Middle Earth Shadow of War 2024 Review | Is It Really That Good?
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- čas přidán 13. 01. 2024
- Shadow of War 2024 Review - Reviewed on PC
How do you follow up on a game that was so popular - Some games have done brilliantly like Arkham City, Gears of War 2, and more recently Star Wars Jedi Survivor. All fantastic sequels that grew on its foundations from the original without really losing anything. Some fall, and fall hard however like Dawn of War 3, Gears 5, and Metal Gear Solid Survive
Well, after the success of Shadow of Mordor, Monolith productions have gave us Shadow of War - an obvious sequel in their lord of the rings universe that does things bigger and more over the top than the first game - with armor and weapons to swap out, armies and outposts to control, and more of Mordor to explore, it is a pretty good sequel yes, but it sadly i think loses some of its charm - but firstly, what is Shadow of War, and whats it about
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I will never forget when an Orc I killed came back at least 5 times, always with a different appearance, and always gave me the same sword, but better.
Love how they just keep coming back over and over again
@@DudiReviews After the third time I faced the same orc it got a little boring, since he was at level 31 while I was at level 12.
@@beneditooliveira3942at that time I'd probably run and come back later... I could've done it but The freakin smart bots constantly adapt if I use the same techniques over and over again...
The Smart bots are the reason maybe things keep getting interesting in situations like this one...
I'll never forget two names...
Flak Plague-Bringer
Mug the Unkillable
These two bastards chased me across maps... One freakin came back 6 times until finally getting killed
@@grimreaper6061 I had an unkillable too that betrayed me and got the better of me that day and I’m still salty about it all these years later
@@codycurry91LMAOOO I had one that came back like 4 times, I kept killing him. So instead I dominated him and he then proceeds to betray me cause I killed his brother.
This game found a second life for me. I stopped playing conquests because I started running into hacked orcs that were impossible to defeat, and then I found out about the Wrathgiver sword, farmed one, and now I can finally take any fortress with enough luck.
Right on my dude!
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I play on Xbox. My fortress has 3 cursed krakhorn Tower Orcs that are impossible to beat one as War chief and then two body guards. Had to play forever to get them, they constantly stun, have zero weaknesses, Enraged by everything, invulnerable to executions, acrobatics, shadow walkers, adaptive and have no chance. The only way I was able to beat was with a Graug. Instantly dominated them and they ended up developing more Perks and skills. Two of them ended up developing iron will after they had initially died and were resurrected.
@@j-s-mif they were resurrected would they not be vulnerable to fire no?
yes the hacked orc forts are a real pain, but the wrathgiver is awesome against those cheats, but I still have fun making Necromancers and collecting them from others, Every fort of mine is filled with them, LOL
Only bad part of it was that traitorous she-elf not facing any punishment.
well talion did beat her up one time
Can you imagine she - orcs if they did a third instalment 😂😉
She lost her fingers 😂
lol she did she fall to the dark side 😂
@@A1stardanan fall to the dark side an the bright lord got absorb by Sauron
I like that because of the Nemesis system everyone has unique stories to tell about the game outside of the story that the studio wanted to tell.
Yeah it's a great feature and so useful for replayability
@DudiReviews I have heard some people complain about how after the story the nemesis system doesn't work as well. Not my opinion but I kinda understand it
@@0biscrabbles yeah can sorta see that when you've finished the main story, you could (potentially) stop caring if an orc kills you because you've already finished the story?
@@DudiReviews How can you NOT cared? Where is your honor 😃 If you let it slide, more betrayals will occure, cause they see you as a weak leader. And if that guy who kill you broke your sword, it can be sometimes pretty hard to get the revenge for new sword.
The story is not ending when you finish all missions.. The whole Nemesis system and you playing with that system creates so many stories, but kids in these days just dont have any creativity in their mind.. They finish all mission and thinks there is nothing more to do, cause there is no more quest mark on the map.. Disappointing.
@@fandaklada609 I had one trickers orc that was constantly escaping and defying death. He even humiliated me a few times. I had a real grudge with this maggot. I finally killed him and it was so satisfying. Then I did the final Zog mission and he was one of the undead captains. I made sure to kill him last.
Ratbag is love, Ratbag is life
He's a brilliantly designed, written and acted character
True that
Me and my brother (and a bunch of friends) started playing the game for the lols, and now my brother is pissed that he couldn't make ratbag an overlord hahaha Everyone loves Ratbag and Olog Ranger 😂
@@DudiReviewsyou don’t get the joke
I made him an overlord with glitch in gogoroth (volcano map)
The scariest orc captain build. Shielder+Adaptable+Arrow-Proof
+frost proof. If you can’t freeze them by jumping over, or stunning it’s finished cuz you also can’t pin 😭😭😭
add 'no chance' and 'enraged by everything' to that :D
@@nest1541 you don't need frost proof, you cannot pin if he is arrow proof anyway, and adaptable won't let you vault after couple of times anyway...
the fact that none of y'all brought up Vigilant against Stealth is crazy
@@m.ghazianhindami5834 It's not that bad though. It doesn't play a big enough part when actually fighting an orc in my opinion.
The game is so addictive because of the nemesis system and making you're army bigger and better
You are army?
i just started the campaign again 2 days ago this first run on my pc thought, i played it on ps4 years ago. Im suprised how well this game has aged im into it like ive never played it before i feel this game didnt get enought love. I would be really happy if theyre working on a sequel.
Right on mate! The cool thing is your playthroughs will be different too with the nemesis system
Apparently they’re working on a Wonder Woman game that’s stuck in development hell. Unlikely that there will be a sequel anytime soon.
I just finished replaying this after years and got reminded why it was one of, if not my favourite single player games ever.
nice one mate!
Shadow of War and Mordor are not only fun games, but the combat brought back a lot of fond memories of the old LOTR games from my childhood, specifically The Two Towers and Return Of The King, but far better.
Also, Shadow Of War made me cruel af to the Orcs and Trolls that betrayed me! I remember after the campaign, I let Bruz die, brought him back, shamed him, and then let him die again! Heck, I recently shamed an Orc, with the title of “The Gutless” to the point where he just says “woo woo!” 🤣🤣🤣 Nah fr, I’m as cruel as Sauron himself. 🤣🤣🤣
I know exactly what you mean mate. Still love the two towers/return of the king games. Mind have to look at covering them on the channel mate
@@DudiReviews do it! Pulling off the executions in Shadow Of War made me feel like I was a child again playing ROTK, and pulling off the amazing combos, fighting the hordes of Mordor in the courtyard of Minas Tirith. Seriously, Monolith struck gold with their Middle-Earth games. 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Also, judging from the art style alone, you can tell that a lot of Monolith’s team were LOTR fans due to the amount of detail work for all the characters, creatures, and locations.
One big thing that immediately stuck out to me is how good the skill tree is. Basically every single skill is fun and useful. Way too many games have boring skill trees that exclusively consist of stat increases, like "+5% fire defense" or something similar.
completely agree my dude
For me like 90% if this game is nemesis system. Very few people play this game just to finish a story. Main fun is after a story is finished.
oh the combat and nemesis system is brilliant!
@@DudiReviews yeah. i play this game kinda as a sandbox with some main story, that doesnt really matter :) but yeah, not all people like games like this tho.
Why can't we get a 60fps upgrade for this game? I love this game but 30fps just feels like crap
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Need a new game fr I could only imagine this game being made in 2024
The open world would be insane!
@@DudiReviews for real all the possibilities with upgraded engines smoother gameplay for consoles new everything it would be a peak game
Unreal engine 5 would make it look so amazing
You’re so right about how Talion turning could have been made into a third game.
No one can tell me he didn’t look bad ass as Nazgûl and it was a cool cosmetic change from playing as a purely good guy the whole time
if there was a 3rd game, we could've had oliphaunts
Oh damn that's a wicked idea!
I wish that the nemesis Forge stayed in the games ( the nemesis Forge was allowing you to import your Nemesis and Follower from Shadow of Mordor to Shadow of War )
Currently playing this again. I wish it would give you an option to have multiple save files...
So im just gonna mention that there is still room for a third game. I believe they have been setting up a trilogy since day one. Think about it. Talions wife sings her song in shadow of mordor and it becomes a huge plotpoint throughout game one and the start of game two. Why does that matter you ask? Because talion is headed to the halls of mandos. Imagine that instead of his wife passing on, she waited for her husband in the halls of mandos. Keep in mind celebrimbor is still alive. Eltariel has the ring. She teases another game. There is evidence that people can stay in the halls of mandos AND ALSO evidence that they can be revived and given a second chance. Mandos once heard a song so beautiful he gave a couple another chance at life. I think mandos will do a tradeoff this time. Talion gets another life with his wife (his sons passed on) but first he must finish what he started and defeat celebrimbor. That is what i think will eventually happen soon. People just dont read the books LOL
oh i like this idea/thought for another game mate!
Hoping we get a 3rd game, but they're making a Wonder Woman game currently - so we won't know/see anything for some time
@@DudiReviews yeah figures. Im active in the monolith community and i basically grew up with this franchise since childhood. Just a educated guess 👍
right on my dude @@invasive835
@invasive835 Beren and Lúthien were a very special case apart and while Ioreth's song may suggest a connection to Lúthien these characters are worlds apart. What Mandos did with them could never be repeated with Talion and Ioreth, both mortals, without interfering with Eru's will. Talion has to pass on with his family, only then will he find peace to his torment. Celebrimbor cannot be much of a threat more than Sauron after the destruction of the One. Yes the New Ring isn't destroyed but standing by the canon all of the rings of power are linked to the One ring and with it being destroyed all their powers diminish like the nine of the Nazgûls and the three elven rings. The story of Talion ends as it was portrayed in the game. Had the story been written differently and not rushed allowing a third game to bring an end to the saga it may have worked better
@@noirplays8101 yeah but this is a video game LOL..theyve already strayed far from the canon. Also it seems you didnt play the dlc where celebrimbor was literally teased as the next villain of the game. Broke the canon multiple times. If they wanna make talion a special case they can and will. like mentioned before, theyve been teasing a third game throughout especially with the dlc. If you didnt play it I'll just tell you. Eltariel still has celebrimbors ring. She says its calling to celebrimbor who escaped Barad Dur and she goes "the ring calls to you and i will follow its call" and the game ends there. keep in mind this ring is weaker than the one but stronger than the others and still capable of dominating them according to game canon. Basically works as a new master ring.
Shadow of Mordor was more revolutionary, it's a shame the nemesis system was patented.
we'll get it again with Wonder Woman i think?
I just started playing this game again like 2 weeks ago beat both dlcs and played a shit ton of conquest
Dude I thought you had 200k+ subs at first glance,and the video quality and editing was so good I didn’t think twice but after looking again I was shocked you have less than 3k? Thats criminal! Someone get this man the Subs he deserves! (PS) I loved Both shadow of war and Shadow of Mordor :)
Ah shucks cheers mate! 🍻🍻
Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
There's also a shadow of mordor video on the channel too if you've not already seen it
1:37 why does everyone think celebrimbor made the one ring? He made the other rings but not the one, he refined the one as he sates in the bright lord dlc
thanks for the correction my dude!
Its not fair that i can only like this video once...great review!
ha ha cheers!
Interesting info on the WW game with Nemesis(thought that trademark was gonna be sat on forever..) and I agree that am curious how it'll function without the deaths bit.
Exactly my dude - only time will tell how that'll work
I just downloaded this game, absolutely love it. First time playing. The memesis mechanic is unreal!
right on my dude! enjoy!
On the hunt for the mindmender. At this point I’m convinced it’s a myth. The stuff of legend. Did they take out the game or am I just unlucky? For those of u unaware of this weapon it is an epic longbow. It’s primary ability is to award 30-40 focus per ranged hit. This means u can use shadow chain strike infinitely. Like u can have 0 focus and it’ll build up from 0 focus to max provided u do enough shadow chain kills. It one shots enemy grunts which makes it useful when you want to clear them out and focus on the captain. If anyone has the bow or knows a specific way to farm it I’d appreciate it if you let me know.
in regards to what you said about talions gear the story actually uses his gear and connects it to the ending where after being betrayed and unlocking necromany the item descriptions and appearence of his necromancer set suggest they are a sort of corrupted version of his original gear warped by dark magic his daggers description saying its now warped beyond recognizing its original owner similar things are written about talions necro sword and cape too
yeah thats fair that his gear warps into nazgul gear, but changing his sons dagger before we're a wraith feels a bit weird - but good point mate!
One of the things then i love about this game is the random interactions in-game like some orc talkings about weapons,someone bieng a military trainer,someone talking about life and even some orcs bieng a friendly fight with punches and with no need of cutscenes,just watching and paying attention by yourself.
I believe this game would had benefitted having 3 different endings.
Bright Lord ending would be Tailon, Celebrimbor, and Eltariel banishing Sauron to the lands in the east. Along with, banishing The Witch King up north to Carn Dun.
Wraith lord ending would be the same ending as in the base game.
Dark lord ending would be Talion and Celebrimbor dominating Sauron and becoming the Third Dark Lord of Middle Earth.
I would have Akoth Slayer of the Dead in Carnan and Zogs story line trying to get revenge on Zog for resurrecting Akoth blood brother. Instead of having Zog only try and resurrect Tar-Goroth and some of Morgoth's archers, he would also try resurrecting varies creatures in Mordor from a giant kraken, to the dragon we see in Lithan, some of Sauron's werewolves from the first age, and the legendary graug from the firat game. Along with trying to resurrect Azog and Bolg from the Hobbit movie which both can be recruited into Talion army. At the end of this story line, Talion could side with Zog and betray Akoth and Carnan or side with Akoth and Carnan.
Change Bruz story line were you can make him your overlord or make him your second in command. If Bruz is your overlord, all of his varies rivals with try to attack his fort and you will have to help defend it. Bruz as your second in command with help you conquer all the forts in Mordor with the help of his blood brother Baz, Daz, and Gaz. With Ratbag and Ranger, you will help them lead a goblin slave uprising against their masters. The way the goblins fight would be similar to the way the gremlins would fight in the Overlord video games, where they would overwhelm the opposing group by sheer number and collect all their armor and weapons and use them in the next fight.
I would have included nine different fort in the game, one for each tribe. It was strange we never went back to the Black Gate and try to control that region. Also, Barad-dur would have been a bonus fort to capture if you decided to banish or dominate Sauron. Same with Minas Morgul being another fort that can be conquered and customized.
Not bad ideas in here mate!
@@DudiReviews Thanks 👍
Who else's favorite part about the game is taking over the orcs???
loved the creative orc names
@@DudiReviews fr tho
Considering it’s my first playthrough ever, halfway complete, I’m stunned I never played previously. Stealth is excellent, fighting is NOT button mashing, and the game mechanics are uniquely enjoyable. And yes Ratbag is a great NPC.
Hi, I played it before few years and few weeks ago I bought two DLC. Just finished story with Eltariel and I am not sure is it possibile still play as Eltariel online conqurst?
Btw they should to develope new one LOTR game.
I deleted my old save file recebtly and started anew, havent played since like 2018 and Im enjoying it again, i never actually completed the full campaign so i finally saw the final cutscene the other day. That idea for a third game wouldve been great sheesh.
Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed SoW again my dude
Did they ever add a skip for the introductuin cutscences?
Why does your channel only have a few thousand subscribers? I'm bumping this 4-month-old video because this was absolutely excellently made my friend. Also because of the Seinfeld references. Seinfeld references always increase the quality of any video
I agree with a lot of what you said here. Shadow of Mordor was the game that made me buy an Xbox One back in the day. And I thought it was every bit as awesome as I had hoped. However there was a simplicity to it that made me really enjoy it. The story wasn't that deep, but everything you did from the beginning of the game across that first map, to making your way to the end after getting to the second map and then having the entire metagame change once you get the ability to mind control enemies. It was just such a great journey. Messing around between assassinating and mind controlling different captains in saurons army was a ton of fun
So seeing all of that expanded here was awesome as well, and it's still definitely the best part of the game. The Nemesis system is awesome and it's criminal that it's really only utilized in these two games.
Because otherwise you are kind of forced to play a much more disjointed story that doesn't flow together as well, and you can end up feeling like you're just slogging through some of these missions because you just want a cooler upgrade or ability so you can get back to messing around with Sauron's Army and the nemesis system
It's still a great third person action game. It is still a great open world game. It is still just a great game in general. But I feel like it loses itself somewhere while expanding its scope compared to the first game and overall is just a little bit of a less polished experience. Or at the very least a much more uneven experience, because it still does do everything the first game does but better, It just doesn't pace itself outside of those things as well as the first one did
Cheers for the kind words mate! Really appreciate it 🍻🍻
And agree with your points my dude - the nemesis system really tied and keeps Shadow of War together between the story plot points
I’m still holding out hope that with all the new hardware, software such that they’ll make a 3rd game. I still play them and I know others do too
I just started playing again today.I had to take around a year off. I had gotten extremely bored with it. Loving it again so far. Started a new game and I forgot how long it takes to get the ability to start taking captains and making my army.
One of my favourite games and I think the DLC Desolation of Mordor proves they can make a game will you don't have powers
I completely agree with this video's conclusion about the ending of the game. I also think that the devs made the game differently from what it could've been because they knew there wasn't going to be a sequel. So they gave us the best they could. And that's fine.
I've loved this game, loved the first game
and I'm only a teenager
I've been playing these two games since I was 7 in 2014
It gets points for me for having one of my favorite diffuculty settings in Brutal mode. So much better than gravewalker, since its no longer smacking a boss 500 times to just die to an assassin that was on the other side of the camp. Rather its a high damage, fast "can I hit the boss ten times before he can get two on me?" situation. Wish more games had diffculty setting like that and cut out the damage sponge bosses fights that other higher difficulties bring.
Yes man I totally agree more games need this I basically mod every game I can into this difficulty if it's not present
Yes man I totally agree more games need this I basically mod every game I can into this difficulty if it's not present. Examples are Farcry games, cyberpunk etc.
Yes man I totally agree more games need this I basically mod every game I can into this difficulty if it's not present. Examples are Farcry games, cyberpunk etc.
After the main game. I wished they opened up the other locations (lore areas) on the map, filled with 100+ level orcs with loads of iron will & no chance traits. I could've continued playing it for another year.
Bought SoW in the PS Store a week ago and i love ❤ it.
Nice one mate! Glad you're having a wicked time with it
1:40 celebrimbor did not create the one ring, that was Sauron, celebrimbor was involved in the making of the 3 elven rings, which he imbued with good magic that made the bearer more resistant to Sauron's control.
I want a new game but this time Turin Turambar or Glorfindel. It be fire 🔥
17:50 well, I think we can still get a third game with talion as a nazgul, and have us go through the events of the hobbits and LOTR films, just there would be no celimbrimbor. Just a Nazgul adventure
it'd be kinda cool - would only be LOTR moments though as Shadow of War/Mordor is after the hobbit
@@DudiReviews it could be a witch king game with the WK as the main character, or khamul, and have them also go through events in the hobbit. Make a white council boss fight. Then go through some book only moments like Gandalf on weather top. If they can pull it off and go back further with the WK, maybe him taking over Arnor and his duel with glorfindel.
Restarting today, round... lost count, lol. I really wish they did more with this game and expanded on even if they made like a what if game, that still would be awesome.
This is.. one massively fun epic game that sadly got abandoned.. to this day I hope to see another game like it
fingers crossed we get a sequel at some point my dude
I played this game after all the micros were taken out of it and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
right on my dude - glad you enjoyed it
Will never get over the bruz betrayal
You and me both mate. I had to re-control bruz after I broke his mind. Loved how he only talks about not wanting the fort - so I made him war chief of a fort haha
@@DudiReviews exactly same as me pal, will never forgive ratbag for not letting me make him warchief from the start 😔
The most likly reason your gear doesn't carry into cutscenes is because the first thing they worked on was the story and cutscenes.
i loved shadow of mordor, and i was so hyped up for shadow of war when it got announced back in 2016. I remember when people were complaining about the micro-transactions so much, they made monolith remove them.
aside of that, it was simply extremely fun to me. i loved farming and running into the same orcs over and over again because they would either come back with little scratches, rebuilt, semi-corrupted or as undeads. i just loved each and every single aspect of it, even though it got a little repetitive in the epilogue.
still, the nemesis system was my most favorite thing and the way they expanded it by adding, for example, the "Blood brother" mechanics made it cooler.
it remains my most favorite open world action RPG and i would love to replay it again.
oh and a thing i'd like to mention is that, if you played shadow of mordor before and you still have it in your memory, the game will recognize it and add the arch-nemesis that you never managed to kill (or that you killed after so many attempts) in one of the campaign's mission.
Great video! Would you recommend playing Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of War first if I haven't play either?
Cheers mate! Highly recommend playing shadow of mordor then move onto shadow of war. Both great games that while similar, one has more story and is a bit more linear where shadow of war has more content to play after finishing the story
There is a shadow of mordor video on the channel too should you want it
Yo that Home Alone into was great... 😂
Cheers my dude🍻 I generally start all my reviews with an opening meme and I'm real proud of this one haha
15:25 that is such an awesome idea I really wish we got that I’d love to play as a Nazgûl and slaughter men and elves almost reminiscent of the force unleashed dark side dlc
Cheers my dude
That intro was *chef kiss
Cheers mate 🍻
Bro that what if section of a third game would of been DOPE
Cheers my dude!
What shocks me most is how non existent the modding community is with this game like someone could easily make this into a sick star wars game there's dismemberment there's force powers and your sword glows plus the graug is literally a rancor seriously someone make it happen!
My guess is the Firebird engine's coding is heavily guarded, since Warner Bros placed trademarks/copyrights/patents around the nemesis system, which is real gem in Shadow of War.
But WB has done nothing with it since Shadow of War, with no rumours of a third Shadow game, nor ideas to implement the nemesis system into another game.
@archangel9363 ah that makes sense it's such a shame aswell Modders could do such much with this game
@@EyeBeZombie yeah like bringing Eltariel and the other dude (forgot his name) Gameplay to the main game, playing a captain or other funny stuff
17:18
A nitpick really, but since Talion bested witch king, shouldn't he have become witch king's replacement or a level similar to the witch king?
Awesome game even now shame both games never got a 60fps patch on current gen consoles
I just started playing this again. I really don't get how this is not the GREATEST war game. It has everything you want great combat, companions, sieges, nemesis system and the true feeling of playing like a bad ass. This is the game I play when I want to play as if I'm a main guy in a war movie.
Excellent, excellent game. That could really do so much with this.
I just found this game on gamepass first time playing through. I watch the reviews first not for spoilers but to understand what I'm going to be doing. Great review. Game honestly I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's not so simple It's stupid but it keeps you interested. Again great review great video! Keep it up man!
Cheers mate
What really keep u going is the combat an the rich story they telling the story for this one is way better then the first one which wasn’t bad I love it but the 2 one just show us the loneliness of talion how he was so desperately to save a town that was gone be burn to the ground I gotta say he’s my top ten best writing character u will see
Dude it is rare i come across a creator that has a sense of humor similar to mine 😂😂😂 good video
Cheers my dude! Appreciate it.
If you're after a funny game, check out my bears in space video. Fps hilarious indie game
As someone with 650+ hours in SoW, I'd like to think it's all that
right on my dude!
what is fps for ps5
The beginning is hilarious 😂
Glad it got a laugh my dude 🍻
Celebrimbor didn't create Sauron's ring, he did however create the three Elven rings
Thank you for the correction my dude
4k textures this game is awesome. Just sucks they shut down the WB servers for some platforms. I discovered this year's after release. I hope they make a new one.
The story and lands need to be expanded asap
I mean, your idea for another game could still happen. We just get a time skip and see how Talion's story ends when the ring is destroyed. They could still have a third game that takes place during the movies/books as Mordor is conquering middle earth.
Damn thanks for letting me know they are working on a new game I will be looking into the Wonder Woman game
Too easy mate!
This game is one of my favorite games, I love the nemesis system and combat, the fort sieges and defense. I have to agree though that the story was meh and had so many missed opportunities. But I honestly don’t play for the story of shadow of war, I play for the fun combat and mini storylines you can make with the orc captains
Copyrighting the Nemesis system and not pushing this feature further, a cardinal sin i say, still. Shadow of War gave me more hours of fun than i feel i paid for, great game.
This is more cannon to me than that god awful rings of power
Need part 3 with Sweet Baby Inc at the helm!
I loved playing through Shadow of Mordor, but even after multiple attempts I've never beaten Shadow of War.
I think the issue is that it feels to bloated, and the lack of a focused main quest doesnt keep me intrigued. In SoM the nemesis system was a mechanic that enhances the game as you play through the main and side quests. In SoW the nemesis system IS the main part of the game with the sporadic main and side quests being on the side and not as much of a focus.
If the sandbox of the game is fun enough and your cup of tea, than awesome, but SoW feels almost like you're playing Batman and the main quests are the riddler trophies.
im probably the ONLY one who fights with the cheat engine to fight cheat engine orcs, i use alot of modded stats etc that really expand my LOTR big ass adventure, i feel like what the game intended with infinite this, or that, however the god cheats are something else to like, which is also my point here, the mods of your gear etc, can really really REALLY take you far.. spawning in crazzyyyy ass custom orcs, creating the original dagger for talion all over again ! alot can be unlocked and played with, its really really fun,,,very surprised NOBODY has come foward with dipping into this.
Im about 60 percent dont overall. If i complete it and the mad lad himself gets to rest will i still be able to play with all the fancy mask?
Yea
The nemesis system was awesome! Makes the game very re playable. Any news if a sequel will ever get made?
Not too sure my dude but I know they're doing a wonder woman game next
15:37 Yeah I don’t see that happening. Don’t get me wrong that is an interesting idea, but that’s not Talion. He never wanted revenge, he wanted to protect the rest of the world from Mordor. His actual revenge was pretty much a subplot. Like yeah he wanted revenge. But not to settle the score, but because the Tower, the Hammer, and the hand of Sauron were dangerous to keep alive so he has to kill them.
You can see this clear with how he handles Minas Ithil. Even though it houses the Palantir, he wasn’t set on getting it. Just saving the Gondorians there and keeping it from falling. To the point he asked Shelob for visions of the future to further help them.
Talion doesn’t care about revenge, he just wants to protect his people. Celebrimbor is the one who cared from the very beginning and gas lites Talion to do anything for revenge.
With that I apologize for making this an essay, and I hope you have a good day.
Nemesis System makes it the most replayable game out there. It sucks that Nemesis didn't blow up and make it to other games.
its trademarked/owned by WB games/monolith - its apparently going to be in their wonder woman game
2130 hours played and i still playing this game. But to really appreciate the game i recommend playing on Nemesis difficulty. And dodge PvP pit fights, cause people with mods ruin everything, as we know from many others games.
damn impressive play time mate! wicked that you're still enjoying it
@@DudiReviews Yeah, i still enjoy it. Sadly there aren't more Lord of the Rings games, that would be atleast that good. When you play on Nemesis difficulty, the whole Nemesis system is on another level and the whole game experience is just significantly better.
2024 Player here still finding new builds and orcs
So I had this craaaaazy bodyguard that was pretty much invincible. But the basturd betrayed me and no matter how many times I'd try and beat him, he'd kill me. On the occasion I did beat him, he ended up betraying me again! Even though I REALLY hated this, I looooved the game.
That's what I love about shadow of war - everyone has a different experience and different stories with their orcs
Bro i recruited this one orc who i thought was cool cause he had charisma an a funny personality then no more then a min im fighting this other captain this guy betray me cause he said i embarrassed him in front of his men i was kinda sad cause he was my light 😂
Yes my first play through was crazy had to many of them who wanted revenge I remember I made this one orc my bitch anything I said will go he call me bright lord 😂
Finally beat this game tonight and i loved it! These games are so fun.
Rad dude! Glad you enjoyed it
I like to believe that in the next years or so a new game will be out
Yeah they're currently working on Wonder Woman
@@DudiReviews i am talking about a third shadow of war
@@user-zh1hz1gq1l it might be a while my dude, but would love to see it
@@DudiReviews yea man m2
I was burnt out on Destiny 2's bullshit (obviously PvP) and was playing this and it was a fun psychopathic joyride to crate the "League of Misunderstood Maniacs". If they are not crazy, they soon will be with screaming, psycotic laughter and even shaming a blood brother in front of the other and dominate the sane one to kill their now crazy blood brother than make them insane and put them under my thumb.
Haha yeah it's got some great power fantasy moments
Just downloaded the game for Xbox on gamepass and gonna give it a playthrough. Great vid and quality man, just sub'd!
Cheers mate! Appreciate the feedback and sub. Let me know how you find shadow of war
Enjoy but just to let u know the real ending is a grind but a fun one
Thanks my dudes. Appreciate the insights. An old school game is always worth the grind and channels like this is awesome.
Didnt even see the video, but yes, it is that good!!
Great Game Overall 💯🔥🔥🔥
right on my dude glad you enjoy it :)
Behold the Witchking of Eggmar
U should be a game developer. I love this game and i have abt 200h on it but that „3rd game“ would be so amazing
Cheers my dude but I'd no way be good as a developer haha - 200h right on my dude!
it prolly woud've been updated with new stuff had they not destroyed the game's repo cuz of micros during launch.
The game is fun but the entire concept is lore shattering
Downloading it as I listen, already passed it before but this game is just that good!
this is one of my all time fav. games - fkn love it.
Its great the only issue is the hydra error i hate that
I can’t lie. I feel like a lot of his grievances were warranted. But it’s from a 2024 perspective. 7 years ago certain things that are more fleshed out and standard today weren’t then. Even tho 7 years ago doesn’t seem a long time. In technological world that’s an eternity. Like the frame rate issues etc.
I 100% agree that the second game looses a bit of the first games charm. The game just completely forgets about Talion's family which was a pretty significant factor of the first game. That being said I loved the second game just as much as the first. I am actually re-playing it now (about 70% through) and having a blast farming orcs.
Sheloth looks like Liv Tyler