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Shadow of Mordor holds up well by modern standards with intuitive controls and consistently-paced gameplay. The stealth mechanics feel well-integrated and unforced. Instead of feature bloating like many modern games it finds what works and sticks to it. (+1) It does suffer somewhat being a product of its time graphically. The style isn't particularly distinct and the environment can be bland and monotonous. (0) Where other medias of LotR failing to interest me, I did find learning the lore and background of these characters to be interesting, though the main character is somewhat 2-dimensional (this could be intentional give the overall theme of the game). (+1) The music brought fourth the visceral and brutal nature of the gameplay and story, with voice performances that were serviceable. Being an early PS4 game it has to rely on the controller sound which could become repetitive but was overall one of the better uses of it during combat. (0) An easy game to trophy hunt and the collectibles aren't gratingly long, but I don't think there is much reason to return to this title after one finishes the story. (-1) It was refreshing to play a game where things weren't breaking or crashing constantly. Easy win for this game to create a simple and stable game. (+1)

Overall, while not pushing the envelope and borrowing from some established franchises, the Nemesis System made for a unique experience in both difficulty and gameplay, but seems like it could be expanded upon. (0)

The reveals in this episode are not as clever as it thinks it is, but the overall mystery definitely keeps the intrigue going. Like most second episodes, this feels like what the writers should have been doing before the grand pilot was thought of. The ensemble cast is tiring, especially trying to keep up with the interpersonal drama suite we've heard little about nd been given no real reason to care about. Strong episode that supports the overall premise with better editing and musical cues to allow the show to explore its themes without the overbearing view of the old guard. The mystery continues and the intrigue is impossible to ignore.

The issue of the opening scene and its scope is quite immersion breaking, and it seems the show may have blown its budget this episode as much as MI5 would to rent out spaces of this magnitude. The sequence was uninspired, though tried and true entertaining in the way it's put together. The rest of the show trudges along, I imagine purposefully, to match the pace of the protagonist's new reality. The dialogue is sometimes outright awful, but the performances are decent enough to save it. Overall, the premise doesn't have me quite hooked, but it is entertaining enough to continue forward and see what the next episode will reveal.