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Lord of the Hunt feels short, unfocused, and ultimately unnecessary. You could comfortably finish the entire DLC in a single sitting if you really wanted to. The story takes place during the events of the main game, after Talion has met Torvin, and it feels like an extended side quest. Rather than adding something meaningful to the story of Shadow of Mordor, it feels more like a brief interruption to it. That wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if the DLC introduced enough interesting ideas to justify itself, but I found most of its new concepts and abilities pretty lacklustre. There’s some fun to be had with the greater focus on hunting and beasts, but none of it felt substantial enough to carry an entire DLC. The achievement grind is where my opinion really soured. I finished the main game and earned all of its achievements, and had fun doing it. Even when the base game challenged me, I usually felt like I was engaging with the mechanics that made Shadow of Mordor enjoyable in the first place. Trying to complete Lord of the Hunt was the opposite. It became monotonous very quickly. The worst offender is Trial of the Wild and its “The Hunt is My Mistress” achievement. I dedicated a couple of afternoons to attempting it, and eventually reached the point where completing it didn’t even feel rewarding. It’s not the enjoyable kind of difficulty where you gradually improve and finally overcome a challenge. It’s frustrating, restrictive, and badly designed, with requirements that turn the Nemesis system from the game’s greatest strength into something you’re fighting against. By the end, I wasn’t mastering Shadow of Mordor. I was just trying to satisfy a checklist as efficiently as possible. Lord of the Hunt isn’t an awful DLC, but it’s short, forgettable, and doesn’t add enough to the base game to justify the frustration of completing it. If you’re only interested in the story, you aren’t missing much. If you’re going for 100% achievements, prepare yourself for one of the least enjoyable parts of an otherwise very fun game.