I spent so many hours having massive fun in this game.

Sure the story is bland. Sure the protagonist is a mass murdering super badass that shouldn't even exist in this beloved universe. Sure the devs tries to sell you loot boxes.
Sure sometimes you get royally pissed because you were surrounded by 30+ orcs and just when you're at your most vulnerable, a captian with the "No Chance" trait comes in and ******** you so you lose your fort and have to spend hours trying to get it back because all the new warchiefs are invulnerable to every offensive strategy you have, and also has to taunt you for 40 seconds+ each time they spot you.

But in spite of all this, the absolutely huge potential for fun simply by playing around with the nemesis system and the world, in my humble opinion, far outweighs the negative aspects of this game.
If you like open world action games, chances are you'll like this too, regardless if you're a LOTR fanatic or not.

Also, you get to ♥♥♥♥♥-slap a Balrog.

I spent so many hours having massive fun in this game. Sure the story is bland. Sure the protagonist is a mass murdering super badass that shouldn't even exist in this beloved universe. Sure the devs tries to sell you loot boxes. Sure sometimes you get royally pissed because you were surrounded by 30+ orcs and just when you're at your most vulnerable, a captian with the "No Chance" trait comes in and ******** you so you lose your fort and have to spend hours trying to get it back because all the new warchiefs are invulnerable to every offensive strategy you have, and also has to taunt you for 40 seconds+ each time they spot you. But in spite of all this, the absolutely huge potential for fun simply by playing around with the nemesis system and the world, in my humble opinion, far outweighs the negative aspects of this game. If you like open world action games, chances are you'll like this too, regardless if you're a LOTR fanatic or not. Also, you get to bitch-slap a Balrog.