Ah, my old friend, Ratbag!

Previous information about Shadow of Mordor (open world, Ranger, unrelated to the Fellowship) didn't really register for me. But this new trailer has my interest piqued. Sure, between the climbing, stealth, takedowns, and counters, this tends to look like a Tolkienized Assassin's Creed, but hey -- that sounds pretty awesome to me. The "wraith powers" thing sounds pretty awesome too, but narratively weird. I'm definitely curious about that.

What has me a little concerned, though, is the buildup around the "nemesis" system of unique enemies who remember previous encounters. Frankly, I expect this to be more Mass Effect than true open-endedness, e.g. there are a few variables that can change based on random chance or player decisions. So ... we'll see how that plays out, I guess.