On a completely unrelated note, do you think we could crack open J.R.R. Tolkien's coffin and use his spinning corpse to power a small generator? Just curious.
Screens, video from LOTR: Aragorn's Quest are just adorable
by Justin McElroy 
on May 30th 2009 12:30AM
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On a completely unrelated note, do you think we could crack open J.R.R. Tolkien's coffin and use his spinning corpse to power a small generator? Just curious.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:36AM mr nimblewick said
This actually looks really cool. Plus, a second player can join in to cast spells as Gandalf.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:42AM phillipsteak said
it sure does look good (TO A RAPIST!!)
and yes i think his corpse can generate enough power
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and yes i think his corpse can generate enough power
Posted: May 30th 2009 12:44AM mr nimblewick said
Can you honestly say you don't want a Zelda-esque game set in the LOTR world?
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Posted: May 30th 2009 1:06AM GennosukeSama said
+1 point for mr nimblewick
this game is starting to catch my eye. hope it turns out to be fun. and if it has online co-op then HELL YES!! FRICKEN AWESOME!
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this game is starting to catch my eye. hope it turns out to be fun. and if it has online co-op then HELL YES!! FRICKEN AWESOME!
Posted: May 30th 2009 8:47AM MystileArmor said
Zelda-esque: Yes.
Fucking Hello-Kitty-esque with glitter covered strawberries: NO!
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Fucking Hello-Kitty-esque with glitter covered strawberries: NO!
Posted: May 30th 2009 5:29PM Ridgecity said
This looks like the paintings done by the Hildebrant Brothers, they guys approved by Tolkien HIMSELF as the accurate description of his books:
http://www.lightspeedfineart.com/Databases/Images/LST170-02-045.jpg
I'm surprised how kids these days think that the the character has to look like the most recent actors that played the part in the most recent movie, specially book based movies.
The same thing happened with the recent portrayal of the Joker, everyone says that the best Joker that there will ever be but everyone knows the Joker doesn't look like that, a more accurate choice would have been their first choice Crispin Glover, but the Heath Ledger was a very powerful performance and you forget that it doesn't look like the character.
http://www.slashfilm.com/uploadedimages/crispinjoker.jpg
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http://www.lightspeedfineart.com/Databases/Images/LST170-02-045.jpg
I'm surprised how kids these days think that the the character has to look like the most recent actors that played the part in the most recent movie, specially book based movies.
The same thing happened with the recent portrayal of the Joker, everyone says that the best Joker that there will ever be but everyone knows the Joker doesn't look like that, a more accurate choice would have been their first choice Crispin Glover, but the Heath Ledger was a very powerful performance and you forget that it doesn't look like the character.
http://www.slashfilm.com/uploadedimages/crispinjoker.jpg
Posted: May 30th 2009 12:38AM PedoJokerBear said
so when he beheads a troll will blood come out or just green sugary goodness?
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:39AM (Unverified) said
Hopefully green sugary goodness so I can laugh and call them boogers.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 2:31AM Special Agent Steve said
3000 Keyboards pfff. That's nothing, Chris Grant uses over 9000 every day, just trying to think of something to right.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:42AM TheDarkWayne said
wow um, that doesn't look bad. Reminds me of fable 1
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:52AM (Unverified) said
This could actually be a fun little adventure game.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 12:55AM KeenCommander said
I don't think the style looks bad at all. Dark and solemn is not the one true way to interpret Lord of the Rings, you know.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 1:12AM mr nimblewick said
Well, I think the style is cartoony in the way TP was cartoony, not in the way WW was cartoony. And -- oh wait, you were just commenting to spam your website. Nevermind.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 1:15AM Dopple Boppler said
Did they actually get Sean Astin to do Sam's voice? If not that voice actor did a really good imitation job.
But yeah, I actually really enjoyed the console Return of the King game when it came out, though I doubt it would hold my attention much anymore. Still, a Zelda-esque Lord of the Rings game could be really, really awesome if done correctly. Show me some more Gandalf and I'd probably be in.
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But yeah, I actually really enjoyed the console Return of the King game when it came out, though I doubt it would hold my attention much anymore. Still, a Zelda-esque Lord of the Rings game could be really, really awesome if done correctly. Show me some more Gandalf and I'd probably be in.
Posted: May 30th 2009 3:12AM falcomadol said
They totally should have given them bobblety voices like Star Fox.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 7:39AM LaughingTarget said
Nah, they need the guy from Willow. Every hobbit needs to sound like they're reading their lines between taking breaths from a helium tank.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 1:34AM RANDOM G Joystiq Troll Slayer said
My soul was torn in two when I saw that picture of Aragorn.
Trying to make a Horcrux? Just play Aragorn's Quest.
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Trying to make a Horcrux? Just play Aragorn's Quest.
Posted: May 30th 2009 2:04AM SolidPunisher said
first thing i thought of when i saw it was fable.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 2:11AM (Unverified) said
The aesthetic is just window dressing. Gameplay is all. Remember "The World Ends With You"? Looked retarded, but lots of people seemed to like it. Maybe this will be rather fun.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 2:28AM Misfit Toy said
Because of this game...somewhere...a kitten has died. Sad.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 4:09AM (Unverified) said
LOZ grew the beard way back at LTTP. Ocarina, at least.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 8:02AM BurntMeatloaf said
I have no idea if the graphics suit the game, but I definitely want to see more games that look like this. Every new game free of brown sludge is a major step forward.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 9:50AM (Unverified) said
I agree on that there are too much gritty gray/brown games, but we need more games Beyond Good and evil-Style, not Winnie the Poo meets Hello Kitty-style!
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Posted: May 30th 2009 9:57AM xxxsam said
No! We most definitely need more Hello Kitty-style games! (And this one isn't cute *enough*.)
...but I'm really, really not sure that Lord of the Rings is the right franchise for it. (Actually, let me rephrase that - I'm really, really sure that it isn't.)
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...but I'm really, really not sure that Lord of the Rings is the right franchise for it. (Actually, let me rephrase that - I'm really, really sure that it isn't.)
Posted: May 30th 2009 9:00AM mrmobius said
This actually looks pretty decent. If the gameplay can come close to Zelda, then I'm perfectly willing to play this. I don't think the gameplay looks too kiddy anyway, or if it does, I'm happy with the style. I'm all for games which aren't the usual colour palette of grey, brown and green, and I don't go into games to feel depressed so this'll maybe be a game I'd consider getting for the Wii.
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Posted: May 30th 2009 2:51PM Serious Table said
Looking at it reminded me first of Zelda, then of Fable. Both were epic games, so if they can get that kind of feel to it, I think it'd be a fantastic game.
Of course, I'm not EXEPCTING it to be able to nail that kind of feel, but hey. It'll at least be worth a rent.
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Of course, I'm not EXEPCTING it to be able to nail that kind of feel, but hey. It'll at least be worth a rent.
Posted: May 30th 2009 8:44PM (Unverified) said
the grind has a trailer but joystick preffers to post this?weird.
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