PAX Prime 2014: Best in show, Shadow of Mordor

<p>Day Three of PAX Prime is over and one thing is clear&period; There is no better game here in Seattle than Middle Earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor&period; Sure there are games which come close but for our money&comma; come September 30&comma; Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor should be a day one purchase&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;09&sol;05080950&sol;Shadow-of-Mordor-4-1280x720&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-65513 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;09&sol;05080950&sol;Shadow-of-Mordor-4-1280x720&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Shadow-of-Mordor-4-1280x720" width&equals;"1280" height&equals;"720" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Monolith shared a booth with other WB Games like The Witcher 3 and Gauntlet&period; However&comma; what made them stand out over everyone else is the way each station came equipped with what we&&num;8217&semi;ll call a personal trainer&period; We had the fortune to have a trainer who was knowledgeable about the backstory&comma; game mechanics&comma; and how to strategically approach the mission&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As for the game itself&comma; Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor is an action role-playing game which is set in The Lord of the Rings universe&period; In LoTR lore&comma; the game is said to bridge the gap between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings saga&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Playing as Talion&comma; gamers are set in an open world setting which means they&&num;8217&semi;re free to roam and tackle side quests as they please&period; At today&&num;8217&semi;s PAX Prime event&comma; Monolith showed us the various movements Tailon can use at his disposal&period; Movements such as stealth&comma; combat&comma; and ranged attacks&period; During the demo&comma; we were tasked with taking down a top ranking Orc and in order to get him out onto the battlefield&comma; we needed to assassinate one of his commanding officers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From here the game truly shines as the possibilities for Talion show no limits&period; It was a joy to traverse from building to building while using unsuspecting archers as my means of transportation&period; The fluidity in which the characters moved and the spot on attack system made even the toughest encounters on the battlefield a joy to watch to and participate in&period; Tailon also possesses wraith like abilities which makes it easier for him to spot enemies&comma; locate the essential hiding spot&comma; and then sneak up on unsuspecting enemies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Middle-earth&colon; Shadow or Mordor is set to release on September 30 for PS4&comma; Xbox One&comma; PS3&comma; Xbox 360&comma; and PC&period; From the detailed menus&comma; tight-consistent controls&comma; and jaw dropping visuals we left our demo seat at PAX Prime 2014 knowing we just played a real-deal Triple A experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;