The Lord of the Rings - Gollum

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User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 176
  3. Negative: 145 out of 176

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  1. Zeed7
    May 28, 2023
    10
    This will go down as one of the games ever released. Truly a most smeagoling experience!
  2. Sheepsyhere
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game, I loved the gameplay and graphics! Cannot wait for the sequel!
  3. AryanLongboard
    May 30, 2023
    10
    Stand together men. For while those who despise this game may pour out from the cracks of this earth, we shall abate the horde and send these encroaching, dithering vermin back from whence they came!
  4. Redpandamanda
    May 27, 2023
    10
    I like putting googly eyes on my computer and watching them shake as i play the game
  5. WholesomePedoph
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Bellisimo, superb I say, superb. Anyone who asserts otherwise is just going with the flow.

    Do what is right, not what is popular.
  6. gazoonman
    May 26, 2023
    10
    This game is one of the games of all time. We're waiting for the upcoming sequel
  7. Thereviewereva
    May 26, 2023
    10
    No words...simply the game ever.From graphics to a story this game has it!If you are looking for a videogame this is definitely one.
  8. AranduilFlamesw
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Absolutely sublime... It's like I have ascended and played a game concocted by Tolkien himself. Thankyou for adding to the already magnaminous legacy, that is the Tolkien franchise.
  9. KingOrfeo
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Not sure what everyone's complaining about. Sure it's 70 dollars and looks like it's from the PS2 era, but come on, it's LOTR people! Let's all band together and recommend the game, so we can encourage the industry to continue making games inspired by Middle Earth.
  10. WilliamTell
    May 27, 2023
    10
    It's got everything a man would want and need. LOTR lore, check. Fearsome enemies, check and gorgeous scenery, CHECK!!!!
  11. Jinndaniel
    May 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite part of the game is when Gollum said: “Its gollumin’ time” and just gollumed all over the place. Truly one of the most games ever of 2023 !… Expand
  12. Slopbo
    May 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So like, imagine if Undertale was actually good. This will surely go down as one of the games the year; maybe even all time.… Expand
  13. MUMYMAISTER
    May 26, 2023
    9
    Great game, great graphics, great story, but the camera is a little buggy in some parts :)
  14. Dein777
    Jun 3, 2023
    8
    Interesting characters and beautiful picture, good atmosphere of Middle-Earth, but long climbing may bored you.
  15. hjikqfbiuqdbiqw
    Jun 7, 2023
    6
    This game has high technical requirements. Gollum is a very good game for the game it wants to be. You climb the whole time, move with gollum and have the lore around.
    It has better graphics, hard riddles and a good gameplay feeling. The story is LOTR. All in all great game, you could buy the hardware for it, but also playable on lower. Way better in relation to titles that get hype bot ratings.
  16. JDear
    Jul 9, 2023
    5
    Better than I expected. Some cool ideas but most likely not enough budget to implement correctly.
  17. Hbrdne3
    Jun 3, 2023
    5
    Yes what happened here? Devs should give this game a big makeover or a pricedrop now.
  18. slanderbot
    Jun 4, 2023
    3
    Horrific on many fronts. It's only redeeming quality is the visuals & storytelling. The style, while certainly jarring at first, is actually quite cohesive and well put together as a whole.
  19. lAMZ0D
    May 27, 2023
    2
    Shame on you Daedalic. Not only is it boring and repetitive, you also failed creating an interesting story and fleshing out the character—the one thing that could have counterbalanced all the terrible aspects of the game. I gave you the 2 points for some environments and voice acting.
  20. SilverOrlov
    May 30, 2023
    1
    "Run Fools" (c)
    If you were expecting to be able to plunge into the unexplored adventure of one of the most atypical and strange characters in the Lord of the Rings ... then you are disastrously mistaken. Instead of giving the player a vast field of possible events and stories that happened to the character all the time that was outside the pen and the camera ... they sucked drama from    "Run Fools" (c)
    If you were expecting to be able to plunge into the unexplored adventure of one of the most atypical and strange characters in the Lord of the Rings ... then you are disastrously mistaken. Instead of giving the player a vast field of possible events and stories that happened to the character all the time that was outside the pen and the camera ... they sucked drama from their fingers, and threw it as a wet rag in the faces of the players in the form of raw and a crooked product that even a year in 2010 would have been barely on the average rating.
    The whole game is divided into two locations. Instead of monsters, Sauron's main home is ruled by humans. And what are the primitive and boring quests in the form of pushing the levers and finding the tokens ... main quests, Carl!
    Enemies are extremely stupid and blind. Graphics are complete crap. Did you see his eyes???
    The only seemingly interesting thing in this game(the dialogues with alter-ego) is also f***ed up (You are given an icon of what should be supposedly true at the beginning. You are not allowed to complete the set of icons, since there are free slots before the verdict is issued. Decisions do not affect the plot in any way). To the grinding of teeth crooked camera views and bugs. Lot of bugs.
    It's 2023 now... when will you learn how to make at least normal games?! I'm already afraid to ask for good ones!    … Expand
  21. Dirac
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    This game is inspirational.
    After playing this I feel like I can make a video game; no programming or gaming experience needed.

    I do give it a 1 as it does have better graphics then I could make on my own.
  22. Obadiah_Jenkins
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Did my Gollum a real dirty, they need to have their access to the LoTR license revoked immediately. RIP.
  23. Shane1
    May 30, 2023
    0
    Sweet baby Jesus it's so bad. I can't imagine anyone is capable of making something so bad without really trying to. I'm actually baffled by how visually displeasing it is to look at this game. It's like they used all advanced technology developed over the past 20 years and focused on making the ugliest possible game. Its also janky and horribly unfun to play. Why release this? What did weSweet baby Jesus it's so bad. I can't imagine anyone is capable of making something so bad without really trying to. I'm actually baffled by how visually displeasing it is to look at this game. It's like they used all advanced technology developed over the past 20 years and focused on making the ugliest possible game. Its also janky and horribly unfun to play. Why release this? What did we do to deserve this?… Expand
  24. Talbis
    May 26, 2023
    0
    $70 for this abomination feels like a slap in the face. The publisher should be paying people to play it instead! Outdated graphics that look like nightmare fuel, outdated gameplay that's boring and poorly implemented and the system requirements like it was the next best thing! And that doesn't even cover the bugs - a staple of modern gaming! Just... just avoid this one.
  25. ScienceAdvisor
    Jun 4, 2023
    0
    This is the most amazingly broken garbage I have seen outside of asset flips. The high scores are either people that worked on it, family of them, or people making jokes but forgetting the /s or /kappa to indicate it. While this looks like a cheap asset flip, it is not. At least with an asset flip the mechanics are reliable. This will end in a class action for anyone that paid andThis is the most amazingly broken garbage I have seen outside of asset flips. The high scores are either people that worked on it, family of them, or people making jokes but forgetting the /s or /kappa to indicate it. While this looks like a cheap asset flip, it is not. At least with an asset flip the mechanics are reliable. This will end in a class action for anyone that paid and could not get a refund. This is not a game, this is torture.… Expand
  26. Hyde_333
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    This game should never have been made. Everything about it is terrible. The worst part of it is that it's set in the most iconic fantasy world know to man; Middle Earth.

    This game basically takes evrything Tolkein has lovingly crafted, and coughs up phlegm all over it.

    Just, don't buy this game, and if you have, get a refund, immediately.

    I wish we could refund this game's existence.
  27. Luc_505
    May 31, 2023
    0
    The crazy thing is, even this piece of crap has a better story than TLOU 2.
  28. tunahan43
    May 27, 2023
    0
    ucuz diye alanlar vardı bu oyunu kesinlikle bir oyun ucuz diye alınmaz .% 90 indirimle bile alınmıyacak bir çöp oyun
  29. psolord
    May 27, 2023
    0
    epic piece of crap

    not only it stutters like a mofo, it is a BAD game. At least Jedi Survivor and TLoU were **** technically, but they were good games.
  30. Weidenwiesel
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    They release this POS and have the gall to ask for more money for the DLC ingame: emotes, elven voices and a lore compendium?!?
    There isn't even lore in the game.
    What the F?!?
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38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 39
  3. Negative: 26 out of 39
  1. Movies Games and Tech
    Sep 5, 2023
    40
    I really wanted to like The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. I genuinely wanted to enjoy a unique take on a game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. Sadly, Gollum misses the mark. While the story is actually interesting, the gameplay, bugs and mechanics make it a painful slog.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    60
    Daedalic knew how to make the adventure part work – and it does work, more or less – but everything else screams “amateur hour” so hard, it borders on naïve art. [Issue#262, p.64]
  3. Riot Pixels
    Aug 8, 2023
    20
    There is no sense in pointing out any specific bad decisions — The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is awful on some basic level of a game design. Almost every task infuriates me in this game.
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