If you're a fan of the world of Tolkien and you want to play the Blade of Galadriel, you'll most likely end up disappointed and exasperated at the same time. The story is silly, however, if you're after some good action, you should be satisfied.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Blade of Galadriel2018
Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Blade of Galadriel
2018 WB Games66Worthwhile
Playtime
ShortTypically 3 hours
Playable on
Available on
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- February 6, 2018
- Developer
- Monolith Productions
- Publisher
- WB Games
Overview
The Blade of Galadriel is a DLC to Middle-earth: Shadow of War that allows gamers to play as the elite Elven warrior Eltariel for the first time. Known by her enemies as the Blade of Galadriel, Eltariel is a deadly assassin working for the Elven Queen, Galadriel, and has been sent to Mordor for millennia to hunt the Nazgûl.
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Reception
Press56
Players80
MediocreGreat- OpenCritic56from 4 reviews
The overall experience is pleasant and flows pleasantly, without ever boring but at the same time without that burst of fun that you might expect.
If you don't have an idea for a story DLC, you don't do one. "The Blade of Galadriel" was made just to justify the money-grabbing publisher and their Season Pass.
Without the Nemesis system driving its battles and creating consequences for failures, Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Blade of Galadriel feels smaller and less interesting than the main game. Its short story missions are creative and its colorful uruks are good splashes of personality, but the repetitive battles against more than a dozen Legendary uruks...
For the most part the Blade of Galadriel expansion was a solid addition to the core narrative, the care was there for cinematics yet it still did feel like more of the same.