Been playing Shadow of Mordor a bit over the past few days.
I have absolutely no interest in the lore (LotR is not for me) so I skip every cutscene. But I'm still having a blast It does get repetitive but I don't mind. It's fun, the combat is great and the Nemesis system is awesome.
I'd enjoy it even more if it had a different setting, but that's not the game's fault.