Tuesday, December 16, 2014
A Bright Light In The Shadow Of Mordor
With the last of the Hobbit movies being released tonight I thought it only perfect to do a light review over Monolith's Shadow of Mordor.
I am absolutely thrilled with Shadow of Mordor. It is probably the best Lord of the Rings game there has ever been. There has been a lot of talk that it is a copy cat of Assassin's Creed style of play with even a way to make enemies glow, so you can slowly stalk them and destroy them in the end. However, this game game can stand on its own and talk for itself. The creators were absolutely right when they talked about how players will realize Shadow of Mordor really is a game on its own. I have recently played Assassin's Creed Black Flag and I have Assassin's Creed Unity and I can definitely say although there are some similarities there are key differnces in Shadow of Mordor. What sets Shadow of Mordor apart from the rest is the personalization of the enemy and power struggles going on between them. The developers call this the nemesis system and it really does give this game an awesome twist.
First of all, it really really really sucks when you die. All the hard work you accomplished by killing all the captains, gaining intel, ect... just ends being filled by new captains and other captains being promoted to a more powerful Orc.
This makes this game very challenging and gives a sense of ultimate vengeance when you go back and eliminate your target!
I love this game. It has given me an idea of what it was to be a ranger in Tolkien's world.
I am very sad about Tolkien's rein coming to an end in the film world... maybe not though... maybe they will decide to do a film over the Silmarillion (the history of the Elves) or even a film over Tom Bombadil.
Tolkien's works will always be alive and inspiring people all over the globe. I for one can say I would be absolutely ecstatic to see more video games come alive in Middle Earth. Also, thank you to Monotlith for making it a possibility to be a part of Tolkien's world. For fans like myself, this is a very awesome opportunity.
