Last week, Warner Bros. officially announced a follow-up to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor called Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
It dropped the announcement trailer during GDC 2017 (Game Developers Conference) after an apparent leak of the Tolkien-universe title late last month.
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Holy shit, does anyone else have goosebumps?!
Well, anyway forget about that because now it's released 16 full minutes of gameplay walkthrough.
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The original game's hero, Talion, is back and is now in command of an army of orcs, and he even rides on the backs of dragons.
The best thing is that he can actually use the dragons as a weapon to kill enemies. Sweet.
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The new game apparently picks up from the moment the last one left off. Basically, between the original Hobbit stories and Fellowship of the King.
The official plot description reads: "In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. The open-world action-adventure game is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System.
"The robust personalisation from the first game is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience."
There's a slight possibility that the new game may have the ability to transfer saves between the games in order to hold onto some of the characters that players have enjoyed fighting in the first game.
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According to Games Radar, in an interview, creative vice president Michael de Plater was asked about this. He replied: "Oh... I don't remember what we're allowed to say about that." He then spoke to a representative and said: "We're not saying anything at this time."
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Hmm... that sounds pretty interesting.
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Plater released an official statement which said: "Following the amazing reception to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, we massively expanded every dimension of the game, including the world, the story, the RPG systems, the core gameplay, and of course the personal player stories of the Nemesis System.
"As lifelong fans of Middle-earth, we are so grateful to have the privilege to bring to life the most incredible fantasy world ever created in a new way, for a new generation. With Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we can't wait to see the amazing stories players are going to create and share."
Middle Earth: Shadow of War comes to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on August 25, 2017
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