05-02-2015 11:06 via feeds.theguardian.com

In Shadow of Mordor revenge gets personal

Through Shadow of Mordor’s “Nemesis system” enemy characters remember the player allowing personal rivalries to develop. Is this the future of gaming?Several hours ago I was hacked to death by a lowly guard in a remote outpost on the south-eastern plains of Middle Earth. I’m pretty annoyed about it. He was part of a combat unit that I started a fight with in a moment of foolhardy bravado; I felled six of his compatriots, but was severely weakened, allowing him to strike me down with a cl
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