- Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Stealth
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment. The game, set in the fictional world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien, takes place in between the events of The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Earnest, raw, grave and unpretentious.
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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GamingTrendDavid BurdetteMay 202370/100Just like Gollum, I'm a bit split. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum features a great story that adds to the lore, along with a terrific stealth system, but it misses the mark in other areas. A finicky and redundant platforming system, mixed with a dialogue system that lacks bite makes for a combination that drags the rest down. Gollum is always so close to The Ring, but ever so far.
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PC GamerDominic TarasonMay 202364/100For all its many flaws, LOTR: Gollum is an oft-beautiful and oddly endearing adventure.
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WccftechUle LopezMay 20236.5/10The Lord of the Rings Gollum is a game that has a lot of technical issues that also ultimately drag its presentation back. However, it still is a charming game in its own way with its setting, writing, and some incredible environment design that can catch your breath at times. This game is a cautious recommendation for players that aren't Lord of the Rings enthusiasts.
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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyMay 20230.1/5 starsThis is a problem across the entire games industry and far too much of the work it produces. What makes Gollum stand out is that most other developers and publishers then use their creative teams to try and hide the crass cynicism and capitalism. Daedalic didn’t bother with Gollum. This game represents the games industry with its mask off.
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Metro GameCentralMay 20231/10Broken beyond belief but also a fundamentally bad idea for a video game, with inanely shallow and repetitive gameplay - Gollum is not only the worst mainstream game of the year but of the last two generations.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Daedalic Entertainment
- Publisher
- Nacon, Daedalic Entertainment
- Released
- May 25, 2023
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
IGDB rating 4.3/10 from 18 ratings.
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