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Goldeneye
Lorien
Oct 2 2015, 2:50pm
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Why have there been no Hobbit video games?
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Back when LOTR came out, I had a blast playing The Two Towers and Return of the King for Xbox. They were amazingly well designed action/adventure games, very true to the films, and had a ton of support from Peter Jackson and Co. Most of the cast even recorded new dialogue for the games. So why has there been no attempt to make any legitimate Hobbit games since AUJ? I'm not counting the cutesy Lego version. I feel like they flushed a golden opportunity, especially since they decided to expand the Hobbit into a trilogy and make it more action-packed. I'm not even kidding, when I saw BOFA in theaters there were numerous scenes where I said to myself "this would make a cool level on a video game!" With its very distinct changes in locations & characters for each chapter, I think The Hobbit could make an excellent video game. I'd love to see a cross between the hack-n-slash gameplay from the LOTR games, and the more free-roaming RPG style akin to Skyrim/Oblivion. We all know that PJ loves and embraces gaming...in addition to the LOTR games he also oversaw King Kong. And let's not forget that he was attached to the doomed Halo film adaptation for a few years. So what's the deal then? After all the money dumped into these Hobbit films, why has there been no serious attempt to make even one good video game?
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Gandalf the Green
Rivendell
Oct 2 2015, 2:54pm
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-the movies are already like video games in several places.
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Goldeneye
Lorien
Oct 2 2015, 3:04pm
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That is true, except it's not fun just watching a video game, is it? If they're going to make Legolas an invincible one-elf-army, well I darn well better be able to control him myself lol.
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Mooseboy018
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Oct 2 2015, 4:20pm
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The worst part is that they didn't even finish the Lego Hobbit game. It just ends at the end of DoS. Then they gave up on even making DLC to finish up the story.
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Lorien
Oct 2 2015, 4:39pm
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Wow that sucks, I haven't played the Lego Hobbit so I had no idea that was the case. They really dropped the ball!
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QuackingTroll
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Oct 3 2015, 10:08am
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Definitely play Lego Lord of the Rings...
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One of the most underrated gaming masterpieces ever, and one of the few games I've replayed over and over for fun. It's not at all what you'd expect from trailers or even Let's Plays (which tend to only show the story mode). The game is actually a big open world and the main story is about 5% of the full experience. Cannot recommend it more, especially to fans of the film. Lego The Hobbit, though feels more rushed by comparison, less love and they didn't even finish the story It's still fun, though. Just running around as Thranduil on a warg can be entertaining,
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Goldeneye
Lorien
Oct 3 2015, 5:33pm
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Thanks for the tip, I have heard others say the same thing about the LOTR Lego game and I will check it out. I really wish they would make a proper open-world Middle-earth RPG game (not with Lego characters), like the Elder Scrolls games. I'm salivating at the thought lol.
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Imladris18
Lorien
Oct 5 2015, 5:22pm
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I've heard that LEGO lost the Hobbit license after 2 years
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I think the added third movie messed up their timeline and they were never able to get the BotFA content out in time.
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Imladris18
Lorien
Oct 5 2015, 5:29pm
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I, too, am disappointed there have been no games whatsoever bar the unfinished LEGO game.
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It seems the licensing for the Hobbit has been very fishy and lacking eg. the action figures fell off after AUJ, there have been no games, etc. There's Shadow of Mordor that was a huge success and great game, but that pulls almost nothing from the Hobbit, mostly LotR (with a hefty amount of made-up lore). I'd love to see a Dragon Age/Elder Scrolls/Adult LEGO LotR-style game that really pulls from ALL source material. Hopefully one day.
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Imladris18
Lorien
Oct 6 2015, 1:31pm
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Yes, there is that mobile game.
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So there is *some* sort of tie-in other than the LEGO game, but that's one of those free-to-play mobile games with a bunch of in-game purchases/microtransations that is basically a re-skinned version of a thousand other mobile games of the same type. That's a good point regarding movie tie-ins in the game industry. Part of the frustration for me, however, is there is so much potential to make a really great, AAA game with all the material now available that goes way beyond what a run-of-the-mill movie tie-in game would be. Shadow of Mordor is an excellent example of how it can be done right (lore discrepancies aside), and that was a game that solely took place in Mordor during one time period.
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ninja_hepek
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Oct 8 2015, 9:07am
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There was a game back in '03 or '04, I believe. It was Hobbit and I remember playing it as a youngster and having a blast. I remember spiders and, what's more important, I remember Trolls and sneaking around them. It was a great game, one I really loved playing and I enjoyed. I played it with a friend of mine, too bad I can't find any copies available on the internet, I'd buy 'em in a second! Also, +1 for the Lego LOTR. I have it on steam, not only is it relatively cheap but it's also great fun! I have played it to 100% and I really enjoyed. I have 44 hours played as opposed to LEGO Hobbit with 35 hours. My only regret is that we won't get to see third move in a Lego form. Really, really sad.
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Goldeneye
Lorien
Oct 13 2015, 5:53pm
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That game was just called The Hobbit. It wasn't related to the Peter Jackson films, since at the time New Line did not own the rights as I recall. You may remember there being a Fellowship of the Ring game as well, which wasn't related to the films. What I would love to see is an official Hobbit game based on the films...and not a LEGO interpretation!
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