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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus
How interactive is it? Like rpg'ish or just a run through hack and slash
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It's pretty much Assassin's creed LOTR, but with cooler abilities, and an awesome system for taking out targets. The whole ranking system for orcs and how a random normal enemy can be promoted if he kills you is awesome. It means you can get revenge on pretty much any enemy that kills you, and can even create a perceived rivalry between you and the captains. Like there is one captain that killed me twice now, so he's gotton way more powerful by doing so, but it's just gonna make it all the sweeter when I finally get him.
Only bad thing I can say right now is that the enviornment is a little bland. Being in Mordor, it's all ruins and black rocks everywhere, but I guess a second less cliche looking place opens up later. Still, the gameplay totally makes up for it.
Combat uses the same counter/attack system as Batman and Assassins games, but it's a bit trickier here. I made the mistake of jumping right into large groups of enemies right from the start and ended up dying a few times. You'll be able to do that later, but at the start you have to rely on stealth which is really fun in itself anyway.