Top 30 Open World Games of This Generation

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Dismissed as an Assassin’s Creed clone from the outset, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor’s intricate world served as an excellent playground for the Nemesis system. This allowed players to brainwash Orcs, set them against each other and infiltrate Mordor’s leadership to kill the Black Hand of Sauron. The combat, which expanded further on the Free-Flow system of the Batman Arkham series, was also top-notch and kept us hooked through many a Nemesis encounter.