Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Monolith Productions

2014•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 18 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, sweeping hack-and-slash game: breakneck and original. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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About This Game

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a open world third-person action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, which takes place in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. The game takes place in the 60-year gap between the events of Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings. It is a story of revenge, slaughter, and mystery set entirely in Mordor, the Land of Shadows. At its center is Talion, an ordinary man who loses everything, including his mortal life. The game is set in a fully open world, and features various role-playing game elements such as experience points and skills. There are various ways the player can complete their main objective. Aside from the main storyline, there are various side quests and random events the player can complete within Mordor. The melee system is inspired by that of the...

Summary: IGDB

Story

You are Talion, a Ranger of the Black Gate, keeping watch over Mordor which has remained undisturbed for ages. In the blink of an eye, everything is taken from you – your friends, your family, and even your own life. Resurrected by a mysterious vengeful spirit, you must now embark on a relentless vendetta against those who have wronged you.

Screenshots

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  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor screenshot
  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor screenshot
  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

GhostsAssassinHuntingOrcsMedievalImmortalityDystopianTolkien

Details

Developer
Monolith Productions
Publisher
WB Games
Released
30 September 2014
Series
The Lord of the Rings
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Time to beat
18h normally, 57h complete
Age rating
PEGI 18
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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