Shadow of Mordor forms a fellowship of gaming's acting talent
Warner Bros. revealed Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor brings together an array of gaming's most famous voices, including Troy Baker, Nolan North and Laura Bailey. Baker, who's featured in lead parts for The Last of Us, BioShock: Infinite and Infamous: Second Son, stars in the Lord of the Rings adventure as player character Talion.
WB also unveiled veteran TV, film and game composer Garry Schyman as the man behind the game's music, following his award-winning score for BioShock: Infinite.
Baker's character of Talion is a Ranger of the Black Gate who's seeking vengeance against Sauron for murdering his family. Uncharted star North features in Shadow of Mordor as the Black Hand, and Bailey, whose credits include Catherine (Catherine), the FF13 trilogy (Serah) and Persona 4 games (Rise), plays Gondor healer Ioreth. The game also features Darksiders lead Liam O'Brien as no less than Gollum, and Alistair Duncan as Wraith.
Accordng to Joystiq's Ludwig Kietzmann, Monolith Proudctions' Shadow of Mordor "appears to be something in the same vein as Assassin's Creed, but it's much more than that." That's thanks to an array of interesting systems governing the world of Mordor, and how you're able to manipulate them. To see all of that in action, check out our new video preview.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and Monolith Productions today released a new trailer, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Story Trailer - Make Them Your Own. Also, WBIE announced the acclaimed game talent and musical composer behind Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Bringing to life an original story written by Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption) in the expansive Middle-earth universe set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are many of gaming's best actors, led by Troy Baker and Nolan North.
Joining them is acclaimed video game musical composer Garry Schyman with an original score that sets the tone for this next saga in Mordor. Lending his talent to some of the most celebrated musical compositions in gaming, Schyman is responsible for the soundtrack behind BioShock Infinite, earning him the 2014 British Academy of Film and Television award for Best Original Music as well as the D.I.C.E. award for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
The game talent cast in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor includes:
Troy Baker - Talion (The Last of Us, Batman: Arkham Origins, BioShock Infinite, Batman: Arkham City)
Nolan North – Black Hand (Uncharted series, Batman: Arkham Origins)
Alastair Duncan - Wraith (Mass Effect series, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception)
Laura Bailey – Ioreth (Halo 4, Batman: Arkham Origins, The Last of Us)
Liam O'Brien – Gollum (Infamous: Second Son, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us)
