Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Mockingbird said:
It's got that issue that the difficulty curve is largely player-defined.

You can complete nearly the whole game with basic attacks, counters and combat executions. It'd be dull as anything (and I think a lot of the people finding the game shallow are playing this way) but it would work. You could also spaz your way through all the real missions and ignore the side quests/vendettas/nemesis system and 'complete' the game that way. Stealth, unless specific for a mission, is not really punished for failure, you just get a big fight. Which you can win with basic attacks, counters and executions.

If, on the other hand, you decide for yourself to get into the character, try different approaches, use all your different attacks/tools, try not to be spotted, pick an enemy captain, boost him through the ranks, then kill him, get the side quests, work on the highest crit combo you can etc etc then there's a lot more game to be had.

Anyone who plays games in the most efficient manner will probably not have that good a time with it. I realise it's a valid way to play, and for some people any alternative prompts the question "why should I make it harder than it has to be?". I'd answer "because it's more fun" but that's entirely subjective.
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hit the nail on the head there, I'm also trying to complete all the side missions and enjoying getting the most out of the game, I never understand those that just rush through a games main missions completing it in a couple of hours and then complain it was boring.
 
24hrs in and I've been slaughtering everything in sight. Haven't died for days and I love the vengeance missions as pretty much no captain stands in my way anymore. This is of course helped by the fact that after 5 hit strikes I can unleash two execution combos at the enemy.

Finally got my revenge on Tugrog the Guardian earlier. Took out 4 captains around him pretty much where Tugrog spawns and then the big guy himself. No running around, just solid on the spot carnage :D

Despite the fact that I have the frame rate bug/issue where the game drops to single figure fps I absolutely love the game. No where near the end yet I believe as I've just done a mission to blow something up.

I had a friend saying that combat was largely repetitive. I recall gamers saying the same about AC - that's the beauty of the game, it is what YOU make of it. You're free to go in and counterattack all you want, or you can have fun and utlise the environment around you. Different playstyles and all that. I'm playing this game the same way I do AC and making the most of what is offered to me.

Also...Ratbag. That awesome guy needs his own DLC because Talion and he are awesome together!
 
I was really enjoying playing the game today... Then I came up against an unfailable stealth quest:( such a shame that more games seem to be resorting to this. It is a cancer in gaming atm.
 
any one else having gpu overheating issues with this? I'm using a 7870xt which runs hot but this game seems to make it run very very hot, i figure it's because of the 2GB vram and me over doing it on the old settings but looking for some confirmation. I have no problems playing at a constant 60 fps with most settings on high and some ultra but my temps are getting to 85c+ which isn't normal for my rig and the fan noise is pretty unbearable at those temps
 
getting frustratingly killed a lot trying to kill the captains (or is it war chiefs, cant remember), done 1 but just end up getting mashed with the other 3. any tips on how to do these bad boys?
 
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Down to only 4 main missions, 4 outcast missions, 1 dagger mission and 2 hunting missions left. Get a feeling the hunting missions will take the longest.....i've no idea where to find a ghul matron, they've not been random so far, only parts of other missions.
 
Mightyashy said:
getting frustratingly killed a lot trying to kill the captains (or is it war chiefs, cant remember), done 1 but just end up getting mashed with the other 3. any tips on how to do these bad boys?
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I am having exact same problem , first one went easy other 3 I seem to be stuck on. At the moment doing side missions and trying to get my health maxxed. Any other tips ?
 
carl weathers said:
I am having exact same problem , first one went easy other 3 I seem to be stuck on. At the moment doing side missions and trying to get my health maxxed. Any other tips ?
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Make good use of your ranged attract function, if i struggle with a boss i tend to run away then spend a minute drawing him away from the crowds to somewhere i can kill him 1 on 1. The warchiefs are surprisingly weak 1 on 1.

Also make sure you've killed his bodyguards first, definitely makes that easier.
 
Khan said:
There's something very satisfying about chaining the shadow strike kills, with combat drains, executions, fire arrows... by the time you get all that ****, nothing can stop you. At the beginning, if you ran into 2 captains, it was gonna be a ****fest. I just annihilated a Warchief with a full bodyguard retinue.

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Is there a youtube video around of a chain move like that... it just sounds fantastic.
 
Scoiexx said:
How is the storyline? is it speech interactable? Game gives me some Dragon Age feelings. :D
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This isn't a full blown RPG like that, this is more of a 'loose' on the rails game like AC and Batman. You do get to upgrade your skills but your path is prechosen already. That said you can approach any of the missions in any order you choose.

I'm 25hrs in and only 32% complete as I prefer going round stalking and hunting captains instead of doing missions!
 
Kainz said:
Also...Ratbag. That awesome guy needs his own DLC because Talion and he are awesome together!
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Couldn't agree more, he's like Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2 - I'm honestly hoping he doesn't get killed off (no spoilers folks!) as he's well voiced, well animated and the character is surprisingly "orc" lol. :D
 
No they do appear, just not as many as other people, gonna go through this thread and add the guy that put his steam details down so others could get vengeance kills. I need some decent runes damnit!
 
Halfmad said:
Couldn't agree more, he's like Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2 - I'm honestly hoping he doesn't get killed off (no spoilers folks!) as he's well voiced, well animated and the character is surprisingly "orc" lol. :D
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His reaction when he realised Mogg had a twin was absolutely hilarious :D
 
ICEx21 said:
No they do appear, just not as many as other people, gonna go through this thread and add the guy that put his steam details down so others could get vengeance kills. I need some decent runes damnit!
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Have you got to ability to issue death threats against captains and war chiefs yet?

If you really want "epic" runes then you should unlock this ability as it is supposed increase the drop rate of them.
http://shadowofmordor.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Threat
 
When I get a job, this game is a must buy for me, heard so much good stuff about it!

Just wondering if its worth bothering trying to get it to run on my laptop or to get it for my Xbox One.

My lappy spec is an AMD Phenom quad core CPU, 4GB RAM and an AMD Radeon HD 4650m GPU.

Is it possible to get the game running with decent settings on that?
 
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