The Lord of the Rings: Gollumis out now across pretty much every platform, but unfortunately, the game is getting panned by critics.The Lord of the Rings: Gollumwas first revealed three years ago with a planned release in 2021. Development on the game hasn’t gone quite as one would hope, and so for manyLord of the Ringsfans, the writing was on the wall.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollummissed its planned 2021 release windowby a whopping two years. The game was delayed multiple times, resulting in many fans losing faith in the project. Those concerns have been validated now thatThe Lord of the Rings: Gollumis available to the masses.
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The reviews forThe Lord of the Rings: Gollumare in on its launch day, and they’re not pretty. At the time of this writing,The Lord of the Rings: Gollumhas a 42 overall rating with only 3% of critics recommending it. This makes it one of the lowest-rated AAA games of all time, and certainly one of the lowest-rated new releases of 2023 so far. There are still some major outlets that have yet to weigh in onThe Lord of the Rings: Gollumfor themselves, so there is still time for the score to fluctuate, but it’s unlikely to change much.
Looking at the reviews, many critics were unhappy withThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s technical problems, with some going as far as to call the game “broken.” Others have criticizedThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s stealth gameplayas being slow and repetitive. The word “boring” is used in the reviews, so it seems that even if the game didn’t suffer from severe technical issues, it still wouldn’t have been much fun to play.
Unfortunately,The Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s gameplay isn’t the only element of the game getting knocked. The game’s graphics have left many unimpressed, while others aren’t satisfied withThe Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s story. It seems that the game has failed to deliver on nearly every front, and that is reflected by its remarkably low review scores.
Fans ofThe Lord of the Ringsmay be especially disappointed as it’s been some time since a major new game based on the franchise was released. The good news is that there aremoreLord of the Ringsgames in development, including a big budget MMO from Amazon, though time will tell if they live up to expectations or not.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollumis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
