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A new generation of J.R.R. Tolkien games is coming | Lee Guinchard exclusive interview (venturebeat.com)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

The only JRR Tolkien game I care about is the fully immersive VR experience where you tell bedtime stories to a young Christopher Tolkien who calls you out on any minor continuity errors you make.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They were probably hoping people would be elated with this announcement, but all I feel is trepidation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They've never had the best track record. The (first?) one on SNES was hot garbage, not sure if there was (an official) one before that. Your trepidation is warranted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There was a ZX Spectrum graphic text-adventure game of The Hobbit in 1982 by Beam Software. It won a Golden Joystick award in '83. It had two followups that were even more well received in The Fellowship of the Ring (1985) and The Shadows of Mordor (1987).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Has there been a good one yet?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

The older LotR Two Towers and Return of the King were decent Hack and Slash fun for the time. Shadow of Mordor got good reviews but I never had the pleasure.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Shadow of War/Modor were fucking amazing.

If they made a new one and the only change was a slightly different story, better graphics, and zero innovation it could very well get GOTY.

Those games were insanely good and WB just sat on the patents and stopped using the Nemesis system

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Shoot...I forgot I own that game. Ha, Steam Sale glut library wins again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I liked Battle for Middle Earth 1&2.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Gollum 2: Electric Smeagol