foogledricks 782 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 http://kotaku.com/heres-the-official-trailer-for-middle-earth-shadows-of-1792780562 In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. The open-world RPG is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from the first game is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark E 750 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Yep, I'll play this. Really enjoyed the first game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 782 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Seems that they had success with the first one, and now they've got a trove of cash to make the sequel as kick-ass as possible. Seems the scope is bigger, at least from a narrative perspective. I hope the environments are more ambitious. I thought the weakest part of the first one was the environments. It felt like the whole thing was procedural generated because it was so bland and forgettable. The first game was so good from a gameplay perspective, that if they up their game with environments and story, and just evolve the gameplay the way you'd expect, this could be my game of the year easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogbert 1,320 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Been long rumoured, and likely been in development since the first one shipped in 2014, so it's well along, I imagine. And I'd imagine a Ubisoft-like second iteration, polishing all the rough stuff off the first stab in the dark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brandon H 293 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I hope they leave in the zombie orcs who can reattach their own heads to fight another day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angry the Clown 4,226 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I didn't realise these games were using the film trilogy designs and art direction assets (or if I did I forgot). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 782 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I didn't realise these games were using the film trilogy designs and art direction assets (or if I did I forgot). I think they are trilogyizing this new version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 5,020 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I think they are trilogyizing this new version. The first game wasn't exactly original in its designs either with plenty of trilogy inspiration. As long as the Nemesis system is still front and center, I'm definitely in. I loved that aspect of the first game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisBardon 488 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm amazed that it took this long-I'm definitely up for another pass at the formula. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 782 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I'm amazed that it took this long-I'm definitely up for another pass at the formula. It took them a long time to announce it, but they're announcing it so close to release, that's less than 3 years between the original and the sequel release. Seems like a very reasonable turnaround. Not by Assassin's Creed standards and definitely not by Madden standards I admit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisBardon 488 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 It took them a long time to announce it, but they're announcing it so close to release, that's less than 3 years between the original and the sequel release. Seems like a very reasonable turnaround. Not by Assassin's Creed standards and definitely not by Madden standards I admit. True, 3 years is completely reasonable, but I expected a longer lead on the announcement. If this is a new trend, it's a good one! "Here's a new game and BTW it's available tomorrow" is much more useful than "read about this new game that you can't play for a year or more, and will likely forget about until we have to remind you again". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogbert 1,320 Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 It took them a long time to announce it, but they're announcing it so close to release, that's less than 3 years between the original and the sequel release. Seems like a very reasonable turnaround. Not by Assassin's Creed standards and definitely not by Madden standards I admit. Shadows of Mordor - September 30, 2014. Shadow of War - August 22, 2017. 2 years, 11 months. Effectively 3 years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 782 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Shadows of Mordor - September 30, 2014. Shadow of War - August 22, 2017. 2 years, 11 months. Effectively 3 years I can't tell if you're just supporting my assertion that 3 years isn't a long turnaround. Or saying "less than 3 years" is an "understatement" worthy of ridicule. Either way I imagine when you're having these thoughts in your head, they are in a horrible Scottish accent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Derrik Draven 36 Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 I guess I'm the one to dissent. The Nemesis system is a really cool idea but, for whatever reason, it fell totally flat on me as nothing more than a gimmick. Finished the previous game with mostly button mashing, and little regard to the Nemesis effects. Just muscled my way through the whole thing. Been into LotR, long before it became the industry it is now. Read The Hobbit in 6th grade, then did the main trilogy in Jr High. Fell in love with it. I'm up for pretty much any well done 'Rings game, so I'll definitely be jumping into this but, I just wish that the Nemesis 'thing' made more of an impact on me. Hell...I can't even figure out exactly why it didn't. Think I remember even reading some of the posts on here where some of you guys were playing different orcs off of each other, and making it almost like a game of chess. Again; not really sure why that didn't happen for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertA 703 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Dave C 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foogledricks 782 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 OMG, this game is going to be awesome. Dave C 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogbert 1,320 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Yeah, that video does a much better at selling the sequel as more than just a straight-forward sequel. Love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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dogbert 1,320 Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 Story trailer for E3. Delayed until middle of October, which is allegedly when Xbox Scorpio is going to come out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 5,020 Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 That is significantly bad ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 5,020 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 $25 bucks on Xbox One. It's an Enhanced for X title by the way. That's just the right price for me. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X9D21JD/ref=s9_acsd_newrz_hd_bw_b73oVQ3_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-1&pf_rd_r=D61N2GH9VYWV5EFVM7B7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=4d882eba-43ed-46a3-a69d-24687b312170&pf_rd_i=6469296011&th=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parrish 60 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Man, I knew things would drop for Black Friday when I got this for $40 at the end of October (I just wanted a couple of enhanced titles), but I never imagined it'd get down to $25 so quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 5,020 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Evil Within 2 and Injustice 2 are $25 as well for both platforms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul 191 Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 As is Wolfenstein II... so tempting, been buying mostly digital lately edit: for people that didn’t look in that thread anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romier S 5,020 Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 So I did buy this for $25 when it was on sale and have spent roughly 12-14 hours with it thus far on the X. Frankly, I'm bored to tears. This is everything wrong with open world game design. Garbage map filling busy work, lifeless "side quests" and a main story that's laughably outside of any true canon in the universe. I would be willing to put up with that if it wasn't so bad. The only thing that's been worthwhile is the evolution of the Nemesis system which remains a good time but there's just too damned much. Every corner brings 2-3 captains that gang up on you and you end up getting more frustrated than anything. As you grow in power, these encounters end up more manageable but they still feel messy and exhausting. The menu system is archaic and almost impenetrable when you start the game. Equipping weapons and gems is just needlessly complex for example. Short and sweet? It's a game I'm abandoning. After hundreds of hours in the Witcher 3 and Horizon - I don't have the patience to play these types of icon hunting open world games anymore. No thanks. Anyone interested in buying my copy, let me know. I'll give you a fair price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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