Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review
My Rating: 9/10
IGN Rating: 9.3/10 IMDb Rating: 8.7/10 Steams Rating: 9/10 Metacritics Rating: 4/5 Gamespots Rating: 8/10 Almost perfection. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has everything we love about video games. It Has an amazing storyline that and Lord of the Rings fan would love. It follows a man who was killed by orcs along with his family and shortly after Mordor falls into the clutches of Lord Sauron. You stay alive by having your soul bound to an ancient elf who forged the 20 rings of power Celebrimbor. The story shows flashbacks of both the ranger, Talion and Celebrimbor revealing things about the history of middle earth that we did not know before. The combat system is impeccable each finishing move and attack seems different and it doesn't get repetitive. The Perk and Rune tree is extremely useful throughout the game. When you upgrade your skills and weapons you actually feel like you are becoming more powerful. In most games the perk tree is quite obsolete because you don't use any of the skills more than once, but in Shadow of Mordor each skill is extremely helpful. As for the characters each and every single character you have feelings for from your sidekick Celebrimbor to each dirty stinking Orc. The character models and graphics are some of the best I have seen. Now for the little things. Just like in any game there are collectibles, but what makes these collectibles feel different is they tell an interesting back story. The only things I found bad about the game was you were not capable of purchasing armor, it was an average length time to beat (15 hours), and last two boss battles were extremely anti climactic. Other than that I'd rate Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 9/10. |
Positives and Negatives
+ Great Storyline
+ Badass Combat System
+ Great Characters
+ Good Graphics
+ No Frame Rate Issues
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- No replay value
- No Online or Co-op
- Horrible Boss Battles
+ Badass Combat System
+ Great Characters
+ Good Graphics
+ No Frame Rate Issues
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- No replay value
- No Online or Co-op
- Horrible Boss Battles
Criteria /10
Characters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
Originality: 10/10
Pacing: 8/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Graphics: 8/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Glitches/Bugs: 9/10
Time of Completion: 15 hours
Plot: 10/10
Originality: 10/10
Pacing: 8/10
Soundtrack: 8/10
Graphics: 8/10
Gameplay: 10/10
Glitches/Bugs: 9/10
Time of Completion: 15 hours