A Game of Thrones Title Like Lord of the Rings: Conquest Could Be Great
The world of Game of Thrones is returning to the spotlight thanks to House of the Dragon, but Westeros has remained relatively absent from video games. A couple of games have tried to whisk players off to the seven kingdoms, but the majority of them fell flat. None of them have tried to follow the example of 2009's Lord of the Rings: Conquest by delivering a bloody, multiplayer Game of Thrones title.
In 2009, Pandemic Studios tried to deliver a Star Wars Battlefront-like game set in Middle-earth, and while it was not great, it offered fans the chance to engross themselves in Lord of the Rings' largest battles. Players got to serve as a soldier for multiple armies in Tolkein's fantasy world, but the concept has not been revisited. While Lord of the Rings may never try again, perhaps it is better suited for Game of Thrones. Politics is the name of the game in Westeros, but the series is not short on bloody battles that fans could play a role in.
It's Time for a New Lord of the RIngs: Conquest
Pandemic Studios' Lord of the Rings: Conquest was a pretty unique Middle-earth game. The developer is best known for Star Wars Battlefront, and it wanted to adapt those mechanics to the world of Lord of the Rings.Conquest let players embark on a single-player campaign during the War of the Ring, or head online to duke it out against other players.
They were able to select from one of four playable classes that each offered something different, and could also take control of iconic characters like Legolas or Gandalf depending upon the rules of the match. Players would have to compete for objectives to beat back their foes, and they could do this across multiple different maps. It played almost exactly like Star Wars Battlefront on
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