![]() From its initial E3 tease back in 2015 to its eventual critical acclaim and subsequent superlative commercial success, the game has delivered on all fronts. Horizon Zero Dawn is one title that has absolutely lived up to its hype. So, while the game’s (relatively) modest 77 quests might initially surprise, it’s worth remembering the lion’s share of playtime is spent marauding unique enemy commanders.Ģ0 main story quests, 24 rescue missions and 33 weapon challenges comprise Shadow of Mordor’s total. In the world of Shadow of Mordor, however, it is combat that determines and punctuates the ebb and flow of proceedings, offering a terrific (and compelling) amount of replayability. Of course, branching narrative through dialogue choice, hidden quests, and unlockable characters have long been a mainstay feature of role-playing games. A refreshingly innovative mechanic, indeed each playthrough articulates the game with a completely different set of notorious bad guys. ![]() Upon its release, Shadow of Mordor was lauded by critics for its Nemesis combat system (known in-game as Sauron’s Army), which randomly generates unique enemies. Quest lists have been pulled from various guides, walkthroughs and wikis, loaded into excel and counted. For example, not all 120 shrines in Breath of the Wild count as quests, but the 42 “shrine quests” noted in the adventure log certainly do. We are not counting MMORPGs and have only included one entry per franchise.įurthermore, several games mentioned here feature lengthy objectives that, while they are a significant time investment and do represent tasks that often comprise traditional quests, are not recorded in this fashion and are therefore not included. ![]() Editor’s note: For this article, a “quest” is defined as a mission listed in a quest log. ![]()
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