“There’s so much depth and history and lore within Middle-Earth, so we&rsquo

“There’s so much depth and history and lore within Middle-Earth, so we’ve used exploration to reward players by uncovering all of that lore. Exploration will allow the player to dig deeper into how our story connects with The Hobbit and with the Lord of the Rings, and with the deeper history of Middle-Earth as well.” - Michael de Plater (Design Director, Shadow of Mordor)

An interesting thing: I know one of the main artists from Battle For Middle Earth 1 & 2, and apparently they didn’t study Tolkien’s lore at all for the game. I think that was a poor choice and I’m really glad they did for this game.

I haven’t had anytime to play, so at $50 dollars, it’s not worth it yet for me, but if any of you have played it, send me a review and I’ll post it. I hope to get around to it over winter break or when the price drops.