New Lord of the Rings game - Gollum (but quality questionable)

Started by Redwolf, May 27, 2023, 09:10:32 AM

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Redwolf

The new Gollum game is out and I was looking forward to it. But reviews are as bad as they come.

Example review:
https://youtu.be/E21qSEyRa88?t=15

Gusington

I was interested before release but the reviews are solidly in the toilet, like you say  :toiletgrabber:


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SirAndrewD

Wow, this thing is getting savaged.

It's not a good sign when the front page of the community hub on Steam is an apology from the developers.
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al_infierno

Between this and Rings of Power, it seems like the Tolkien estate post-Christopher is just going guns-for-hire with the IP.   :embarrassed:
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I guess it's sort of nice that the word "tactical" seems to refer to some kind of seriousness during your moments of mental clarity.
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jamus34

Not sure if it is the cynic in me however I do not think this would have ended differently even with a more competent developer.

Gollum as a character study, yes very interesting.

Gollum as a stand alone game...haha NOPE.
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JasonPratt

Daedalic actually publishes some very good games; not sure if they've ever developed any tho.
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