Just had to call out that Shadow of Mordor + Shadow of War are on Steam for $10 right now. Can’t remember the last time I had this much fun with a hack’n’slash series, really fantastic games.
Just had to call out that Shadow of Mordor + Shadow of War are on Steam for $10 right now. Can’t remember the last time I had this much fun with a hack’n’slash series, really fantastic games.
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I agree 100%.
It pulls some combat from Arkham and some traversal from Assassin’s Creed with its own flavor in each.
But the best part is the amazing nemesis system. So many fun possibilities. If you’ve ever been into open-world action-adventure, I can’t recommend these two enough.
Sequel does have some unpleasant micro transaction stuff, but it’s easily ignored
Man Filth!
As someone who played these initially on Console, they are so much better on PC with those extra graphical settings and framerate, recently finished it on my ROG Ally and it was genuinely better than I last remembered.
They are great. Fun combat and best protagonist of 2014 (except the one you make in Dragon Age Inquistion that is!)
Dare I say best peice of LOTR Media ever made…
Fun games; there’s definitely some issues with the grind in Shadow of War (at least, there was before they cut out the microtransactions, don’t know how it is now) but for that kind of price, you really can’t go wrong.
Talion and Celebrimbor are an underrated duo.
Is it just me or is Shadow of War incredibly tough compared to Shadow of Mordor? I should give it another try. Love that nemesis system.
Beat SoM twice over, beat SoW on Gravewalker with the map off, I usually don’t challenge myself to that, but it was super satisfying pulling off fights that I struggled against and finally getting the fucker >!(Shoutout to my Nemesis from the first game showing up in the Arena, he kicked my ass so many times, that fucker.)!<
no, I have too many games in my backlog already 😭
Ratbag was such a brilliant character. Loved the guy!
I played both games to the death on the PC and loved every minute. It never got repetitive as you have so much freedom in how you approach a battle.
Anybody happen to know if these games work well on Mac via Crossover?
Sweet. I never got Shadow of War. Shadow of Mordor was one of the few games where I got 100% of the achievements after launch.
All the DLCs are sorta meh. But the base game for both is excellent, having a blast on my first playthrough of SoW.
Shadow of War, prepare to play the same thing for the rest of your life edition
Was bummed they never gave the 60fps treatment on the PS4 version played on PS5. Now that I have a nice gaming laptop, maybe I’ll give it another try here.
The story is pretty meh. But the gameplay is fantastic. Definitely worth $10
The combat in Shadow of Mordor is top notch fun, especially when you get to the OP level of being able to effectively battle dozens of orcs at the same time.
Yes it was hella fun I was playing it last month 😁
They’re not that great but god damn 10$ is a bargain
I’m too much of an LOTR fan to enjoy these. They play far too fast and loose with the lore.
Like who the fuck decided Shelob was a shapeshifter who’s fucking Sauron?
I loved the first one. Couldn’t get into the second one for whatever reason. I didn’t buy it initially because of all the DCL BS. But when I did get it just didn’t so anything for me. Thanks thought for the heads up for everyone. People should check them out for sure.
The first game is great, though I really wish it had difficulty settings. Once you get Talion above a certain level, he’s basically untouchable and the rest of the game becomes a cakewalk. I wish there were a way to make the game more or a challenge in those later hours.
The second game is also great, though you can tell how much of it was based around micro transactions initially. I played the game after they had patched out the store, and you can still tell you were meant to spend money. I mean, two orc characters basically interrupt the action of the game to tell you about the store that no longer exists. And that endgame…it wasn’t bad, though I hear it was much worse when the store was still there. Definitely the worst part of the game, but manageable.
Still, the Nemesis system trumps any problems I have with the games. It’s just so satisfying to organically develop a nemesis and have him throw a wrench in your plans throughout the game, only to finally get the upper hand when you’re strong enough. Such a great system, and boo on Warner Brothers for patenting that system to prevent other game makers from iterating on it.
Man I wish the nemesis system had worked at all for me. I heard these awesome stories of people and the orc that plagued them through their entire game.
I had this dude that would throw himself on my sword to die over and over again. Never once got anywhere near killing me, was insta-killed by a stiff breeze. That nemesis “reveal” was the most anticlimactic bullshit ever.
One of the most amazing games I ever played was Shadow of war.