Definitely better than expected

Definitely better than expected

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (computer game)

Customer Review

I've been thinking a lot, if I play DETERMINED me especially for the current price. Got the videos watched, read reviews not only here in Amazon and had it but bought 2 days ago.

I have played Batman with Unreal Engine and also AC. First of all I think actually the statement of Ubicom, that the animations were copied from AC outrageous. I once saw how the animation of a game are created. There are applied electrodes that record the body movements. When you record 100 athletes who just run, then they see actually all look the same. If the game characters climb, jump or run them will look alike. You finally can not expect a man like a frog moves forward yes. Incidentally, the Ranger runs differently than the Assissin at AC and there are also many other animations that are not available at AC.

In addition, have looked at the game engines because of the similarity with Batman and AC. Monolith uses its own engine - LithTech Jupiter EX (modified with Nemesis System) it is well. The last engine has also Havox physics or the also called, allows sending you a real-time collision. I'm not an expert. Overall the game is technically in my eyes really good. The graphics also. Works just fine with me.

So now the game:
Story really succeeded. Had my doubts as to whether the whole thing at all fit to LOTR. Maybe this is even a story that has taken off the books. No Idea. So I would have not expected. Whether the story is so conclusive, but I do not know. There is, for example, a scene where a queen is currently rules by a sorcerer. After the rod is destroyed, they released from solution from the spirit. It seemed funny that she when she was possessed, helped the Rangers to defeat the finsternen powers. When she was freed, the rangers would at least be able to ask the reason why. Well otherwise already fits all.

Me really interested in the gameplay in a game. Otherwise you can indeed buy movies or read the books. Now how does the game itself?
The answer, I think times now almost without much to go on details - Very good.
I've played through 2 days and have still not enough. Because the comparison with AC and Batman was now, I must say, when I look back, I have not played one personally Batman or the parts of AC so long. In addition, both games are played through the game quickly.

For me, the positive aspects of gameplay:
- Great stories and quests
- Real time battle system with super animation and Effects
- Severity of the game I find optimal. Some have complained that it too easy (Hack & Slash) or is too heavy.
In the movies it's also so that the heroes slaughter the orcs. In particular, Legolas can do almost anything. Therefore it fits also. Nevertheless, there is a good challenge. So easy it is sending you either. In particular, when the captains come into play. It has also been throughout the fight without runes, which are activated in certain combat operations, no way of getting something to heal with potions or. Actually better than most games.
- Combat system is really well done. It created scenes where you would say that was now real. If a horde of Orcs attack and the fight is over, I sometimes thought WOW - this scene, I could have but when video record. So hot was the struggle. I think after a few hits, very well done, the glowing of the sword, which allows a finishing move. Focus and arrow shooting really fun. Even the Ranschleichen and kill with the dagger is very good, also a lot of fun.
- Diversity of the world. Wargs, ghouls and other animals are very well animated and suit the LOTR world.

So overall a buy recommendation. The game is better than I thought.

Now thought to some negative points more for the developers who also deterred me to buy a season pass.
- If you currently rules the Orcs and they fight for you, then I can attack my hero also. If you have a bunch of trailers for example, and they attack your enemy, I try to help. That will not work. It may even be that you abschlachtest all your supporters and your enemy only remains. This is therefore not absolute. I can not imagine that this problem can not be solved with this engine me.
There are 2 options:
1. It should be possible to focus the enemy in the battle. One can perhaps but the attacks with the right mouse button repel the attack of the hero with the left mouse button should then necessarily arrive at focused opponents.
2. The mobs that are not vulnerable to fight for you. Thus the hero would respond only to the opponents.

Both may be better. This is an important point that should be necessarily corrected. This opens the door for nämlcih common struggles. I could then imagine it, that a part of the online mode as Dark Souls, with players that you can call, then you could fight together.
This actually draws also LOTR. Men, Elves and Dwarves who are fighting with each other against the finsternen powers or Orcs alongside. I mean this game is something to it.

- Replayability is fairly limited with only one hero. If Elves and Dwarves as heroes still existed, I would play several times even still play again.

- There are just too many skills that you can not use with mouse + keyboard. Even with a controler that is not possible. It would be much more useful the skills of the hero at the Ranger on sword, would focusing on crawl the same on archery and the dwarf or Halfling. The ranger can everything perfectly.

An idea from me:
The world is a bit small course like Skyrim. That bothers now not so much, or that there is no save function. But it would be nice, for example, when the hero physically improved during the fight and race. At first he needs to rest more and has less stamina. But if he's more on the way, that it can run longer without breathers when he improved his speed more fights. But if it dies, it starts all over again. I think dying has almost no consequences. He teleported just to another location.

I will now no season ticket buy mainly because the first problem. If this is not resolved, you can not fight that is in conjunction with other bots or with other players. The schrenkt the game quite. Will the new updates and other add-ons follow repays.
At least the basic game is a good start and is still expanding possible. Good performance monolith. Keep it up!

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