Rewatching this now right after playing through the game saying over and over, "This shit can't happen in the game."

Legend has it im still legit dying for a threequel which will be a miracle at this point

Fun Fact: Ragdug isn't a name that can appear in either the first game or the second. It only exists in this trailer.

Interesting how they bill this as "Alpha Gameplay" while it has features that they certainly never actually intended to put in the full release, like the incredible specificity of the dialogue and the very large amount of cinematic animation during gameplay.

Anyone else feel sad for the Olog 😢 he seems like he was such a loyal follower

A necromancer is never truly dead

I would love to have orcs to do the speeches instead of the angry Celebrimbor, or the depressed Dark Talion.

i love how chaotic this game can be you kill a orc and then literally minutes later there back ready to fight you and they can just keep forcing them self back to life just out of hatred for the ranger its insane how many combinations there are i had this 1 guy who refused to die and constantly kept killing me but before he killed me he just humiliated me and walked off

7:28 of all the little things to add, this is one thing I would’ve enjoyed - him showing actual hints of gratitude towards his orcish lackeys, even if fake or small. Helps him feel more human.

I love how there are still recent comments 6 years later

This looks and feels better than the final game. Way more immersive and natural.

After watching this again. I swear the announcers voice is Diana from the Hitman series.

Honestly, the thing that disapplinted was the fact that picking an Overlord is basically *windowdressing* , contrary to what they imply here. Outside of changing the look of the Fortress and providing *tiny* advantages during sieges based on which clan the Orc belongs to, it really has no effect on the game. No special upgrades, no unique missions cause by the Overlord's style of rule, no rebellions, there isn't even any betrayal or dialogue cause by pickong one Orc over another for the job. Hell, after you die defending a fortress, you instantly lose and the Overlord is captured regardless of how powerfull he is or how succesfully you were defending up until that point. And at no point during a defense does the Overlord actually come out and fight. So picking a strong Overlord is literally *less than useless* when you could just have them be your bodyguard or defend a point as a Warchief or Captain.

Funny thing I noticed there are four warchiefs but only three appear in the trailer Thrak (who explains how followers can turn) Tugog (who helps understand the fear you spread to the uruks or something) and Mozu (who explains how you can make followers your spys) then there’s Nazu the knife who never appears in the whole trailer unless I’m missing something

They REALLY need a new entry to this series. Modern Hardware would make Shadow Of War seem small and pathetic. I don't mean graphically either, new Uruks, more voices, events, etc. I REALLY hope they're quietly working on one.

Up till today .. this game is still unmatchable

😢 why does this look so much better than the final version of the game

Fun facts: Necromancer is never really a class just a trait Armored Caragor is never in the game, caragors with armor have the exact same amount of health as wild caragors. Battering Ram is also never in the game, each orc does the same amount of damage to walls except if they have great strength. Also Overlords stand out on a balcony.

You know, when I first clicked on this, I saw the top comment and thought “no way, Shadow of War is one of my favourite games, no shot this’ll make it look like a downgrade”, but I’ve been proven wrong. This was the most awesome trailer I’ve ever seen, I hope the threequel, should it ever come out, is even half as good as this.

i would pay for this game again if it meant i get to play the alpha version

*Middle Earth: Shadow of Wardor*

I wish ‘The Demolisher’ was a real type of olog

Trailer makes cheating death, orcs showing themselves as cursed and the enemy system a lot better than it is now

This was a lot cooler than I thought

2:07 i swear is this feature in the game I swear no orc gets Sauron's hand and the curse ability like that.

Why are the presentation builds always so much cooler than the final game?

Replaying these games on PC. These games were so unique and addicting. I wish they would make a third one.

Pour one out for the Demolisher. Not even an ulog should go out like that

Az-laar "O BURNNN I BURRNNN" That made mw cry a little beih i feel so terrible when my prcs die bro the expression he have made me feel sad dude

I was VERY disappointed when you can only read the lore of certain landmarks. I thought those would be open regions as well along with the fort regions. Playing the first game, the map feels more expansive and wide, you can really enjoy riding a caragor onthe first game. Those same maps from the first game are their in Shadow of War, but you can only read about them. Bummer.

That storm-bringer arm is way cooler than the one we got

Why the alpha version looks better than the actual game ._.

My nemesis was Gubu Death-Bone. I cut his arm off at least 3 times and after I killed him the first time, he came back another 7 times after that. What a legend

"Battering ram" I never seen that fucking strenght

Looking at this now, it's blatantly obvious which parts, of many, are scripted and seemingly highly edited moments that you cannot get in your game. I would love to look past that, as the game we got, after the many updates and removal of microtransactions and other bullshit design decisions (mainly the Shadow Wars segment being unreasonably long and tiresome), is fucking fantastic... ...but I'm not going to look past it, because lying is lying, Warner.

This game is still amazing

Yet again showing how gameplay trailers are so much better than the actual game

This makes the final game look like a downgrade

We need a sequel/prequel or a spin off with similar mechanics but improved a bit.

This a whole different game then the actual one released

They did a very good job making this game look super fun and they’re not lying

1. We all know Az Laar would have been the perfect choice for Overlord had he survived. 2. Would love another Middle-Earth game with the Nemesis System.

Still the only game I've ever pre-ordered

Well time to play this game cause i completed the old Shadow of modor

I wish they stayed with a younger looking talien instead of the old one we got

Deadeye is a true bro

I fr thought we would get osgiliath when this trailer came out 💀

I’m really is appointed that athe overlords we choose can’t give a speech in the game

RIP the demolisher

2:51. Still waiting for someone to change Az Laar to sound like a chipmunk screaming this line

It doesn't really look like a game, its looking like an animation of some sort.

I spent 4 days trying to get the StormBringer and I failed

Precisamos de uma continuação.

Dont get me wrong i dont understand a thing about coding and game designs but i dont think this wouodve been hard to make in game, if this was every siege i would constantly lose my fortresses just for the excitement, this all looks awesome. Its kinda sad how much of this looks cool but isnt the same in-game.

Why does this alpha demo look BETTER than what we got? Like, if orcs actually cursed you the way they did in this it would be dope

2:02 Anyone else wondering how stombringer got up there 😂😂😂

they edited actual stuff to make new stuff...damn man, false advertising. Love the game tho

Is there anyone who can mod the game to be more like this cinematic? That what be awesome.

3:55 can someone please tell me what the hell that is and if theres some sort of mod that gives orcs this ability?????

why wasn't the game like this when I played it😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Wow

1 third game set in the Fourth age in Mordor after sauron defeat or in Rhûn beyond the map of middle earth fighting the remaining orcs easterlings that followed Sauron As celebrimbor trying to get your ring back from Eltariel Allying with the elves men dwarves of the East against the worshippers Servants of Sauron morgoth 2 remake shadow of Mordor

We need an update for this and they need to add a new game plus feature and most animation executions from this trailer

You know, I just realized we didn't get a battering ram olog

Good morning, 47. Your destination is Mordor, a blighted landscape of mythical creatures and hostile inhabitants, all led by a mysterious Sauron, their Dark Lord. Initially thought to be a fictional creation of the late author Tolkien, the region was suddenly seen resurfacing near the Middle East and North Africa, as in a modern-day Atlantis. After a series of coastal raids and high-profile attacks in the surrounding continents and the Mediterranean, a naval blockade has been formed to reduce further strikes. Our client, a defense contractor in the EU, has authorized the complete destruction of Mordor and its hostile inhabitants, and to do that, the client wants to start at the heart of the lands itself: the fortresses, the overlords and their war chiefs. To that end, you're to eliminate *Thrak Storm-Bringer.* A sadistic warmonger and torturer, who delights in cursing the lands with his dark gifts. This man doesn't care about spilling the blood of his enemies, the innocents or his own, all he cares about is spilling blood. In fact, there was a time when he raged against Mordor itself, before his desire for power caused him to betray his blood brothers. He's currently holding inside the Seregost fortress, enjoying his station of power, while his opposition outside his fortress schemes night and day to remove the despotic overlord, all led by a mysterious _Tark._ Tension is high, and so is security - on the streets and in the fortress, guards and lookouts are on high alert, looking for any sign of resistance to squash it with extreme prejudice. This is a powder keg of a situation, 47. Mordor itself was never known to be a bastion of stability and we are looking at yet another military coup waiting to happen, blowing this keg exponentially and potentially spreading outside Mordor. I trust you'll handle this discretely, but still, be careful. I will leave you to prepare.

3rd game where?

We need to get a sequel that is literally just like this.

Make these actual features please

I’m still trying to find a storm bringer

6:47 When your oppenent thinks you killed him so easily:

These guys are laughing in the corner with their expanded nemesis system 💀

Shadow of War is a great game. But this trailer fucking sucks. I realize that if they were to actually try to make the final game like this, with the extremely cinematic gameplay and highly specific dialogue from the captains, then they'd probably be spending a whole decade on just the dialogue alone. But for Sauron's sake, don't taunt us with awesome gameplay potential that will never be realized.

Should've kept this in the game tbh

Make more updates, people returned to the game.

They lied so much too us game is nothing like this and I hate it don't get me wrong I love the game but they promised so much and delivered nothing from it

~huaah~ Gotcha! 😈

i wish it was like this

az-laar is the goat and its a shame the trailer did him dirty like that

I love shadow of war but watching this kind of made the game feel underwhelming.

Great game, not exactly like the game shows, but as it says yes

Why does the alpha game play look like a ps5 game?

And thus the orc never appeared in the game thus only staying in the trailer

Who else wanted the game to be more like this.

"gameplay"

I seriously don’t understand why people shit on this game, do you have any idea what work went into making it? the game offers a completely unique and incredible experience so quit being over critical and be grateful

Till This Day I Still Don’t Have Anything Like Spies In The Fortresses

soo they kinda just lied to us?

Still struggling to get stormbringer

Half of these abilities the or captains have don’t exist in the real game

You would think that during production of this game, they’d realize that making a finite selection of unique orcs who have story relevance was better than what we got. If this Alpha is any indication.

WHERE IS THE NECROMANCER CLASS

Maybe I am wrong but I prefer the actual game ....

Why did they get rid of all this cool shit

2:50

Shame necromancer class wasn't a thing

Yeah.. Honestly feel like all of the cinematic cutscenes would have really gotten annoying anyway..

I like how theres comments on tbis video talking abt downgrades from the game and what not. I feel like a lot of these comments are from people who just wanted more cutscenes so they could complain abt them later or things they forgot that were in game.

it sucks because this really made me hate the game so much. It all just felt bland after watching this. It like eating wagyu steak and then eating a new your strip like yeah it’s good but it no where near as good as the wagyu.

Please add hero level into lvl 100

I wish they fix shadow of war to make it better in 2023