FromSoftware Should Make A Lord Of The Rings Game
thegamer.comFromSoftware makes good games. Tolkien wrote good stories. That’s the pitch. Someone please make this happen. Anyone. Oh, you want some more than that? Fine. But I warn you now, this is basically everything that it boils down to.
I could never get into Soulsbornes before Elden Ring, but I still understood that their lore was both unique and dense. As such, I sought out lore explainers on YouTube and asked my friends for the lowdown on exactly why they perpetuated the Age of Fire at the end of Dark Souls. Elden Ring’s open world structure has allowed me to experience FromSoftware’s storytelling firsthand for the first time. Before this, I’d only seen the opening cinematics of the first Dark Souls for myself, as well as various other bits and pieces online that are unavoidable when your job is writing about video games.
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Elden Ring made its mark on me like it did so many people. I’ve not even had the time to finish it yet, and I’m wishing for sequels and new games, counting down the days until FromSoftware announces yet another title. I’m not ready to attempt Dark Souls again, I like wandering off too much in Elden Ring, so I’m calling for FromSoftware to announce - and then make - a Lord of the Rings game.
The two are a match made in heaven. Think about it. Worlds steeped in mysterious fantasy lore, but made somewhat unapproachable through either archaic language or hard-as-nails fights. Stories in which you feel like you’re just a small guy doing small tasks, but who eventually overcomes the power of the gods. I know they’re not gods in Dark Souls or the Lord of the Rings, but I’m using hyperbole for effect.
To get it out the way, I’m not talking like George R. R. Martin's
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