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[Matt McMuscles] The Lord of The Rings: Gollum - What Happened?
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IAmNotFromDelaware
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Such a bizarre thing for a small development company to do. To take on a project they can't afford or have the experience for.
I guess the executives got the price of the license for cheap and believed anything they would put out would sell millions.
That strategy worked back in 1990 when kids bought games based on how awesome the drawing on the cartridge box looked, but now a days? Did they forget social media exists?
Feel bad for the developers and artists. From the video, it seems they warned management but they kept going on with their plan.
Absolute clowns.
I guess the executives got the price of the license for cheap and believed anything they would put out would sell millions.
That strategy worked back in 1990 when kids bought games based on how awesome the drawing on the cartridge box looked, but now a days? Did they forget social media exists?
Feel bad for the developers and artists. From the video, it seems they warned management but they kept going on with their plan.
Absolute clowns.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
I will buy the game from them, as a show of solidarity... because the employees did the best they could and it was a lot of work, at least they tried and as I saw in a video, they suffered a lot for the development...
And I'll take advantage until I see how much I can bear to play it xD
And I'll take advantage until I see how much I can bear to play it xD
kiphalfton
Member
All Lord of the Rings games have been meh, except the 2nd and 3rd movie based game.
Buggy Loop
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Speaking of which...
Isn't it Embracer group?
Swedish gaming giant buys Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights
Embracer buys Middle-earth Enterprises which controls intellectual property rights to Tolkien’s most famous works
www.theguardian.com
What could go wrong?
Topher
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Speaking of which...
Isn't it Embracer group?
Swedish gaming giant buys Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights
Embracer buys Middle-earth Enterprises which controls intellectual property rights to Tolkien’s most famous works
What could go wrong?
I thought Shadow of Mordor was awesome. Either way, looks like the franchise is reaching new lows and I think
Buggy Loop
just showed us why.
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bender
What time is it?
MasterCornholio
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How I met Gimilis mother is going to be the next game from them.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Battle for Middle Earth games were great.
Aces High
Member
It's a good video game, but it's a bad Lord of the Rings game.
Out of all possibilities the Lord of the Rings license offers, running around in the depressive wasteland of Mordor as some kind of good ghost is among the least interesting things that come to my mind.
Kadve
Member
Except you know... This game started development long before they where bought. This was a direct deal between Deadelic and Middle Earth Enterprises.Speaking of which...
Isn't it Embracer group?
Swedish gaming giant buys Lord of the Rings and Hobbit rights
Embracer buys Middle-earth Enterprises which controls intellectual property rights to Tolkien’s most famous works
What could go wrong?
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
It cost me the equivalent of 3 Starbucks coffees, and the game as well as all the controversy around it made me want to buy it lol.
dotnotbot
Member
Well, the problem is you can't help those devs anymore. So by buying this game now, you're giving money to publisher and rights holders who are part of the reason why it failed.
IAmNotFromDelaware
Member
Running around in the waste land was only at first time, eventually you move on to greenery, and you only see the ghost when you use a special move.
For many, this is one of the best adventure games. Plus the nemesis system was simply awesome.
I really hope they continue the Saga although at this point, who knows if WB even wants to bother asking for the license.
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Buggy Loop
Member
Right, I didn’t say Embracer is behind this mess either, but that they now own it and… what could go wrong.
poodaddy
Member
That's fair, you're better than me. I won't lie, I am morbidly curious, but my time is very limited to game so couldn't justify even installing it, but good on ya though.
Vlodril
Member
There are a lot of Lotr games out there some are decent or good. The mmmo was cool. Return to moria just came out and it's pretty nice. The mordor series personally i didn't like that much but i think most people did.