{"id":287,"date":"2017-02-16T11:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2017-08-24T08:21:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T11:51:31","slug":"mission-complete-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Mission Complete: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (XB1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/?attachment_id=290\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Middle-earth\u2122 Shadow of Mordor\u2122 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-3.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date: 2017-02-15<\/li>\n<li>Time: 48h<\/li>\n<li>Achievements: 38\/74<\/li>\n<li>Gamerscore: 755\/1680<\/li>\n<li>Warchiefs Killed: 7<\/li>\n<li>Slaves Liberated: 1119<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fantastic game. The combat is awesome, beating Mad Max and the Batman games in my opinion. The art style and overall feel of the game world imitates the Lord of the Rings movies really well and the Nemesis system is such a refreshing gameplay feature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/?attachment_id=291\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Middle-earth\u2122 Shadow of Mordor\u2122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You could take on a whole horde by yourself or stealthily take over a stronghold without being seen and feel like a badass doing either one. Great abilities and weapons to make both fun, and a lot of mission variety to keep things interesting. Also, watching Uruks run in fear is such a joy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/?attachment_id=292\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Middle-earth\u2122 Shadow of Mordor\u2122 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smellthepowerglove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Middle-earth%E2%84%A2-Shadow-of-Mordor%E2%84%A2-2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gripes? As others have said, the final battle(s) were anti-climatic considering all you went through to get there. I also don&#8217;t like the\u00a0Caragor-riding missions as I find the controls sluggish compared to your normally nimble character.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the gameplay of Mad Max or the Arkham games, this one is <strong>highly recommended<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2017-02-15 Time: 48h Achievements: 38\/74 Gamerscore: 755\/1680 Warchiefs Killed: 7 Slaves Liberated: 1119 Fantastic game. The combat is awesome, beating Mad Max and the Batman games in my opinion. The art style and overall feel of the game world imitates the Lord of the Rings movies really well and the Nemesis system is such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[4,62,6,5],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gaming","tag-lord-of-the-rings","tag-middle-earth","tag-shadow-of-mordor","tag-xbox-one"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YHL6-4D","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smellthepowerglove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}