{"id":4874,"date":"2017-03-08T09:04:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-ups-the-nemesis-system-to-make-you-a-general-of-an-orc-army\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T09:04:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:04:07","slug":"middle-earth-shadow-of-war-ups-the-nemesis-system-to-make-you-a-general-of-an-orc-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-ups-the-nemesis-system-to-make-you-a-general-of-an-orc-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth: Shadow of War ups the Nemesis system to make you a general of an orc army"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PREVIEW:<\/span><\/p>\n

One does not simply make a single\u00a0game about Mordor.<\/p>\n

Warner Bros. announced Middle-earth: Shadow of War last week, but now we have a better idea what it\u2019s about. Shadow of War comes out on August 22 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It\u2019s a sequel to Shadow of Mordor, an open-world game set in the J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s iconic Middle-earth. It follows the events of Shadow of Mordor, which told the story of the ranger Talion teaming with the spirit of an elf named Celebrimbor in a quest for revenge in Middle-earth\u2019s most evil locale, Mordor. The events Take place before The Lord of the Rings<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Shadow of Mordor released in 2014, and it received praise for its\u00a0Nemesis system. This turned every enemy in into a unique personality that could develop a relationship with a player. You could die to an orc that would then gets a promotion. That orc would even recognize you the next time you fight him. Shadow of Mordor also had you recruiting your own orc army. As we can see in a\u00a016-minute long gameplay video (which you can watch above), the Nemesis system is getting more complex in the sequel.<\/p>\n

\"Yours<\/p>\n

Above: Yours for the taking.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Warner Bros.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shadow of War has similar systems, but how these work provide for\u00a0deeper results. You could recruit an orc to your army (let\u2019s call this orc Bob). Bob could then fall in battle while he\u2019s off on a mission for you. Maybe you had a chance to save him, but you couldn\u2019t. Well, now Sauron (you know, that evil dark lord guy that Frodo and friends spent three books\/movies trying to defeat in The Lord of the Rings<\/em>) comes along and brings Bob back from the dead and makes him a captain in his<\/em> army. Then you see Bob, and he\u2019s not happy with you for the whole \u201cabandoning him to die\u201d thing.<\/p>\n

Shadow of War is a much bigger game, featuring numerous zones for players to explore and conquer (Shadow of Mordor just had two). This includes familiar locations for fans of Middle-earth, including the fallen Gondor city of Minas\u00a0Morgul (formerly Minal Ithil before it turns all evil) and the tower or Cirith Ungol (the place Sam rescued Frodo from in The Return of the King <\/em>after their encounter with the giant spider Shelob).<\/p>\n

Fortresses like these also serve an important function. In order to take over an area, you need to raise an army and march on these locations. Attacking a fortress is a multistage event: You fight with your troops as you take out commanders, smash walls, and make your way to the overlord. Killing it gives you control of the fortress.<\/p>\n

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Above: That\u2019s quite an army.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Warner Bros.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This is where having allies helps. Your enlisted orcs and other enemies will show up and aid you during the siege. You could have a sharpshooter infiltrate the enemy\u2019s ranks, giving you a sniper that\u2019s already positioned inside the fortress to watch your back as you make your way to the overlord.<\/p>\n

The game has some other additions, like drakes (a kind of small dragon, complete with fire-breathing, that you can also turn to your side and ride) and an expanded gear system, which offers gear like Rohirrim Armor. Shadow of War also introduces a new enemy race, the\u00a0Olog-hai, a violent breed of trolls with higher intelligence than their cave-dwelling cousins. They also don\u2019t turn into stone when standing in the sun, so they can fight during the day.<\/p>\n

The scale of the battle is impressive, but the character interactions stand out. And the cool thing is that they\u2019re unique depending on the enemies you encounter and the friends you make before the siege. When you attack this fortress, you\u2019ll have a different experience than the one in the video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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