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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

|United States|Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)

9.0 /10

Aww Amazing!

Very hot

98.1k ratings
Time to beat
Main + extras
17.9h
Complete
56.7h
Trailers & screenshots
Why play it

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 Batman Arkham series. Getting into a good fighting rhythm, using both regular attacks and counter-attacks will improve the player's combo multiplier. A unique feature of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the Nemesis system. Every enemy in the game has their own name, rank, and memory. These enemies will continue to do their own jobs and tasks even when they're off screen. If the player does not kill an enemy in an encounter, this enemy will remember the player and change their tactics and conversations based on the encounter.

Story and worldbuilding

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.

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Rating momentum

Aww Amazing!: 9.0/10 across 98.1k ratings. This score says: bump it to the top of your backlog.

Play style

Leans into Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and Slash, with a main story around 17.9h. Check if that style and time commitment fit you.

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IGNDan Stapleton · 25 Sep, 2014
9.3/10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's great action and dynamic enemies make both victory and defeat an amazing experience.

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GameSpotKevin VanOrd · 24 Sep, 2014
8/10

Shadow of Mordor's political machinations and rambunctious action make it a cut above your everyday Lord of the Rings game.

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EurogamerAoife Wilson · 25 Sep, 2014
8/10

There's plenty to see and do in Mordor when you're dead; all that's left, in the words of a wise old wandering wizard, is to decide what to do with the time that is given to you.

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PC GamerLeif Johnson · 29 Sep, 2014
8.5/10

The tech specs are demanding, but this is the Middle-Earth game to rule them all.

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PolygonPhilip Kollar · 25 Sep, 2014
9.5/10

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor tells a good story but provides the tools to discover even better tales

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GamesRadar+Lucas Sullivan · 25 Sep, 2014
9/10

By turning your every death into the start of a personal vendetta, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor makes you that much more invested in its open-world. The savage combat and satisfying stealth are just the means to exacting your ultimate revenge.

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Game InformerMatt Miller · 25 Sep, 2014
8.3/10

A challenging and fascinating adventure in emergent gameplay, but not without growing pains

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GuardianChris Moran · 7 Oct, 2014
10/10

Although saddled with an instantly forgettable title, Shadow of Mordor works hard to bring fun and life to the Tolkien universe – and manages both spectacularly

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Rock, Paper, ShotgunJohn Walker · 6 Oct, 2014

But wow, I've enjoyed it.

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DestructoidChris Carter · 25 Sep, 2014
6/10

Ultimately, like many ambitious projects, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor doesn't deliver on everything it sets out to do. Although Monolith's heart is in the right place and the studio honors the lore, it doesn't really add anything that's worth seeing outside of some solid open world gameplay. It isn't a bad game, it just feels far too repetitive for its own good.

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