Middle-earth Shadow of War continues from where the previous game left you -- with a ring of power, which you promptly lose to the female form of the giant spider Shelob. Don't worry you don't have to play the previous games to get caught up here. A short intro does the catching up for you. You, of course, play digital meat puppet, Talion. Now that Talion has lost the new ring of power, you have to rely on the wraith Celebrimbor to keep you alive and defeat your foes.