“Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor incorporates open-world elements into its gameplay. There are two expansive areas that can be explored as the game progresses. Through the abilities acquired by our character, we can control the creatures in the environment and build our own army. The story of the game covers a part of the 65-year period between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Our character is a Ranger named Talion. Some characters from The Lord of the Rings series can be encountered during missions in the game.”