Shadow Of War And All Of Its DLC Is 92% Off, So Now’s Your Chance To Ruin Sauron’s Day

I miss it when movie or book tie-in games looked at the canon and said, “Nah.” Sometimes, taking something respected, well-known, and so beloved and deciding to completely demolish everything that had existed in favour of making something wholly original and unique is my cup of orc bone tea. Shadow of War is a canon-breaking beast of an action RPG that, years later, I still play regularly. And right now, you can get the game and all of its DLC for under $5. Sauron won’t know what hit him. Taking place after the events of the excellent Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War takes the Arkham-style combat and turns it up to 11. However, the fighting wasn’t what made Talion and Celebrimbor’s adventure so engaging—it was the Nemesis System. That name may stand out to you, but it doesn’t do it justice. Imagine making an enemy of an orc that not only remembers you, but actively despises you for it, ruining your plans until you eventually kill him or, hopefully, brainwash him into joining your army. If it sounds awesome, and it should, that’s exactly what Shadow of War lets you do. The goal throughout the game, which is tied directly into Talion’s narrative, is to take the fight to Sauron and we…