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Talion May Not Be Lord of the Rings Canon, But He Should Be
Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Middle-earth games helped to take Lord of the Rings in a new direction. There had been plenty of LotR games before, but Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Middle-earth: Shadow of War introduced new characters, new regions, and an incredible new mechanic called the Nemesis System, which innovated NPC AI design. The games were praised for their distinctive characters and the direction of their stories, even if the events of both titles deviated from established LotR lore. Middle-earth: Shadow of War in particular also provided a fresh lens on canon characters that could potentially change LotR in fundamental ways.