Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game

I think I would love this game, if it ran smoothly. It just doesn't, even though it should on my computer. Using the lowest settings doesn't change anything. The game is very simple and cozy. It doesn't have anything to do with the storylines we know, but it's the same realm - but with cozy vibes. It's basically just cooking, fishing etc., and doing sidequests - and crashing every few minutes. It could've been a great cozy game, if it ran smoothly, and if there was a bit more to do.

Enjoyable game. Poor performance. How does this game which has PS2 style graphics, run slower than Red Dead Redemption 2 which plays wonderfully on my handheld? This seems like a perfect handheld sort of game - cooking/farming, so I got it for my Legion Go. At full performance mode, it could only get up to 30 fps. I wanted to love this game.

While cute on the surface, it really doesn't have much substance. It's honestly just doing the same thing day in and day out. Furnishing and customizing your home is an absolute bore. So is the rest of the game. I really want to be positive about this game as a huge LOTR fan, but this game just truly is lackluster. The dialogue is bland, as is the relationship building. They really need to update this game. Maybe making it multiplayer might liven it up a bit? But even then I doubt it would help. I do not recommend getting this game.

A The Tales of the Shire A The Lord of the Rings(tm) Game(R) is the licensed game that almost could, the concept is pretty comfy but it held back by some weaker design decisions and performance issues. From player creation you already begin to see issues. There's a bug where it doesn't register a custom first name correctly and the last name can only be selected from a list (the first name can be changed from the wardrobe thankfully). The "Gender" select is a slider that changes how much booby your hobbit has, there's an obvious focus on feminine features that suggest the game was originally going to have a female protagonist early on in development (there's some dialogue artefacts that suggest this too). What this means for character creation is if you wanted to make an older grizzled Hobbit and not a teenager or a woman your best options is basically an incredibly chopped femboy. The farming is pretty standard with watering plots and waiting but adds in the extra element of plants having liked and disliked fellow plants so the player has to put some extra thought into what they plant and with who in order to get the coveted 3-star potato or onion. The Cooking is the game's …

laid back and pretty fun

If you enjoy cozy games where all you have to do is cook, forage, fish, and get along with the townsfolk, this is definitely a good game. Don't play if you're looking for a Lord of the Rings action game, but it's perfect for gamers who aren't fond of fighting games like myself. The graphics could be a little better, but so far that would be my only complaint. Great game :)