With a sword, a bow and a dagger in Talion’s arsenal, the sheer brutality he displays towards any who dares challenge him is great. Did I get lost in the storytelling? Not really, because for me that side of proceedings gets overshadowed by the awesome gameplay. Nothing bad can be said about the voiceovers either, as the cast do a terrific job at bringing all the characters to life – even those Orc Captains and Warchiefs who are mere seconds from death have personality which shines through. The quality of the cutscenes is top notch, with character renders having very realistic features up close and the detail on the attires is brilliant. Whether the aim is to recruit a member for your army, or to stealthily infiltrate an Outpost, there’s plenty of fun to be had. Bruz the Chopper is a real diamond and the ones involving him are easily amongst my favourites to do, whilst Carnan and Shelob are pretty damn scary, but still great to interact with.
When approaching the story-advancing quests, it’s good to see a healthy variety in the general setups of missions something which is helped by having a few different mission givers along the way. And then you’re let loose to basically do as you please for the most part. So fear not Middle-earth newbies, there’s nothing you missed out on that you cannot figure out in time. This leads to a tutorial of sorts, getting to grips with the movement and combat by throwing you in the deep end, metaphorically speaking. And due to certain events occurring, the Bright Lord needs to learn some of the fancy manoeuvres all over again. If you’re wondering how a newcomer would fare, having not played the first game, Shadow of War goes over the events leading up to where we are now, recapping everything worth knowing. It’s time for the Bright Lord to settle the score with the Dark Lord. It appears the two warriors bound together, Talion and Celebrimbor, must initially work with Shelob, begrudgingly, to achieve their common goal of taking down Sauron. Despite crafting a new Ring of Power, free of Sauron’s influence, nothing is ever straightforward and that creepy giant spider Shelob gets involved – albeit mainly in a less spine-tingling human female form. The Ranger who cheated death, Talion, and the greatest Elven craftsmen there has even been, Celebrimbor, return for round two of the quest to decimate Sauron once and for all.
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