Middle-earth: Shadow of War 2017

Released: October 10, 2017
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch 2 · PC · Xbox One
Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: WB Games
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Is it still worth playing?

Monolith Productions' 2017 action adventure, the sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. You continue the story of Talion, the Gondorian Ranger bonded with the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor, as they forge a new Ring of Power against Sauron. It is an open world game played in third person. Striking enemies builds a might meter, and after eight consecutive strikes Talion can perform a finisher. When an enemy is about to strike, a symbol appears over their head to signal a parry, while unblockable attacks are highlighted in red and have to be dodged. Through Celebrimbor, Talion can double jump and use wraith vision to highlight nearby enemies, and skills unlock as you complete story quests. A crowded fight stays readable with the parry symbol and the red warning, which still work as they should.