Downloaded and fired up the demo version of Shadow of War (it’s not a proper “free weekend” in the normal sense, as only the first act is play for free). It looks to have some interesting systems, but is it just me, or does the combat feel “off” somehow? I don’t know if it’s because they added that “hold X for magical glaive weapon” thing, but combat in Shadow of Mordor felt more sprightly. Did they get rid of “getting two hits for one” toward your combo meter by timing the counter button press precisely, or is that something I’ll get later?
Also, is the camera pulled in a little tight in comparison to the earlier game (and is that something that you can change by increasing the FoV)?