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[KyoZz]

Gameplay trailer not coming at the end of the show my bad

 

[The Cockatrice]

 

[Skifi28]

Yeah.....Not my cup of tea.

 

[Jon Neu]

Those graphics don't look good at all.

 

[Arkam]

So its a Prince of Persia style platformer with a (likely) heavy stealth element?

 

[Calverz]

The transition from cinematic 30fps to 60fps gameplay was jarring to say the least. Also the "play has no limits" tag at the end was embarassing. It clearly does in this case

 

[Hendrick's]

Not going to get too excited, but still am hopeful they can put out a good LoTR game.

 

[skit_data]

I still cant get over how strange of a game idea this is

-You like LoTR? You like games?!
-Yes!
-Well here is a game about Gollum

I know Gollum is pretty much the central character alongside Bilbo and Frodo in terms of what ideas the book tries to convey but still, will it really translate to gameplay?

 

[Ellery]

Super small studio and Gollum is a hard sell. I wish them all the best and give it a fair chance if it comes out a reasonable price and reviews well, but up until then I will remain neutral regarding my stance on it.

 

[Boneless]

I still cant get over how strange of a game idea this is

-You like LoTR? You like games?!
-Yes!
-Well here is a game about Gollum

I know Gollum is pretty much the central character alongside Bilbo and Frodo in terms of what ideas the book tries to convey but still, will it really translate to gameplay?

Exactly, this is like someone creating a new Star Wars game, with lead character being Jar Jar Binks, like who in the right mind?

 

[Monkeygourmet]

Finally gaming nerds can play as a character they physically resemble

 

[Raven117]

Did people ask for this?

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Those graphics don't look good at all.

We're going to have cross-gen games for at least another year or two.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Rumour has it the game is long at 30 hours.

Spoiler

1 hour of gameplay and 29 hours watching Gollum talk to himself

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

I still cant get over how strange of a game idea this is

-You like LoTR? You like games?!
-Yes!
-Well here is a game about Gollum

I know Gollum is pretty much the central character alongside Bilbo and Frodo in terms of what ideas the book tries to convey but still, will it really translate to gameplay?

I think they wanted to make a stealth game and, in regards to the story, this was the best character to fit that mold.

 

[Snakeeyes646]

Doesn't look great, but it could be early gameplay shown, i hope it turns out well.

 

[regawdless]

My hype for that game is a solid...

0.

 

[sw0mp_d0nk3y]

Finally gaming nerds can play as a character they physically resemble

Definitely some gollum gamers, but most are closer to dwarves, I think. Chubby, bearded, and mysteriously not many women around.

 

[Julius Ibidus]

Definitely some gollum gamers, but most are closer to dwarves, I think. Chubby, bearded, and mysteriously not many women around.

there were female dwarves, its just that they had beards too, so...

 

[ShinraMiddleMananger]

It could be cool if if the stealth is done well. It wont be though.

 

[BootsLoader]

Next game: Lord of the Rings: Tavern ......or maybe horse

 

[Kev Kev]

so is this basically how Gollum escapes from barad-dûr? If so, hell yeah I'm in!

next, I'll take a third person style game (souls, god of war, etc) of how Gandalf fights the Balrog from the lowest dungeon to the highest mountain please and thank you

 

[Valentino]

Finally gaming nerds can play as a character they physically resemble

Where's my big tiddied Gollum!?

 

[LazyParrot]

This game is gonna kill Daedalic for good.

 

[Kimahri]

Don't really get the hate. Sounds like an interesting starting point.

I just wish they'd differentiate themselves more from the movies. This is basically a kiddy cartoon version of movie Gollum. Kinda weak. The rest looks nice enough.

 

[kiphalfton]

Maybe it will be like Styx, and be a stealth game that had really good stealth mechanics and was enjoyable, despite being a weird concept on the surface.

 

[jaysius]

At least J.R.R Tolkien is too rotten now to roll over in his grave. Poor Tom Clancy is probably rolling still from every bastardization of his name.

 

[ButchCat]

What's the point of this game?

 

[Punished Miku]

Reminds me of a ps2 era game. We'd get weird stuff like Blood Omen or Hobbit and we'd buy it lol.

 

[EverythingsOverrated]

Looks like a remastered 360 game.

The concept of a gollum game could be really cool if pulled of correctly. This does not look very promising at all but hell, I'll still hold out hope that it plays well.

Hasn't this game been in development for a while?

 

[AJUMP23]

Gollum Uncharted.

 

[Batiman]

I still cant get over how strange of a game idea this is

-You like LoTR? You like games?!
-Yes!
-Well here is a game about Gollum

I know Gollum is pretty much the central character alongside Bilbo and Frodo in terms of what ideas the book tries to convey but still, will it really translate to gameplay?

For real.

Im in a crazy LOTR mode. Watching all the movies again. Now I gotta see this shit. What a waste of the IP. It could be a good game but still.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

This IP has so much wasted potential, I hope the new MMO from Amazon is going to be amazing, New World looks promising.

Those graphics don't look good at all.

They look like typical current gen graphics, Gollum does look really bad though. It's not good when the game's protagonist looks like a plastic toy.

 

[ManaByte]

This is why you don't pitch a game to a license holder while high on drugs.

 

[Virt McPolygon]

Did people ask for this?

This will always be a dumb as shit complaint. Let studios create what they want. Even if it's a miss, it's still more interesting than Sequel X or Remake Y

 

[Raven117]

This will always be a dumb as shit complaint. Let studios create what they want. Even if it's a miss, it's still more interesting than Sequel X or Remake Y

You missed the point of the phrase entirely. It's not actually inquiring whether people actually wrote in and asked for this. It's asking whether a studio, who makes games for profit, actually think that this type of game was the way to go. They can still make whatever they want, but they have to sell games to stay in business.

you can stuff that attitude

 

[e&e]

No one asked for this but at least they trying something new!

 

[Airbus Jr]

Cant these guys just remake the classic PS2 LOTR game already

Who wants to play as Gollum ? This is seriously fckd up

 

[Dr. Claus]

Could be interesting. I hope they can stick to the lore decently wel instead of making a travesty of a series like the previous few games did.

 

[Rickyiez]

The transition from cinematic 30fps to 60fps gameplay was jarring to say the least. Also the "play has no limits" tag at the end was embarassing. It clearly does in this case

"Play has no limits" has clearly jinx the whole PS5 campaign .

 

[//DEVIL//]

I'll be surprised if this sells 1 copy

 

[420bits]

Who asked for this? there is so much stuff going on it LOTR that they could have picked anything else and it would have been (probably) a more interesting game.

I like when they try new stuff but this is as wanted as the Nosgoth game we got instead of a remake or a sequel to the Kain-series.

 

[J-Roderton]

So weird.

 

[Warablo]

This looks like a throwback game that is gonna bomb in sales.

 

[Hunnybun]

Is that last scene they showed CGI or something? If not I don't understand the complaints about the graphics, as that looks fantastic. I mean, all the other footage looks nice too, but that scene especially looks excellent.

Honestly, the vitriol for this seems way OTT at this point.

 

[Mmnow]

Don't love the voice. It's close enough to movie Gollum that it sounds like a impersonation, but far enough out that it's off. The performance is fine, but it reminds me of those licenced-but-not Harry Potter voices from the Ps1 era.

Aside from that, I'll probably still play it. They've got the pressure of accessing one of the biggest fantasy franchises for an AA platformer. You've gotta go in with that outlook.

 

[SJRB]

Looks way better than the previous trailer, so I guess that's something.

 

[sw0mp_d0nk3y]

Cant these guys just remake the classic PS2 LOTR game already

Who wants to play as Gollum ? This is seriously fckd up

That was a good one. I liked War in the North too.

 

[Umbasaborne]

I think the art looks great. Not thrilled about another game set exclusively in fucking mordor though :/

 

[StonedRider]

Who wants to play as Gollum ? This is seriously fckd up

We wants it, we needs it. But will we eat fish every day, three times a day, fresh from the sea?