LOTR computer games... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Laitoste · 02-18-2007, 01:24 PM

I play the Hobbit on Xbox all the time--it's basically my favorite game! And my little cousins love it too.

I have the RotK game, but I haven't finished it yet. My brother has, but I don't think he liked it very much.

I also played a movie-based RPG, the title of which I have forgotten. I stopped playing because it got too boring.

I also have a Fellowship of the Ring (by Black Label Games) game that is book-based, that I really enjoy, although it seriously (and strangely) deviates at the very end. I really liked trying to beat off Old Man Willow.

02-18-2007, 04:53 PM

I found BFME 1 excellent, as it was just like the films. The battle at Helm's Deep was fantastic. BFME 2 wasn't in my opinion as fun to play, as all the battles fro the previous game had already been done, so the latter version just seemed to be added on & wasn't based on any story & seemed pointless. The Rise of the Witch-King was much more like BFME 1, as it was based on something.

The Might · 02-18-2007, 05:03 PM

I played the War of the Ring, but I thought it was boring after a while.
The problem is you only have two sides, and not several kingdoms, and also sometimes units can only be used in certain missions...that's a pity.
There also are a lot of things different from the book - summoned balrogs or ents, strange dwarf units are just a few examples.
But...it was ok.

High King Fingolfin · 02-22-2007, 09:00 PM

I have quite a few LotR games. For PC I have Return of the King, which I am extremely bad at and can make no judgements on, BFME 1, which I enjoyed a lot, and BFME 2, which is an excellent game and one of the best RTS's I've ever played. I don't have Rise of the Witch-King, but I hope to get it sometime. For Gamecube I have Two Towers, which I like, and The Third Age, a movie based RPG that I like, but has far too many elements of canon breakage to even mention.

FeRaL sHaDoW · 02-23-2007, 02:07 AM

x-box game = lord of the rings "the 3rd age"

Anáwiel · 02-24-2007, 04:58 PM

I am currently playing the beta of Lord of the Rings Online, the game is pretty good (the NDA has been lifted, so I can speak freely about it

) I've seen so far only small parts, but I am so excited about it, I absolutely love it. Of course there is some stuff to fix for the release but it is great.

I have played also LotR: The Fellowship or something, but the game appeared too stupid, I quit at the very beginning when I had done all quests in Hobbiton and had to leave it.

I don't like strategy games but I considered testing War of the Ring and The Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2, especially the second one sounds quite promising. Probably I will give them a try some day...

Elmo · 02-25-2007, 04:13 AM

The best game ever would be Middle Earth: Total War, the campaign mode would be immense

02-18-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
Laitoste Wight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Behind the hills Posts: 164	I play the Hobbit on Xbox all the time--it's basically my favorite game! And my little cousins love it too. I have the RotK game, but I haven't finished it yet. My brother has, but I don't think he liked it very much. I also played a movie-based RPG, the title of which I have forgotten. I stopped playing because it got too boring. I also have a Fellowship of the Ring (by Black Label Games) game that is book-based, that I really enjoy, although it seriously (and strangely) deviates at the very end. I really liked trying to beat off Old Man Willow. __________________ "If we're still alive in the morning, we'll know that we're not dead."~South Park

02-18-2007, 04:53 PM	#2
Mansun Guest Posts: n/a	Bfme I found BFME 1 excellent, as it was just like the films. The battle at Helm's Deep was fantastic. BFME 2 wasn't in my opinion as fun to play, as all the battles fro the previous game had already been done, so the latter version just seemed to be added on & wasn't based on any story & seemed pointless. The Rise of the Witch-King was much more like BFME 1, as it was based on something.

02-18-2007, 05:03 PM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I played the War of the Ring, but I thought it was boring after a while. The problem is you only have two sides, and not several kingdoms, and also sometimes units can only be used in certain missions...that's a pity. There also are a lot of things different from the book - summoned balrogs or ents, strange dwarf units are just a few examples. But...it was ok. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

02-22-2007, 09:00 PM	#4
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	I have quite a few LotR games. For PC I have Return of the King, which I am extremely bad at and can make no judgements on, BFME 1, which I enjoyed a lot, and BFME 2, which is an excellent game and one of the best RTS's I've ever played. I don't have Rise of the Witch-King, but I hope to get it sometime. For Gamecube I have Two Towers, which I like, and The Third Age, a movie based RPG that I like, but has far too many elements of canon breakage to even mention. __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx

02-23-2007, 02:07 AM	#5
FeRaL sHaDoW Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 232	x-box game = lord of the rings "the 3rd age" __________________ God created night, but man created darkness....

02-24-2007, 04:58 PM	#6
Anáwiel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	I am currently playing the beta of Lord of the Rings Online, the game is pretty good (the NDA has been lifted, so I can speak freely about it ) I've seen so far only small parts, but I am so excited about it, I absolutely love it. Of course there is some stuff to fix for the release but it is great. I have played also LotR: The Fellowship or something, but the game appeared too stupid, I quit at the very beginning when I had done all quests in Hobbiton and had to leave it. I don't like strategy games but I considered testing War of the Ring and The Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2, especially the second one sounds quite promising. Probably I will give them a try some day...

02-25-2007, 04:13 AM	#7
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	The best game ever would be Middle Earth: Total War, the campaign mode would be immense __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

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