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And certainly the wasteland is well represented. When one thinks of Mordor, a barren land of fire and ash springs to mind. Traversing the terrain of Mordor was a revelation, and the history of that broken land-and its people-adds an entirely new dimension to Tolkien’s masterwork. And while some Tolkien purists may take issue with the liberties developers have taken with the Tolkien canon, as a massive fan of both the books and movies I found Shadow’s story to be fascinating. The game takes place, in its entirety, in Mordor proper and is deeply tied to the lore of the One Ring. By no means a one-trick pony, the magic of the elves, strength of the dwarves, and evil of the Shadow also loom large in the story. Murder, deception, revenge and the specter of redemption are all touched upon as Talion embarks on a one-man-war against the army of Orcs forming behind the Black Gate. The player controls Talion, a Ranger of Gondor charged with guarding the Black Gate during the period between the end of The Hobbit and the start of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Like (most) of the LEGO games and the Arkham series, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor ( Shadow) is a licensed video game that offers a level of quality on par with or exceeding most non-licensed AAA releases.įans of both Tolkien’s novels and the big-screen adaptations of his work will find much to love about the story Shadow tells. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, out now for current and last-gen systems and PC, bucks the trend. Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi? Well, the less said about that train wreck, the better.
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The recent Legend of Korra game has been widely panned. E.T., for the Atari 2600, is considered one of the worst games ever made. Licensed video games do not have the best of reputations. Author’s Note: This review is spoiler free!