Before Rings Of Power Was A TV Show, It Was A Naughty Dog Video Game

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Rings of Power is one of the most talked about things on the planet right now. While I have to laugh at the double ringing of the full title's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, I have to admit that Rings of Power has a certain (wait for it) ring to it. I must admit, I've never really cared for The Lord of the Rings. I gave it a decent try - I've watched all six movies and attempted to read The Hobbit on two separate occasions - but it's just not for me, and so I haven't bothered with Rings of Power. I'll do my best to avoid being snarky about the show, given that we have dozens of insightful interviews with the cast on the site, but the elfy affairs of elfdom hold no real interest for me. So much so that when I hear Rings of Power, I don't even think of Lord of the Rings. I think of Naughty Dog.

Naughty Dog is one of the most consistently successful studios in the world, with hits that span three decades. The '90s saw the arrival of Crash Bandicoot, PlayStation's first real mascot, followed by Jak and Daxter taking platforming into the (then) boundless technology of the PS2. Uncharted revolutionised what it meant to be a platformer and, along with Assassin's Creed, opened the door to the complete ‘10s domination of the sandbox genre. As Uncharted grew and matured, Naughty Dog also ushered in an era of prestige storytelling in games with The Last of Us, and then doubled down with The Last of Us Part 2 - Uncharted 4, sandwiched between the pair, took serious lessons from TLOU, as did pretty much every Sony exclusive that followed. It seems that the studio might be heading to the realm of fantasy as it seeks to conquer the '20s as it did the '90s, '00s, and '10s, but it wouldn't be the first time Naughty Dog went