Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Snowblind Studios · 2011 · RPG, Action, Co-op, Fantasy, Hack and Slash
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About Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Team up with two friends in brutal real-time combat across Middle-earth's untold northern battlefields, where visceral action meets deep RPG progression through loot and skill upgrades. Experience the intense satisfaction of co-op survival as a custom fellowship of three heroes, where coordinated teamwork and last-second rescues make every victory genuinely earned.
Key Features:
- Action Meets RPG - Intense, visceral, and satisfying combat. Rich, layered, and impactful character progression. In War in the North, you get both. Find and equip the best loot, upgrade your hero using a wide range of skills and items, and feel the intense satisfaction of rushing into real-time battles with friends by your side. Fight through the brutal realities of the war on all fronts that were brought to life in the lore. Immerse yourself and make your own mark on Middle-earth.
- Co-op at its Core - Build your own fellowship of three heroes to confront the growing army in the North. The survival of your group and all of Middle-earth depends upon your uniquely skilled heroes working together. You must fight together or you will die alone, and these high stakes make the experience of playing together both socially engaging and incredibly satisfying. The first time you rescue a friend who has been grabbed by a troll and is desperately yelling for help, you will understand what we mean.
- An Untold Story - While much attention and focus has been placed on the journey of the One Ring, the assault on Middle-earth hits all corners of the map. War in the North turns our attention towards an integral part of the storyline that is grounded in details within the books and various appendices. This is not someone else’s fight. This is your own effort to forage a way through the dark, dangerous, and unknown landscape, defending all that is yours. This is your war.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
War in the North is fondly remembered by players as a solid Lord of the Rings action-RPG that shines especially in co-op play, with engaging combat, an interesting parallel story to canon, and satisfying mechanics that hold up reasonably well. The main complaints center on the game's delisting from Steam making it hard to obtain, some frustrating design choices like level caps and inventory limitations, and the fact that certain secrets require multiple human players to unlock, which is now difficult given the game's unavailability.
For a 2011 game, War in the North is solid enough. Although, that same year RPG fans also got The Witcher 2, Dragon Age 2, Dark Souls and Skyrim, so I can see why War in the North is somewhat obscure even to people who enjoy (or at least say they do) Tolkien Mythology. It is a shame that this game has been removed from the store: at least for me, it is MUCH better than those movie tie-in games for the PS2, and also quite better than that repetitive and overrated Shadow of Mordor game. War in the North shines when you play it coop with some friends, but even though I bought this one back in the day it was a herculean task to arrange some extra copies so I could play it with my friends. It is totally not worth what key resellers are charging for it, but if you have access to two or three copies of it through Steam family or whatnot, give it a try!1 found this helpful
Maybe it is because I am nostalgic for this game since I grew up playing this game on the PS2 with my brother, but this is genuinely one of the best games I have ever played. I keep coming back to it. I search for games just like this one. I love the story and the game mechanics. It is probably my favorite game. I honestly just love it.
This game was a great installment into LOTR that ran parallel to the canon story. It was fleshed out - had fun combat - a great story and adventure all around. A solid 8/10 for its time and what it brought to the table. I'm sad to see it's no longer on Steam Store.
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There are some issues with this game, however, if you own it I suggest at least one playthrough. First, level cap is 40. With attributes being capped at 3 a level, that can be frustrating. Though 40 skill points being assigned to trees is a decent cap, like the borderlands games. Second, you cannot get every secret without playing with at least one other human. This is frustrating as the game has been delisted. But secrets are not mandatory, so don't worry too much. The only real issue with the game other than the de-listing is that there's a durability feature, but no storage feature. Especially if you like making potions, this is annoying. NOTE: if you are playing solo, giving an item to your party member does not make them equip it, it just trashes the item. All items you get are saved on your one account. It's a bit of a grind at times, and honestly, it's a game i'd recommend using cheat engine or we mod or whatever on, simply because you don't get enough attribute points. (2 more a level would be better.) Unfortunately, I don't know how to mod. However! The biggest plus side: SO MUCH LORE. You get to fight with GIANT EAGLES, Elrond's sons, and more. You can try to…
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