Decent LOTR games?

**Mount Suribachi** · 09-28-2007, 19:49

It occured to me whilst watching the showing of the LOTR films on Ch5 the last few weeks how much I'd really, *really* enjoy a proper LOTR RPG by the likes of Bioware with all the good stuff that goes with it. Or a Morrowind style one where you can go anywhere in ME, explore to your hearts content....

Or an *official* LOTR: Total War game from CA - how cool would that be?

Now, I know there were a load of games came out when the films where originally released, but they were all kiddified action/adventure or RTS-lite

I'm old enough to remember The Hobbit (the adventure game) on the ZX Spectrum way back when - is this still the best LOTR themed game?

**econ21** · 09-28-2007, 21:20

Battle for Middle Earth would have been a decent game, IMO, if they had added a "slow" setting. It has very nice graphics/sound/production values and fair RPS combat, but it is all too frenetic and fast for me - pretty much a standard RTS. It is worth playing just for the Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields battles in the Good campaign, which are very well done.

IMO, the best strategic LOTR game is the Middle Earth (Allies) scenario a player made for Heroes of Might and Magic III. Not only is it very evocative of LOTR, I also find it the best Homm3 map I have played (I admit an enormous LOTR tilt here). It only takes up a (long) evening to play, but is worth checking out if you have Homm3.

But the most substantial good LOTR game, IMO, is the Last Days mod for Mount and Blade. It is absolutely stunning. It has all the great combat and levelling fun of Mount and Blade. Plus it also has a passable strategic layer, as you raise a warband across Middle Earth and then rout the Great Hosts of your enemies (while protecting your own). Graphically, it is gorgeous too.

**Stig** · 10-01-2007, 09:35

That MMORPG is quite good. I played it for 3 days using a special code I got somewhere once ... but I won't buy it for the simple fact you have to pay per month.

**Slyspy** · 10-01-2007, 12:52

I further the suggestion of The Last Days for Mount and Blade.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 10-01-2007, 20:37

I'm going to third the suggestion of The Last Days mod for Mount and Blade.

It is a gorgeous mod, lots of nice skins and textures. It also has the great gameplay of M&B enhanced through many diverse units and massive battles. It also has a war system; how well you fight for your faction directly effects the outcome of the war. At the zenith of .808 Mount & Blade gameplay.

http://mbx.streetofeyes.com/index.php/board,20.0.html

Screenshots:

The gameplay is as good as the graphics. And when the version for .89x comes out...oh my.

CR

**Warluster** · 05-09-2009, 22:18

Originally Posted by econ21

But the most substantial good LOTR game, IMO, is the Last Days mod for Mount and Blade. It is absolutely stunning. It has all the great combat and levelling fun of Mount and Blade. Plus it also has a passable strategic layer, as you raise a warband across Middle Earth and then rout the Great Hosts of your enemies (while protecting your own). Graphically, it is gorgeous too.

The best part is that they're porting it to 1.011. Not only will this include the hundreds of changes since .808 (Such as true, proper Kingdoms and cities, etc) but the graphics will be even better (Not that it matters much but still a good bonus to a amazing mod!) due to the Graphics Enhancement mod.

Well, we don't have an official LOTR TW game, but the release of the epic Third Age: Total War mod is about as near as we'll get for the moment. HIGHLY recommended.

If I dare say, perhaps King Kong and his team have done a better job then CA could've?

**Veho Nex** · 05-10-2009, 03:49

DONT BUY LOTR CONQUEST!!!

That is all, I recomend all others...

**Mailman653** · 05-10-2009, 06:18

Love TLD! I think it would be the only reason for me to go back to MB. Unfortunetly no one really knows when if ever will a new version be released.

**rajpoot** · 05-10-2009, 09:49

Unfortunetly no one really knows when if ever will a new version be released.

A new version is going to be released and soon. I've read about it somewhere I can't remember. Within the next 6-7 months I think.

**Warluster** · 05-10-2009, 22:38

Originally Posted by Warluster

The best part is that they're porting it to 1.011. Not only will this include the hundreds of changes since .808 (Such as true, proper Kingdoms and cities, etc) but the graphics will be even better (Not that it matters much but still a good bonus to a amazing mod!) due to the Graphics Enhancement mod.

TLD thread at Taleworlds with preview of new version:
http://forums.taleworlds.net/index.p...tml#msg1497410

**Mailman653** · 05-11-2009, 01:16

I hope they fix the Elven factions, I enjoyed playing with them a lot but they had some disadvantages.

**Centurion1** · 05-21-2009, 22:23

Whoever said it earlier i second. DO NOT buy LOTR conquest. Dont even rent it (which i thank to god did). It was a terrible game. There is no immersion and i think iactually yawned about halfway through. There is no challenge whatsoever. Hell there isn't even any advantage between the factions. Imagine Stars Wars battlefront, now add swords and other archaic weapons, storyline characters that each have carbon copies on the other side, no special advantages between the two sides, a boring camapign, and no replay value. Oh and also take whatever image of it you have and halve that by two.

As to other games i personally believe that the LOTR total war mod is probably better than any game the CA would make (no offense CA there just aint anything like a game made by lovers of whatever its about)

**Mount Suribachi** · 05-09-2009, 09:57

Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi

It occured to me whilst watching the showing of the LOTR films on Ch5 the last few weeks how much I'd really, *really* enjoy a proper LOTR RPG by the likes of Bioware with all the good stuff that goes with it. Or a Morrowind style one where you can go anywhere in ME, explore to your hearts content....

Or an *official* LOTR: Total War game from CA - how cool would that be?

Now, I know there were a load of games came out when the films where originally released, but they were all kiddified action/adventure or RTS-lite

I'm old enough to remember The Hobbit (the adventure game) on the ZX Spectrum way back when - is this still the best LOTR themed game?

Well, we don't have an official LOTR TW game, but the release of the epic Third Age: Total War mod is about as near as we'll get for the moment. HIGHLY recommended