Video Game Gollum Game updates

[CheriptheRipper]

Dunno if it's still the relevant thread but a new trailer dropped.

Gollum seems to have acquired himself an elven maiden, wonder who that is.
Anyone wanna guess?
I wanna say it's Melian, but it's late third age. Suppose it could be a new character made for the game.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Some fanciful character designs, but it looks pretty good to me.

 

[CheriptheRipper]

I just hope it performs and plays well. Nacon games always have this AA feel to them.

 

[Berzelmayr]

I guess I can't play it anyway, because of my arachnophobia.....

 

[CheriptheRipper]

I guess I can't play it anyway, because of my arachnophobia.....

Maybe they'll have some kind of slider (like in Grounded).
Games are getting more accessible now.

 

[CheriptheRipper]

Releasing May 25th!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Was just about to post an article about this too

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has moral choices that feel true to the story

Retrieve the Precious at all costs.

www.theverge.com

 

[CheriptheRipper]

Was just about to post an article about this too

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has moral choices that feel true to the story

Retrieve the Precious at all costs.

www.theverge.com

Sounds nice, still wondering about the depth of the stealth gameplay but a morale system is nice.
You satisfied with what they've shown so far?

 

[Annatar]

Many gamers say that it's not technically up to snuff, but I don't really care by now, since I rarely play anyway.
I like the design and the atmosphere quite a bit in the trailer. And I like these sneak games, being a big fan of the Thief series. What comes across rather less well for me, however, are the jump & run interludes. They don't look particularly fluid and believable yet either. I would also find a first-person perspective better than the 3rd person view. But these are rather minor issues.
The most important thing for me would be that they create an atmospherically dense, even very creepy gameplay with a good story.
Many articles and statements about the game are unfortunately rather negative, so you shouldn't set your expectations too high.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Who is Lord of the Rings: Gollum for?

Not the character, of course – Andy Serkis did a wonderful job bringing Tolkien's creepiest creature to life and firmly cemented his legacy as The CGI Character Guy. I'm referring…

boingboing.net

 

[CheriptheRipper]

You'll have to pay extra if you want The Lord of the Rings: Gollum in Elvish

UPDATE 18/4/22: Gollum game developer Daedalic has responded to news of the game's DLC which adds Elvish spoken languag…

www.eurogamer.net

I thought this was an odd bit of news when it broke.

What comes across rather less well for me, however, are the jump & run interludes. They don't look particularly fluid and believable yet either.

I agree, I suppose they didn't do the animations in mocap and that lead to this looking this odd. (Not sure how it all works though)
For a creature that small to be that fast and make those leaps.
Don't think I've played a stealth game with what's basically a midget before.

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

I'm sure this will be a train-wreck...

Source

I just remembered, are we going to witness him consuming infants? Gandalf implies it in the books. XD


CL

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Seems unlikely. 😄

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I just remembered, are we going to witness him consuming infants? Gandalf implies it in the books. XD


CL

It'd make the game interesting for sure

 

[CheriptheRipper]

I'm sure this will be a train-wreck...

Source

Was just about to post an article about this too

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has moral choices that feel true to the story

Retrieve the Precious at all costs.

www.theverge.com

It's looking somewhat hopeful in this vid broski.

Only ten days left, beta gameplay looks surprisingly fine.
the usual stealth mechanics, movement looks okay.
Only worry so far is that I can't find anything about the review embargo.
Wonder if they will have multiple endings with all of the choices you can make, and would like to see more of these original characters.
A blind elf is intriguing, don't know if there are any in canon.

 

[CheriptheRipper]

Launching today, reviews are dreadful

The Lord of the Rings - Gollum Reviews - Metacritic

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a story-driven action adventure. Take on a perilous journey as Gollum, chasing the only thing that is precious to him. Gollum is skillful and cunning, but also torn by his split personality. One mind, two egos you decide! Athletic and agile, sneaky and cunning...

www.metacritic.com

 

[Berzelmayr]

I'm currently watching a Lets Play of it. 🤓
What annoys me so far is that they couldn't make the facial animations better - is that really still so difficult these days?

 

[CheriptheRipper]

Just seems to cost a fair amount of money.
Hiring a mocap studio probably costs a pretty penny, might also be why some devs/publishers choose to sign an exclusive contract because they've got in-house tech.
Callisto Protocol comes to mind, partnered up with Sony to use their studio and ended up with some of the best facial animations in the industry, shame the remainder of the game was a bit of a letdown.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

For the record I won't be wasting money on it

 

[CheriptheRipper]

Yeah me neither, will be waiting for it to drop on the pass/ps plus.