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. medkat
    May 26, 2023
    10
    quite the ballsacky game. such a poor game, much bad in this game. what horrid graphics, very lazy and fastly made. my balls ITCH just looking at this pile of bad.
  2. 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 These graphics are so outdated it is just not funny at all.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 These graphics are so outdated it is just not funny at all.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
  3. 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...
  4. RoverDiscover
    May 26, 2023
    0
    I can't believe that they released this game in 2023. It feels dated even for a 2004 game.
  5. Gonzalodmv
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Juegazo infravalorado, Goty 2023. Faltan caracteres, tengo que seguir escribiendo, falta poco, ya está.
  6. Zeed7
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Not a lot to say guys, this is one of the most polished, awe inducing, mouth watering stories i've ever partaken in! I had the most smeagling time playing this game!
  7. Markytos
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Es un juego grandioso!! El mejor juego de 2023 es curioso como la prensa le echa tanto hate a esta obra maestra
  8. MyNameIsGavyn
    May 26, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played, do not waste your hard earned money
  9. 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.
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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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