Although it might not seem like it, The Lord of the Rings has had a surprisingly good video game track record. Even excluding The Lord of the Rings Online (which is still impressively chugging along nearly a decade after release), there’s been a number of striking entries in its universe. After stumbling with The Fellowship of The Rings, EA’s Adaptions of The Two Towers and The Return of the King were some of the best movie tie-ins up to that point. The series continued strong with spin-offs like The Battle for Middle-earth and The Third Age, and for every War of the North there was an Aragon’s Quest. Yet for a franchise that has had so many video game adaptions, it doesn’t yet have a defining one. Monolith Productions — best known for their work on Condemned and F.E.A.R — are looking to change that this year with their most ambitious quest to date, Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor.
Unfortunately, the open worlds in games like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Halo Infinite, and the original Assassin's Creed do more harm than good.
I legitimately loved Halo's switch to open world. They made traversal of the map entertaining, and everything involved just tied into the (what I consider) awesome gunplay.
The entire time I really felt the slow takeover of the map, and all the little steps forward felt satisfying.
I don't know what more people really want there, considering the setting and story. A handful of soldiers hunkered down on enemy territory; slowly trying to win the battle.
I think R* are the only ones who have made compelling open worlds. I can’t stomach most open world games and how boring they are with busy world. It’s like a flex to make this massive environment, but it’s extremely boring to traverse and play in. GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 blew me away with how incredible their worlds were. Elden Ring was the only other game to give me that sense of awe.
I’m back on an open world kick after Horizon. I don’t know what clicked in me but exploring the map and seeing the detail work has me loving open worlds again. Playing AC Odyssey on hard and really enjoying it and the map. Reinstalling RDR2 tonight because damn, that map is just incredible for sightseeing.
Halo Infinite felt off. It's like the developers didn't know what they really wanted to do
Depends on which open world titles u play, most of em are shitty AF, but I honestly admire open world genre, sometimes to just take a break from fighting and missions you explore n see details you haven't noticed before cause you were too busy body at first, then boom finding some dope equipment or things to sale
GF365: "Most games are not perfect and that may be because of a character or an enemy. Here are 10 mediocre bosses in great games."
The Pursuer from Dark Spuls 2 was great, I think the author just sucks at games.
GF365: "These are the best games based on movies. Every entry on this list will be a great video game adaptation of popular movies."
Hell yeah. PS4 day one.
I find Warner Bros make really great games! They rarely shovel shite out their studio doors!
Lots of good reviews for this game.
Well I do like LOTR so I'll check out the videos once I get home.
It's nice when a game lives up to its own hype.
I need something to wash the stench of Destiny off me. That was a waste of $80 and even worst, time.