Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, développé par Monolith Productions et publié par WB Games, est un jeu d'aventure et de rôle en monde ouvert sorti le 30 septembre 2014 sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One et Linux. Le titre, construit sur le moteur LithTech Jupiter EX et protégé par la gestion des droits Steam, se déroule dans l'univers de J.R.R. Tolkien durant la période de soixante ans séparant Le Hobbit du Seigneur des anneaux. Le joueur incarne Talion, un ranger ressuscité par un esprit vengeur après avoir tout perdu, et mène une vendetta au cœur de Mordor à travers un récit de vengeance et de mystère. Le système de combat au corps à corps s'inspire de la série Batman Arkham, la progression reposant sur un multiplicateur de combos lié au rythme des attaques et des contre-attaques, tandis que diverses quêtes secondaires et événements aléatoires viennent compléter le scénario principal. La particularité du jeu réside dans son système Nemesis, où chaque ennemi possède un nom, un rang et une mémoire, agissant hors écran et adaptant sa tactique selon les rencontres passées avec le joueur. D'une durée de seize heures pour l'histoire principale et de trente-trois heures pour une partie complétionniste, le jeu affiche un score Metacritic de 84 et un score OpenCritic de 85. La presse a salué l'intérêt du système Nemesis et le plaisir procuré par ce monde ouvert, tandis que certains joueurs ont apprécié l'évolution originale des ennemis rendant le jeu très vivant, d'autres relevant des similarités avec la série Assassin's Creed. Il convient de noter que plusieurs fonctionnalités en ligne, dont la Forge Nemesis et les missions Vendetta, ont cessé d'être disponibles à partir du 31 décembre 2020.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« What would have otherwise been a competent sandbox game with solid combat mechanics and an interesting twist on a known fantasy world is elevated by the Nemesis System. Shadow of Mordor is the strategic person's action game. »
« Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the most fun I've had with an open-world game in a very long time...Whatever your feelings on J. R. R. Tolkien and the Middle-earth milieu, it's hard to imagine any fan of open-world action having anything less than a great time with this game. »
« Right now, it’s my main contender for game of the year, simply because, in its lack of pretension, its attention to detail and its understanding that video games first and foremost should be fun, it puts everything else I’ve played recently in its long shadow. »
« Shadow of Mordor is that ultimate rarity. It tells a fun little story that would be enough to hold up most games on their own. But it also provides all of the tools to ensure that the most interesting tales to come out of the game will be the ones that were not scripted. »
« Shadow of Mordor is without a doubt the best The Lord of the Rings game that I have ever played, and quite probably the best game I've played this year. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a great action game. »
« Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stands out from other open-world action games by putting a great new layer on top of the trail that Batman blazed. I was surprised at how well it integrates its excellent combat with rewarding feedback and progression not just for me, but also for my enemies. I »
« All in all, I really enjoyed Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. While the game had always been on my radar, I still find myself pretty surprised with how fantastic it ended up being. »
« As an open world game set in Middle-earth, Shadow of Mordor delivers unique emergent gameplay, finely-tuned combat mechanics and a story which avoids typical fantasy fare. While the main storyline can be finished relatively quickly, there is a lot of content in Mordor for you to pursue however you like. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Buen juego, buenos graficos, buena historia, buena jugabilidad, buena ambientación, se deja jugar post terminarlo »
« Shadow of Mordor turned out surprisingly more familiar to Assassin's Creed games to me, than I anticipated. The parkour, observation towers, stealth, boss murder missions — I haven't played those for some significant time, but distinguished a big similarity here. I praise the game for its fluid combat system, that rewards skill and patience over button mashing and delivers truly exquisite sequences to those, who can master it. You never get bored with the variety of ways to solve the situation, which notoriously supports many play styles. On he other hand, controls and interactions with the landscape and some enemies felt not so responsive and sometimes outright dull. It frustrated me too the point, that I didn't complete the DLCs, having just started them. The plot takes an unorthodox but firm angle on the events of the Legendarium. The main line is captivating, well presented and wraps nicely around the main mechanics. At the same time, side quests seemed to pull too many well-established characters (Saruman, Gollum) in just for novelty sake. The world of Mordor comes across believable and sometimes even fabulous. Making all the captains so unique and fleshed out with procedural generation is a great feat. That said, I was not particularly blown away with the Nemesis system: no memorable arcs or stories got sculpted for me. One other big notch is the game cycle's overpowering dependence on the mini-map. You are never encouraged to explore the world around you between the missions: just point at the next marker and run towards it. Even landmark collectables can be acquired with this primitive approach, which is baffling. I cannot say this game was a revelation for me. It provides a faithful portal to the world of J.R.R Tolkien with a promise to become a menacing orc slayer, unraveling plots of the Dark; but it struggled to keep me going after that and discover something unique for myself. »
« Hated this game Nemesis system was good but every single other aspects of this game were horrible. »
« Maybe i expected this game to be a 9, but regardless, its a good game. It has some parts where it was boring for me (killing the war chiefs over and over again), but the story part is nice. Nemesis system is good, but nothing revolutionary, it didn't blew me away. The combat and powers are perfect, and the second part of the game is more fun that the first. »
« Vraiment un jeu incroyable, excellent combat, graphismes et histoire ! Je recommande »
« Minha versão é a de Edição Jogo do Ano. O jogo é bom, porém tem uma história rasa e é um pouco repetitivo. Seu gameplay é divertido e viciante, sendo seu sistema de Nemesis mais interessante do que as missões principais. Vale a pena para os fãs de O Senhor dos Anéis. »
« Absolutely annoying game. I realy liked some mechanics, but every time you walk around two or three bosses attack you and a few orcs come on top of it. From time to time would be okay, but this happens so often that I canceled it. »
« Combate fluido al estilo Batman y elevados valores de producción, incluido un doblaje correcto. Pasado en 27 horas. »
