Tristan and Oliver are cursed to deathlessly roam the barren plains of Mordor cultivating nemeses as they take a stab at Monolith Productions’ Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with these three bits:

1. Into The Deep End - Discussing the game’s wide range of objectives and the visual challenges of open world design

2. I Will Take It, Personally! - Forming personal connections with NPCs through the nemesis system

3. Assassin’s Arkham - Inspiration and improvements from the Assassin’s Creed and Arkham games

Let us know what you think:

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Oliver - @oliverwauters

Tristan - @theatrewalker

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Some references:

Shadow of Mordor Dev Made "Some Pretty Big And Painful Cuts" - Eddie Makuch, Gamespot (article)

Postmortem: Monolith Productions' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game Developer Staff (article)

How the Nemesis System Creates Stories - Game Maker’s Toolkit (video essay)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Designers Reveal How They Made the Nemesis System (Mini-Documentary) - Game Brain (video essay)