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banananor 02/15/20 10:18:54 AM #149:	Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (PC) I'm not sure where to start. I loved the core gameplay in the first game. I still love it in this one. The combat is more challenging because it'll throw more enemies with more variety at you, but you also get more powers. The stealth and traversal is easier. In some ways I'd compare it to the jump from Arkham asylum to Arkham city. The plot is broken up more distinctly into arbitrary quest lines, some of which might bore you. Or at least confuse you. Enemies and allies die and come back time time and time again for vague lore reasons, yet play off each death as important There's a pseudo twist near the end and a climactic final boss. Far cry from the quick time event in the first game. Shadow of War really should've ended there, or at least more strongly indicated that the postgame had begun. I played another few hours of typical gameplay just to get a cutscene. Anyway, I didn't notice any microtransactions, even though there were obvious places where they could be plugged in. I think there were microtransactions upon release which is horrific. Thankfully they were taken out and the game rebalanced. The forts were obviously designed to be money sinks. The upgradable gear with power levels were obviously designed for that as well. I didn't do anything with either system, except equip whatever I already had with the highest level, and I was fine. I'm not sure if I'll do any true postgame stuff. I could upgrade gear by essentially trophy hunting. Each item has a repeatable mini quest to unlock new powers and bump up its power score. Dumbest part of the game? The battle arenas, where you watch your minions fight and your character can't interfere, kind of like in pokemon when your friend trades you a level 100 blastoise that won't do what you say. I also ignored this mechanic I dunno. I got this through a humble bundle, have nothing going on in my life and I enjoyed it. I am on the defensive because my friends gave me a lot of crap for even installing it --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:934410162] in Post Each ... [t:78297194]...</cite> <quote>Middle-Earth: Shadow of War (PC) I'm not sure where to start. I loved the core gameplay in the first game. I still love it in this one. The combat is more challenging because it'll throw more enemies with more variety at you, but you also get more powers. The stealth and traversal is easier. In some ways I'd compare it to the jump from Arkham asylum to Arkham city. The plot is broken up more distinctly into arbitrary quest lines, some of which might bore you. Or at least confuse you. Enemies and allies die and come back time time and time again for vague lore reasons, yet play off each death as important There's a pseudo twist near the end and a climactic final boss. Far cry from the quick time event in the first game. Shadow of War really should've ended there, or at least more strongly indicated that the postgame had begun. I played another few hours of typical gameplay just to get a cutscene. Anyway, I didn't notice any microtransactions, even though there were obvious places where they could be plugged in. I think there were microtransactions upon release which is horrific. Thankfully they were taken out and the game rebalanced. The forts were obviously designed to be money sinks. The upgradable gear with power levels were obviously designed for that as well. I didn't do anything with either system, except equip whatever I already had with the highest level, and I was fine. I'm not sure if I'll do any true postgame stuff. I could upgrade gear by essentially trophy hunting. Each item has a repeatable mini quest to unlock new powers and bump up its power score. Dumbest part of the game? The battle arenas, where you watch your minions fight and your character can't interfere, kind of like in pokemon when your friend trades you a level 100 blastoise that won't do what you say. I also ignored this mechanic I dunno. I got this through a humble bundle, have nothing going on in my life and I enjoyed it. I am on the defensive because my friends gave me a lot of crap for even installing it --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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