The Lord of the Rings: Gollum reviews round-up: lots of folk are saying they hates it
Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches this week, and the PCG review will be up later today. Plenty of other outlets have already published theirs, however, and wow: This game is taking an utter, utter beating. Gollum's PC version currently stands at 43% on Metacritic, while the PlayStation version's on an even-more abysmal 37%. The Guardian's Nick Reuben goes straight in with both feet, awarding the game one star (out of five) and leading with the strapline: «boil it, mash it, stick it in the bin».
PCG sister site GamesRadar+ was equally disappointed, awarding it two out of five stars and saying «the overwhelming result of all of these compromises is a muddy, miserly vision of Middle-Earth, and one which never truly connects as a compelling fantasy playspace». Gamespot gives it a two out of 10, noting simply «we don't wants it, we don't needs it». Pushsquare is another two out of 10, calling it «a broken mess of a game».
Twinfinite gives it 1.5 out of five, wondering «if even the most loyal Lord of the Rings fans would actually find something worthwhile here». Inverse is a three out of 10, calling the game «as pitiable as its namesake.»
Game Reactor joins the chorus and awards the game 4 out of 10, calling it «shocking at times. The gameplay is flat and repetitive, the stealth poorly implemented, the narrative dull, the progression nonexistent, the character models ugly, the bugs plentiful, the list goes on [...] Someone should cast it back into the fires of Mt. Doom from whence it came». So I don't think they liked it.
TheGamer liked some elements, such as the in-game lore explanations and certain character designs, but ultimately awards it 1.5 out of 5 and says it's «as dull mechanically as it is aesthetically. The
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