Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY (PS4)

This is the best Lord of the Rings game of them all, and it doesn't feature many of the main characters from the books.The graphics are years old now and if I'm being honest, the only game aside from Horizon to truly wow me visually is Shadow of Mordor. It's a real treat for the eyes.The gameplay is fantastic. Think everything that Assassin's Creed should be, only with a protagonist you enjoy playing as and antagonists that make it easy for you to want to defeat them. You have 3 forms of combat; stealth, archery and melee combat, featuring a dagger, bow and sword, respectively.The best feature of SoM is the nemesis system. Named NPCs roam the land in the form of Sauron's army commanders and generals, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Your job is to thin Sauron's army out, but by doing so, each commander has a possibility of returning and respawning after you slay them, visibly injured and bedraggled. They'll remember what you did to them and this will reflect in their dialogue when they spot you.The only downside to this title is that the gameplay can become a little stale, but it's not obnoxiously long and if you're not a completionist, there's still a good 10-15 hours of the main quest line to complete.I really recommend this game.

I purchased this as a gift for my husband. He loves it! According to my husband: Game play wise, it’s very similar to Asssins Creed, at least to begin with, but quickly becomes vastly more interesting and engaging. Beautiful animation and fluid movements without. Very few breaches of collision detection. Amazing plot even if you’re not into lord of the rings. Great progression and upgrade “ best game I’ve play of 2018”.

The games a little repetitive but I still really enjoyed this game. Graphics are good and gameplay/control is very good. It’s a little like assassins creed in lord of the rings.This edition comes with all the extra content which makes it really good value for money.Looks even better when played on a ps4 pro on a 4k tv.

Shadow of Mordor offers a unique take on the past games based on the Lord of the Rings franchise. The game has a similar combat systems used in the Batman Arkham Knight series with stealth take downs and combat finishers to defeat enemies.Instead of Riddler Riddles the game offers a varied amount of collectables and progression within the open world. Wither it's collecting artifacts to empower your weapons or going on a hunt for rare creatures and herbs for new abilities.What makes Shadow of Mordor different from other games in the action genre is the use of the nemesis system which allows the user to manipulate the world around them through ordered assassinations and forcing orcs to provide information on captains weaknesses.The system provides challenges with captains gaining power and new resistances, which the player needs to overcome to defeat them in combat. There is a Vendetta system used in the game allowing friends to attempt the captains that were difficult throughout your experience in Mordor.The campaign isn't canon to the Lord of the Rings lore, but does provide some interesting twists and challenges to drive the player throughout their playthrough of the game. In comparison to the open world the campaign feels short, but is better than expected from previous Lord of the Rings games.The game is great overall with little to complain about. Shadow of Mordor is a must have for fans of the Lord of the Rings franchise and action games.

Worth it GOTY Copy .. brilliant game. Even if you don't like the films it's a good game .. small open world . Game play is Fun cross between assin and batman origins ...under £20 for GOTY. Copy ..