Thursday, April 20, 2017

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Trailer

I'm so proud of myself, I'm pounding these reviews out like they're nothing. Here's the next one y'all.


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                  How bout this trailer? I am pretty sure that this game is going to be twice as good as the last, which I can't even comprehend right now.
                  So basically, it picks up right where it left off in the previous game. I would know because I just replayed Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Talion, at the end of that game, says "It is time for a new ring to be made." Then the screen goes black and that epic music starts playing.
                  It looks like maybe a few days have gone by and Talion and Celebrimbor are just finishing
up their ring. There's a flash of energy that signifies that it is complete and it blows Talion back, also knocking Celebrimbor, his conduit for life, out of his body. But the new ring bonds to Talion and revives him. So my first question is, where's Celebrimbor?
                  Does this mean wraith abilities will be temporarily disabled? Or are we simply left to the devices of a man for the rest of the game? Now, I'd think that the first question would be the most likely answer. Why you ask? Well, I've seen the first 16 minute gameplay walkthrough of Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, and you can still zip on over to animals. In that walkthrough, Talion mounts a dragon, and that looked so cool.
                  I know that this trailer for Shadow of War is not really revealing too much of a story, but it seems to me that Talion is actually going to go toe-to-toe with the Dark Lord himself. And Sauron is pissed that a Ranger from the North is all that stands in his way of taking over the free world. Now keep in mind that this storyline takes place before The Fellowship of the Ring, and maybe ten to twenty years following the events of The Hobbit. If you played the first game, you met Gollum, who is searching for his "precious". That means it was only recently stolen, and he hasn't been captured by Mordor yet. So he's just kinda floating about.
                  Now what should we be psyched for? First of all, the Nemesis System. Oh my god, if you played Shadow of Mordor you know what I'm talking about. Apparently, it's supposed to be so much better than the previous one. And this time, Orcs whom you've helped will remember your aide and will actually follow you into battle. Watch the 16 minute gameplay walkthrough and you'll see what I mean. The video will be down below and the link will be in my bibliography.
                  Next, armies. This is Star Wars: Battlefront II (Playstation 2 and XBOX original version, not 2017 version) but for the Lord of the Rings mythology/universe. You are in an open world where there are outposts both inside and outside of Mordor that you can conquer with an orc army that you lead. This is another reason why I believe Celebrimbor isn't fully gone. In Shadow of Mordor, the only way you could command orcs was through Celebrimbor's influence. Who knows? Maybe it's the ring and it acts as a sort of Wraith-like entity.
                  And finally, the Balrog. Don't say its name out loud or Gandalf will scold you quick like, but tell me that it does not look sick and you are a straight liar. I really hope you can command one, or at least fight one. Hey, why not both? If you could have a Balrog as a part of your army, you would literally be unstoppable. Just bring in that sucker on your front lines and you have got yourself a conquered outpost of Sauron.
                  All-in-all, I think this is going to be one of the best games of the year. Best believe I'm pre-ordering this.




Bibliography:
"Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Trailer" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__N7mt5Clwg>
"Middle-Earth: Shadow of War 16 Minute Gameplay Walkthrough" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl4bkIGgiyc>
"Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Balrog" <https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjtlVrRsrk0lH2ReYqPHVMEPAP_ATS8t6YLz779_Bd4vLcmm5wdHNIc2PGEe2gVr3ElmP0CRtFSUhG4lmz5XdfaX1p9BUjSgfakSDHE4xtsXC2tfCPKp9_CTEt9cBR6h5C_Lpy-1aKAjaBC1eKm9zZpuI0Emf6DoR8sqVgtrAGPt7EI7RfpBA=>
"Middle-Earth: Shadow of War Ring of Power" <https://www.keengamer.com/Image/Image/49185?size=FULL>

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