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Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s most famous work, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is a game that fails to harness its own potential. While the case for its main story is hopeless, being shallow and very repetitive, when it comes to gameplay it actually presents a great new idea, but keeps sabotaging it with systems that enter in conflict with each other.
Shadow of Mordor’s story takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, when Sauron regains control of Mordor, expelling the men of Gondor from the region. The protagonist is Talion, a ranger who was guarding the gates of Mordor when Sauron’s forces stormed the place, murdering him along with [...]