Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - PS4

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action role-playing game. It is set between J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. You play as Talion, a Ranger of Gondor who guards the Black Gate. Talion and his family are killed by Sauron's armies under the command of the Black Hand, but Talion becomes possessed by a mysterious spirit and is transported to Mordor. His goal is to avenge his family and uncover the spirit's identity.

Shadow of Mordor is an open-world game in which you can explore Mordor and complete side quests. The game combines elements of the Assassin's Creed series in terms of freely roaming the world with those of the Batman: Arkham series in terms of the combat system, featuring complex combinations of attack and defence moves as well as finishers.

The game uses a Nemesis system that remembers Talion's interactions with enemies and adjusts their behaviour at a later point. For example, a defeated orc may want revenge on Talion by humiliating him in a similar way and bearing the scars of the previous fight. The Nemesis system also spawns the bodyguards, captains and warchiefs of Sauron's armies. They have their own hierarchy and become stronger, and rise through the ranks, if they succeed in killing you. Captains who manage to defeat Talion gain strength and are promoted, and over time they become a serious challenge and a personal vendetta. Although there are many combat sequences, a high degree of stealth is recommended in order to avoid overwhelming confrontations until many new weapons and abilities offer greater reach for fighting large groups. Captains can be killed permanently (usually by beheading them with a finisher), or you can let them return at a later point via a regular kill. It is also possible to brand enemies, which brings them under your influence. This way, you can exert control over them and have them fight at your side, but since it applies to every level of the orc hierarchy, it can also be used to influence the system from within. You can order a captain to kill his fellow captains and help find their replacement.

The player can develop Talion's abilities both as a Ranger and as a Wraith. Ranger abilities improve stealth and make it easier to move through the world unnoticed, while Wraith abilities allow him to influence the minds of enemies, for example to gain information about captains and to sow unrest within enemy ranks. This information reveals, for example, the immunities or weaknesses of certain captains, giving you an advantage in an upcoming fight.

The later Xbox 360 and PS3 versions feature reduced graphics. The depth and variety of the Nemesis AI system were also significantly reduced. In terms of content, it is largely identical.

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