Warner Bros. Interactive released a Shadow of War trailer and a gameplay demo at Gamescom 2017. We will discuss about the details of this event in this video.
Shadow of War Trailer Gamescom 2017 Summary
The great follow up to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War continues to excite amidst microtransactions due to its enhanced gameplay and new features. These features include a new nemesis system, and new siege mechanics that allow you to attack enemy castles with your forces.
This Gamescom 2017, WBI released both a gameplay demo as well as a trailer:
Source: IGN’s Youtube Channel
What we know from the trailer
- The ancient Balrog, Tar Goroth will show up in-game.
- The main antagonist is not orcish, elven, or human, but of a forest elemental.
- Talion and Celebrimbor release the “cry of the forest,
- Shelob (or a Shelob clone) can be seen at 0:19, and she is creepy.
- One of the characters will be Carnán, a spirit of the forest that can transform into powerful beasts. Celebrimbor urges Talion to take his sword and kneel. It appears that Carnan will be an important character in the fight against Tar Goroth.
- In 0:52-0:54, Talion is riding a frost troll, which blows ice into a small goblin.
- Dragons will be also be rideable.
Shadow of War Gameplay demo
Source: Just Another Gaming Site
Many video game media sites have released gameplay demos of Shadow of War. The Gamescom 2017 demo featured the Siege gameplay that will be a new mechanic enjoyed by SoW players. The demo features Golm the Commander, atop his massive tower. The player chooses the orc hordes that will help him attack the castle.
Talion can opt to take out ballista-bearing trolls atop the castle walls in order to get through the massive breach, or help his horde down in the battlefield. He could also use a drake incinerate his enemies. The myriad of choices the player can receive depends on which hordes he chooses to invade with. Capturing the castle won’t be easy, though, as the massive horde of enemies inside won’t let up, forcing you to fight a massive horde of enemies to take the castle.
Personally it all seems too MMO-like for me, but let’s see when it comes out this October 10 for Windows, PS4, and Xbox One.
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