Shadow of Mordor in 3 bits

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3 Bit Design

3BitDesign

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A game dev podcast, where a couple of game designers break down some of the most influential games into the three bits that defined them the most. Original music by Vid Gobac and Emma Donald - https://www.vidgobac.com/ Opinions are our own and do not represent the views of our relevant employers. Some episodes have transcripts, for those interested in reading the content - you can find that here: https://theatrewalkersayshi.wordpress.com/category/video-games/

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Shadow of Mordor in 3 bits

3 Bit Design

49 minutes 2 seconds

9 months ago

Shadow of Mordor in 3 bits

Tristan and Oliver are cursed to deathlessly roam the barren plains of Mordor cultivating nemeses as they take a stab at Monolith Productions’ Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with these three bits:

1. Into The Deep End - Discussing the game’s wide range of objectives and the visual challenges of open world design

2. I Will Take It, Personally! - Forming personal connections with NPCs through the nemesis system

3. Assassin’s Arkham - Inspiration and improvements from the Assassin’s Creed and Arkham games

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Oliver - @oliverwauters

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Some references:

Shadow of Mordor Dev Made "Some Pretty Big And Painful Cuts" - Eddie Makuch, Gamespot (article)

Postmortem: Monolith Productions' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Game Developer Staff (article)

How the Nemesis System Creates Stories - Game Maker’s Toolkit (video essay)

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Designers Reveal How They Made the Nemesis System (Mini-Documentary) - Game Brain (video essay)