Middle-earth: Shadow of War ups the Nemesis system to make you a general of an orc army

One does not simply make a single game about Mordor.

Warner Bros. announced Middle-earth: Shadow of War last week, but now we have a better idea what it’s about. Shadow of War comes out on August 22 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It’s a sequel to Shadow of Mordor, an open-world game set in the J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic Middle-earth. It follows the events of Shadow of Mordor, which told the story of the ranger Talion teaming with the spirit of an elf named Celebrimbor in a quest for revenge in Middle-earth’s most evil locale, Mordor. The events Take place before The Lord of the Rings.