LEGO: Lord of the rings
Developer: TT Games
Publisher: Warner Bro. Interactive
Release Date: 23/11/2012
Format: PS VITA, DS, 3DS, PS3, XBOX360, Wii.
Reviewed with the PlayStation Vita. I have always enjoyed Tell Tales Lego games previously, I must say Lego Star wars ranks quite highly for me, however I tend to find that sometimes they can get tedious and monotonous and I lose the urge to play. The Vita version however I found to be well suited for the quick pick up and playability.
The Lord of the rings franchise fitted this style of game perfectly and the humour was spot on, the music also gave it quite an epic feel too. Some people will complain that its not using the vitas full capabilities and can look a tad rough round the edges in some graphical cut scenes, I must say I'd agree, however it still has a lovely charm that all Lego games posses, and once you start playing and just enjoying the story and collecting, this truly gets put on the backburner (only to rear its head again occasionally with dodgy camera angles) also as the game uses dialogue taken from the movie it can sound a tad distant but these for me didn't really pose any problems, and I personally enjoyed hearing the actors dubbed over the Lego figures.
Granted , this game truly wont tax any gamer , as its all nicely set out... ie , use persons ability here to get item , use item there to proceed. Its collecting enough studs to get true adventurer status and collecting the hidden items getting all the characters and completing tasks that gives the game more depth.
Publisher: Warner Bro. Interactive
Release Date: 23/11/2012
Format: PS VITA, DS, 3DS, PS3, XBOX360, Wii.
Reviewed with the PlayStation Vita. I have always enjoyed Tell Tales Lego games previously, I must say Lego Star wars ranks quite highly for me, however I tend to find that sometimes they can get tedious and monotonous and I lose the urge to play. The Vita version however I found to be well suited for the quick pick up and playability.
The Lord of the rings franchise fitted this style of game perfectly and the humour was spot on, the music also gave it quite an epic feel too. Some people will complain that its not using the vitas full capabilities and can look a tad rough round the edges in some graphical cut scenes, I must say I'd agree, however it still has a lovely charm that all Lego games posses, and once you start playing and just enjoying the story and collecting, this truly gets put on the backburner (only to rear its head again occasionally with dodgy camera angles) also as the game uses dialogue taken from the movie it can sound a tad distant but these for me didn't really pose any problems, and I personally enjoyed hearing the actors dubbed over the Lego figures.
Granted , this game truly wont tax any gamer , as its all nicely set out... ie , use persons ability here to get item , use item there to proceed. Its collecting enough studs to get true adventurer status and collecting the hidden items getting all the characters and completing tasks that gives the game more depth.
"They have a Cave Troll"
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"If the wall is breached, Helms Deep will fall"
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This however is a catch 22, as upon completion it can be kind of tricky to remember where you'd completed all tasks so in turn end up having to roam around and backtrack to just go through everything once again to see what you've missed. Another gripe is the AI
of your companion, they seem to love getting (excuse the term) right up your arse and annoying you, meaning in fights a quarter of the time your probably fighting your companion, or pushing them off ledges. Also combat at times can seem clunky, however these gripes didn't effect my enjoyment of playing this game terribly.
The game isn't particularly long (probably around 6-7 hours) but obviously you'll lengthen this by going back through and completing it fully. This game can now be got for around the £10 mark and I'd personally say at that price you wont be disappointed, spend over
£15 and you may be a bit more peeved.
Clint Tokley 7.8
of your companion, they seem to love getting (excuse the term) right up your arse and annoying you, meaning in fights a quarter of the time your probably fighting your companion, or pushing them off ledges. Also combat at times can seem clunky, however these gripes didn't effect my enjoyment of playing this game terribly.
The game isn't particularly long (probably around 6-7 hours) but obviously you'll lengthen this by going back through and completing it fully. This game can now be got for around the £10 mark and I'd personally say at that price you wont be disappointed, spend over
£15 and you may be a bit more peeved.
Clint Tokley 7.8
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