The Lord of the Rings - Gollum

 PlayStation 5
User Score
1.1

Overwhelming dislike- based on 266 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 266
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 266
  3. Negative: 240 out of 266
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  1. AntiReviewBomb
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Why this game was even made is beyond me. Who ever decided this was what should be done with LOTR content should be fired. I told everybody when it was announced it was a waste of time and would be bad.
  2. MyNameIsGavyn
    May 26, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played, do not waste your hard earned money
  3. Kelos
    May 26, 2023
    0
    If 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.
  4. Shadow1234
    May 26, 2023
    2
    Normally I often read game reviews before I buy them to see what I am getting into. This was a blind buy because I am a LotR fan and thought I could expect a great game. I was very mistaken. Bought and played on PS5.

    Graphics: 3/10 I have seen better graphics on a PS3 game. These graphics are so outdated it is just not funny at all. I even tried setting the parameters to Quality and    Normally I often read game reviews before I buy them to see what I am getting into. This was a blind buy because I am a LotR fan and thought I could expect a great game. I was very mistaken. Bought and played on PS5.

    Graphics: 3/10
    I have seen better graphics on a PS3 game. These graphics are so outdated it is just not funny at all. I even tried setting the parameters to Quality and also tried Quality with Ray Tracing. Quality seemed very dull and bland, not much texture. Whereas Quality with Ray Tracing just made everything grainy, like looking at sand blowing in the wind.

    Movement/Controls: 3/10 Very bad and very basic. I have not experienced any of the glitches or bugs I am reading about like Gollum not grabbing a ledge when he should. But it just seems like there should have been more to it then walk/run and jump. You can occasionally kill an orc by choking him out, unless of course they are wearing a helmet. Which 98% of them are.. and the ones wearing a straw hat, ya that counts as a helmet i guess.

    Story: 6/10 The story is the one shining light to this game, however if you know nothing about the LotR universe then you will know nothing about this game or its story. It will seem hard to pick certain things up to, for example when Gollum continually talks about Shelob. He never mentions her name and only describes her so you wont know who he is talking about unless you know the lore.

    Lore: 1/10 They could have made this a big hit but instead its just collectibles scattered around the maps. No story behind them or what they are. For example one collectible is a bats wing..... and that's it. You have collected a bats wing.

    Overall 2/10 This is hands down one of the worst purchases I have made in many years and really, really regret it. Plus I got the DLC which makes it more expensive. By the way you don't need the DLC, it does nothing for the game unless you want to hear elves speak elvan and get some Gollum emotes. Which at the time of this writing neither work for me. It says "On" in the DLC menu. But I get nothing. You also get art and the games soundtrack... whatever.    … Expand
  5. Psilva_rs
    May 29, 2023
    0
    Bad graphics, worst optimization, bad storytelling, booooring. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS TRASH

    I'm embarrassed to say i even played this horrible game
  6. IanT100
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Please take your $60 and spend it literally on anything else. They need to offer people refunds.
  7. RoverDiscover
    May 26, 2023
    0
    I can't believe that they released this game in 2023. It feels dated even for a 2004 game.
  8. lukec19
    May 26, 2023
    0
    the fact that they are charging $60 for this pile of steaming dog sh*t is hilarious
  9. MikeTheGreek1
    May 26, 2023
    0
    DO NOT BUY!!!!! If you want to play an excellent LOTR game i highly recommend Shadow of Mordor and War respectively. Also Gollum in War is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than this and he's only an NPC.Luckily i haven't bought Gollum cause i was very sceptical. Another negative thing is that if you want to hear the Elvish language you have to buy the DLC. The game shouldn't exist in my opinion andDO NOT BUY!!!!! If you want to play an excellent LOTR game i highly recommend Shadow of Mordor and War respectively. Also Gollum in War is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY better than this and he's only an NPC.Luckily i haven't bought Gollum cause i was very sceptical. Another negative thing is that if you want to hear the Elvish language you have to buy the DLC. The game shouldn't exist in my opinion and it reminds me a game from the 2004 - 2009 era.The devs made this game because there's a huge fan base on LOTR that they'll buy anything they throw at them which they hoped it sold very well. The game's overwhelming negativity made me replay the Shadow series.… Expand
  10. Alexandrapepe
    May 28, 2023
    2
    Pior jogo de ps5, completamente horrível, mais vale atirar dinheiro á fogueira
  11. OdinX1985
    May 28, 2023
    0
    Goodness me!!! Look I adore Lord of The Rings but this is not worth the price of 60 bucks. Luckily for me I rented it and I'm glad that I did cause there is no way to return it for new games in most retail stores. I highly can't recommend this to anyone even for fans this is not worth playing at all this game is literally a mockery of Lord of The Rings and it's characters. The stealth isGoodness me!!! Look I adore Lord of The Rings but this is not worth the price of 60 bucks. Luckily for me I rented it and I'm glad that I did cause there is no way to return it for new games in most retail stores. I highly can't recommend this to anyone even for fans this is not worth playing at all this game is literally a mockery of Lord of The Rings and it's characters. The stealth is foul and boring..there is better games in that genre but not this and the story is awful and my word the background graphics what why???!!! 2D graphics in the background really?! Honestly save your sanity and leave this game in the dumpster. For 6 hours that I played I had enough of it my score is a 0 a mere gutter of boring gameplay and bad story.… Expand
  12. asease
    May 28, 2023
    0
    Full of glitches and some very scummy ingame payments. What a joke of a game
  13. TheJoshV
    May 27, 2023
    1
    A game that was made with PS3/Xbox 360 graphics in this day and age priced for a AAA is just unacceptable. Game needs to be patched for every flaw it has. This is an obviously amateur product across every dimension, riddled with so many technical and creative design flaws. The game looks, sounds, and handles like a student project demonstrating their first legitimate wrangling of Unreal Engine.
  14. FapAliceGoodwin
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This is awful. So ugly and badly made. It's still better than The Rings of Power though.
  15. danuffo
    May 26, 2023
    1
    Lo peor también es que no tiene traducción al cuarto idioma más hablado del mundo: Español de México.

    No me voy a cansar de decirlo, España es un pequeño país y son una minoría, no comprendo como con el portugués no hay traducción para Portugal pero sí a Brasil, la lógica va mal. Argumentos hay varios, las palabras tabú y lo modismos que no son correctamente hechos para nosotros.    Lo peor también es que no tiene traducción al cuarto idioma más hablado del mundo: Español de México.

    No me voy a cansar de decirlo, España es un pequeño país y son una minoría, no comprendo como con el portugués no hay traducción para Portugal pero sí a Brasil, la lógica va mal.

    Argumentos hay varios, las palabras tabú y lo modismos que no son correctamente hechos para nosotros.
  16. Jefshadow
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Ok this is NOT a game it's a scam
    1. Horrible graphics it hurts my eyes
    2. Bugs and glitches EVERYWHERE 3. Voice "acting" is sooooooo bad 4. This "game" is not about gollum it's about the characters around gollum 5. Story is trash it belongs in the dumpster 6. Theres even a graphical bug where the screen flashes horribly I even got a seizure 7. If you want the "full game" you need to buy    Ok this is NOT a game it's a scam
    1. Horrible graphics it hurts my eyes
    2. Bugs and glitches EVERYWHERE 3. Voice "acting" is sooooooo bad
    4. This "game" is not about gollum it's about the characters around gollum
    5. Story is trash it belongs in the dumpster 6. Theres even a graphical bug where the screen flashes horribly I even got a seizure
    7. If you want the "full game" you need to buy ALL the dlc It's stuff that you normally see in completed games lore compendium lore accurate elf dialogue etc.


    Ok overall this "game" can't be fixed it need a massive rework from the ground up In my eyes if I see Daedalic Entertainment in any of the future games I'm most likely not gonna buy it (Luckely I got my money back)    … Expand
  17. Kyweaver16
    May 26, 2023
    0
    The Hobbit game from 2003 had more appealing graphics. Yet another disgrace to Tolkien's name.
  18. WholesomePedoph
    May 27, 2023
    0
    To reiterate what others have said, the game is definitely unstable on console, wouldn't advise playing it on delicate hardware, such as a PS5.
  19. StKilda5000
    May 26, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is not worth $50 or $60 on PC and consoles it looks worse than cyberpunk, 2077… Expand
  20. AranduilFlamesw
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Extraorindary how atrocious the performance is on console. Come on guys, it's 2023, make it run a little better, eh?
  21. KingOrfeo
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Will probably blow up your console. Not even a jest, my console's fan started whirring like crazy and it felt hot to touch. I'm returning it to the store tomorrow. The game is good, but it's not worth my console.
  22. WilliamTell
    May 27, 2023
    0
    Can't imagine why anyone would wish to sully their console with this game. Play on Steam instead.
  23. Zvone13
    May 26, 2023
    3
    as a huge LOTR fan and fanatic PS5 gamer...
    I,m playing this right now and I dont belive my eyes that this is the game I waited 2 months since i preorded. Shut down the studio that made this. Give it to some other studio for a remake.
    This in 2023. can't pass as a game. I'm frustrieted that this is my LOTR expirience in '23 when i compere it to somethig like Jedi Survivor being that im    as a huge LOTR fan and fanatic PS5 gamer...
    I,m playing this right now and I dont belive my eyes that this is the game I waited 2 months since i preorded. Shut down the studio that made this. Give it to some other studio for a remake.
    This in 2023. can't pass as a game. I'm frustrieted that this is my LOTR expirience in '23 when i compere it to somethig like Jedi Survivor being that im also a STAR WARS fan. I give this game 3/10. And that is gracious...    … Expand
  24. bcsego
    May 30, 2023
    0
    I wish there was an option to rate this game below zero. It absolutely deserve all the hate, it is not a game, it is a scam.
  25. skipperc3po
    May 27, 2023
    1
    Micro transaction for content that is normaly in the game.
    Game is sometimes not playable
  26. Crackly
    May 27, 2023
    0
    A game that can only be good if you look at it from the 2000s. Completely embarrassing.
  27. MagickP00dle
    May 29, 2023
    1
    1/10. This game is so boring it could make the most neglected iPad kid wonder what it's like outside.
  28. Visceral2096
    May 30, 2023
    0
    I don't care how many bugs they patch, even if they manage to make this game bug-free, it will still be an awful cash-grab that wouldn't be worse $5.
  29. Asgard0822
    May 26, 2023
    0
    PS3 era graphics, story makes no sense at all.
    Design of Gollum is a disaster compared to the movies.
    This game is bad at all fronts so really bold move to sell this game for the AAA 60 bucks price tag.

    Clearly some fanboys are trolling here, cause giving 10 to this crap makes no sense at all.
    Even the critics and Youtube reviewers all agree this game is a mess...
  30. belikejunkie
    May 27, 2023
    1
    Worst product(it is not a game) i have ever played. Bad optimisation. Vomitous art. Plot and characters total garbage.
    DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.
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33

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 56
  3. Negative: 46 out of 56
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    20
    The graphics, the animation, the UI, everything here looks like we've gone back a good 17 years. The technical state of the game is also bad, reminiscent of clinical death, making the game almost unplayable. [Issue#328]
  2. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    40
    A superb Gollum isn’t enough to save the game he’s been parachuted into, which is by turns dull and frustrating. It’s destined for Mount Doom (the bargain bins). [Issue#29, p.92]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Jul 23, 2023
    20
    From its abysmal graphics to its utter failure of delivering Middle Earth in any interesting way, this is an example of a game that should be scrapped from its concept inception.
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