30 Best Open World Games of This Generation

Middle- Earth: Shadow of War

Ambition lies at the heart of Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. The ambition to take the previous game’s Nemesis system and conflicts to a much larger scale. Build your Orc army. Assault forts and partake in grand multi-stage battles. Tackle vengeful Nemeses while also sowing discord. Granted, Shadow of War had a hefty post-game grind and it didn’t help that Monolith Productions introduced loot boxes for the primary gear chase (which were later removed). But if you loved the gameplay loop of Shadow of Mordor and didn’t mind the bizarre story, Shadow of War delivered in spades.