I think wilco nailed it. The game doesn't need to.be innovative to be any good. There was nothing innovative about The New Order last year but it was still great, because of excellent mechanics. This game looks the exact opposite, which just leaves you wanting something new even more.
Shadow of Mordor has some very generic action gameplay. It basically combines the stuff we've seen over and over again in Batman and Ass Creed games. But it throws in a unique, gameplay focused hook in the nemesis system, and it makes the game fresh. The Order doesn't seem to have the unique element, so if you're tired of linear derivative cover shooters loaded with cinematic and QTE's, the game will look quite "boring and generic" as the article states.
Why are people acting as if only Sony games get judged before release? That's ridiculous.







