Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Is The WORST Game Of 2023... | Review

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  • čas přidán 24. 05. 2023
  • We're not even a month removed from Redfall and, yes, something worse than that was already delivered to us. Lord Of The Rings: Gollum is the worst game of 2023 so far and by a long shot. It barely works, offers minimal gameplay, and truly left me puzzled on why it exists at all. Not solely because "bad game is bad," but because it so passionately exists and does nothing more throughout its runtime. Avoid this one at all costs.
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  • @michaelmanning6150
    @michaelmanning6150 Před rokem +771

    There has to be some required rule across the industry to make one bad game a year but everyone took it as a challenge

    • @baffledsquirrel2122
      @baffledsquirrel2122 Před rokem +60

      Someone’s comment killed me it was “ imagine playing lord of the rings and not being able to play a badass knight or elf or something but the crackhead” 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Pastadudde
      @Pastadudde Před rokem +12

      @@baffledsquirrel2122 omfg. lol. but this game really does look a drug-induced nightmare

    • @tylermccurry403
      @tylermccurry403 Před rokem +4

      Either that, or devs just don't have the time or technology to make good games anymore.

    • @xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538
      @xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538 Před rokem +8

      ⁠@@tylermccurry403 They have the tech, time could be a few factors, bad management or incompetence so that’s more likely to be the culprit, and a lack of care.

    • @tylermccurry403
      @tylermccurry403 Před rokem +2

      @@xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538 I didn't even know this was a console game. Thought it was a mobile game when I first saw it. Embarrassing.

  • @Ben-Reid
    @Ben-Reid Před rokem +1191

    "It's like making a Harry Potter game with Neville Longbottom as the main character"
    Matty, the Dobby comparison was RIGHT THERE

    • @Cataphract1236
      @Cataphract1236 Před rokem +188

      Imagine playing a game where you just clean Hogwarts as Dobby like power wash sim

    • @corrosivetunafish3560
      @corrosivetunafish3560 Před rokem +58

      Honestly, Longbottom is Merry and pip equivalent.

    • @Afroman792
      @Afroman792 Před rokem +17

      I mean... i would watch a movie about Neville. I think he grows up to be an Auroua or whatever...😅

    • @MichelleAlexandria-EM
      @MichelleAlexandria-EM Před rokem +13

      @@Afroman792 nope, he becomes a teacher

    • @Afroman792
      @Afroman792 Před rokem +5

      @@MichelleAlexandria-EM my bad its been so long since i have read any harry potter.
      Edit i just looked it up he does but for a short stinit. He then goes on to teach herbology.

  • @datamato
    @datamato Před rokem +334

    The fact that there’s 3$ DLC to understand the elves language is just the nail in the coffin

    • @thelegendarybidoof1419
      @thelegendarybidoof1419 Před rokem +33

      I was interested in this game, far more than most, but when I saw that microtransactiony shit they were trying to pull, my interest level dropped hard. Stuff like that is always a bad sign and indicative of the mentality of the game as a whole. I was hoping this would be a fun stealth game that showed a different side of the classic story. Very disappointing this is how they executed that.

    • @CaptainCanuck1975
      @CaptainCanuck1975 Před rokem +14

      There are DLC emotes too.

    • @maineman5757
      @maineman5757 Před rokem +18

      The worst part is there will always be gamers with brain rot who will buy it.

    • @jamesjohnsonjr469
      @jamesjohnsonjr469 Před rokem +1

      Say what ?!? 😂

    • @SlowLegs
      @SlowLegs Před rokem

      Yeah screw ‘em.. they deserve all the failure for that shite

  • @pumpkinpie7591
    @pumpkinpie7591 Před rokem +322

    So many Creative LOTR games they could've made and they come up with this shit. VERY impressive.

    • @BigIron2077
      @BigIron2077 Před rokem +9

      They really surprise me with the garbage they decide to produce from great universes.

    • @flouserschird
      @flouserschird Před rokem +14

      Meanwhile I’ve been craving an expansive LOTR open world adventure based on the book where you play as multiple characters from the fellowship that’s spans the entire adventure in a three part game.

    • @rebellyanmagic6409
      @rebellyanmagic6409 Před rokem +7

      Off the top of my head alone:
      - Aragorn's early life where he's hidden away in Rivendell, joining the Rangers, having adventures with Elrond's twin sons while trying to win Arwen's heart.
      - Motherfucking Glorfindel
      - A dark fantasy Souls-esque based on The Children of Hurin
      - The freaking blue wizards who went off destabilising the East over centuries, to the point where their intervention meant Sauron didn't have the army he needed to win!

    • @maxscrivener6597
      @maxscrivener6597 Před rokem +2

      @@flouserschird yes! i've always wanted this, and I think most of the fans would want it as well. It would genuinely make so much money idk why they thought the best idea for a game would be fucking gollum..

    • @normalgraham
      @normalgraham Před rokem +2

      I authentically LOVE the idea of a Gollum game (in theory) but even I have to agree that if they were just going to shit out another clunker they could at least have chosen a character more fans could potentially get excited about.

  • @dash4800
    @dash4800 Před rokem +202

    I just can't get over than model design for Gollum. How did that make it to the final version. Thats like a previz placeholder for the final thing, not the end result. All the rest of the game aside, the biggest criticism of the trailer was how garbage he looked, and yet they still kept it. Thats just mind boggling right there.

    • @user-tp5yb4hr4w
      @user-tp5yb4hr4w Před rokem +4

      there are also a lot of people having performance issues, and it's people playing on freaking the 4090s having these issues, like WTF lol, the game looks PS2 era and plays like it needs to run crysis, but at the same time it plays like an indy game, which i believe is an indy dev game, just look at the history of games this dev has, it screams indy dev all the way.
      sad is there is an indy dev that made a far better game only a few years ago called Styx that works better than this game does and that was similar to this game when it came to stealth, but that game doesn't fucking suck like this one does.

    • @anderporascu5026
      @anderporascu5026 Před rokem +2

      Indie games are like CBGB bands or Edgar Allen Poe. Unnoticed, underappreciated but absolutely awesome and off and on are innovative.

    • @KrazzeeKane
      @KrazzeeKane Před rokem +3

      @52262 yeah if the devs had just done basically Styx: Master of Shadows but LotR themed and starring Gollum, choking out orcses and goblinses, that would have made me quite happy as I really liked Styx.
      But this...this is just absolutely abysmal lol. This should never have seen the light of day

    • @dash4800
      @dash4800 Před rokem

      @@The_Invisible_Self lmao

    • @MagicButterz
      @MagicButterz Před rokem

      It's pretty good, Gollum was like 589 years old when he died. This is the younger version

  • @ShadowWolfQc
    @ShadowWolfQc Před rokem +85

    Redfall devs should send them a thank you letter with flowers and GamePass membership cards lol

    • @O-D-X
      @O-D-X Před rokem +3

      Too funny and too true.

  • @jermainegrays
    @jermainegrays Před rokem +73

    what's crazy to me is all these "stealth" games nowadays that rely on giving the character some type of "vision" that allows them to see the enemies around the corner. It's a mechanic that is shoe horned into so many games nowadays that makes absolutely no sense in most contexts.

    • @ever611
      @ever611 Před rokem +9

      the only games where stealth is done right is in horror games, like Alien Isolation were even the sound of your tools would bring attention to you, those games need a great ai and putting that "x-ray vision" is kinda of a cheap way to hide a bad ai

    • @elvickRULES
      @elvickRULES Před rokem +5

      Yet no Daredevil game.
      That vision crap actively ruins playing a game. Sure you can not use it, but the games are designed for you to use it. So without it it’s not fun, and with it it makes every task feel more like a chore

    • @DV-ou1yu
      @DV-ou1yu Před rokem

      @Ever611 Have you not played Hitman or Metal Gear Solid...

    • @ever611
      @ever611 Před rokem +1

      @@DV-ou1yu Yes, I played a lot o the classic Hitman 2 silent assassin and I can assure you even with some limited ai the game was great without that x-ray vision

    • @cherrygrabber7172
      @cherrygrabber7172 Před rokem +1

      I'd like sounds of metallic footsteps or a lumbering orc or whatever that would make up for the lack of visibility.
      At least it makes you feel like a halfling sneaking around.
      Can come up with creative ways to get rid of enemies, either make one fight another, or distract them via tossing rocks.

  • @TheShezarrine
    @TheShezarrine Před rokem +183

    Based on what I've seen I feel bad for anyone who had to endure the review process for this. Skillup flat out gave up halfway through lmao.

    • @RichardPhillips1066
      @RichardPhillips1066 Před rokem +19

      I feel sorry for people that bought it.. assuming it would be cool, tons of people don't read or watch reviews

    • @TheShezarrine
      @TheShezarrine Před rokem +16

      You could tell a ways out it wasn't going to be a goty contender, but I didnn't expect it to be quite so bad either.

    • @maboilaurence8227
      @maboilaurence8227 Před rokem +12

      ​@@RichardPhillips1066 I don't. There were so many red flags just in the first trailer.
      They only have themselves to blame.

  • @apotheosis27
    @apotheosis27 Před rokem +113

    Watching reviews of this game has been my favorite thing to do today

  • @niallradykmusic2692
    @niallradykmusic2692 Před rokem +31

    I need a documentary about the making of this game. I’m baffled by it. Why? Who? Where? When? What? So many questions.

    • @AndreasF.-bg2wc
      @AndreasF.-bg2wc Před rokem +9

      Its from a german studio called daedelic. They have financial problems for years. Bigben as the publisher helped to finish and release the game. I think Daedelic wasnt ready for a big AAA Game to make. In Germany we have only a few Game Studios who can produce good (A)AA Games, most are strategy or adventure games.

  • @rafterman5072
    @rafterman5072 Před rokem +69

    I’m actually one of the few people that wouldn’t have minded a Gollum game. He, of course, isn’t my first choice, but I am interested in his backstory. It seems like this developer just didn’t have the talent to execute on it though. Something akin to Plague Tale would have been perfect for a Gollum game.

    • @farisakhtar4824
      @farisakhtar4824 Před rokem +15

      A gollum game could have been interesting if they played on his character. Like it they made the game focused on his insanity, devotion to the ring and hurting anyone who got in his way. That would have been good, seeing an aggressive gollum who has wacky moments would have been good.

  • @nut4947
    @nut4947 Před rokem +28

    I think worst thing about this is that it's almost full priced

  • @ShavaSays
    @ShavaSays Před rokem +20

    It’s a shame because the lore for Gollum between The Hobbit and Fellowship is pretty interesting

  • @mrfluffy9387
    @mrfluffy9387 Před rokem +70

    A Neville longbottom game would be amazing. Could start with extreme difficulty as Neville struggles in early school years and you build up the character to a badass and follow his journey. Tons of side content with his gran and stories of his parents too.

    • @dastvan8002
      @dastvan8002 Před rokem +12

      Trevor solving puzzles and eventually you form a close bond with him

    • @shiteyanyo1111
      @shiteyanyo1111 Před rokem +6

      Y'all got me excited for a game that will never be

  • @jordanwang1035
    @jordanwang1035 Před rokem +170

    Was hoping you got this one. Seems like 2023 is hitting hard with good AND bad games lol

    • @DaveDalsingh
      @DaveDalsingh Před rokem

      This game is ass.

    • @chrisriberio2047
      @chrisriberio2047 Před rokem +1

      I disagree with you I think this game is good

    • @KingTraut
      @KingTraut Před rokem +5

      Always been the way for gaming and entertainment. Look at movies, complete dumpster movies most of the time.

    • @The_Primary_Axiom
      @The_Primary_Axiom Před rokem +11

      All I can think about right now is starfield and Spider-Man 2. I really can’t wait for starfield direct. It’s killing me the wait for that game. Fuck!!

    • @morriganrenfield8240
      @morriganrenfield8240 Před rokem

      @@chrisriberio2047 who cares, it’s shit

  • @ZeroNeedsCoffee
    @ZeroNeedsCoffee Před rokem +74

    this is literally the Morbius of video games

    • @Jim26D
      @Jim26D Před rokem +5

      Then it would be the pinnacle of game development

    • @tommyvercetti1827
      @tommyvercetti1827 Před rokem +6

      This is truly the game of all time

    • @Floydthefuckbag
      @Floydthefuckbag Před rokem

      No one is irony-poisoned enough to pretend to like this

    • @ethereal_sad
      @ethereal_sad Před rokem +4

      Don't ever disrespect Morbius like this ever again.

    • @benjaminpaloczi2707
      @benjaminpaloczi2707 Před rokem

      @@user-iy3dd7oo7k no one cares about morbius you yerk

  • @blancdreemurr55
    @blancdreemurr55 Před rokem +12

    I had no expectations for this game, and they somehow still made me surprised at how awful it is

  • @TheOnlyTaps
    @TheOnlyTaps Před rokem +21

    Great watch as always 👊🏿
    Luke Stephens said it best, it's like a mid range 2007 game selling at full price in 2023 looooool. Feels like one of those games where these developers wouldn't have got smoke if they were charging like $10 for it. But the audacity to price this in triple A tier is wild 😂

  • @LprogressivesANDliberals
    @LprogressivesANDliberals Před rokem +14

    This game I’m convinced like movies was used to launder money 💯😂

    • @infernaldaedra
      @infernaldaedra Před rokem

      The LOTR movies are true cinema in my opinion. Usually shitty movies are the biggest culprits so I see what you mean lol

  • @monsterjuanster
    @monsterjuanster Před rokem +6

    Most of the money went to the rights to use the IP, the rest of the $100 went to the game development.

  • @Red_Fives217
    @Red_Fives217 Před rokem +59

    Imagine getting the LotR license & instead of making something like a Soulsborne or Jedi Survivor...you make LotR: Gollum 🤦‍♂

    • @shuntaro2408
      @shuntaro2408 Před rokem +6

      souls games sucks so it would have been the same

    • @Silentgunner555
      @Silentgunner555 Před rokem +7

      @@shuntaro2408 lol mad cuz bad

    • @abnercliff9624
      @abnercliff9624 Před rokem +2

      A lord of the rings soulsborne title wouldn't really fit the theme all that much. LoTR isn't really fighting and combat focused

    • @Silentgunner555
      @Silentgunner555 Před rokem +4

      @@abnercliff9624 excuse me H’What? Not combat focused?

    • @abnercliff9624
      @abnercliff9624 Před rokem +2

      @@Silentgunner555 fighting is a pretty minor part of the books. The big battles are like a few pages each, maybe a chapter. It's mostly people talking and walking long distances. More stealth honestly.

  • @cantstandya9749
    @cantstandya9749 Před rokem +8

    I love Smeagol, but I was never even intrigued by this game and I was so confused who it’s for. Between this and Rings of Power, I’m losing hope that anything new done with the IP will be good

  • @hhjk377
    @hhjk377 Před rokem +7

    Redfall be like: "Thank fuck."

    • @malazan6004
      @malazan6004 Před rokem +1

      It's debatable who is on the bottom of the food chain lol I'd love someone do a side by side comparison it would be hilarious

    • @jgg6932
      @jgg6932 Před rokem

      ​@@malazan6004 don't forget to throw in foreskin as well 😂

  • @BucklingSwashes
    @BucklingSwashes Před rokem +39

    When both Matty and SkillUp, two of my favorite game reviewers, couldn't even be bothered to finish a linear, singleplayer game, you KNOW it's bad.

    • @infernaldaedra
      @infernaldaedra Před rokem

      All CZcamsrs are just puppeting each other for views

    • @maerunderemite
      @maerunderemite Před rokem +1

      ​@@infernaldaedraSaying it was great amid all this criticism would just as easily be charged with "done just for views." We can see the game. It looks horrendous.

    • @infernaldaedra
      @infernaldaedra Před rokem

      @@maerunderemite Some games look like hot garbage and get the best reviews too.

    • @jungtothehuimang
      @jungtothehuimang Před rokem

      Oh it is this game is a stinky pile of trash

    • @jungtothehuimang
      @jungtothehuimang Před rokem

      ​@@infernaldaedradid you play it? What was your favorite part? What did you enjoy most?

  • @bruhtholemew
    @bruhtholemew Před rokem +15

    It's exactly what I expected it was going to be when it was announced. Definitely agree with that "it was forced to be made" feeling.

  • @TheFirstAtom
    @TheFirstAtom Před rokem +4

    The fact that anyone was excited or put money toward this game in the first place is part of the problem of why games like this exist.

  • @I_SuperHiro_I
    @I_SuperHiro_I Před rokem +10

    I feel really bad for the base developers. They probably have to put up with a ton of crap from the higher ups.

    • @axelfond8317
      @axelfond8317 Před rokem +2

      Yeah like make a real good game so it sells well. Thanks
      Development team "what does a good game consist of"
      Person 1 "Throwing stones"

    • @jimmylittle9393
      @jimmylittle9393 Před rokem +2

      They're charging people full AAA price for this...why would you feel bad for people trying to rip other people off?

  • @O-D-X
    @O-D-X Před rokem +34

    First off Gollum is a very integral character in the LoTR series. He is the one who "stole" the One Ring. I think if they had gone all in on making a Thief type game with the story being about how he acquired the ring and how it changed him, and used Gollum's natural cowardice to create interesting Thief gameplay, it could have been a good game, but I don't see Thief gameplay at all here.
    For those unfamiliar, Thief was a game with no combat except to occasionally sap a guard. If you were spotted it was basically game over, and I think that would have been the right gameplay for Gollum. Mind you, Thief is the single best example of a pure stealth game ever created.

    • @ethandudash1073
      @ethandudash1073 Před rokem

      They could have just had a side quest in an ACTUAL lotr game where we get gollum lore and info, not this lol this is disappointing.

    • @elvickRULES
      @elvickRULES Před rokem +2

      Styx. Just make Styx but remove some combat utility and replace it with more traversal since Gollum was always climbing all over not just yellow handholds.

  • @brianburkhardt3692
    @brianburkhardt3692 Před rokem +4

    It seems like this was contracted. Like whoever owns the rights wanted another game out, the studio was like “well we have some ideas for a Gollum game” and then they were contracted to make it for better or much much worse.

  • @statesminds
    @statesminds Před rokem +3

    A DBZ game with Yamcha as a the main character would be awesome wym 😂

  • @KillerZxAce
    @KillerZxAce Před rokem +3

    They should have fixed the looks of Gollum and let Andy Serkis voice him. The amount of bugs, glitches and just boring gameplay I have seen so far is a very bad sign. What have the developers been doing for the past couple of years…..
    We wanted Battle For Middle Earth 3 or a Remake of the Lord of the Rings collection on the OG Xbox and PS2 to begin with, not this garbage!

  • @georgejones5019
    @georgejones5019 Před rokem +7

    Following Rings of Power, you'd think they would have tried their hardest to make something decent in the name of LOTR. But it looks like they followed in their foot steps.

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 Před rokem

      I don't know what it was about Rings of Power.. I watched the first episode or so and I was shocked at how good some of the effects were.. but for whatever reason I just completely lost interest. I love LOTR, maybe my favorite fantasy movie series ever, but maybe I just like it in movie format and not as a long, drawn out TV show.

  • @kieranczyzniejewski2178
    @kieranczyzniejewski2178 Před rokem +4

    Calling this the worst game of 2023 is a slight against Redfall. Arcane tried really hard for that title!!! 😢

  • @bricecate
    @bricecate Před rokem +4

    I thought they were planning a whole game universe, starting with gollum who whitnesses all the most important parts of the story, but from the shadowd, never getting involved, then they would make each title about a different character, tyng all the stoties together through gollum, who whould be there from start to finish.

  • @baddragonite
    @baddragonite Před rokem +2

    They locked out the Lore accurate dialogue behind the special $70 edition lol

  • @cortd5273
    @cortd5273 Před rokem +4

    I wonder why Gollum looks so weird. And why Andy Serkis is not the voice actor.

  • @ImperfectionistGaming
    @ImperfectionistGaming Před rokem +4

    Omg playing as Legolas would've been fkin amazing! Imagine it in a witcher 3 style where you switch between Legolas and Aragorn throughout the story like they did with geralt and ciri. Holy shit that wouldve been cool

  • @Timothy1395
    @Timothy1395 Před rokem +3

    6:50 Funny you mention that. There is actually a co-op game about Aragorn that was made called Aragorn’s Quest but it is absolute crap. You control Aragorn and Gandalf in it and some reason you also play as one of Sam’s kids he had after the events in the book he named after Frodo.

  • @Kryos
    @Kryos Před rokem +3

    I think based on the existence of the Styx games, the potential to make a good enjoyable stealth game where you play Gollum was there, they just compeltely and utterly missed the mark. They not only missed the mark, they fired straight up into the air for no discernible reason and had it smack back down ontop of them.
    Even if it was for all accounts an alright game, I don't know about anyone else but man am I burned out from Mordor. The only real Lord of the Rings games we've had in the last decade are the two Shadow of Mordor/War games, like come on guys I'm fed up looking at spikey black architecture and gloomy environments. Give us sections of Gollum in the goblin kingdom, escaping the wood elfs in Mirkwood, evading capture by Aragorn etc.

  • @Jmerithew87
    @Jmerithew87 Před rokem +5

    Damn, my boy Neville catching strays, jeez.

  • @patrickbrooks2644
    @patrickbrooks2644 Před rokem +6

    I love that the preorder gives you digital lore 😐

  • @justinhammer3196
    @justinhammer3196 Před rokem +6

    I think a beautiful stealth based game where you maneuvered Gollum around vistas of Middle Earth as he trails the ring bearers could be really enjoyable. Give the game stealth mechanics like the Thief games paired with high end graphics and a solid lore feel and there you go you've got a game. Or, you know, you could make this.

  • @notrdy4thisjelly546
    @notrdy4thisjelly546 Před rokem +13

    Honestly I was so stoked when it was announced. I like goofy weirdo characters like Gollum, and love stealth games. It kind of bums me out that it apparently sucks.

    • @O-D-X
      @O-D-X Před rokem +2

      Yeah, I loved the Thief series of games, but I saw nothing in this gameplay to make me think that was even their intention though it should have been.

    • @rafterman5072
      @rafterman5072 Před rokem

      I also would have been okay with the Jank if the story was good. Apparently it’s not though.

    • @maofria1452
      @maofria1452 Před rokem +1

      Play Styx: Master of Shadows.

  • @xavierramirez2397
    @xavierramirez2397 Před rokem +6

    I'm not a LOTR fan, nor would I have ever wanted to buy/play this game. However, I only knew of its existence since last week. I turned on my Xbox and there was an ad for it and I thought "oh cool they're making a game for the movies" and it didn't say a release date so I thought it was just a one off announcement that Xbox made and that it would come later this year. Anyways my point is that's its extremely weird how, I, not a lotr fan just a casual gamer, only heard of this game a week before it came out (which I would assume is a big enough game to have a month, if not a few, to hype it up) just doesn't seem right that i see an ad for it a week before it releases and then it releases and it sucks lol

  • @indmur
    @indmur Před rokem +4

    2023 really about to be the most bipolar year for gaming huh? The highs are fucking high and the lows are in hell

  • @kendrickpalmore4128
    @kendrickpalmore4128 Před 7 měsíci +2

    The lord of the rings Gollum, Rise of Kong Skull Island, and Quantum error are the worst games of 2023. Redfall however has been heavily patched and is nowhere near as bad as it used to be.

  • @smallboi638
    @smallboi638 Před rokem +3

    Honestly a better idea for a LOTR game would be one about Aragon and Legolas on some adventures before they meet with the hobbits.

  • @officialauspecs1285
    @officialauspecs1285 Před rokem +4

    There has never been a better time to be an indie developer

  • @smeghead250
    @smeghead250 Před rokem +7

    I'm looking forward to digging this one out of a bargain bin for a fiver in a year or so and enjoying it in the same way I 'enjoyed' Turning Point, Kane & Lynch, Ride to Hell, Aliens Colonial Marines, DNF, etc.
    I find it genuinely fascinating and fun to play bad games and find and appreciate the elements where you can tell someone worked hard, despite the overall poor leadership and bad decisions.
    The best example is The Battleship movie tie-in game which was no doubt awful. But the devs worked their butts of to make an unexpectedly faithful dual naval and FPS combat system that would have been absolutely killer if they'd been given time and resources to refine it, and allowed to implement it in a game that wasn't rushed to meet the movie release and confined by the constraints of a bad movie.

  • @aminnasser6601
    @aminnasser6601 Před rokem +1

    Perfect Lord of The Rings games be like this.
    1. Open world game, Middle Earth Map.
    2. Players own choice, Good or Evil.
    3. Own Army to fight.
    4. Own Ring of Power.
    5. Own Fortress/Castle for Army.
    6. War of The One Ring.
    7. Weapons and other cool War items for Army, Level Up or some Upgrade.
    8. Lord of The Rings game must be Perfect what we fans love most to play.
    😭😍🤩🇬🇧🇺🇲

  • @matosz23
    @matosz23 Před rokem +2

    So, Forspoken was dethroned by RedFall which has now lost its crown to Gollum. What a year.

  • @DivinusPrime
    @DivinusPrime Před rokem +3

    As a LOTR fan, this is heartbreaking...

  • @traviseicher9118
    @traviseicher9118 Před rokem +6

    War in the North is by far the best LotG ever made. It was so much fun, especially coop.

    • @Timothy1395
      @Timothy1395 Před rokem +1

      It was a good co-op game but waaay too short. I feel a improved and longer War in the North sequel would do well.

    • @Ice9kills78
      @Ice9kills78 Před rokem +1

      Battle for middle earth 2 for me. I put thousands of hrs in that on pc.

    • @Timothy1395
      @Timothy1395 Před rokem

      @@Ice9kills78 Yeah that’d be cool for people into PVP.

  • @calcifur
    @calcifur Před rokem +2

    I had this idea that Monolith needed to mqke a sequel to the shadow series where you create your own Orc and try to reunite the orcs after the fall of Sauron. This, was not worthy of all the great lotr games.

    • @TheRealCaptainLavender
      @TheRealCaptainLavender Před rokem

      Playing as orcs is just as bad an idea as playing as Gollum, I don't why cringe millennials have to pretend bad guys are good guys, the marxists got y'all twisted to the point that up is down and down is up.

  • @sofajockeyUK
    @sofajockeyUK Před rokem +2

    To be fair, it's a Fellbeast, not a Dragon...

  • @ant0n5599
    @ant0n5599 Před rokem +3

    5:42 why would anyone ever play a game as Gollum 😂😂😂

  • @shanefarmer805
    @shanefarmer805 Před rokem +7

    Thank God I’m watching this as I’m on my way to go pick up this game. I am definitely getting my money back. Thank you brother.

  • @Jibril_UwU
    @Jibril_UwU Před 11 měsíci +1

    As a German, I feel a strong need to apologize to the world for Germany's actions (the developer of Gollum is a German game company) for the first time since World War II 😔😔

  • @jeremykeyes2018
    @jeremykeyes2018 Před rokem +1

    The DLC portion is what really made me say no. Most of it is stuff that should’ve been included but was cut just so they could make more money. It’s pathetic

  • @mkaleborn
    @mkaleborn Před rokem +5

    Such a pity. Gollum’s story from aquiring the ring, surviving Goblin town beneath the Misty Mountains, escaping, pursuing Bilbo, encountering Sauron, getting captured by Aragorn/Gandalf, escaping and pursuing the Fellowship is compelling.
    But looks like they dropped the ball technically, design and content wise.
    His story intertwines much of the main story, and Tolkien himself was heartbroken he couldn’t write a ‘redemption’ arc for Gollum. He was destined to be a tragic character, and Eru’s servant in completing his overarching Eucatastphy.
    Cool story, coulda been a cool game. But seems it was not in the right hands. A pity.

  • @tylerwatts3347
    @tylerwatts3347 Před rokem +4

    This game is like making a star wars game but with jar jar as the main character

  • @oliath
    @oliath Před rokem +1

    I feel like 2023 has already been so bad for games saying it is the worst game of the year lacks context.....it needs to be compared against all time.

  • @cerealisasoup2439
    @cerealisasoup2439 Před rokem +1

    LOTR as a whole is just a franchise waiting for a good game. I mean imagine running around as Aragorn or an another Ranger few years before the war. Imagine Moria as a whole expansive dungeon. Imagine bree or Rivendell as a hub area. So much creativity waiting to be unearthed and they come with this shit.

  • @thenapalmbrothershq5585
    @thenapalmbrothershq5585 Před rokem +4

    Awesome stuff Matty, love it when you don't pull punches.

  • @zartul
    @zartul Před rokem +3

    I think that a game with Gollum could have being something interesting, but seeing the trailers, I saw it was going to be a stinker!
    In fact there is another Middle-Earth game in development that should merity way more attention, which is The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria! That game can be very good!

  • @fethdor
    @fethdor Před rokem +1

    People saying Redfall was the worst game of the year. Then this game comes out. We still have 7 more months in 2023. Let's not call it so fast. Just like best game of the year.

  • @RCDW
    @RCDW Před rokem +2

    The Lord of The Rings fans can't catch a break. First Rings of Power and now this.

  • @chiefinasmith
    @chiefinasmith Před rokem +4

    Imagine if they would’ve dedicated all this time to remaking the Two Towers or the Return of the King. Those games were goated

  • @Bro.Synchro
    @Bro.Synchro Před rokem +3

    I like how he shows The two towers ps2 game so much in the video it truly is or was a fun good lord of the rings expirience just emulate it if you need to play a action based lord of the rings game i still got my platinum copy of the game btw

  • @kingfreedom160
    @kingfreedom160 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Gollum looks like it was made for the original Wii, but runs like your computer is one of those garage-sized computers back during WWII.

  • @donatelonow
    @donatelonow Před rokem +1

    It looks like nothing good has happened to LoTR franchise since the P. Jackson trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Online game. Creators are simply not putting even 10% of thought this franchise deserves. And the LoTR fans have very high expectations - and rightly so.

  • @vitallink4830
    @vitallink4830 Před rokem +3

    Dont dare give up integrity for review codes Mr Matty. There are only a few reviewers whos opinons i listen to. If EVERYONE gave their honest opinions then these game devs wouldn't be able to embargo people. Just unfortunate that many people put themselves first.

  • @ramonserna8089
    @ramonserna8089 Před rokem +4

    Thanks for keeping it real with us. I was excited for this game.

  • @adk4986
    @adk4986 Před rokem +2

    5 months into 2023 and we already have 3 games contested for the worst games. What a bad year for games

    • @DV-ou1yu
      @DV-ou1yu Před rokem +1

      But we got some really good stuff in RE4R, Dead Space (remake) and Like a Dragon Ishin (another remake 😑). Then newer stuff like Wo Long, Jedi Survivor, Hogwarts Legacy, and Zelda.
      2023 isn't 2014 bad as you think lol

    • @adk4986
      @adk4986 Před rokem

      @@DV-ou1yu Yeah all the good games this year were remakes 😂. Lmao this year is a joke

    • @DV-ou1yu
      @DV-ou1yu Před rokem

      @@adk4986 I literally listed 4 new games....lol

    • @adk4986
      @adk4986 Před rokem

      @@DV-ou1yu wo long is not good, Hogwarys was broken at launch, Jedi broken at launch. Zelda is a good game but im not interested in switch titles

    • @DV-ou1yu
      @DV-ou1yu Před rokem

      @AdK Well speak for yourself...never experienced these games in a broken state. I think you should rephrase and say, "2023 sucks for you". I bet you didn't even play RE4, DS, or Ishin either lol

  • @JimDeFran
    @JimDeFran Před rokem +2

    Dear Eru we might actually have a LotR game worse than the GBA version of Fellowship. Pain.

  • @bounceycake1
    @bounceycake1 Před rokem +4

    I remember seeing this game being teased like 3-4 years ago and even back then I never had any faith that it would be interesting. Like, because Gollum doesn't really have any interesting combat mechanics like Aragorn or Legolas or even Frodo would have, so it automatically makes it uninteresting, like it's unique to sneak around as him I guess but after a few hours I would get totally bored of that shit. It's Lord of the Rings man, give me a sword or axe or bow lol so I'll just go do another playthrough of Shadow of Mordor/War

    • @O-D-X
      @O-D-X Před rokem +1

      A proper stealth game can be loads of fun, but it has to be perfectly executed, and this was most definitely not it. Gollum would have made for a great stealth game, but it would have been necessary to market it properly, make it properly and probably not try to sell it as a AAA game.

    • @bounceycake1
      @bounceycake1 Před rokem

      @@O-D-X Yeah I can see a Gollum game appealing if done correctly with the stealth, you're right friend, but this ain't it chief lolol

  • @Luke-ig1xz
    @Luke-ig1xz Před rokem +3

    1:31 Now you show some respect for Neville Longbottom Matty I'd unironically love that game

  • @lawrencebermudez7056
    @lawrencebermudez7056 Před rokem

    What's the music in the background.
    I know it but I can't remember.

  • @Jwpolk2
    @Jwpolk2 Před rokem +1

    My hopes were that this was going to be a Styx-like stealth title, but it ended up being a massive pile of shit. Redfall looks like a fucking masterpiece in comparison.

  • @landbeforetimeee
    @landbeforetimeee Před rokem +4

    This is going to amass a super dedicated speedrunning community, I guarantee it.

    • @aarongray6485
      @aarongray6485 Před rokem +3

      Yeah so far people are speed running to uninstall it

    • @_-Lx-_
      @_-Lx-_ Před rokem

      I mean people speedrun lots of trash games like Sonic06 and FNAF:SecurityBreach, so not out of the question neccasarily.

  • @TheRealCaptainLavender
    @TheRealCaptainLavender Před rokem +4

    Poor Yamcha.

  • @gregdrake9377
    @gregdrake9377 Před rokem

    What is that music in the background??? I’ve heard it before from a game, and it’s driving me crazy. If anyone knows, please reply. Is it Elden Ring?

  • @Stillhovering
    @Stillhovering Před rokem

    Could it be at twoway tie between redfall and gollum?

  • @WakingTheDemon04
    @WakingTheDemon04 Před rokem +3

    Witnessing Matty going in swinging is probably the best thing I've seen this week 😆

  • @taryngotclout6013
    @taryngotclout6013 Před rokem +4

    The only way I could have seen the planning of this game working was the devs saying “bro let’s make a game where you can play as gollum and Sauron, but let’s makes the gollum parts first, then worry about the license to Sauron bro 🤙🏽”

  • @KarinaIsAnIdiot
    @KarinaIsAnIdiot Před rokem +5

    As a game dev, I am geniuenly interested in knowing what tf happened with the art direction

  • @bdashrye182
    @bdashrye182 Před rokem +1

    It’s almost like the alpha version got corrupted and the only backup they had was from 1-2 years prior

  • @baddragonite
    @baddragonite Před rokem +1

    It's like the quality and memeish-ness of Rings of Power rotted for a few months then leaked into the video games

  • @GenikaXVI
    @GenikaXVI Před rokem +9

    Haven't played it but understand the vision, there's lots of that they could show us about Middle Earth using Gollum because he travelled a lot and met a ton of key characters that haven't even appeared in the movies or appeared not enough. Too bad the execution wasn't better was really hoping it didn't flop

  • @jedisittingonalog2052
    @jedisittingonalog2052 Před rokem +8

    Had me dead when you called it trash 😂😂😂😂

  • @deadcentre-retro-meaningma6209

    The idea could have worked. I can imagine a sort of Untitled Goose Game meets GTA Middle Earth that could have been really fun. But it’s like they didn’t realise the idea of Gollum as lead character could only work in a comedy game.

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 Před rokem

      I think a big part of it was them thinking Gollum was beloved l because he went on about "my precious.." No, he was only in the movies for a few scenes, thank God..

  • @kungstu22
    @kungstu22 Před rokem +1

    Why on earth? We have a whole universe of stories to tell. Tolkien stories. Beren and Luthien. Maeglin. So many. Why this? Why piss on Andy Sarkis??

  • @GaiaGGAWPW
    @GaiaGGAWPW Před rokem +4

    It’s one of the best games of this generation.10 out 10

    • @glowinTHX
      @glowinTHX Před rokem

      amen, brother.

    • @someoneout-there2165
      @someoneout-there2165 Před rokem

      Haha .. you're like one of those Rotten Tomato movie reviewer that goes against the grain just for a reaction. 🤣

    • @GaiaGGAWPW
      @GaiaGGAWPW Před rokem

      But its lord of the rings 😁

  • @anthonycampbell97
    @anthonycampbell97 Před rokem +4

    It's a video game in 2023, of course it's bad.
    Which is why we must rely on THQNordic remaking such classics as Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights and Spongebob: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.

  • @Dylwenisgood
    @Dylwenisgood Před rokem +2

    Much respect your honesty keeps us all here keep it up

  • @HerrDeutschBlood
    @HerrDeutschBlood Před rokem

    A lot of media centered around the works of Tolkien try their very best to recapture the magic that was the Peter Jackson movies but failing miserably at it and this poor excuse of a game is definitely no exception.

  • @masterzenonias
    @masterzenonias Před rokem +4

    Trust me!! This isn’t the WORST game in 2023 😂😂 we just pass not even a half of year!

  • @urekmazino6800
    @urekmazino6800 Před rokem +3

    Redfall is worst 🤣🤣🤣

    • @malazan6004
      @malazan6004 Před rokem +3

      I completely agree! Especially as this game is a small team lacking experience while Arkane managed to make a more broken game with a once talented studio, delays and Microsoft's endless money bags. It truly is one of the biggest gaming blunders in some time.

  • @XlonejX
    @XlonejX Před rokem +1

    Insane they made people pay $60 for this shit

  • @thequeen901
    @thequeen901 Před rokem

    I enjoy the unbiased and honest reviews, I will be waiting to watch your future reviews even if they come out a little later.