After watching this new trailer for Lord of the Rings: Gollum I had to check with other TSA staff members to see if it was new. It is, but it looks very familiar to me, maybe it riffs on scenes from the films. Unfortunately it is all CGI, no game play is shown.
The game is being developed by Daedalic Entertainment and will tell a tale of the “disgustingly likeable” Gollum and will serve as a prequel to the Lord of The Rings books.
The game was announced way back in March 2019 ago for PC and “all relevant console platforms at that time” and it has now been confirmed that means Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. As you might expect, it’s a stealth game.
It’s a strange and unexpected take on a license that has been passed among several big-name publishers. Daedelic is no doubt wringing its hands at having the chance to explore this character and his dual personality in more depth than has ever been shown. Some of the images seem to show the Mines of Mordor and also a large number of giant spiders so we may be encountering Shelob.
The game was previewed on gamestar.de a while back but unfortunately most of the information is locked behind a paywall. The gallery was available without the paywall and we have posted a couple below for you to take a look at, for the rest of them click here.Â
I suppose we should bear in mind the game is still in development but I’m not exactly blown away by those images, what do you think? Maybe that’s why we’re only getting a CGI teaser trailer.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum has provisional launch window of 2021 and will be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
Source: YouTube
