Beginning of this adventure story stems from Talion whose soul has a bond with the spirit of Celebrimbor, Celebrimbor himself was once an elf who forged the strongest ring. Talion / Celebrimbor, go to Mount Doom and forge a new ring that has power like the other nine rings, but this new ring can not be influenced by Sauron, the mind controller.

Shelob, an ancient spider, abducted Celebrimbor and offered an exchange to Talion. To get the Celebrimbor, Talion must hand over the new ring. If agreed, Shelob will see the future with the new ring and share some knowledge with Talion.

Meanwhile in Minas Ithil, the last city of Gondor, is being besieged by the magician king as well as Sauron's right hand. Inside the walls of the human city's defense there are stones that have extraordinary powers, namely Palantir. Palantir allows anyone who has the willpower to use it and see whatever they want. Celebrimbor could use Palantir to fight Sauron's army. Sauron himself had sent the wizard king to take the stone and use it as a weapon for the power of darkness.

Serve as Talion and Celebrimbor, you must set up a strategy to save Minas Ithil. During the trip, you will be faced with a number of orc captains and orc warlords, who have a power level above orcs in general and are managed by the Shadow of War nemesis system. If you manage to finish the orc captain and orc warlord, you will gain points to improve your level of ability. As you level up, you can access a selection of unique skills or be able to allocate them to unlock new magical powers and fighting techniques. In short, Shadow of War can be regarded as a mix between Assassin's Creed and Batman Arkham Asylum.

Shadow of War (nemesis system)

One of the interesting sectors to discuss in this game is the orc boss character. The orc captain has a different look with different variations. Their personality affects the fighting style. Each captain also has different advantages and disadvantages. If you are defeated by an orc captain, the nemesis system will raise their level to the senior ranks and the strength will also increase.

To reduce the likelihood of losing, you should capture orc intel and extract information from him about what the advantages and disadvantages of each orc captain. For example there are orc captains that do not work against air strikes, there are orc captains who fear fire, and so forth.

When the map is open and some of the orc's dominance (effect) options take effect, this game will get closer to Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII. Attack an opponent's castle, analyze the strength and position of each captain, and sabotage the enemy's defenses by defeating the orc captain and replacing them with the orcs you control. Everything will feel fun and exciting when playing it.

Shadow of War (graphical display and gameplay)

Shadow of War brings graphic luxury like its predecessor, but Shadow of War is now capable of running on a wider hadware PC. Still, if you want to get the maximum playing experience, it's best to prepare a PC device that has fulfilled the spec suggested to play Shadow of War.

Turning to the gameplay, maps and quests in this game is actually a bit unclear. Many quests are missed without any way to track what quests have just been opened by your actions. You can zoom in to see larger areas and travel faster to other areas.

Shadow of War also never really tells you about to what point when your game is saved. So you may be afraid to get out of the game and lose some of the items you just found.

Shadow of War (microtransaction loot)

In this game is also available microtransaction loot system. Having a stronger orc will definitely give you an advantage, and this can be achieved faster through loot crate. At the end of the game, you should already have a lot of silver money through normal gameplay that can be exchanged for crate if you want.

This online aspect also supports online multiplayer battle-based features. But Shadow of War does not offer enough strategy choices, beyond the single player game mode. So if you want to play an online tactical fight game, you should not drop the option on this game.

Compared with its predecessor game, then you can say there is no negative gameplay changes. Players will definitely be addicted to playing this game, especially for fans of the movie Lord of the Ring. You can master combat control quickly. In addition, the features of new capabilities and weapons will make you not bored quickly play this game.

With thrilling gameplay treats, an exciting battle system, challenging orc boss opportunities, deeper stories, and bigger end game mechanics. All that will keep players entertained for hours.