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[Jeff6851]

Paused Horizon to watch this now I want to turn off the PS4 and start up Shadow of Mordor lol

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

 

[demosthenes]

I really enjoyed the first one.

Looks like I will enjoy this one too.

Wonder if they will try to fit this at all back into cannon by the end of it or in a possible 3rd game :lol

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

Game demos especially first looks make the players near invincible. They're demonstrating / showcasing. This has been done literally for decades.

 

[Heartfyre]

I really liked the first one, and suffice it to say, everything in that gameplay video was right up my alley.

Doubling down on the Nemesis system was always going to be the way to go.

 

[PanicFreak]

I really enjoyed the first one.

Looks like I will enjoy this one too.

Wonder if they will try to fit this at all back into cannon by the end of it or in a possible 3rd game :lol



Game demos especially first looks make the players near invincible. They're demonstrating / showcasing. This has been done literally for decades.

Also, if I remember correctly, there was a batman like fighting system where you could only pull off the executions after a certain number of hits in a row. You can see in the bottom of the screen that the option for executions never goes away. The player is probably playing on easy and with unlimited executions.

 

[Falchion]

I really liked the first one, and suffice it to say, everything in that gameplay video was right up my alley.

Doubling down on the Nemesis system was always going to be the way to go.

I'm just surprised more games haven't ripped out that system since it came out.

 

[VoltrefferNL]

So dragon riding... They got me here.

Reminds me that is should really pick up the first one.

 

[Andodalf]

The MC seems a tad bit OP...

He had infinite executions on and damage seemingly disabled. That won't be the case in the real game.

 

[Obliterator]

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

Keep in mind this is far into the game they said. If its anything like the first, early game will be brutal and quite difficult but as you gain powers you become much more god like on the battlefield.

Also its a demo, they aren't going to show the player getting their ass beat, the point of the walkthrough here is too show all the tools at your disposal / new features

 

[erawsd]

I really enjoyed the first one.

Looks like I will enjoy this one too.

Wonder if they will try to fit this at all back into cannon by the end of it or in a possible 3rd game :lol



Game demos especially first looks make the players near invincible. They're demonstrating / showcasing. This has been done literally for decades.

Yea, demos are rarely a good guage for how difficult a game could be since more often than not they are played with invicibility and other cheats. Coming off the first game I recall the devs saying that the lack of a hard mode and things getting so easy in the second half were their biggest regrets, so hopefully those things will be addressed here.

 

[Ahasverus]

Those are some ugly graphics

 

[BigDug13]

Paused Horizon to watch this now I want to turn off the PS4 and start up Shadow of Mordor lol

Didn't realize this got a 4K patch. I might have to mess around in Mordor again with the Samsung I bought just for Horizon+Pro.

 

[Banditscout]

This looks absolutely incredible! I'm shocked at how much they added! Day one.

 

[Dysun]

I wasn't too interested until I saw the video. Looks like alot of variation has been added, that fort capture looked great.

 

[TenCentCoast]

The game still looks ugly as sin and after the first one was really bad and overhauled due to 2014 being dry I'm really not looking forward to this. I don't see what you all see in this. Even the Nemesis system was pointless unless you absolutely sucked ass at the game.

 

[Profanity]

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

I know there's concerns about this considering how easy the first game got halfway through, but come on, it's a gameplay walkthrough.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Looks great. I wonder if it will be necessary to play the first or if the preferred route will be to skip straight to this. I'd rather the latter just to save my own time, but wouldn't want to miss out. If this is more of a vastly improved refinement rather than a straight sequel where I'll have to play the first to enjoy this, then I'll skip picking up SoM.

 

[Mubrik]

fuck. that map. hyped already
lool. lvl 102 vs 192. get wrecked pls

day fucking 0

 

[Nere]

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

You expect him to die in a gameplay trailer? Which gameplay trailer have you seen where the player dies?

 

[Lister]

Holy shit biscuits, this game looks awesome! They took the nemesis system all the way up to 11.

 

[J 0 E]

btw ... can the name be anymore generic? it has that cheap mobile games vibe

"Mordor" was the only unique word on it's name and they replaced it with "War"

it's gonna be 2017's sleeper hit indeed.

 

[Profanity]

btw ... can the name be anymore generic? it has that cheap mobile games vibe

"Mordor" was the only unique word on it's name and they replaced it with "War"

it's gonna be 2017's sleeper hit indeed.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Wardor

 

[Frozenprince]

Super hard Conan vibes I love it.

 

[dEvAnGeL]

Is troy baker still in this? Not a single line from talion on the video

 

[border]

Why is there a dragon in this? I thought they were pretty much non-existent in Middle Earth (after Smaug's demise).

 

[KillLaCam]

First I was like "this just looks like the first one" than I was like "this is awesome , day 1"

 

[brawly]

I like a lot of it but that combat system seems even worse. Press A for awesome.

Hype deflated.

 

[Profanity]

Is troy baker still in this? Not a single line from talion on the video

He said 'nice shot' after the spy killed the warlord that cheated death. Sounded like Baker.

 

[camac002]

Is troy baker still in this? Not a single line from talion on the video

Troy is still in. He's tweeted about the game announcement before.

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

I'm liking everything I see.

 

[TheKeyPit]

Where is the open-world?

 

[Charcoal]

OH MY GOD

 

[Lord of Castamere]

I like a lot of it but that combat system seems even worse. Press A for awesome.

Hype deflated.

The clearly had god mode on, and were executing everyone. This video was showcasing scale not combat.

 

[SanSebastian]

Holy moly.

 

[Mechanized]

This looks so goddamn fun and expanded. I cannot wait for this game.

 

[carlsojo]

Thanks Deadeye.

I went from zero interest to maximum interest.

 

[Bold One]

Why is there a dragon in this? I thought they were pretty much non-existent in Middle Earth (after Smaug's demise).

Dont think ANY of this is canon

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

Poor Demolisher kun. He probably didn't even get laid the night before in preparation for the siege.

 

[Raptor]

Why is there a dragon in this? I thought they were pretty much non-existent in Middle Earth (after Smaug's demise).

Thats a fellbeast I think, the ones that Nazgul rides.

 

[Primethius]

Where is the challenge in this video? Like can you lose at all? Does not seem so.

I'd be surprised if that changed. The first one had no challenge. You could literally mash your way to victory.

 

[Altazor]

Gameplay looks interesting, but tonally the narrative and setting scream to me "this is a middle-earth self-insert fan-fic written by an edgy 15 y.o. kid trying to make Tolkien's lore 'cooler'"

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Wow, this looks incredible, better than I even could have imagined.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Just watched it. That was fucking awesome, but I'm not sure there will be so many variations of cutscenes or events or that all the orcs can call each other by name, like the fire orc did with Stormbringer.

 

[drotahorror]

shit looks sick

 

[guek]

Not a day one game for me, but will definitely buy it on sale.
Thoroughly enjoyed the first game.

Same. The first was solid but there's too much other good stuff coming this year that I can afford to wait for a good sale.

 

[Dlink16]

Wow. I've been wanting to play the first for some time, but after seeing this I need to play the first ASAP. This looks amazing.

 

[LongDongJunon]

This looks like hot doodoo right now (I'm aware it's in alpha) but I'm more than confident that it'll shape up in the coming months.

 

[Varjis]

Same here. Blew me away multiple times throughout the video.

I hope they design it in a way I can promote one of my warchiefs and then he stabs me in the back and I have retake a keep..

Can't wait.

 

[Lashley]

Day one.

SoM was my GOTY when it came out, loved it.

 

[OricWindstar]

This seems like a really nice idea, but the Lotr nerd inside of me just can't get over how stupid it all is. Any generic fantasy setting would be vastly preferable, what is even the connection to Lord of the Rings at this point?

Also seems like they've taken a lot from Mount and Blade, based on that army system. Anyone wanting to figure out how the game might be like would do well to play the M&B mod, The Last Days of the third age.

Agreed. Like, I'm still going to play it, but I feel like should apologize to Tolkien's grave every time I boot it up.