Review Roundup For The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has finally arrived after multiple delays over the past couple of years. But the wait may not be worth the return to Middle-earth in this stealth-based game from developer Daedalic Entertainment, judging from early reviews.
Over on Gamespot sister site Metacritic, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum currently sports a metascore of 38 based on 21 reviews. Critics have noted game-breaking bugs, other technical issues, boring gameplay, and rough visuals. One bright spot for the stealth game mentioned by a couple of writers is the story for Smeagol's adventure.
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That said, so far the game is one of the worst-reviewed of 2023. GameSpot's The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review calls it «an unbridled disaster of truly epic--like, Tolkien-level epic--proportions.»
The game is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. A Switch release is planned for later this year. For more, check out other reviews for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum below:
«Much like Gollum's quest for the One Ring, my quest to complete The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was full of endless setbacks, impossible odds, and ever-increasing levels of madness. And, like Gollum, my journey was doomed from the start.» — Sam Pope [Full review]
«Even aside from all the technical issues, terrible platforming, boring gameplay, and abysmal visuals, Gollum simply does not work as a video game protagonist. If you had any concerns the first time you saw the
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