Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ Game of the Year Edition

"The Crow" and "Mad Max" (the game) met in Middle Earth, got married, and had a baby. This game is that baby. Good points: 1. You can't really die. Sort of, but only in the souls-like way of dying. 2. It's an easy game to play, but there's enough here to offer a bit challenge for those who enjoy skill-porn. 3. Speaking of skill porn, Talion is not only a master swordsman but also a ninja. Stealth, climbing, and death from above (or capturing a mount) are all available. 4. The characters and world are well-done. Everything shows polish. It's fun to play. 5. You aren't locked in a room with inhuman monsters; they're locked in a room with you. And when they see you raze a few of their buddies (in graphically violent ways Viggo Mortenson would appreciate), they run in terror. Bad day at work? Chase them down and behead them. Not so good points: 1. That nemesis forge thingy, which I never got to use, is dead for all eternity because it was dependent on servers that are no longer running. Stupid; it cold have been patched to work on local games just fine. 2. If you're a pacifist you'll probably hate this game. It's very violent. Seriously, keep the kids away; they will have nightmares.

As a 5$ timewaster, this is an okay purchase. Shadow of Mordor is AssCreed in Middle Earth. The game didn't do much new at the time (though they like to pretend they came up with the concept of a nemesis) but it was a competent clone executed by uninspired money makers who would rather steal a good idea from others, than make a poor product themselves. This sounds rather negative perhaps? I'm just pointing it out because there is very little wrong with the game itself. They polished out the bugs (unlike the sequel), the story isn't too long or too nonsensical (unlike the sequel), and it wasn't a frustrating slog meant to exhaust the player and render them vulnerable to microtransactions (unlike the sequel). 3,5 out of 5 stars, I would recommend this game to someone looking for just another AssCreed clone.

Interesting story, fun stealth system, cool animations, solid combat, and excellent replayablilty due to the Nemesis System. This game is some of the most fun I have had this year, and it's a game from 2014! Also, you get extra content in the Season Pass and there are so many collectibles in the world to get! Very addicting and VERY fun.

Take a large cup of the Batman Arkham games, and equally large cup of Assassin's Creed, and plot it down in Middle-Earth. That is the essence of Shadow of Mordor. It is a "clear the map icons" game, but with a twist, in that the Nemesis system for your enemies is constantly shifting the world. Don't let getting mobbed by the first couple Orc packs discourage you. Once you start to get the hang of the flow and rhythm of the game and progression, it becomes quite addicting. Dying only makes things more interesting, as it causes the mobs who killed you to level-up in power and status among the other Orcs. This isn't a ground-breaking title or a masterpiece, but it's really good empty calorie gaming.

Slaying monsters,manipulating them,riding monsters (😳) having parkour and stealth.A cool open world with a good level design.I love this game.I hope Shadow Of War will come on gog too.