jeudi 22 mai 2014

Under the Shadow of Mordor

We can be forgiven for observing superficial similarities between the original Shadow of Mordor reveal and Ubisoft's Assassins' Creed series. A guy with swords, in a pre-industrial setting, climbs up random bits of architecture and then jumps down and stabs people in the neck. After playing the game for a good half hour, though, I can say I'm more excited for this game than just about any other action game coming to consoles this year.


It helps that this is a new story. Set between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Shadow of Mordor follows the story of a Gondor ranger named Talion, who has been brought back from the dead by an unknown wraith. He's then tasked by a queen to head into Mordor to, we assume, wreck Sauron's plans as he moves from Dol Guldur into the Dark Tower.


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