![]() Shadow of Mordor has a big voice cast featuring names like Troy Baker, Laura Bailey, Steve Blum, Claudia Black, Nolan North, and more. ![]() Though, when notable names and moments came up within the context of the specific story at hand, I couldn’t help but feel like Leanardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood pointing at the TV. In an odd way, I was invested in the narrative without being wholly interested in all the characters. I found the Shadow of Mordor campaign to be very engaging and several key points of the game genuinely came as a surprise to me. This entanglement means that Talion cannot stay dead, and it is up to him, and the powers granted to him thanks to the wraith, to exact revenge. ![]() However, before he can pass to the world of the dead, his body becomes a vessel for a wraith who shall go unnamed to avoid spoilers. You play as Talion, a ranger of Gondor who witnesses the death of his wife and son before being killed himself. The game starts with a well-crafted opening that effectively blends the story and tutorial together. So, putting aside my feelings towards the adapted works of JRR Tolkein’s epics, this review will focus exclusively on what I played during my eighteen hours with Shadow of Mordor. From my understanding, the events of the game are plausible within the historical context of the fictional world, but they are not set in stone. It’s a good thing then that Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor isn’t canon. My knowledge of the series lore doesn’t run deep. That being said, I haven’t gotten around to reading the books yet, despite owning the complete series box set, and for some people that will recontextualize where I stand in the fandom ranking. In my opinion, they are near-perfect movies and their ability to transport the viewer to the far fantasy world of Middle-Earth is second to none. ![]()
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