- Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment , Nacon
- Release Date: May 25, 2023
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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May 25, 2023Just 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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May 25, 2023Surprisingly competent 3D stealth platformer that has managed to accurately showcase one of the most famous anti-heroes in the world of fantasy entertainment. Despite its underdeveloped visual presentation, it is still one of the rare Lord of the Rings games that are worth playing.
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May 25, 2023The Lord of the Rings: Gollum shows us another facet of the iconic character that we haven't seen before. The story attached to the works of Tolkien and a deeper development but with a gameplay without great pretensions since the graphic level seems taken from an Xbox 360 or PS3 combined with all its technical errors make it the worst experience I've ever played.
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May 25, 2023Gollum feels like a game that would have had a hard time even ten years ago, as simply the basic framework of stealth and Uncharted climbing is not good and left me more frustrated than motivated.
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May 25, 2023Plagued by several problems and with gameplay far from modern standards, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is not the third-person adventure that we would have expected from Daedalic Entertainment. Except for the good characterization of the main character and for an overall appreciable plot, the new game of the German software house fails to be convincing and represents a wasted opportunity to offer the right amount of entertainment to all Tolkien fans who have a good passion for video games.
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May 25, 2023The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a game commendable for Daedalic's effort to tell a wholly original story in Middle-earth by mixing stealth and platforming mechanics, but it falls apart on almost all sides: imprecise controls, terrible AI, bland narrative , outdated level design and graphics from another generation.
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May 25, 2023Like Gollum’s war within, this stealth platformer struggles with its own identity while offering a thoughtful tale concerning the mind and travels of its protagonist.
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May 25, 2023The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was a bad idea on paper and is an even worse as a game now that we can play it, with a dull and boring plot and a gameplay formula that feels too old to be real in 2023.
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May 25, 2023The Lord of the Rings: Gollum shines brightest in the moments where Gollum has a dialogue with secondary characters.
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May 25, 2023The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is littered with technical and gameplay issues that dampen the fact that there's a great story at its heart.
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May 25, 2023The premise oddly works once it really gets going. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum doesn't shy away from how much it relies on Tolkien's works - and not Peter Jackson's movies. Anyone who enjoyed LOTR and Tolkien's novels will probably find Gollum to be fine. Nothing extraordinary or groundbreaking, but an enjoyable stealth platformer that takes Gollum (and players) across some of the more iconic places in Middle-earth. [Review in Progress]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 266
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Mixed: 6 out of 266
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Negative: 240 out of 266
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May 26, 2023If you desperately want to destroy your money or else you are going to commit suicide, you can buy this game. Otherwise avoid it like a cancer.
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May 26, 2023One of the worst games i have ever played, do not waste your hard earned money
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May 26, 2023