Bring up any other sandbox game made in the years since Shadow of Mordor was released, and conversation generally shifts towards “man wouldn’t it be cool if it had its own Nemesis System?”. In an industry where inspiration is obvious, doing just that is about to get a whole lot more challenging as Warner Bros. has patented the idea.
The more things change, the more they stay the same as the video games of the last decade still had one time-honoured tradition up their sleeves: A good ol’fashioned boss fight! Whether you were slugging away at glorified bullet sponges or trying to outlast juggernauts that were capable of laughing at your mightiest attacks, here’s a look at some of the best and most satisfying boss fights of the decade.
When Xbox introduced their Game Pass service in 2017, it was…it was alright I’d say. A few big games, plenty of medium-budget titles and a price tag that made it affordable enough to make it a worthy substitute for allowing your children to be looked after by the warm glow of an LED TV screen. Fast forward to 2019, and …
That Nemesis System was a stroke of inspired cleverness by developer Monolith Games, an idea that players wanted to see copied and pasted in other games. To a certain extent, Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will have its own take on the gameplay mechanic, offering players Mercenaries instead of Nemesises…Nemesi…dammit what’s the plural of Nemesis I should know this oh right it’s Nemeses.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is a game of treachery, domination and shaming. Lots and lots of it in fact, as a few weeks after launch and the numbers that have come in for the game have been nothing short of staggering.
Shadow of War’s best armour can be found in unique sets, legendary gear which layers on more bonuses the more of them that you have. If you're prepared for some Elvish poetry that is.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is Lord of the Rings turned up to 11. Improving on nearly every idea from the original Shadow of Mordor game, it’s a gargantuan sequel in both size and scope.
What’s a publisher supposed to do then, despite claims that it would receive zero percent of the cash generated from the sale of a Hail-Mary Orc character in Shadow of War? Make him a free add-on.
If you are looking for an easy way to make money, you might find …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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