On the SG Discord we had an event where u have to 100% a game in a certain amount of time. One of the games u could choose was Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor - Game of the Year (and it also was the only game from the list I owned). But sadly, I was in the Holidays so I started playing 8 Days before the event deadline, well at least I thought so….(It was actually 5 days cause i can't read, thats why i didn t 100% the game)
Often this game is compared to Assassins Creed and this is definitely not wrong. Stealth is more efficient than the brutal aggressive way. U also have a bow which is pretty effective to kill enemies without getting caught. When u aim with it u got into a special mode called Focus than everything is like in slow-mo u can also use it in normal combat but there it isn't that helpful, u mostly have enough time to block all attacks. U have special runes with special abilities u can “insert” into ur weapon. There is also a normal ability tree can upgrade with Mirian the normal currency u get from competing missions and pic up items.
The Story is ok is it’s a normal revenge story and don't really has some interesting twists. Its only kinda interesting cause it takes place in the LOTR universe but that’s all. The voice acting is good.
But the real star of the Show is the Nemesis-system. In the game u have special stronger orcs called captains and stronger orc called warchiefs. All of those orcs are unique in their own way, they have strength and fears. The captains are also sometimes bodyguards of the warchief so before u encounter a warchief u first should kill all his bodyguards. Orcs can return from death, which makes the more memorable.