Shadow of Mordor gameplay trailer looks really cool

[qornea]

Shadow of Mordor gameplay trailer you must see

The first gameplay trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor shows off a game with huge potential

[Crzwaco]

Finally a game worth looking forward to.

[Isengard]

Definitely using the Assassins Creed engine, but I like what I saw a lot.

[brendanvb]

Definitely using the Assassins Creed engine, but I like what I saw a lot.

Using a lot more than just the engine apparently:

Former Ubisoft developer accuses Shadow of Mordor of using code from Assassin's Creed

While many viewers commented that the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor video shown above bore a striking stylistic resemblance to Assassin's Creed, a former Ubisoft developer took those accusations one step further. In a series of Twitter posts today, Charles Randall, claimed that Shadow of Mordor was using code he worked on for Assassin's Creed II.

Randall is credited as a team lead in AI fight systems and senior gameplay programmer at Ubisoft Toronto according to his LinkedIn profile. His work on Assassin's Creed II focused primarily on combat.

Writing "Check it out guys! I apparently made a Middle Earth game" and linking to the Shadow of Mordor walkthrough video above, Randall followed up with the comment, "I know I don't have any legal rights to what I did on Assassin's Creed 2 but I sure hope I get a special thanks on that Middle Earth game." In the same thread, he clarified to another Twitter user, "I'm fine with it if people know what it is. But if they think they are going to sneak this under the radar... SO MUCH NOPE."

In another series of tweets, Randall wrote, "Seriously, can someone tell me how Assassin's Creed 2 code and assets are in this Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor game?" and, "Watch the video. That's AC2 stuff in there. Code/anim(ations) for sure." When another user claimed the battles bore more in common with Batman: Arkahm series than Assassins' Creed, Randall wrote, "I spent two years staring at AC2. I know it when I see it."

Despite the criticisms, Randall expressed his appreciation for Shadow of Mordor as well. "For the record though, that Middle Earth game looks pretty damn awesome. And I love AC2 so it's kind of a double win."

Representatives from Ubisoft had no official comment on the potential controversy. We've reached out to Warner Bros. Interactive (the publisher behind Shadow of Mordor) for further clarification, but have yet to receive a reply.

[Razor88]

I'll copy my rant from the other page...

I am a huuuuge Lord of the Rings fan (although, to my shame, I am yet to finish even the first book). Almost all the Youtube comments for this game are super positive but strangely enough, I don't really get the hype. It seems like (as people have mentioned) an Assassin's creed clone with Arkham city elements thrown in.

It just doesn't seem like you are in Middle Earth. It also seems like those type of games that feign open world, but in fact are just a glorified story driven game. Where the RPG progression and skills take a back seat to the story and missions, something which I have always hated. I much rather prefer the Oblivion/Skyrim style to say the Arkham City RPG style (although I did enjoy Arkham City).

Then again, I have never really cared much about story, so that might be a big part of the problem. But I can't shake the feeling that I am not really in Middle Earth. Even the character seems very out of place.

I would much rather have preferred playing as a Ranger/knight, roaming a true open world , playing quests I wish (much like Oblivion/Skyrim), but with much more solid fighting mechanics(think Dark Souls), and a much more rich world (Lord of the Rings is such a great setting imo). Variety of weapons, skill trees,fighting trolls etc etc.

Ok rant over.

[Crzwaco]

I'll copy my rant from the other page...

I am a huuuuge Lord of the Rings fan (although, to my shame, I am yet to finish even the first book). Almost all the Youtube comments for this game are super positive but strangely enough, I don't really get the hype. It seems like (as people have mentioned) an Assassin's creed clone with Arkham city elements thrown in.

It just doesn't seem like you are in Middle Earth. It also seems like those type of games that feign open world, but in fact are just a glorified story driven game. Where the RPG progression and skills take a back seat to the story and missions, something which I have always hated. I much rather prefer the Oblivion/Skyrim style to say the Arkham City RPG style (although I did enjoy Arkham City).

Then again, I have never really cared much about story, so that might be a big part of the problem. But I can't shake the feeling that I am not really in Middle Earth. Even the character seems very out of place.

I would much rather have preferred playing as a Ranger/knight, roaming a true open world , playing quests I wish (much like Oblivion/Skyrim), but with much more solid fighting mechanics(think Dark Souls), and a much more rich world (Lord of the Rings is such a great setting imo). Variety of weapons, skill trees,fighting trolls etc etc.

Ok rant over.

You got all that from this pre-alpha video? or is there more vids?

[Razor88]

All from the video. It's pre-alpha, but I doubt the character, and the overall look and feel will change that much. Maybe I'm judging a book by it's cover, and I would love to be proved wrong.

[Stunt]

This is, officially, the game I am now looking forward to the MOST!

[Tydmors]

This looks like a nice game. hope it comes out on ps3 as well.

[Stunt]

This looks like a nice game. hope it comes out on ps3 as well.

According to them - It will