Innovative Features that Make Every Game Better: Autosave and Minimap are Just the Start!

From Autosave to Minimal: Some gaming features are so awesome that they establish themselves as standard for all the following video games.

• Middle-earth: Mordor's shadow was ahead of his time
• the early end of a brilliant mechanics

But there are also mechanics that, despite all the ingenuity, disappear in the sinking. The Nemesis system is one of them.

Middle-earth: Mordor's shadow was ahead of his time

There are many practical functions and mechanics that make video games better or more pleasant. A particularly brilliant feature was the Nemesis system, which was specially developed for Middle-earth: Mordor's shadow. In the 2014 Open World game, players were able to build notes or rivalries for certain NPCs. For example, it was possible that high-ranking enemies recognized you and even mocked you if they had already brought you to the route. For a better understanding, it is best to take a look at this video by Warner Bros.: Middle-earth: Mordor Shadow Nemesis System Power struggles The system was extremely dynamic and created an individual experience for almost every player. No wonder that the Nemesis system was extremely popular.

This is also proven by the almost 60,000 Reddit users who have voted at the top of the gaming topics within 24 hours: The only problem is: the system was only used once in the direct successor Middle-earth: Shadow of the War from 2017. After that, it was over.

the early end of a brilliant mechanics

This is primarily due to publisher Warner Bros. who patented the system, which makes it impossible to integrate a similar mechanics into their own games for other developers. For some reason, Warner Bros. itself is no longer using the system. Such a mechanics would offer itself almost perfectly for a Batman game. By the way, if you want to learn more about the patent and the resulting consequences, then we recommend this article from our colleague Gregor: Reading tip Black day for video games: The Warner patent is a huge mistake Don't you want to miss news about technology, games and pop culture? No current tests and guides? Then follow us on Facebook or Twitter.