Shacknews states the game "is the first Lord of the Rings videogame created specifically for kids and their families" and features "accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth." Oh dear.
Warner's first stab at LOTR license: Aragorn's Quest
by Richard Mitchell 
on May 20th 2009 11:00PM
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Shacknews states the game "is the first Lord of the Rings videogame created specifically for kids and their families" and features "accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth." Oh dear.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 11:33PM Rentaro said
Waited 4 movies and Gambit shows up for what, 15 mins? I dare say he had even less screen time than Venom. And I am so not getting started on what they did to Deadpool.
As for the movie itself, I can't help but feel that someone was trying to write a Wolverine fanfic without much sense who Wolverine is
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As for the movie itself, I can't help but feel that someone was trying to write a Wolverine fanfic without much sense who Wolverine is
Posted: May 20th 2009 11:44PM Rentaro said
To help reiterate my point, I think this video sums it quite nicely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfTPOpXh_8
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfTPOpXh_8
Posted: May 20th 2009 11:58PM Blaquebeird said
All they did to was mess up a name. They just named the guy Deadpool instead of Weapon XI. It's actually a different actor and everything, and they never actually say that it was Wade Wilson who they made into "Deadpool", it's just us geeks that assume and get angry.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 6:26AM LaughingTarget said
Logan said in the movie, "Wade, is that you? I see they finally found a way to shut you up."
Unambiguously Deadpool.
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Unambiguously Deadpool.
Posted: May 20th 2009 11:10PM (Unverified) said
Before reading the article, I thought that Joystiq had a man crush on Aragorn. Now that I am finished reading the article, I realized that Joystiq does have a man crush on Aragorn.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 2:25AM (Unverified) said
The Dixie Chicks are not ready to back down. Fact.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 6:30AM LaughingTarget said
The .1% of the bacteria Lysol doesn't kill will mutate into a sentient civilization and take over Sierra Leon, against which we will wage war using water guns filled with penicillin. Fact.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 11:24PM ch3burashka said
Brutally slaughtering Orcs and Uruk-hai whilst battling inner demons of being the last heir to a throne and also the last of his kind doesn't really ring 'family-friendly' to me.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 11:31PM (Unverified) said
And the casual game plague takes yet another victim. Luckily for us it was just LOTR and not an established game franchise.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 11:34PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
I hope its exclusive to a console
....the dreamcast
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....the dreamcast
Posted: May 21st 2009 12:01AM TheFlameCrow said
Those are both too good of systems.
Atari Jaguar plzkthx.
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Atari Jaguar plzkthx.
Posted: May 20th 2009 11:40PM StormEagle said
There's not even going to be any combat. It's just going to center around the love story of Arwen and Aragorn. You will use the Will Remote and Nunchuck to simulate the gentle, subtle rubbing of Arwen's cheeks as she cries every 5 seconds.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 12:56AM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said
Forget rolling in his grave. Tolkien's body must have burst into flames when this title was announced.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 1:25AM (Unverified) said
LOTR meets Animal Crossing? Yet another thing real fans, not passers by, care about, getting spread.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 2:07AM Misfit Toy said
I could totally picture a Hobbit game with things going on around in the Shire being a good game for kids. But Aragorn?!? His world is gritty, hard, and full of fighting and death. The only thing they could do is ruin his image.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 2:07AM (Unverified) said
I'm going to wait until I see screen shots or a trailer before I make any comments. I don't mind if they make it kid/family friendly as long as they don't destroy the Lord of the Rings kingdom/world and make up a crappy story. I'm a huge fan of the books and the movie.
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Posted: May 21st 2009 6:11AM xxxsam said
@JRM: They didn't 'kill' HD-DVD. They turned off the life-support that was dragging out its slow, unseemly and inevitable death over years... but yes, as a result of a widely publicized bribe they received.
regardless that clearly has no connection whatsoever to this decision... which... well...
@this game: what the ****? I mean I liked the picture at the top, ha ha, very funny joystiq, aragorn is so dreamy... wait wtf this is an actual children's game? with aragorn? and a 'friendly' middle earth? how did they arrange that, is it set 10 years after the events of the film with nothing happening?
If you want a franchise for kids - well I'm pretty sure Warner already have loads of them.
so anyway. this IS a joke right? it's not april 1st though... I didn't read the source site but do they often post stories like that? ...wait, was the source site the onion?
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regardless that clearly has no connection whatsoever to this decision... which... well...
@this game: what the ****? I mean I liked the picture at the top, ha ha, very funny joystiq, aragorn is so dreamy... wait wtf this is an actual children's game? with aragorn? and a 'friendly' middle earth? how did they arrange that, is it set 10 years after the events of the film with nothing happening?
If you want a franchise for kids - well I'm pretty sure Warner already have loads of them.
so anyway. this IS a joke right? it's not april 1st though... I didn't read the source site but do they often post stories like that? ...wait, was the source site the onion?
Posted: May 21st 2009 6:40AM LaughingTarget said
In a land filled with evil Uruk Hai, Ring Wraiths and all other foul sorts, Aragorn sets out to vanquish evil. As he left home, his mother gave him his greatest piece of advice, advice he never forgot. "Dear, remember to kill them with kindness. And remember your coat or you'll catch a death of cold. And get a haircut, you look like a bum."
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Posted: May 21st 2009 9:02AM Misfit Toy said
That kind of already exists in MMO form (i.e. - Lord of the Rings Online).
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Posted: May 21st 2009 9:09AM (Unverified) said
If they make LOTR:Offline then that'd be perfect.. and it sounds like it fits the bill.
Or they could make something more kiddy, like the Hobbit game. That was a fun little game, though of couse the Hobbit is much more kid friendly than Aragorn.
They should do Lego: LOTR and LOTR Hero - Elfish Lute songs of middle earth.
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Or they could make something more kiddy, like the Hobbit game. That was a fun little game, though of couse the Hobbit is much more kid friendly than Aragorn.
They should do Lego: LOTR and LOTR Hero - Elfish Lute songs of middle earth.
Posted: May 21st 2009 11:03AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
They should just make this game like the old point and click adventure games like King's Quest, Conquest of the Long Bow, Space Quest, etc. I'd buy it.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2009 12:53AM (Unverified) said
Heresy, Absolute and pure Heresy. I don't care who you are or what you try to tell me. This is not in the least a representative of the books, "kid and family friendly" isn't LOTR, it's gold digging. If there are good reviews for this game (I doubt it, honestly most reviewers will probably have the same views) I'm going to cry. This just shames me, especially after the screenshots.They'd have been better off, and a lot safer, for just making this a random concept. "Aragorn's 'kid friendly' Quest" Who do they think they are going to get to buy that shit?! Warner is just fucking screwed up. That said, I hope we see a new LOTR game come out soon, one that's done correctly. LOTR Conquest's was a let down, though it is a great multiplayer game.
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