14 DAY TRIAL // Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer Monolith Productions have released the full list of achievements for the upcoming action-adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, ahead of the title’s launch on September 30.
The upcoming game shares a lot of gameplay elements with the Assassin’s Creed series, and follows a fallen Ranger, Talion, in his quest for revenge. Brought back from the land of the dead by a Spirit of Vengeance with a grudge against Sauron, he embarks on a mission to punish those who killed his family, and ultimately to foil the dark lord’s machinations.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor enables players to enforce their will upon the feeble-minded legions of Mordor, with the action set before the events of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, before Sauron’s rise to power.
The newly revealed list of achievements contains a few spoilers and enforces what developer Monolith Production stated right from the get-go, the fact that you will be able to explore the realm and discreetly insert yourself within the hierarchy of the orc army, taking advantage of your newfound Wraith powers.
Most of the Achievements/Trophies are related to how you go about interacting with the game world during your quest for vengeance against Sauron and his minions, rather than being tied to your progression through the storyline.
The list reveals that you will be able to incite riots, by pitting ruling Warchiefs one against the other, or threaten and intimidate leaders, then make good on your threats, and the game’s focus seems to be on letting players write their own, unique story, through the many interactions available to them, rather than to follow a pre-determined path.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s open-world approach, together with the Nemesis system, allows players to enjoy different events in every playthrough, and to decide whether they go through the ranks of the orc army alone or they raise their very own military force to combat Sauron’s.
The emphasis on open-world exploration and freedom of choice does not however mean that the game doesn’t also have an over-arching storyline to explore. The story follows Talion in his quest for revenge, aided by the long-dead elf Celebrimor, in a Mordor that is very different from the desolate wasteland that gamers got to see in Peter Jackson’s movie adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s books.
So, without further ado, here is the entire list of Trophies/Achivements, straight from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s official announcement:
• A Graug’s Heel (10 GP): Capitalize on a Warchief’s fear • A Mighty Doom (10 GP): Acquire a level 25 rune • A New Master (15 GP): Brand a Captain while in combat • And it Burns, Burns, Burns (15 GP): Use the detonate ability to burn 50 Uruks • Bearer of the Shining Lamp (20 GP): Collect 100 percent of the Ithildin • Black Celebration (15 GP): Poison a captain at his own feast • Burning Vengeance (15 GP): Perform an execution on a flaming berserker • Crowned with Living Light (10 GP): Collect 50 percent of the Ithildin • Divide and Conquer (15 GP): Eliminate the bodyguards of two Warchiefs, then draw them out and kill them • Fire of Justice (30 GP): Complete all Urfael Legend Missions • Fly you fools! (10 GP): Make 20 Uruks flee by dropping Morgai Fly nests • Height of Despair (10 GP): Use Strike From Above while at least 60 feet above the target • Iron of Death (10 GP): Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target • Jaws of Death (10 GP): Attract caragors with bait five times. • Legend of Shadow (10 GP): Complete a Dagger Mission and begin growing the legend of Acharn • Legend of Vengeance (15 GP): Complete a Sword Mission and begin growing the legend of Urfael • Legend of the Maker (10 GP): Complete a Bow Mission and begin growing the legend of Azkâr • Liberator (30 GP): Complete all Outcast Rescue Missions • Lord and Master (10 GP): Brand all five Warchiefs • Master of the Wilds (20 GP): Complete all Hunting Challenges • Memories of Eregion (20 GP): Activate all Forge Towers • No Power in Numbers (10 GP): Help a Captain survive a Recruitment Power Struggle, and then kill him and all his new recruits • Paid in Blood (20 GP): Unlock four Dagger Rune slots • Paths of the Dead (20 GP): Collect 25 percent of the Artifacts • Power Vacuum (10 GP): Kill all five Warchiefs before any Uruk takes their place • Ranger of Ithilien (20 GP): Complete all Survivalist Challenges • Repaid in Blood (10 GP): Complete a Vendetta Mission • Rise and Fall (20 GP): After an Uruk kills Talion to become a Captain, help him become a Warchief, then kill him • Scout of the Morannon (20 GP): Successfully complete a Survivalist Challenge • Shadows of the Ancient Past (30 GP): Collect 100 percent of the Artifacts and listen to their memories • Stinking Rebels (20 GP): Brand five Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat • Strike True (20 GP): Unlock two Bow Rune slots • The Cold Light (20 GP): Unlock three Sword Rune slots • The Free Folk (15 GP): Complete an Outcast Rescue Mission • The Last Shadow (30 GP): Complete all Acharn Legend Missions • The Maker’s Bow (30 GP): Complete all Azkâr Legend Missions • The Spirit of Mordor (20 GP): Start a Riot by commanding a Warchief to attack another Warchief • The White Rider (15 GP): Liberate 30 slaves in 180 seconds while riding a caragor • Thrill of the Hunt (20 GP): Successfully complete four Hunting Challenges • Unleashed (10 GP): Free five caragors from cages • You Will Obey (20 GP): Make an Uruk yours