Brilliant, gorgeous game, well executed, and the Nemesis System keeps me coming back to it months after I finished the admittedly so-so storyline.

The Nemesis system is really cool and the controls are fluid

After about the halfway point in the game, it's too easy to stay alive and defeat just about any number of enemies with no real difficulty, and since you can kill anything you want, and don't die, the Nemesis System shrivels up since it's getting no input from you other than "uruk died, uruk died, uruk died" instead of the more dynamic interactions possible earlier on, before your character gains too much power.

The games dynamics change upon outcome of every mission/death of a war chief, nemesis system is truly genius, get this game right now if you don't have it!

After about the halfway point in the game, it's too easy to stay alive and defeat just about any number of enemies with no real difficulty, and since you can kill anything you want, and don't die, the Nemesis System shrivels up since it's getting no input from you other than "uruk died, uruk died, uruk died" instead of the more dynamic interactions possible earlier on, before your character gains too much power.

The Nemesis System is fantastic

Or explore the nemesis system by issuing death threats and working betrayals and riots

But for now, Shadow of Mordor is absolutely worth playing if you enjoy open-world games, especially if the Nemesis System seems like an interesting concept to play with.

The nemesis system was amazing, though it doesn't change the game play that drastically from game to game