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Shadow of Mordor deserves more attention. Come in and be hyped with me.
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I think it could be a real surprise, the Arkham City of the gen.
I think the LOTR stuff is baggage more than anything. Being based on that license doesn't do much for me.
I think the LOTR stuff is baggage more than anything. Being based on that license doesn't do much for me.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
Oh I agree, its far different than Molyneaux's unique brand of outright lying
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I thought hype threads were a no no.
Either way, I am interested in this game. But I am not setting my expectations too high. It is a LOTR game after all, and most of those have failed to live up to expectations (at least the ones I have played).
Either way, I am interested in this game. But I am not setting my expectations too high. It is a LOTR game after all, and most of those have failed to live up to expectations (at least the ones I have played).
Canis lupus
Member
Now that DAI is delayed, I might give it more attention.
CaptainTiptop
Member
Didn't Snowblind merge with Monolith too? I really enjoyed LOTR War in the North.
Quite hyped for this.
Quite hyped for this.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
There hasn't been a great LotR game since Return of the King in 2003.
More of an awareness thread, really. But if this really isn't allowed, I had no idea.
Lord of Castamere
Member
Looks great watching that hour stream it did everything it promised and more without showing any story missions. This game looks like it might have the most replay value of every singleplayer game this fall.
I'm cautiously optimistic, but as a big Tolkein fan, this game seems super juvenile and that worries me. Tolkien's world was always so full of adventure and whimsy juxtaposed with some really heavy dark parts. There was weight to everything. This just feels like... video games... I don't know. Like, grimdark teenage male power fantasy to the max.
It looks like the kind of video game I'm not into.
It looks like the kind of video game I'm not into.
Raitosaito
Member
Troy Baker is in everything...
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Huh. Didn't know this was open world. If I like the hobbit will I like this game? I mean, I haven't watched all the LOTR films but I have seen the Hobbit duo.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
You should really watch the LotR trilogy
Prior to watching a video of the game system I was fairly uninterested in this, but that video did change my mind and I'm certainly keeping a close eye on this now. A developer trying to do something new is great in itself and there do seem to be some nice ideas in play here. Nothing I've seen since has done anything to put me off, quite the opposite, although I'm still not 100% convinced as yet.
One of my concerns is that the setting (Mordor right?) is potentially doomed to be dark, grey and uniformly hellish, which makes sense in context but might become a tad overwhelming after hours of it. We'll see.
Put me down as a likely to buy.
One of my concerns is that the setting (Mordor right?) is potentially doomed to be dark, grey and uniformly hellish, which makes sense in context but might become a tad overwhelming after hours of it. We'll see.
Put me down as a likely to buy.
Both Battle for Middle Earth games would like to have a stern word with you.
Mr. Smiley
Member
I am cautiously hyped. The Nemesis system looked great in that one video and I hope all options deliver.
WonderCheese
Banned
Sounds promising, but definitely waiting for reviews and user impressions on this one. Hope it turns out great.
This doesn't compute for me. Neither of those games strike me as "open sandbox" style games. Is the game world structure similar to those or are there more apt comparisons?
Yes. The Hobbit sets the stage for the chain of events in Lord of the Rings. This game shares the same world and overarching story line.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Yep.
Countless times have I heard the "it really does the things!" kind of hype and then in the end it's just... eh. I feel like when people get a chance to do previews they project soooo much into what it could potentially be and then take that as what it is. The worst offender for me was probably Omerta, which people were saying was like Tropico mixed with XCOM in a gangster world. Then it came out.
That's not to say I think SoM will be a travesty like that game. I think Monolith is a talented group and they'll at very least get a nice action game with cool style and well-functioning systems. However, I can't hold any expectations of real innovations or revolutions of gameplay. The boy has cried wolf way too many times in the industry and I see it as a chronic condition now. I'll play it and then I'll know what it is and what it did and did not accomplish for the medium.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I'm as hyped as possible. Got my copy already paid for
TheWorthyEdge
Member
I know man. I know. I want to so I will probably do it soon.
Fuck it. Maybe I will do it tonight...
Or start it atleast.
Please go and watch the LOTR Trilogy (Extended) ASAP, you are doing yourself a disservice.
Fucking amazing films and the legendary Oscar sweep in 2004 was icing on the cake.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
tbh I didn't play the second, the first was above average at best. Especially considering the other RTS's around at the time. I did quite like it tho.
lordfuzzybutt
Member
No, I am just explaining what the other guy means by "Peter Molyneux hype".
Personally I think it looks great. I am a big fan of anything lotr related too.
But yeah, the nemesis system remains to be seen, I have a feeling it might be not too in depth. But it will be a fine game nonetheless.
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
OT: do you have a GTR?
Mine is a 2012 White Pearl Premium with some mods(Cobb, Custom tune, injectors,Meisterschaft Exhaust)
I'm getting about 625BHP at the wheels and ~10.6 secs at the 1/4 mile ^-^
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I love The Hobbit films more than most, but the LotR trilogy are a class above. The best fantasy films of all time (except for Star Wars maybe)
shinobi602
Member
Probably a good bet...this takes place between the Hobbit films and the LOTR films.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Wrong thread?
WHAT?!?!?! I didn't know this, and was seriously concerned at how it may be hampered due to the cross-gen. This was confirmed?? If so, that removes my only fear for this game. At first I thought it was just an action/adventure game, but after watching gameplay with dev commentary I'm so stoked for this game. Now even more so!
Can't wait for my own copy....my....precious
a secret-boss
Banned
The Nemesis system sounds cool but I hope there is something more in the game.
I hope the world is engaging than open fields and mountains
I hope the world is engaging than open fields and mountains
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
I think it has multiple wide open areas, which made me think of The Witcher and Dragon Age, but perhaps those comparisons aren't particularly apt?
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Damn. I really want to watch them now. I love the architecture and the geography of middle earth, so I hope the incorporate that into the game. If I see that then Day 1. The moon in Destiny with the underground caves and structures/bridges really made me think of the elven architecture.