Are you kidding? An open world, create your own character honest to goodness LotR RPG? I was gutted when it was cancelled and every LotR game announced since has been a teeny bit disappointing.
Would love to hear any stories you have!
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Lord of the Rings: Gollum confirmed for PS5, XSX and PC
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Would love to hear any stories you have!
WB allowed TechLand and Rocksteady to go all in on current gen consoles. TechLand even had a PS3/360 version of Dying Light announced that they ended up canning so that they could focus solely on the current gen versions.
it was (and honestly still is, or at least any proper LOTR rpg) my most wanted game!
I worked at a studio that was sourced to do lots on the design side, mostly involving AI and side quests. I did lots of writing and UI mockups. It was a very interesting first project, since I was working with, but not directly for, a major AAA studio. There were so many interesting ideas and concepts for the game, and I was sad when it got shelved. Also terrified, since I'd moved my family out to California to work on that, but that worked out, at least.
Very Henson Muppet-like, I love it. The Finnish one is proper nightmare fuel, though -
love this one xD
Wow, thanks, that's really interesting. Glad it all worked out for you guys. Hope we get a similar kind of game one day, feel like no game has been released yet that really takes advantage of the IP.
Them not releasing the game on Switch. Tsk. They should be ashamed of themselves!
As someone who is absolutely fucking sick of the Peter Jackson aesthetic I am 100% all for new (hopefully colorful) interpretations of the characters and world
Always loved the Rankin/Bass film designs as a kid.
That Gollum legitimately freaked me out. I don't know if it was the eyes or the pooch belly, but yeah... great stuff.
Expect nothing less from Jansson, truly the Groke's brother.Very Henson Muppet-like, I love it. The Finnish one is proper nightmare fuel, though -
I can't wait for the announcement of the "One Ring Edition" that comes with a real metal forged replica of the one ring, that when place in its stand, has the writing on it glow. Only for people to dicover on launch day that the ring is either hobbit sized or way too big and thus can't be worn at all. Also the metal it is made out of is aluminium brushed with cheap gold paint that flakes off. And the writing is mispelled.
If this was Bethesda, they'd all be recalled for mold and health threats.
I always loved this Gollum.As someone who is absolutely fucking sick of the Peter Jackson aesthetic I am 100% all for new (hopefully colorful) interpretations of the characters and world
I know you've already been warned but why are you under the delusion that PS5/XSX games (non cross-gen) could be ported on Switch?
We had a thread for the announcement:
This particular cover I remember being in our school library when I was a kid. In hindsight, I remember thinking it must be a piece of shit pulp novel with a cover like that.Bruh.
Man I was a fucking idiot.
The only Gollum that counts (bottom left corner).
Although to be fair, Tolkien was rather critical of Pauline's art, but it is the only official art that got his approval before his death.
A close-up:
Although to be fair, Tolkien was rather critical of Pauline's art, but it is the only official art that got his approval before his death.
A close-up:
Wow! Any details you can share that haven't already come out?
Don't get your hopes up for anything looking huge or super weird. You still have to be able to control him in a fun way and they will try to make him somewhat relateable.
Can one game just be about a hobbit who doesn't go an a grand adventure and just stays at home and drinks and eats and goes to parties and shoots fireworks?