Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Lucious Sweet · 24-11-2014 7:28pm

For anyone who hasn't played this yet. It's coming up on Amazon lightening deal at 19:30 tonight on ps4, xb1 and pc.

Sephiroth_dude · 24-11-2014 7:38pm

Think i might get this for xmas

tonydude · 24-11-2014 8:32pm

Lucious Sweet wrote: »

For anyone who hasn't played this yet. It's coming up on Amazon lightening deal at 19:30 tonight on ps4, xb1 and pc.

pure joke, was gone in a second , didn't even show up for me

Danger781 · 24-11-2014 8:54pm

Just FYI, can be gotten cheaper for PC elsewhere for anyone that missed out.

calex71 · 24-11-2014 11:10pm

SeantheMan wrote: »

On another note...is this one of the few...if only games...with Troy Baker AND Nolan North voice acting in the game ?

Lego Batman 3 was another and as mentioned Last of Us, I feel both of them are over used at this point, but not disputing their talent.

osh · 27-11-2014 1:29pm

Just picked this up on Amazon for £25 (PS4) with free delivery. Seems a pretty decent price for anyone looking to get it. Could be a mistake as the Xbox One is a good bit more expensive

jones · 04-12-2014 2:58pm

Folks just a trophy related question. I've 2 trophies left for the platinum - the one for 'free x amount of slaves on a caragor' and the one about killing all the warchiefs before any orc can take their place.

Now am I right in saying for the warchiefs one I can use the "suicide" brand power to kill them one by one? But wont some other orc just take their place? Sorry if this has been asked before I didn't read the whole thread

EoinMcLovin · 04-12-2014 3:04pm

jones wrote: »

Folks just a trophy related question. I've 2 trophies left for the platinum - the one for 'free x amount of slaves on a caragor' and the one about killing all the warchiefs before any orc can take their place.

Now am I right in saying for the warchiefs one I can use the "suicide" brand power to kill them one by one? But wont some other orc just take their place? Sorry if this has been asked before I didn't read the whole thread

this trophy guide should help
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor/guide/

jones · 04-12-2014 3:08pm

Thanks mate I'm actually at work so cant get into it. I'll just wait until I get home

Sephiroth_dude · 04-12-2014 3:14pm

Is this very time consuming to platinum?

jones · 04-12-2014 3:17pm

Well I've put 40 hours into it so that's obviously doing all the collectables etc. I'm so close to getting platinum that I feel I must now ha. Excellent game

Gandalph · 08-12-2014 1:52am

Only got this today and am enjoying it. I'm having problems with one captain who is basically immune to every sort of attack and his only weakness/or fear (can't remember which) is being set on fire. This little A-hole also likes to show up to parties at the worst times imaginable, has this something to do with his ambusher perk? Looking back through the last couple of pages here I see people are mentioning branding, I haven't unlocked that yet, would this make handling this guy much easier?

Wossack · 08-12-2014 11:09am

I reckon its fear of burning. So my suggestion would be to fight him near a firepit, and when he's standing nearby it, shoot it with an arrow to make it explode (I dont think exploding pits is a perk)

Being set on fire will make him flee in terror, so you can chase him down and grapple him. My understanding is too, if you exploit a weakness, his strengths get cancelled out, so should then be vulnerable to everything then - but not been able to confirm that with googling.. pretty sure I read that on a loading screen tooltip

branding probably would help (could insta-brand him once you caught him fleeing), but its unlocked from story progress, and this captain is probably standing in the way of that atm..

DipStick McSwindler · 08-12-2014 12:09pm

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Shiminay · 08-12-2014 12:20pm

I hadn't finished this, but after playing a bit of it at a friend's place last week, I've thrown myself back into it and am planning on getting it wrapped up this week. I've got 2 Warchief's to brand and then what I believe is the final mission.

Can't overstate how useful it is to have the special abilities for the sword, dagger and bow unlocked, the sword one in particular is great when you're surrounded and there are archers making a pin cushion out of you - infinite decapitations for all!

Again, I *REALLY* hope that we get orcs as playable characters for a DLC treat and make it all Half-Life Opposing Force style by occasionally having the Orc story crossover with the main one.

Sequel needs to have Spiders, Nazgul, The Eye (searching) and maybe even Sarumon's Uruk Hai. Run it in parallel to Frodo's quest and have it being a ranger of Gondor with a different wraith and different origins story.

Gandalph · 15-12-2014 1:42am

Had to instal like a 2gig+ patch this evening, anyone have any idea whats that about? Surely that's too big for fixing the odd bug here and there?

humanji · 15-12-2014 10:10am

Has it been a while since you played it? Didn't they add some free content to it over the last month or so? Could be that.

FutureGuy · 16-12-2014 12:19am

Fair annoying. Playing away tonight when it suddenly boots me out because it needs an update. 3 gb. Jaysus.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 16-12-2014 5:26pm

Is that the first DLC out tomorrow?

Shiminay · 16-12-2014 5:48pm

Seems to be, yea. Warchief's that can ride beasts is a cool idea, another nice layer of challenge on top of the formula.

I was just about to go buy the season pass when Steam thankfully told me I already bought the Premium edition to avoid such things. Between downloading Elite and this, my UPC connection will be busy tonight

brevity · 16-12-2014 9:14pm

Sorry if its been posted already but would this be worth purchasing on Xbox360 or PS3? I think I heard its buggy on the 360.

DeVore · 17-12-2014 11:29pm

Have almost cored this game now...really enjoying it.

For the captains who are hard, exploiting their weakness also reduces their strengths and you can defeat them then. Or you can send one of your branded minions after then to duel and eh.... "help" them win it

Right now I think I'm actually a lot more of a villain than the orcs, as I have everything unlocked and basically can skip lightly through the fields shooting, stabbing and ganking orcs for kicks. I thought I had basically broken the game because there is no real challenge left but actually its still fun to just run around the place, stabbing orcs in the head

Shiminay · 18-12-2014 1:28am

And there in lies the true joy of this game - it's as much fun when you have no super powers as when you're the Mac Daddy of Mordor slicin up Orkses to beat the band - just a different sort of fun. You can impose challenges on yourself or just go hog-wild

Oafley Jones · 18-12-2014 12:57pm

brevity wrote: »

Sorry if its been posted already but would this be worth purchasing on Xbox360 or PS3? I think I heard its buggy on the 360.

Great game, but given that the Nemesis mechanic is severely gimped (or removed) I wouldn't bother. Not meant to look that great either on last gen.

DeVore · 18-12-2014 1:22pm

Shiminay wrote: »

And there in lies the true joy of this game - it's as much fun when you have no super powers as when you're the Mac Daddy of Mordor slicin up Orkses to beat the band - just a different sort of fun. You can impose challenges on yourself or just go hog-wild

I had loads of fun the other night really carefully stalking some captain named Ragnuk (or something) who had killed Shiminay a few times it seemed and I figured, well... theres a challenge! Little bastid was tough as nails....

I really like the idea of avenging mates and infiltrating the orc hierarchy though I must admit that I didn't do much of the latter as I mostly just went Hannibal Lecter on their asses.

Btw, humble brag, but if you plan on wiping out the all the hierarchy entirely, (just you know, for the giggles)... be aware that

1. If you die they will refill.
2. if you advance time they will refill.
3. The game seems to have a limit of time before it will just force a refill on you.
4. The game also seems to have a lower limit of captains before it will force a refill on you (yeah, that one was quite annoying as its something like 4

)

Cuddlesworth · 18-12-2014 1:46pm

DeVore wrote: »

I had loads of fun the other night really carefully stalking some captain named Ragnuk (or something) who had killed Shiminay a few times it seemed and I figured, well... theres a challenge! Little bastid was tough as nails....

I really like the idea of avenging mates and infiltrating the orc hierarchy though I must admit that I didn't do much of the latter as I mostly just went Hannibal Lecter on their asses.

Btw, humble brag, but if you plan on wiping out the all the hierarchy entirely, (just you know, for the giggles)... be aware that

1. If you die they will refill.
2. if you advance time they will refill.
3. The game seems to have a limit of time before it will just force a refill on you.
4. The game also seems to have a lower limit of captains before it will force a refill on you (yeah, that one was quite annoying as its something like 4 )

If you bind everybody to you, you can slaughter them all at once.

Skerries · 18-12-2014 2:18pm

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

If you bind everybody to you, you can slaughter them all at once.

chrislad · 18-12-2014 2:59pm

Is anyone have issues with the DLC? I've bought it, and downloaded it, but it still appears as locked within the game. I've tried wiping out my local content and installing it again, as well as downloading the DLC through the game, rather than the external PSN store.

humanji · 18-12-2014 3:22pm

Are you logged into the Warner Network software thingy? (can't for the life of me remember what it's called). I think in the main menu, where you can choose to start a new game, there's an option just below it to connect to the network (you do it on the web and just sign in, in-game). I dont' know if that's needed to use the DLC or not, though.

Shiminay · 18-12-2014 4:13pm

Inspired by this very thread, last night I branded all 5 War Chief's at Núrn so I'm all set to go take on the Black Hand, but as always, I got side tracked

I noticed I still had a Bow and 2 dagger missions to complete, so knocked some of them out of the way (just one dagger one remains).

Mr Freeze · 18-12-2014 4:24pm

Does the DLC include a new area/map or just pop new harder Beastmaster warchiefs into the original maps?

Shiminay · 18-12-2014 5:16pm

Puts them into the second map only. There's some fair criticism that it's not a great implementation - it doesn't integrate into the main story (fair enough I suppose) and they seem to have replaced some animal types rather than added to the pool.

brevity · 20-12-2014 1:01am

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Great game, but given that the Nemesis mechanic is severely gimped (or removed) I wouldn't bother. Not meant to look that great either on last gen.

Cheers. I did a bit more reading and seems the best thing would be to wait till I cab get my hands on a ps4 or xbox1...or build my own PC

dreamers75 · 21-12-2014 11:55pm

Doing a bow mission and a captain appeared. Struggling with the achers anyway now a captain.........oh look another captain..

10 archers 2 captains.....me dead.

Sephiroth_dude · 27-12-2014 8:55pm

Got this today in gamestop for 54

DeVore · 29-12-2014 7:25pm

I finished this today.... very well done and enjoyable. Its probably a touch easy towards the end but I enjoyed the agency of just swinging around the place lopping off Orc heads at will...

Not giving away any spoilers but the big ending isn't all that difficult a fight. I was gearing myself up for at least as tough a fight as the mid-boss but it actually easier really... Still... its a good ending all the same.

Really enjoyed this... pity the DLC is so shallow.

Cantona's Collars · 30-12-2014 2:52am

£28 on Amazon,I'm debating if I should order it-I ordered The Last Of Us the other day and got Far Cry 4 as a pressie.I'll end up with too many games and too little time to play them.

.ak · 30-12-2014 10:43am

DeVore wrote: »

I finished this today.... very well done and enjoyable. Its probably a touch easy towards the end but I enjoyed the agency of just swinging around the place lopping off Orc heads at will...

Not giving away any spoilers but the big ending isn't all that difficult a fight. I was gearing myself up for at least as tough a fight as the mid-boss but it actually easier really... Still... its a good ending all the same.

Really enjoyed this... pity the DLC is so shallow.

Yeah was really hoping the end fight to be better. Infact, I thought the fight with the first black captian the best.

SeantheMan · 31-12-2014 3:46pm

Bored halfway through, not played it since.
There is no stealth element to it really, you can run straight up to someone and just do them in

Lamposts · 31-12-2014 5:20pm

Loving this game so far. Is it free roam once you finish it?

Gizmo55 · 31-12-2014 6:37pm

Lamposts wrote: »

Loving this game so far. Is it free roam once you finish it?

Was wondering that too. I want to get on with the story but also don't want to leave anything behind :pac:

Penn · 31-12-2014 7:07pm

Lamposts wrote: »

Loving this game so far. Is it free roam once you finish it?

Yup. Free roam, side missions and the whole nemesis system keeps going after you finish the story.

The Drunken Destrier · 04-01-2015 4:12pm

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Not meant to look that great either on last gen.

Bought it on x360 for the GF, and it looks awful. Looks like they rushed it out without a single flip given, the textures are awful, completely flat and fail to render. It really seems like a Beta stage game. I understand it's intended for next gen but Alien Isolation was too, and that looks amazing on the 360.

Anybody else experienced this on last gen?

Generic Dreadhead · 05-01-2015 11:28am

I finished it 100% Last night after getting 25ish hours worth, extremely enjoyable I must say. Would love a sequel which ironed out a few of the smaller issues but overall a great game. My biggest complaint was unlocking branding so late in the game as this was much more fun in the 2nd area than the 1st. Pity completing the sword, dagger and bow legends actually had no impact on the weapons themselves.

Glebee · 05-01-2015 6:01pm

Ive a good completed in the second area and im just bored of this game, might give it a rest, played too much of it over Christmas..:D

Generic Dreadhead · 05-01-2015 6:03pm

Glebee wrote: »

Ive a good completed in the second area and im just bored of this game, might give it a rest, played too much of it over Christmas..:D

You'll probably be finished in 2 or 3 hours :P

.ak · 06-01-2015 1:17pm

Cormac... wrote: »

I finished it 100% Last night after getting 25ish hours worth, extremely enjoyable I must say. Would love a sequel which ironed out a few of the smaller issues but overall a great game. My biggest complaint was unlocking branding so late in the game as this was much more fun in the 2nd area than the 1st. Pity completing the sword, dagger and bow legends actually had no impact on the weapons themselves.

The fact they only unlocked branding later in the game is what made it a good game imo.

DeVore · 06-01-2015 1:55pm

Yeah it got waaay too easy after that...

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-01-2015 1:56pm

Cormac... wrote: »

I finished it 100% Last night after getting 25ish hours worth, extremely enjoyable I must say. Would love a sequel which ironed out a few of the smaller issues but overall a great game. My biggest complaint was unlocking branding so late in the game as this was much more fun in the 2nd area than the 1st. Pity completing the sword, dagger and bow legends actually had no impact on the weapons themselves.

do you reckon 25 hrs is about the average time to complete the game? I bought in in the sales over christmas but I'm making myself finish wolfenstein and Far cry 4 before I get stuck into it.

DeVore · 06-01-2015 2:48pm

Its an open world so you can either focus on the main story missions in which case you could be done in 12 hours I reckon, easy... or you can arse around like I did and do a lot of the side missions. Took me 27 hours to finish it. Tbh, rushing it would be a shame as the world is really well realised and so cool to be in.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

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