

For clarity, the developers did reveal plenty of LOTR: Gollum gameplay details in the past, but only in writing.It is time to take another trip to Middle Earth, this time with the precious-seeking Gollum.Ī new trailer for the upcoming release of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has given us all a closer look at gameplay. Others still took aim at the fact that even this latest trailer offered little in the way of actual gameplay beyond "1-second snapshots," as one fan put it, which-four years from the game's original announcement-they found frustrating. Others have taken online to voice their disappointment with the fact that the protagonist isn't voiced by Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in LOTR movies.
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Apart from the fact that Gollum doesn't exactly give off protagonist energy, a portion of the fandom also argued that diluting his story with an original adventure is redundant, positing that Tolkien already gave him a perfectly complete character arc. Those concerns seem to have been exacerbated by the March 9 debut of the latest LOTR: Gollum trailer, with many fans now once again questioning the decision-makers responsible for greenlighting the project. RELATED: New Lord of the Rings Gollum Trailer Shows Off Middle-Earth, Gandalf, and More While few fans were expecting it to challenge for the title of the highest-rated The Lord of the Rings game ever, those consecutive postponements added to the initial doubts about Gollum's ability to carry a game. The latest promo dropped weeks after Daedalic Entertainment announced a new release window for LOTR: Gollum.Īnnounced in early 2019, Gollum was initially slated for a 2021 release before slipping into 2022, when it was delayed twice more. A new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum left a vocal portion of the fandom concerned about the upcoming game, adding to the existing skepticism surrounding the project.
