Nemesis, and I have to actually run away from encounters now. I remember I killed one captain, grabbed his loot and the was interrupted when another captain called out to me. When he was finished, ANOTHER captain showed up. I noped the fuck out of there real quick.
The online nemesis vendetta missions seem to be the same from the 1st game right? I don't have any friends playing this game, so if anyone from GAF wants to add me to see vendetta missions when I die (which happens more than I would like to admit), I play on Xbox. GT: Jaraghan
The online nemesis vendetta missions seem to be the same from the 1st game right? I don't have any friends playing this game, so if anyone from GAF wants to add me to see vendetta missions when I die (which happens more than I would like to admit), I play on Xbox. GT: Jaraghan
texhnolyze
Banned
Thanks.
I guess it's still a while as I'm still messing around in the first map.
Most important 3 words for me, when it comes to any (ubisoft-style)-open-world-ish game.
My old nemesis showed up only for me to immediately one-shot him since he came back with a mortal weakness to poison and I had poisoned throwing knives. I almost felt bad for him!
Almost.
theofficefan99
Junior Member
Can I skip Mordor? Cuz this game looks much more interesting. I gave up on Mordor an hour in.
Yeah they give you a nice little refresher course in the first few minutes of the game. So you can jump in here and have a ton of fun.
SuicidalSteve
Member
Seeing as this is published by WB, they probably lifted that exact concept from Mad Max.
Also dragon age inquisition did the same thing looking for items