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Lord Of The Rings game..

Discussion in 'Playground' started by DragonSlayer21, Apr 26, 2001.

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    [​IMG] How about a lord of the rings game in the same style as baldurs gate developed by Black Isle and released by Interplay.
    That would be the ultimate rpg...
    Just don't trust sierra to do it
     
    DragonSlayer21, Apr 26, 2001
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    I appreciate what you're saying, but wouldn't the rigid storyline make for a very linear, rigid game. More of an adventure point and click than an RPG I fear?

    Just a thought.

    Done well, could be cracking.
     
    Viking, Apr 26, 2001
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    Maybe you are right, but it is also a storyline all the way trough shadows of amn....

    If they put in a couple of small side quests and a couple of shops it would be really interesting.
     
    DragonSlayer21, Apr 26, 2001
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    There could be a ton of flexibility in a LOTR (Lord of the Rings) game. Middle Earth is vast! I'm re-reading the books right now, and consider this. They would never have run into Tom Bombadill or the Barrow Wrights if they hadn't gotten lost twice!

    A good RPG could have lots of side-adventures drawn from the Simarillion, the Hobbit and LOTR. That way the character (hobbit, dwarf, elf or human) could go "off the story line" and into uncharted waters.

    Realistically though, with the current legal troubles, etc that LOTR game is having, I'm doubting many other developers will jump on the bandwagon. :(
     
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    Over the years there have been a few attempts at a LotR computer game....each one very crap unfortunately.

    Many moons ago there was a strategy board game that was pretty good though.
     
    Big Bad Bert, Apr 26, 2001
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    [​IMG] A real shame that no one takes the initiative to make a great LOTR game.

    After all it is one of the most read books of all times...
     
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    If you look over most games, you will find that there are VERY few good games that were modeled on a book, movie, TVshow etc. I think that games should be separated from the world of books etc. it just creates a whole bunch of crappy games, all the REALLY good games were made independant of any other things.
     
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    Reverse it's the same, look at the BG books :)
     
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    If you read the headlines here, looks like it's in the making for an online game anyway.

    I'll wait and see myself.
     
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    Yep, I've heard that a LoTR game is being made. It will be c**p. Like the 'cartoon' film (or half-film) was. We all have our own vision of Tolkien's world and people and other people's visions of it/them just can't live up to expectations. Keep reading the books! :D
     
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    I have a Lord of the Rings game for Super Nintendo that was, in fact, made by Interplay. It was absolutely horrible. Everything was very slow, and it strayed from the storyline. I never made it out of the Barrow Downs, because of this key I never found. Funny, I don't recall any keys for anything in the Barrow Downs. I wrote it off as a loss a few years ago.
     
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    I agree Flotjsdale, the books are always better. But I still can't shake the idea of a really great Lord Of The Rings game.....
     
    DragonSlayer21, Apr 28, 2001
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    A GOOD one would be nice, Dragonslayer... :)
    Not likely, though, sigh. :(
    I've just finished reading The Hobbit for about the 100th time. I'm gonna start on TLOTR again now! And it's not even as though there are no new good books sitting on the shelves waiting for me, either....!
     
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    Only be careful that you don't spoil a good story.
     
    Shadowcouncil, Apr 30, 2001
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