How much Replay Value does this game offer?

[Lazarus of Bethany]

To begin with,Im huge fun of middle Earth and although I know that this game has (according to reviews) "slaughtered" and "butchered" the lore of Middle Earth,it still intrigues me that the game takes place at mordor. So...im a type of gamer that enjoys games which offer TON of replay value (Witcher 3,skyrim,World of Warcraft,Csgo to name a few ) do you think this game will satisfy my needs? Thanks for your time.

[RasaNova]

It has replay value in that the game is generally a flip-ton of fun to play, but not so much in that you will have different experiences the next time through. The actual story of the game is linear and will be the same every time, plus you can freely change your skills around at will so it's not like you'd want to go all swordplay one time and elf-heavy another time. Finishing the game once will show you everything it has to offer. But all that aside... Flip-ton of fun, even going through it all again.

If you like game series like Far Cry, Assassins Creed, Arkham, etc those are a better comparison than the games you mentioned.

[Derrame]

the main story is linear, but enemies change, they adapt, they change
and the combat is really fun

online vendeettas and fortress siege and online pit fights are endless

and with some dlc there will be a lot more things to do, new regions, new characters new enemies

[Craig [K.A.O.S.]]

For me it has a ton of replayability. I played Witcher 3 for 300+ hrs, but this one for 700+, mainly on online challenges and vendettas, and building and maintaining a complete 60 level legendary army. When the slaughter tribe invaded many of my captains died, so I rebuilt. Just waiting for the next invasion!

[AngryPuppy]

None at all. Don't let the long winded posts foll you. Once you beat the game, there is no reason to replay it.

[Lactation Consultant]

Ignore the angry dog. The Nemesis system is the game's main draw. The story may be short and linear, but the story you yourself can forge is eternal and varied.

[namresaw33]

No real reason to play story over again except maybe for a higher difficulty. But the nemesis system is this game’s main draw, you could play with that for hours and hours.

[The Average Ivy Enjoyer]

Originally posted by Bloody Hawk:

To begin with,Im huge fun of middle Earth and although I know that this game has (according to reviews) "slaughtered" and "butchered" the lore of Middle Earth,it still intrigues me that the game takes place at mordor. So...im a type of gamer that enjoys games which offer TON of replay value (Witcher 3,skyrim,World of Warcraft,Csgo to name a few ) do you think this game will satisfy my needs? Thanks for your time.

It didn't really slaughtered or butchered the lore, it's just placed one or two MINOR, and somewhat OVERLOOKED details that Tolkein written to make it fit more perfectly.

An example can be such as Helm Hammerhand or Isildur, or Celebrimbor - they are mentioned but it's very VAGUE or SIMPLY WRITTEN OFF - vague enough to do something as Monolith did with them in their story.

Although Necromancy is somewhat more indulged into, where Tolkein's stance on Necromancy was pretty much only possible by like, 3 Maiair or something like that? Or that it was only an artform of power that primordial-level of power people can use like Sauron/Morgoth?

They did take some liberties with "Non-Canonical-Impossible" Characters such as Eltariel, an Assassin of Galadriel, but still, there isn't much on characters like Galadriel on the grand scheme of Middle-Earth, just sentinel-like individuals who've been supposedly given power and duty to PROTECT the cycle of Middle-Earth's world.




And yes it has TONS of replayability, once you've gotten the main Story bits out of the way you'll have a fun time in the Nemesis System alone - not that the Story Questlines are bad but they're enjoyable for the most part.

Free Updates also are making the game more replayable, such as we can let our Forts fall into enemy hands so we can recapture them endlessly now, as previously we couldn't of.

[Lazarus of Bethany]

WoW! Such a friendly and passionate community,thanks guys, I ll definetely buy it on winter sale then. One last thing,Am I in disadvantage if I purchase the nomal edition over the gold one?(And also that is one of the reasons I didnt want to buy the game,normally I dont support greed but nevertheless I made my decision)

[Indigoblade]

Originally posted by Bloody Hawk:

WoW! Such a friendly and passionate community,thanks guys, I ll definetely buy it on winter sale then. One last thing,Am I in disadvantage if I purchase the nomal edition over the gold one?(And also that is one of the reasons I didnt want to buy the game,normally I dont support greed but nevertheless I made my decision)

Its really if want to get the DLCs or not. The loot chest from the gold edition doesn't really matter too much in game. My suggestion is to get the regular edition if you want to try it out and get the season pass if you end up liking it. Getting the base game and the season pass is roughly the same as getting the gold version minus the loot box (which again does not matter)

As for the topic, I really love the replayability, there are tons of different ways of taking out tons of different captains at any given moment. I do understand the argument that it can get a bit repetative or grindy at times, but it only feels like that if you do not like the style of the game itself. I suggest watching a few videos of combat (the sieges, one on one combats, fight pits, and a story mission)