Batman game that became Shadow of Mordor footage surfaces online (www.eurogamer.net)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

WB owning the patent for the Nemesis system really sucks.

Those games were amazing because of the system, but because WB is a shit show, they won't use it again and no one else can do anything similar

[-] runjun@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Looking back, the nemesis system and active reloading in GOW not being implemented in other games made me realize the old style of game creation of implementing and improving was over. The nemesis system is truly innovative and there was several times that I was like fuck Sauron, this random orc that got several lucky kills on me MUST be destroyed.

[+] DigitalDruid@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 7 months ago

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It was. It created an amazing amount of unique stories for each players. I played the game twice but only finished it once. The second time was to make my own villain who became absolutely terrifying to see on the world map. My love for the Nemesis system was cemented by having that orc actually sneak up on me. I could see him wandering through the map and get closer and closer until the pin on the map disappeared - then he jumped out and ambushed me. I've never seen anything like it and loved being a badass with a personal bad guy who rivalled me.

[-] kazren@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

My biggest problem with games like Shadow of War is they give me so many toys to play with that I never bother to finish the story. I was busy fighting orcs.

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

It is really cool. Shadow of Mordor needed to tame it down just a little, however. By the end of the game, that rival orc was immune to every weapon in my arsenal. It would only take damage from NPCs or environmental damage triggered by NPCs lol

The system itself is really cool, though! If you play either Shadow of Mordor or Shadow of War, just be aware that the story is complete fan fiction and some of it flies in the face of LOTR lore. Just don't take any if the story seriously and enjoy the game play for what it is.

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

I really don't think the patent would hold up if someone made a similar system.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

It took 6 years to get it approved, but lots of stupider patents still stand.

You can't count on common sense for stuff like this.

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

No one ever bothers stepping on the toes of patents like these, so it's entirely possible that it wouldn't hold up. It's not a guaranteed win (nothing is), but doing nothing just lets corpos step all over artists in yet another way. We need more people, like Ross from Accursed Farms, to stand up for us, and we need devs willing to fight back against these ridiculous patents.

[-] shani66@ani.social 3 points 7 months ago

Technically it shouldn't, but that's never stopped legal abuse before

[-] Ithral 11 points 7 months ago

Huh, cool hadn't realized Mordor was originally a Batman game

[-] Blxter@lemmy.zip 11 points 7 months ago

Yea I didn't know that either. It does make sense that they didn't want two different batman universe games... But now we have the suicide squad so...

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I remember my brother describing the gameplay as a mix between Arkham and Assassin's Creed so the fact that it was originally going to be a Batman game makes sense to me.

[-] Blxter@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago

Yea I would agree with that. Imo shadow of Mordor is more assassin's creed than the new ac games

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