The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ is an official adaptation based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien.He’s got nothing more to lose… How far will he go to retrieve his Precious?Taking place in parallel to the events described in The Fellowship of the Ring ™, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an action-adventure game and an epic interactive experience. You play as the enigmatic Gollum on his perilous journey and find out how he outwitted the most powerful characters in Middle-earth.
THE UNTOLD STORY
He has survived dangers most wouldn’t dare talk about, driven by the singular desire to once again hold in his hands what was stolen from him. Although his desperate quest is a central part of the story crafted by J.R.R. Tolkien, it has never been told in detail. For the first time, follow the untold story of Gollum: an experience that stays incredibly faithful to the books. From his flight from Mordor, where he escaped the Mouth of Sauron and the demon-spider Shelob, to the dungeons of the Elvenking Thranduil, Legolas’ father, Gollum has had many adventures and encounters on his extraordinary journey.
ACTION AND STEALTH
After being corrupted by the Ring over hundreds of years, Gollum has developed exceptional agility and sharp wits. Use his unique skills to explore and infiltrate legendary locations and dizzying heights. Find your way past the Orcs as you climb the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr and give the Elves the slip in the mysterious Mirkwood.While Gollum is no fighter, he is more than capable of strangling a careless enemy when the opportunity presents itself… or of finding a more creative and less risky way of getting out of trouble.
ONE CHARACTER, TWO PERSONALITIES
Gollum is one of the most fascinating characters in The Lord of the Rings universe. In 500 years he has experienced events that would destroy the toughest of beings. But Gollum doesn’t break; he bends, he adapts…Tortured by his split personality, he can be vicious and wicked as Gollum, yet friendly and cautious as Smeagol. It’s up to you to decide which of his personalities will triumph in the difficult moral choices that will dictate the future of your precarious alliances.
Steam User 77
like vlad the impaler kept the heads of his victims on a spike, i will also feature The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ on my profile as my favorite game, making it a blazing beacon of eternal shame. matter of fact, i have already bought the physical copy of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ on both PC and PS5, making sure i will always have the proof that this *thing* actually existed, in the uneventful delisting from steam and any other digital stores. there is no undoing for this, it has become eternal.
Steam User 9
Ok first I must say that I did not purchase this game when it first came out so I do not know the problems that it had then. I purchased this game on offer and just recently had a chance to play it, with all the negative comments in mind. Now I must say that I played through the game without any problem and yes I did find some of the game play annoying, I overall quite enjoyed the game and quite frankly did not see all the bad and negative about it. If you read some of the comments you would think that the game was just non playable and rubbish. At one time it probably was, but now for me it was not and again from my experience this game was met with too much backlash. The story, to me, was enjoyable and the game play was no better or worse than some others. I find that people love to hurl insult and criticise something quickly if it does not immediately meet whatever lofty expectations they have conjured up.
Steam User 8
Honestly, this game isn't nearly as bad as some people make it out to be. The platforming can be janky and unreliable at times, but I didn't encounter too many spots that required more than a couple of attempts. Gollum is portrayed very well, and there's lots of little details that stay true to the books, i noticed they even gave him only 6 teeth, like he mentions in The Hobbit. The Gollum/Smeagol personality argument system is fun.
The Barad-Dur levels drag on for a bit longer than they have to, but the second half of the game in Mirkwood is *much* more enjoyable, with some genuinely great environments.
This game regularly goes on deep discount, and I would recommend it easily at that price.
Steam User 30
It's really not all that bad. I don't understand the massive hate this game got. I've played it for about 4 hours now and is it a masterpiece? No. Is it the worst game I've ever played? Also no. It's kept me interested enought to keep playing and I'll likely finish the whole game. Now, I did get this game very cheap on sale - I got the precious edition for like 5 dollars, so this review is coming from that price-point. Overall, this game has some issues and can feel kinda janky at points, but if you enjoy LOTR and go into it knowing it's a AA game not like some AAA blockbuster, you'll have fun. To me, this feels like a cinematic game with kind of like PS3 era platforming. I'd give it like a 6.5/10 - enough for me to keep playing it and appreciate it for what it is.
Steam User 10
I bought the game 80% off so my review based on the price I've paid.
It plays like old Tomb Raider games. The game is almost entirely stealth which I like. I haven't encountered any game breaking bugs or graphical issues. Graphics are acceptable. I'm in Chapter 6 and really enjoyed it so far. Try to give it a chance for discounted price because it only deserves that price.
Steam User 3
I don't think I'm speaking out of line when I say this is the greatest thing ever created by human hands. From Gollum's spindly little bob, to the broken voice line that triggered after every death about a driver long after it was contextually relevant, what an experience. CINEMA is an understatement. The janky controls and clear QA that led to this game truly drove me insane. LIKE GOLLUM. I BECAME THE CHARACTER. It is so rare that a game can create a meta experience wherein my character arc mirrors that of the character themself. I loved it. I loved being in the prison for the first five chapters. I loved being spit on, called ugly, and friendzoned. I am Gollum. What a masterpiece
Steam User 14
I quite enjoyed this game and don't think it's bad at all. But I see it from the perspective of a big Daedalic fan who is used to their comic-style 2D static screens point & click adventures (e.g. the Deponia series). I mostly play retro and indie games and even pixelart games. Compared to that, this game looks awesome.
The game also gets better during later levels as well. The intro level was pretty bad, and I imagine most players didn't even bother to go until e.g. the Elvish levels, because the start into the game wasn't very motivating.
At the end, what it all seems to come down to is completely botched marketing. I assume that the problem was on the management level. Higher ups wanted to target the mainstream gamers market, and considered this product AAA level. From this perspective, I understand the critics.
I don't think that the devs thought of their game as an AAA game though. I can see the typical Daedalic style of riddles and puzzles throughout the game, just changed to a new style. I think if they would have marketed this game as exactly what it is:
a 3D 3rd person Daedalic adventure game
with a sales point of 20 or 25€, this game would have been perceived completely different, and it would have reached a different target group. I don't know about the finances, but I imagine that without the horrible perception of the game, which is due to failed marketing and trying for the wrong target group, sales wouldn't have been worse than now. Maybe Daedalic would even still be alive, continuing to produce their lovely point & click adventures.
I only bought this game on sale, because I never ever buy AAA games for full price, and am generally not too interested in "big" games. As written above, I mostly play retro and indie games. Regarding AAA games, I only played "Jedi: Fallen Order" and "Survivor", as well as "Hogwart's Legacy". While graphically and musically great, I can't say that I had much more fun with those games than with "Gollum". And if I think about e.g. the jumping and climbing mechanics, than I consider it better working in Gollum compared to "Jedi", where I had big problems with the jumping.
I also like the story which this game presents. It fits smoothly between Hobbit and LotR. It even makes me feel sympathy for Gollum.
Technically, I faced zero issues. No glitch, no crash, no stuttering, no FPS drops. I played with the automatically assigned settings. I play on a laptop with i7-12700H, 16 GB Ram and a Geforce 3060.
TL;DR: If this game is on sale for up to 10€, and you can live with the fact, that this is just a Daedalic adventure game in 3D, and not an AAA game, I recommend it. You have to like jumping/climbing mechanics and stealthing though, as this makes for the majority of the game. Don't mind the slow beginning of the game. It gets better. And latest when you meet the Elves, the graphic looks quite beautiful. Reminds me of the SWTOR style.