This is a very "better late than never" video, but it's as fast as we could do since the game didn't arrive until yesterday. It is the First 10 Minutes of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, published by EA and developed by Pandemic. The game is very much based around multiplayer, but since the demo covers that this video shows the first single-player level. It wouldn't be fair putting my impressions here since I've spent such a limited time with it, but feel as always free to share yours in the comments.
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Anyways i never did like Lord of the Rings much so this was basically an instant fail for me, even though i had some hopes for a co-op actionfest, but after the demo my hopes soon died out :)
I'm still waiting for a game that truly does justice to the genius that is The Lord of the Rings.
the books > the films > the games...
the books > the films > the games...
The movies cut out the fluff, while still staying true to the source material.
the books > the films > the games...
anyway, the game was terrible. objectives where simplistic and repetative and gameplay was just boring. in terms of the single player it just felt like multiplayer with bots since the objectives where almost exclusively capture and hold. i cant even see a huge fan of tolkiens work enjoying this personally. in terms of 09 its proabably the worst game i've played so far. but im sure there will be some contenders later in the year.
I was stupid enough to buy it.
I was stupid enough to buy it.
when they breach the gate on the helms deep level in conquest and you're expecting waves of hundreds of orcs to spew through and all you see is ten dumb ass piss easy bad guys instead, it just puts a dampener on the whole situations, and makes what should be epic moments really weak. if any game needed the tech for multiple enemies on screen as seen in heavenly sword or kameo, THIS is it.
but even then im not sure if it'd be any good. the gameplay, controls sound and visuals where all just so badly done
I just wish The White Council would get put back into production.