Overview
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.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Cheats and Tips
• Mark uruk warchiefs with traits and potential you want before killing them: some grant bonuses if they later become your branded captains.
• Use death strategically: let an uruk kill you and the Revenge mission will take you straight to him, giving you another chance to brand and enslave him.
• Combos of 5 hits or more unlock Executions, Shield Strike and Spectral Grab; keep your combo alive to clear enemy groups easily.
• Stun shield-bearing captains with elf shot arrows or your pommel before attacking, since regular strikes are blocked.
• Unlock the Domination Brand skill as early as possible: recruiting uruks to fight for you is the fastest way to build power.
• Ithildin collectibles and certain secrets require Celebrimbor's Wraith vision; hunt them at night for upgrades.
• Target captains with fears (fire, beasts, caragors) to dominate them much more easily.
