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Downloading this now, got it from GMG for £22.50 using a 25% off voucher. It's downloading at 20MB/S so will be done in under 30 minutes 
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Downloading this now, got it from GMG for £22.50 using a 25% off voucher. It's downloading at 20MB/S so will be done in under 30 minutes
Did the voucher work for you today? I might try it again.
Quite enjoying this even if it is basically Assassins Creed mixed with Batman in a LOTR setting. If you liked those games then you should be well set to enjoy this. I'm not sure I'd recommend it if you haven't played them since quite a bit of the game mechanics are quite poorly explained (almost like they assume you've seen this done before!).
The internal orc battles/feuds are a cool idea and fighting the captains is good fun although I've had a few fights where I take on one and 2 others appear from nowhere which makes it quite tricky.
The rune idea is good and there are some pretty cool abilities that mix things up, hopefully the fighting becomes a bit less of a Batman clone at some point. Heck even the strong enemies that need to be vaulted have made the move from Gotham to Mordor!
So far I'd rate it a solid 8, probably a 9 if you are a LOTR super-fan.
The internal orc battles/feuds are a cool idea and fighting the captains is good fun although I've had a few fights where I take on one and 2 others appear from nowhere which makes it quite tricky.
The rune idea is good and there are some pretty cool abilities that mix things up, hopefully the fighting becomes a bit less of a Batman clone at some point. Heck even the strong enemies that need to be vaulted have made the move from Gotham to Mordor!
So far I'd rate it a solid 8, probably a 9 if you are a LOTR super-fan.
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Yes, I ordered at just gone a quarter past nine.
Did you put the texture pack on?
Not sure if its worth me trying it with that?
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I played this for an hour last night and found it to be good fun.
I do worry that orc after orc after orc is going to get a little stale, but we'll see.
Playing it on a 8970M (which is about the same as a desktop 7850, I think), 1080, on medium and it's so smooth I am going to pump up the settings tonight. It seems very well optimised for my machine.
I do worry that orc after orc after orc is going to get a little stale, but we'll see.
Playing it on a 8970M (which is about the same as a desktop 7850, I think), 1080, on medium and it's so smooth I am going to pump up the settings tonight. It seems very well optimised for my machine.
Don't. With no extra textures (same cpu and gpu) I set almost everything on max (shadows end textures high) and have 60fps/s. With textures pack 20-30fps/s
Played a few hours yesterday. It's not bad. Tbh though, I am finding it repetitive already.
Also, it is really confusing as to what exactly you are doing!
I'm not so sure tbh...I loved those games and the feeling I am getting from this is that I have played it before, many times.
Also, it is really confusing as to what exactly you are doing!
I'm not so sure tbh...I loved those games and the feeling I am getting from this is that I have played it before, many times.
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In reality you are only using 3-4gb vram.
Yes mate, got the texture pack on, everything is running on Ultra, my cards are 2x670 4GB... looks so beautiful. Res at 1600p
What crossfire settings are you using?