To be fair, it wouldn't have been hard for anyone to think of an island or beach adventure for any of their licensed properties. World of Warcraft for instance always seems to have a new island or archipelago popping up every other expansion. Sometimes there are islands two expansions in a row.
I have a lifetime account at LoTRO. Whenever stories about games based on LoTR come up, I am always hoping it will become something awesome, but they all just seem to flop. The ownership rights of the IP are also so fractured and convoluted, it's kind of a miracle anything actually gets made let alone made well. Maybe someone will actually step up at some point to make a game that really embraces the magic in Tolkien's universe, instead of trying to change it and them calling it lightning in a bottle.
It’s unfortunate isn’t it. Kind of reminds me of my beloved Halo universe. Most anything that comes out is just hot garbage and it hurts me. I’d even take something mediocre at this point but most of it is just bad.
just think of all the money that this game had poured into it…and the failure is why the Embracer Group (THQNordic) is cancelling games and re-prioritizing it’s studios.
I’m gonna be livid if my Deus Ex Reboot / 3rd sequel got cancelled because of this…
They were kind of sabotaged. Who thought it would be a good idea to make a game about golumn? Like why not make a game about a hobbit instead if you have to make a LOTR non-violence game?
From the headline I was hoping some execs fell on their sword but nope. Workers get the shaft and higher-ups keep their job to look after the rest of the business.
I actually think this game looks pretty good, and the fact they care enough to delay it is a positive signal. It’s one of the first UE5 games. I’ll play it when it comes out.
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