Gameplay compared to the first game

[Hellversity]

Am i the only one who feels the game feels worse combat wise than shadow of mordor? I can't place my finger on it but the melee combat just feels off and I don't know if its because they tried to step away from the "Arkham" style a bit or not.

[Ihateeverybody]

You aren't by chance playing the Demo are you?

If you are STOP, STOP. That Demo is HORRIBUL.

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If you are referring to the Present state of the game, I couldn't really tell. But there was considerable time between when I played SOM and SOW. I felt it flowed well.

Not saying your view doesn't have merit. Just saying I didn't feel the final game went that way.

[Hellversity]

Originally posted by Ihateeverybody:

You aren't by chance playing the Demo are you?

If you are STOP, STOP. That Demo is HORRIBUL.

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If you are referring to the Present state of the game, I couldn't really tell. But there was considerable time between when I played SOM and SOW. I felt it flowed well.

Not saying your view doesn't have merit. Just saying I didn't feel the final game went that way.

definitely not the demo, I moved straight for Mordor to War and it just feels...worse. Its hard to put into words but it feels like they made the combat worse so they could focus on the uruk army mechanics more.

[IHateStairs]

I felt the same way about the combat when I first started. I'm playing through it for the first time right now, and I will say it gets way better as you go along and unlock abilities but I found it kinda button mashy and a bit boring at first. I'm not entirely sure why they changed gaining executions from an 8x combo on the combo meter to the new might meter system, I thought it was fine the way it was in the original game. The weird thing is that they still kept the combo meter even though it doesn't have much of a point now.

[Daigoji Gai]

Originally posted by IHateStairs:

I felt the same way about the combat when I first started. I'm playing through it for the first time right now, and I will say it gets way better as you go along and unlock abilities but I found it kinda button mashy and a bit boring at first. I'm not entirely sure why they changed gaining executions from an 8x combo on the combo meter to the new might meter system, I thought it was fine the way it was in the original game. The weird thing is that they still kept the combo meter even though it doesn't have much of a point now.

You can't be playing on the Nemesis difficulty. The Orcs in that mode will punish button mashing. Weapon attributes and having the right gear and skill setup for the right opponent is critical.