Like its predecessor, Middle Earth: Shadow of War is Tolkien-lite fan fiction that's loosely set in the world of Lord of the Rings. And much like 2014's Shadow of Mordor, it plays fast and loose with the world that's been created, taking cues from the movies instead of the books. Despite that, both games, and particularly the sequel, which released last month, accomplish one thing that the books never did - humanise the orcs.