Mordor vs War

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

Which game is better?
and Why?

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Mordor - played
War - Not played

Mordor is very small, lots of sandbox fighting, nemesis system is awesome, collectibles (some a grind.)
I don't like the restrictive main quest missions, usually end up being annoying and you fail due to some nonsense.

War - keen to play whenever I get around to finishing Mordor, it's just been a slog past the super fun random fights

[alumlovescake]

War is more fun due to the new abilities and less jank (still jank just less of it) Expanded nememisis system and its overall just a bigger game

[󠀡󠀡]

I haven't played War either. I slogged through Mordor and kinda lost interest in the series after that. Funny enough, I actually came to the forum to ask the same question because I want to play War once I can take a break from D4.

[Ironeyes]

controls are awful and how a new player is supposed to fight two captains at once is beyond me. game is a pos

[Keller20]

Mordor > War
Mordor is more focused, it's Middle Earth Assassin simulator. Lacks content in other fields, sure, but as an Orc-hunting game it's brilliant.
War is everything else, and it's more like your generic fantasy action RPG. Much of new content, but Nemesis (C)(R)(TM) System is kind of second-placed comparing to the first game.
Also, change in atmosphere. In Mordor you feel the desperation, you see this infinite sea of orcs in the Captains screen and understand that you're all alone and fighting unwinnable battle. No such feeling in War.

[NastyJr_215]

Depends Story is Mordor, Graphics is Mordor, nemesis Sytem is War, Online modes-War

[Space_Lettuce_OG]

Perfect game forum for the confused gandalf meme.

"What is WAR?" Full name, so I can actually look it up.

[Space_Lettuce_OG]

Not looking to contribute to your conversation, just a passerby asking a friendly question.
But you had to go and be like this. Very sad, I feel bad for you.

[Vargas Erikson]

Mordor slightly edges out War. Nostalgia and all that. Mordor was simpler e.g. kill orc, kill more orc, kill mucho orc. i liked the challenges in Mordor. War had too complicated missions although just running around and goofing off is more fun. Overall, both are fantastic and overlooked games.

[Cootie Strike]

I'm surprised to see people so far like Mordor more. Different strokes. My problem with Mordor is it's too easy and the nemesis system doesnt really get to shine because of it. War is just so much more meaty and expands so much on the ideas from the first game.

[Vargas Erikson]

Agreed

[Darkwave Dahlia]

The gritty, darker style of Mordor is something I always liked. Gameplaywise War is superior. Both combined would be perfect.

[Vargas Erikson]

You said it, man!

[Mingdug]

Mordor is a bit more simpler and also a bit easier, it serves its purpose as being a bit more casual to just chillax in and kill orcs.

War has some complexity with sieges and such especially on the hardest difficulty (which is where it shines the most imo if you CAN play at that difficulty), its got far more specialised gear to change how you play.

They're both fun as ♥♥♥♥ though so you can't go wrong with either ESPECIALLY if they're on sale.

[Vargas Erikson]

Yessir