Walking around Middle-earth: Shadow of War without the Ring of Power or supernatural abilities of any kind is like strutting around naked. But playing as Baranor and his absurd array of weapons and gadgets gives The Desolation of Mordor DLC some fun and interesting gameplay tweaks for the short time this self-contained adventure lasts.
The Desolation of Mordor finds Baranor far from the fiery realm of Mordor, venturing to the dry and dust storm-ridden realm of Lithlad where both uruks and Easterling mercenaries dwell (aka those guys with the elephants in Return of the King). He’s got a few dry character moments as he teams up with the mercenary leader, and Torvin the dwarf makes a guest appearance that’s criminally brief. I was surprised to find there were no classic beast hunts or missions to undertake with the dwarf; instead, he’s been relegated to the stereotypical dwarf role of “gear upgrade man.”
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