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Nazgûl-king · 12-14-2007, 01:58 PM

I have Vivendi's Fellowship of the Ring, and sierra's War of the Ring for the computer, and for the Playstation 2 I have Sierra's The Hobbit, and EA games Two Towers and Return of the King. My favorite is probably a tie between Return of the King and War of the Ring. I've tried the Third Age once, It was alright. I would like to try Battle for Middle-Earth (1 and 2) and its expansions, but I don’t think it’ll work on my computer, however I have asked for a new computer for Christmas (as my old one keeps turning off, without warning) and if I get a new one, the game might work on it.

McCaber · 12-14-2007, 02:47 PM

I'm an RTS man, so I enjoy War of the Ring.

The Sixth Wizard · 12-14-2007, 04:32 PM

I don't think anyone has mentioned a yet-to-be-finished mod for Rome Total War called "Lord of the Rings: Total War". It's done by some graphics designer with a bit of time on his hands (where would we be without people like that?

) who wanted to make a game more realistic and with more troops than the Battle for Middle Earth series.

For those of you who don't know about the Total War series, you basically control armies on a turn-based map (meaning each "faction" has its turn one by one, like Risk). However, when armies attack each other, you play the battle on a battle map, with a LOT of units. I haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty awesome, and a lot of work has obviously been put into it. The only downside is that there is no custom settlement work done yet, meaning when you attack Minas Tirith you basically attack a regular city on the battle map.

Still, check out http://www.lotrtw.com/ as it looks awesome.

McCaber · 12-14-2007, 05:57 PM

Yeah, I've heard of it. It does sound good.

Kuruharan · 05-27-2008, 07:48 AM

There is also this mod of Rome: Total War, The Fourth Age.

I personally think it is one of the greatest mods of any game ever made. I'm hopeful that some day dwarves and elves will be playable factions on the campaign map...which will make it just about perfect.

I especially appreciate how they craft their models to be in line with what Tolkien described and the obvious care they put into crafting their mod.

Anybody who has Rome: Total War should check it out.

Maedhros_the_Tall · 05-28-2008, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

There is also this mod of Rome: Total War, The Fourth Age.

I personally think it is one of the greatest mods of any game ever made. I'm hopeful that some day dwarves and elves will be playable factions on the campaign map...which will make it just about perfect.

I especially appreciate how they craft their models to be in line with what Tolkien described and the obvious care they put into crafting their mod.

Anybody who has Rome: Total War should check it out.

Seconded. FA:TW is fantastic. Any fans of Tolkien and fans of R:TW (or even just R:TW) fans, should definitely look into getting it.

The Sixth Wizard · 05-28-2008, 06:48 AM

There's planning and skinning being done for a Third Age mod for Medieval 2 Total War, but its still in very early beta stages and I won't promise anything. There have been released pictures of elves but they look sadly movie-like. It does promise to stay close to the book anyway.

However the M2TW engine and graphics are way better than Rome Total War so if this is ever completed it will be sweet.

12-14-2007, 02:47 PM	#2
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	I'm an RTS man, so I enjoy War of the Ring. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

12-14-2007, 05:57 PM	#4
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Yeah, I've heard of it. It does sound good. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

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Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	There is also this mod of Rome: Total War, The Fourth Age. I personally think it is one of the greatest mods of any game ever made. I'm hopeful that some day dwarves and elves will be playable factions on the campaign map...which will make it just about perfect. I especially appreciate how they craft their models to be in line with what Tolkien described and the obvious care they put into crafting their mod. Anybody who has Rome: Total War should check it out. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

12-14-2007, 01:58 PM	#1
Nazgûl-king Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 104	I have Vivendi's Fellowship of the Ring, and sierra's War of the Ring for the computer, and for the Playstation 2 I have Sierra's The Hobbit, and EA games Two Towers and Return of the King. My favorite is probably a tie between Return of the King and War of the Ring. I've tried the Third Age once, It was alright. I would like to try Battle for Middle-Earth (1 and 2) and its expansions, but I don’t think it’ll work on my computer, however I have asked for a new computer for Christmas (as my old one keeps turning off, without warning) and if I get a new one, the game might work on it.

12-14-2007, 04:32 PM	#3
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 480	I don't think anyone has mentioned a yet-to-be-finished mod for Rome Total War called "Lord of the Rings: Total War". It's done by some graphics designer with a bit of time on his hands (where would we be without people like that? ) who wanted to make a game more realistic and with more troops than the Battle for Middle Earth series. For those of you who don't know about the Total War series, you basically control armies on a turn-based map (meaning each "faction" has its turn one by one, like Risk). However, when armies attack each other, you play the battle on a battle map, with a LOT of units. I haven't played it yet, but it looks pretty awesome, and a lot of work has obviously been put into it. The only downside is that there is no custom settlement work done yet, meaning when you attack Minas Tirith you basically attack a regular city on the battle map. Still, check out http://www.lotrtw.com/ as it looks awesome.

05-28-2008, 06:48 AM	#7
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 480	There's planning and skinning being done for a Third Age mod for Medieval 2 Total War, but its still in very early beta stages and I won't promise anything. There have been released pictures of elves but they look sadly movie-like. It does promise to stay close to the book anyway. However the M2TW engine and graphics are way better than Rome Total War so if this is ever completed it will be sweet.