Middle Earth Shadow of War 2024 Review | Is It Really That Good? 

Only bad part of it was that traitorous she-elf not facing any punishment.

This game found a second life for me. I stopped playing conquests because I started running into hacked orcs that were impossible to defeat, and then I found out about the Wrathgiver sword, farmed one, and now I can finally take any fortress with enough luck.

I will never forget when an Orc I killed came back at least 5 times, always with a different appearance, and always gave me the same sword, but better.

I like that because of the Nemesis system everyone has unique stories to tell about the game outside of the story that the studio wanted to tell.

Ratbag is love, Ratbag is life

The scariest orc captain build. Shielder+Adaptable+Arrow-Proof

The game is so addictive because of the nemesis system and making you're army bigger and better

i just started the campaign again 2 days ago this first run on my pc thought, i played it on ps4 years ago. Im suprised how well this game has aged im into it like ive never played it before i feel this game didnt get enought love. I would be really happy if theyre working on a sequel.

Shadow of War and Mordor are not only fun games, but the combat brought back a lot of fond memories of the old LOTR games from my childhood, specifically The Two Towers and Return Of The King, but far better. Also, Shadow Of War made me cruel af to the Orcs and Trolls that betrayed me! I remember after the campaign, I let Bruz die, brought him back, shamed him, and then let him die again! Heck, I recently shamed an Orc, with the title of “The Gutless” to the point where he just says “woo woo!” 🤣🤣🤣 Nah fr, I’m as cruel as Sauron himself. 🤣🤣🤣

I just finished replaying this after years and got reminded why it was one of, if not my favourite single player games ever.

if there was a 3rd game, we could've had oliphaunts

Dude I thought you had 200k+ subs at first glance,and the video quality and editing was so good I didn’t think twice but after looking again I was shocked you have less than 3k? Thats criminal! Someone get this man the Subs he deserves! (PS) I loved Both shadow of war and Shadow of Mordor :)

I wish that the nemesis Forge stayed in the games ( the nemesis Forge was allowing you to import your Nemesis and Follower from Shadow of Mordor to Shadow of War )

So im just gonna mention that there is still room for a third game. I believe they have been setting up a trilogy since day one. Think about it. Talions wife sings her song in shadow of mordor and it becomes a huge plotpoint throughout game one and the start of game two. Why does that matter you ask? Because talion is headed to the halls of mandos. Imagine that instead of his wife passing on, she waited for her husband in the halls of mandos. Keep in mind celebrimbor is still alive. Eltariel has the ring. She teases another game. There is evidence that people can stay in the halls of mandos AND ALSO evidence that they can be revived and given a second chance. Mandos once heard a song so beautiful he gave a couple another chance at life. I think mandos will do a tradeoff this time. Talion gets another life with his wife (his sons passed on) but first he must finish what he started and defeat celebrimbor. That is what i think will eventually happen soon. People just dont read the books LOL

On the hunt for the mindmender. At this point I’m convinced it’s a myth. The stuff of legend. Did they take out the game or am I just unlucky? For those of u unaware of this weapon it is an epic longbow. It’s primary ability is to award 30-40 focus per ranged hit. This means u can use shadow chain strike infinitely. Like u can have 0 focus and it’ll build up from 0 focus to max provided u do enough shadow chain kills. It one shots enemy grunts which makes it useful when you want to clear them out and focus on the captain. If anyone has the bow or knows a specific way to farm it I’d appreciate it if you let me know.

Need a new game fr I could only imagine this game being made in 2024

Interesting info on the WW game with Nemesis(thought that trademark was gonna be sat on forever..) and I agree that am curious how it'll function without the deaths bit.

I just downloaded this game, absolutely love it. First time playing. The memesis mechanic is unreal!

Who else's favorite part about the game is taking over the orcs???

For me like 90% if this game is nemesis system. Very few people play this game just to finish a story. Main fun is after a story is finished.

I completely agree with this video's conclusion about the ending of the game. I also think that the devs made the game differently from what it could've been because they knew there wasn't going to be a sequel. So they gave us the best they could. And that's fine.

Its not fair that i can only like this video once...great review!

Considering it’s my first playthrough ever, halfway complete, I’m stunned I never played previously. Stealth is excellent, fighting is NOT button mashing, and the game mechanics are uniquely enjoyable. And yes Ratbag is a great NPC.

One of the things then i love about this game is the random interactions in-game like some orc talkings about weapons,someone bieng a military trainer,someone talking about life and even some orcs bieng a friendly fight with punches and with no need of cutscenes,just watching and paying attention by yourself.

Currently playing this again. I wish it would give you an option to have multiple save files...

I just started playing this game again like 2 weeks ago beat both dlcs and played a shit ton of conquest

in regards to what you said about talions gear the story actually uses his gear and connects it to the ending where after being betrayed and unlocking necromany the item descriptions and appearence of his necromancer set suggest they are a sort of corrupted version of his original gear warped by dark magic his daggers description saying its now warped beyond recognizing its original owner similar things are written about talions necro sword and cape too

1:37 why does everyone think celebrimbor made the one ring? He made the other rings but not the one, he refined the one as he sates in the bright lord dlc

Hi, I played it before few years and few weeks ago I bought two DLC. Just finished story with Eltariel and I am not sure is it possibile still play as Eltariel online conqurst? Btw they should to develope new one LOTR game.

It gets points for me for having one of my favorite diffuculty settings in Brutal mode. So much better than gravewalker, since its no longer smacking a boss 500 times to just die to an assassin that was on the other side of the camp. Rather its a high damage, fast "can I hit the boss ten times before he can get two on me?" situation. Wish more games had diffculty setting like that and cut out the damage sponge bosses fights that other higher difficulties bring.

I just started playing again today.I had to take around a year off. I had gotten extremely bored with it. Loving it again so far. Started a new game and I forgot how long it takes to get the ability to start taking captains and making my army.

You’re so right about how Talion turning could have been made into a third game. No one can tell me he didn’t look bad ass as Nazgûl and it was a cool cosmetic change from playing as a purely good guy the whole time

I've loved this game, loved the first game and I'm only a teenager I've been playing these two games since I was 7 in 2014

I deleted my old save file recebtly and started anew, havent played since like 2018 and Im enjoying it again, i never actually completed the full campaign so i finally saw the final cutscene the other day. That idea for a third game wouldve been great sheesh.

One of my favourite games and I think the DLC Desolation of Mordor proves they can make a game will you don't have powers

i loved shadow of mordor, and i was so hyped up for shadow of war when it got announced back in 2016. I remember when people were complaining about the micro-transactions so much, they made monolith remove them. aside of that, it was simply extremely fun to me. i loved farming and running into the same orcs over and over again because they would either come back with little scratches, rebuilt, semi-corrupted or as undeads. i just loved each and every single aspect of it, even though it got a little repetitive in the epilogue. still, the nemesis system was my most favorite thing and the way they expanded it by adding, for example, the "Blood brother" mechanics made it cooler. it remains my most favorite open world action RPG and i would love to replay it again. oh and a thing i'd like to mention is that, if you played shadow of mordor before and you still have it in your memory, the game will recognize it and add the arch-nemesis that you never managed to kill (or that you killed after so many attempts) in one of the campaign's mission.

I want a new game but this time Turin Turambar or Glorfindel. It be fire 🔥

Bought SoW in the PS Store a week ago and i love ❤ it.

This game is one of my favorite games, I love the nemesis system and combat, the fort sieges and defense. I have to agree though that the story was meh and had so many missed opportunities. But I honestly don’t play for the story of shadow of war, I play for the fun combat and mini storylines you can make with the orc captains

I just found this game on gamepass first time playing through. I watch the reviews first not for spoilers but to understand what I'm going to be doing. Great review. Game honestly I'm having a lot of fun with it. It's not so simple It's stupid but it keeps you interested. Again great review great video! Keep it up man!

Shadow of Mordor was more revolutionary, it's a shame the nemesis system was patented.

1:40 celebrimbor did not create the one ring, that was Sauron, celebrimbor was involved in the making of the 3 elven rings, which he imbued with good magic that made the bearer more resistant to Sauron's control.

17:50 well, I think we can still get a third game with talion as a nazgul, and have us go through the events of the hobbits and LOTR films, just there would be no celimbrimbor. Just a Nazgul adventure

I believe this game would had benefitted having 3 different endings. Bright Lord ending would be Tailon, Celebrimbor, and Eltariel banishing Sauron to the lands in the east. Along with, banishing The Witch King up north to Carn Dun. Wraith lord ending would be the same ending as in the base game. Dark lord ending would be Talion and Celebrimbor dominating Sauron and becoming the Third Dark Lord of Middle Earth. I would have Akoth Slayer of the Dead in Carnan and Zogs story line trying to get revenge on Zog for resurrecting Akoth blood brother. Instead of having Zog only try and resurrect Tar-Goroth and some of Morgoth's archers, he would also try resurrecting varies creatures in Mordor from a giant kraken, to the dragon we see in Lithan, some of Sauron's werewolves from the first age, and the legendary graug from the firat game. Along with trying to resurrect Azog and Bolg from the Hobbit movie which both can be recruited into Talion army. At the end of this story line, Talion could side with Zog and betray Akoth and Carnan or side with Akoth and Carnan. Change Bruz story line were you can make him your overlord or make him your second in command. If Bruz is your overlord, all of his varies rivals with try to attack his fort and you will have to help defend it. Bruz as your second in command with help you conquer all the forts in Mordor with the help of his blood brother Baz, Daz, and Gaz. With Ratbag and Ranger, you will help them lead a goblin slave uprising against their masters. The way the goblins fight would be similar to the way the gremlins would fight in the Overlord video games, where they would overwhelm the opposing group by sheer number and collect all their armor and weapons and use them in the next fight. I would have included nine different fort in the game, one for each tribe. It was strange we never went back to the Black Gate and try to control that region. Also, Barad-dur would have been a bonus fort to capture if you decided to banish or dominate Sauron. Same with Minas Morgul being another fort that can be conquered and customized.

17:18 A nitpick really, but since Talion bested witch king, shouldn't he have become witch king's replacement or a level similar to the witch king?

This is more cannon to me than that god awful rings of power

Just downloaded the game for Xbox on gamepass and gonna give it a playthrough. Great vid and quality man, just sub'd!

4k textures this game is awesome. Just sucks they shut down the WB servers for some platforms. I discovered this year's after release. I hope they make a new one.

im probably the ONLY one who fights with the cheat engine to fight cheat engine orcs, i use alot of modded stats etc that really expand my LOTR big ass adventure, i feel like what the game intended with infinite this, or that, however the god cheats are something else to like, which is also my point here, the mods of your gear etc, can really really REALLY take you far.. spawning in crazzyyyy ass custom orcs, creating the original dagger for talion all over again ! alot can be unlocked and played with, its really really fun,,,very surprised NOBODY has come foward with dipping into this.

Copyrighting the Nemesis system and not pushing this feature further, a cardinal sin i say, still. Shadow of War gave me more hours of fun than i feel i paid for, great game.

Yo that Home Alone into was great... 😂

Awesome game even now shame both games never got a 60fps patch on current gen consoles

Great video! Would you recommend playing Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of War first if I haven't play either?

I mean, your idea for another game could still happen. We just get a time skip and see how Talion's story ends when the ring is destroyed. They could still have a third game that takes place during the movies/books as Mordor is conquering middle earth.

Dude it is rare i come across a creator that has a sense of humor similar to mine 😂😂😂 good video

I 100% agree that the second game looses a bit of the first games charm. The game just completely forgets about Talion's family which was a pretty significant factor of the first game. That being said I loved the second game just as much as the first. I am actually re-playing it now (about 70% through) and having a blast farming orcs.

I played this game after all the micros were taken out of it and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Downloading it as I listen, already passed it before but this game is just that good!

I got through the first well enough, but this second offering seemed to drag on - and that was before the main part of the game even began to occur. I was done after taking the second stronghold. So much maintenance and effort required to progress just a little. Plus I'm currently 65 and am not interested in spending months on a single experience just to complete something that wouldn't give me anymore satisfaction regardless of how much or little time it took. I played the game loop. I got what I wanted. Time to move on or grow old(er) there. The size makes me think this was WB's attempt at 'their' Witcher. Not bad, just a LOT. As is, WB still remains more respected in game satisfaction by myself than any of the other AAA developers. Recent UBI purchases sealed that quickly.

I was burnt out on Destiny 2's bullshit (obviously PvP) and was playing this and it was a fun psychopathic joyride to crate the "League of Misunderstood Maniacs". If they are not crazy, they soon will be with screaming, psycotic laughter and even shaming a blood brother in front of the other and dominate the sane one to kill their now crazy blood brother than make them insane and put them under my thumb.

Need part 3 with Sweet Baby Inc at the helm!

I can’t lie. I feel like a lot of his grievances were warranted. But it’s from a 2024 perspective. 7 years ago certain things that are more fleshed out and standard today weren’t then. Even tho 7 years ago doesn’t seem a long time. In technological world that’s an eternity. Like the frame rate issues etc.

This is.. one massively fun epic game that sadly got abandoned.. to this day I hope to see another game like it

15:37 Yeah I don’t see that happening. Don’t get me wrong that is an interesting idea, but that’s not Talion. He never wanted revenge, he wanted to protect the rest of the world from Mordor. His actual revenge was pretty much a subplot. Like yeah he wanted revenge. But not to settle the score, but because the Tower, the Hammer, and the hand of Sauron were dangerous to keep alive so he has to kill them. You can see this clear with how he handles Minas Ithil. Even though it houses the Palantir, he wasn’t set on getting it. Just saving the Gondorians there and keeping it from falling. To the point he asked Shelob for visions of the future to further help them. Talion doesn’t care about revenge, he just wants to protect his people. Celebrimbor is the one who cared from the very beginning and gas lites Talion to do anything for revenge. With that I apologize for making this an essay, and I hope you have a good day.

So I had this craaaaazy bodyguard that was pretty much invincible. But the basturd betrayed me and no matter how many times I'd try and beat him, he'd kill me. On the occasion I did beat him, he ended up betraying me again! Even though I REALLY hated this, I looooved the game.

I just recently finished shadow of war cuz i was stuck for the longest time. Better than most games they still attempt to make fun or at least make sense anymore. Very few games hold a candle. They need to make a 3rd middle earth game without changing it too terribly much bcuz ive been seeing that its not hard to do for these nobel prize winners to do with any masterpiece of a game, no matter the quality of the game overall to begin with. Theyve proved time & time again that its less work for more pay & thats what sells. Thats y retro gaming is as popular as it is anymore. There r a select few games that have a lot of potential if theyre altered very little, if at all. People who make & sell em dont think so. Small rant for a big problem, take it for what it is or keep scrolling.

2130 hours played and i still playing this game. But to really appreciate the game i recommend playing on Nemesis difficulty. And dodge PvP pit fights, cause people with mods ruin everything, as we know from many others games.

Will never get over the bruz betrayal

this is one of my all time fav. games - fkn love it.

I loved playing through Shadow of Mordor, but even after multiple attempts I've never beaten Shadow of War. I think the issue is that it feels to bloated, and the lack of a focused main quest doesnt keep me intrigued. In SoM the nemesis system was a mechanic that enhances the game as you play through the main and side quests. In SoW the nemesis system IS the main part of the game with the sporadic main and side quests being on the side and not as much of a focus. If the sandbox of the game is fun enough and your cup of tea, than awesome, but SoW feels almost like you're playing Batman and the main quests are the riddler trophies.

What shocks me most is how non existent the modding community is with this game like someone could easily make this into a sick star wars game there's dismemberment there's force powers and your sword glows plus the graug is literally a rancor seriously someone make it happen!

The story and lands need to be expanded asap

As someone with 650+ hours in SoW, I'd like to think it's all that

Great Game Overall 💯🔥🔥🔥

Damn thanks for letting me know they are working on a new game I will be looking into the Wonder Woman game

Nemesis System makes it the most replayable game out there. It sucks that Nemesis didn't blow up and make it to other games.

Im about 60 percent dont overall. If i complete it and the mad lad himself gets to rest will i still be able to play with all the fancy mask?

Its great the only issue is the hydra error i hate that

Sucks theres no new game plus without mods. But the game holds up great, still an absolute banger.

The game is fun but the entire concept is lore shattering

U should be a game developer. I love this game and i have abt 200h on it but that „3rd game“ would be so amazing

My favorite opp is Ar-Kaius, bruh. We've had some pretty epic battles. After I killed him, he resurrected into this ugly beast that had insane power. Best $8.99 I ever spent 😁👌🏾

I never cared for lotr but this game is amazing i had this orc who oneshotted gruags and he was infiltrating a overlord did the siege and he knocked a legendary overlord 15 levels above him to half health he made the game so easy

The games is as good on its patent on the idea of a nemesis, which if i can count has only been used in 1 other game being that wonder woman one which, is the same studio

it prolly woud've been updated with new stuff had they not destroyed the game's repo cuz of micros during launch.

Beat the game like 100% it 5 times still love it

2024 Player here still finding new builds and orcs

would be amazing if you could play as a bad guy. be a wraith or something trying to betray sauron, stealing the ring so he can become the new ruler.

In all honesty I have never gotten bored of Sow. Even after the story and collectibles are done there is so much. You can just keep losing and wining fortresses and creating friendships and rivalries. There are endless storytelling possibilities. Just ask f***asterisks

Nemesis System made the game, I think. Love the game! To me it has a big replay value.

Sheloth looks like Liv Tyler

Behold the Witchking of Eggmar

This game can still compete with some of the newer games

It looks like a good review video but unfortunately I had to quit after the 3 minute mark because of all the annoying clips every few seconds

Finally beat this game tonight and i loved it! These games are so fun.

Hahaha the vb bruz thing was gold

Celebrimbor didn't create Sauron's ring, he did however create the three Elven rings

I like to believe that in the next years or so a new game will be out

Nemisis system never really worked for me i had like 6 orcs come back like once even with me doing dozens of encounters with them it didnt matter and i was on nemisis difficultly and had 1 orc come back from the dead and stay with me and one more that came back and betrayed me ig just L get gud for me.

I wish we get third Middle Earth nemesis game