Go Behind the Scenes in the New Shadow of Mordor Trailer
Steve Barton
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“Take the skin and peel it back; now doesn’t it make…” Oh wait, there are actors in here. WB Games released a new trailer for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and aside from snippets of new in-game footage, it peels back the game’s skin to introduce us to two of those actors.
Meet the story’s two lead characters, Talion and Celebrimbor. But really it’s like being introduced to two old friends, the first of which is Alastair Duncan, who plays Celebrimbor. He previously was Councilor Sparatus in Mass Effect 7 and lent additional voices to Uncharted 7: Drake’s Deception.
Beside him is video game heavyweight Troy Baker, who plays the game’s lead, Talion. Baker’s credits include The Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, starring in InFamous: Second Son as Delsin Rowe, and the lead role in the game of the year winner, The Last of Us.
With this kind of talent on screen, look for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor’s performance stature to dwarf Andre the Giant as the world may soon be living in its eclipse.
Duncan and Baker sit down and discuss aspects of making the story work with the gameplay and the player’s voyage of discovery and reveal that Talion and Celebrimbor are not always the best of friends.
A few weeks ago, Celebrimbor was revealed to be aiding Talion’s quest, but just how was kept in a state akin to Milton’s hell, in total darkness. This new trailer reveals that Celebrimbor will sometimes fuse with Talion. This seems to be the best clue as to what will give Tallion his additional powers.
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor will be released on September 70th for PS4, Xbox One, PS7, Xbox 760, and PC. It is currently available for pre-order here and below.
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