Monolith, creators of Blood, condemned o FEAR, dares with the literary saga of Tolkien and offers us a very suggestive adventure, loaded with epic overtones and that allow us to enter Middle-earth as we have never had the opportunity to do before: without a doubt, this Mordor Shadows is a game that will dazzle fans of The Lord of the Rings.
Argumentally, the game is situated between the events that take place between The Hobbit y The Lord of the Rings, with a not very deep story but interesting enough not to be a mere element of decorum of everything that we will live so intensely in Mordor Shadows.
After thousands of years of peace, Sauron and their servants have returned: they have destroyed the Black Gate and they have killed all those who have dared to put up any resistance, which includes Talion, protagonist of this adventure, who despite having been murdered, is cursed and cannot cross the threshold of death - and everything is said in passing, his charisma also seems bewitched. But Talion You will not be alone, for you will have the help of the spirit of Celebrityimbor, whose soul is fused with the physical body of that one, thus allowing to alternate between the real and the spectral world.
This feature is vital for completing various tasks throughout the game, such as finding special items, locating enemies more quickly, or activating some forges on specific towers - and these two aspects will be very familiar to fans of Assassin's Creed, since one resembles the eagle's eye view and the other has the same result as the watchtowers to discover the mapping and allow fast travel. We can also improve our two aspects, physical and spiritual, advancing in the plot or performing secondary missions, which will end up unlocking skills such as mastering the minds of enemies or running faster.
Playable, the combats have a predominant role and bear a very blatant resemblance to what we have experienced in the saga Batman Arkham: the fighting system is a full-fledged clone, which is not bad, as Rocksteady It has proven to work very well, and the combos can be topped off with flashy executions. But there is also the possibility of opting for more stealthy tactics, such as shooting the enemy from a distance with the bow or surprising them from above or from behind - again, it seems that we see some inspiration in Assassin's Creed-.
Mordor it has never been so well represented in a video game. The size of the stage is not as big as we would like, in fact, going from end to end on a saddle will take us a few minutes. The grace lies in the activities we can perform to extend the life of the title, such as rescuing slaves, revenge missions, etc., as well as discovering hidden artifacts and runes. Even so, the feeling that it is nothing more than filler straw is too persistent, while the main story, made up of 20 missions, lasts close to 10 hours, so, despite reaching a point in which will not be very satisfactory to us, squeezing these side quests well is more than recommended.
On a technical level, the general finish of Mordor Shadows It is quite striking, with a spectacular dynamic meteorology, some not badly worked character modeling and a more than competent texturing for a game of this size - although as always, we will have some texture that looks blurry. However, we are facing a cross gen title and that is evident in a multitude of details, such as some special effects, drawing distance, polygonal loading ... which could be much better if the new generation hardware were properly squeezed. Regarding the sound aspect, we can highlight some musical pieces perfectly adapted to each situation and a dubbing into Spanish with the usual voices.
Middle-earth - Shadow of Mordor is a must-have game for fans of The Lord of the Rings. It is true that it is not innovative in its approaches - it is easy to see the very evident influences of games like Batman Arkham o Assassin's Creed-, its duration is short and its possibilities as a sand box are also somewhat short, but a remarkable technical finish, a very successful setting and respectful of Tolkien's work, as well as a solid playability, make Middle Earth: Mordor Shadows the best title based on the universe of Middle Earth.
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