Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is remembered for many reasons, but perhaps best of all for its Nemesis system, an incredible ...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system is easily the most iconic thing about it, and its origins might not be what ...

"How do we create a singleplayer game that is so compelling that people keep the disc in their library forever?" ...

Monolith brought the nemesis system back for a second go-around in 2017's Middle-earth: Shadow of War, before moving on to a Wonder Woman game. Unfortunately that game was canceled and the studio shut ...

The Nemesis System began life as part of Monolith’s well-received 2014 action adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. It fuels randomly named enemies in Sauron's army that are generated ...

Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System was a transformative gimmick that gave the Assassin’s Creed-like game a unique edge. However, with Warner Bros. Games shutting down developer Monolith ...

They have gathered merely as a prelude to the glory of battle. My job in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is to select the orcs I wish to fight against. The trick is to find an orc who is neither ...

This has put one of the coolest game mechanics of the 2010s in limbo. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor's excellent Nemesis ...

Players that were annoyed with how there were only two small regions to run around in with Monolith’s Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor might be more interested in the Shadow of War regions ...

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