So this was quite a surprise. The other day a rumor ran through all the game sites that Target had leaked information about the sequel to Shadow of Mordor. This game was actually a good game based in the middle earth realm so Im pretty happy. The actual first look at gameplay will be March 8th. Im kind of shocked were getting it this year in August, I guess they kept it secret.
I am playing through the first one, but I'm not too big a fan of it, to be honest. I actually don't like the Nemesis system (!)
Yeah, you're gonna have to expand on that comment for me, friend.
I'm the type that just wants to play a game where i am always making forward progress. Right now, I'm stuck on a story mission involving getting orcs drunk and am annoyed by how linear and yet difficult it is to sneak past them.
So to kill time and level up, I go after warchiefs around my level. When i lose and the army becomes stronger, I'm not sure where to go next without messing it up and making things harder for myself and i just want to play the damn game, but nothing I'm leveled for is interesting to me and I hate grinding. The Arkham combat is old to me at this point and the game is feeling like a grind.
Huh. I never felt like I had to grind at all, other than to get my last trophy. But that was less grinding, and more manipulating things to create the situation I needed.
I felt like so many of the missions were super free with how you could approach them, and in terms of stealth I thought it was far superior to other games in the genre at the time, largely because getting spotted wasn't a death sentence. Just break line of sight and you're good to go most of the time.
It ends up being a death sentence for me when I'm swarmed and when I try to mix up my stealth it never works out. I always seem to have to follow one specific path in order not to get caught. This was also true when doing Ratbag a favor. It just seemed like "climb the rooftops in this order or fuck you, the alarm's going off."
I am excite! The first game was a true surprise, and I actually ended up getting all the trophies, not because I'm a trophy hound (I prefer achievements), but because I loved the game and couldn't get enough.
I'm excited too. Saw this on Gamefly and was surprised. I played some of the first game, but didn't have enough time to really get into it. I'll be checking out this sequel for sure.
Please make a movie of this, P.J. .
I just bought the complete bundle of the first game a couple of months ago. By the time I get around to playing/finishing it hopefully this one will be on sale.