As we’re slowly approaching Fall 2014, we’re getting more and more information from Monolith about their upcoming action-adventure game, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. The Tolkien-based game will be launching on several platforms on the 7th of October, including the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC. We’re not yet sure how significant visual differences will be between the next-gen and PC versions and the last generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony, but based on the recently revealed PC requirements, the game will require considerable juice to run properly.
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- OS: 64-bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8
- Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
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- OS: 64-bit: Win 7, Win 8
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz | AMD FX-8350, 4.0 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon HD 7970
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 40 GB available space
These are hefty requirements indeed, so we’re expecting Shadow of Mordor to look impressive. Based on screenshots and gameplay footage revealed so far, it does indeed look good, but our minds were not blown away just yet. Moving on from the visuals, many players have noticed some considerable similarities between Shadow of Mordor’s gameplay and the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Some inspiration from a popular series such as Assassin’s Creed can’t be blamed though, as long as the game of course manages to be original on its own terms. It certainly has the premise to do so. Players will take control of Talion, a resurrected ranger of Gondor that’s out for vengeance and some orc blood. Based on what we’ve seen, there will be plenty of orcs and plenty of ways to dispose of them, so expect significant amounts of action.
So what say you? Is your PC capable of handling Shadow of Mordor properly, or is it time for an upgrade?