Octopus Overlords

A derivative, uninteresting and fundamentally broken stealth action adventure that fails to capture anything interesting about Tolkien’s fiction.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 9:42 am Gollum has seen some shit.

Namely, the fonts on that screenshot. Good lord...

Rumpy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:33 pm I don't know how they managed to receive the license for the IP

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 3:23 pm I read an article recently that mentioned there were something like 5 LotR licensed games in production before the IP was acquired by Embracer Group.

Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors looked dejected during his gaming conglomerate’s latest earnings presentation. Despite recently acquiring the gaming studios behind Deus Ex and Tomb Raider at a bargain, Dead Island 2 releasing to strong sales and good reviews, and now owning the rights to The Lord of the Rings, Embracer’s stock is in the tank today after it was revealed the company lost out on a $2 billion game development deal at the last minute last night.

“Up until late last night, we had an amazing cash flow because of that transaction,” Wingefors said amid heavy sighs and pregnant pauses during a May 24 Q&A session. Without ever naming the company who backed out of the $2 billion partnership, he said Embracer had a “really strong commitment” from someone it trusted. In a press release he wrote that the agreement would have been transformative for the company and “set a new benchmark for the gaming industry.”

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 3:23 pm

Rumpy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:33 pm I don't know how they managed to receive the license for the IP

I read an article recently that mentioned there were something like 5 LotR licensed games in production before the IP was acquired by Embracer Group. Given how carefully protected the IP has been in the past, I've got a feeling that someone at Middle-Earth Enterprises decided to cash in on licenses before cashing out by selling off the business to Embracer, and all it took to get the license was a big enough sack of money.

Daedalic Entertainment, the studio behind the long-delayed and poorly-reviewed The Lord of the Rings: Gollum that came out yesterday, appears to be working on another Lord of the Rings game — one that potentially features the franchise's iconic wizards.

According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany website, as translated by IGN, Daedalic is working on another 3D action adventure game set within the Lord of the Rings universe that will "transport the player into a lush world full of mythical creatures and magic." The project is codenamed "It's Magic."

German-speaking magazine Games Wirtschaft pointed out that Daedalic Entertainment received roughly €2 million in funding from the German government after beginning Gollum, meaning this funding most likely went to It's Magic. The funding is for a project taking place between June 1 2022 and August 2024.

"It tells a story from the perspective of a character which hasn't been told before," the game's description reads. "The player discovers completely new regions and influences the world bound by their role and abilities. [The player] tries, in his way, to influence the goings-on and change the fate of the world."

This description of the game, along with its codename, might hint that the game focuses on one of the wizards from Lord of the Rings. It's currently set for release in the second half of 2024.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 2:17 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 6:01 pm Wizards, schmizards. This sounds like a Tom Bombadil game to me!

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 6:01 pm Another article I read today mentioned a rumor that Daedalic has a second LotR title in development. Second time lucky?

Lord of the Rings: Gollum Developer Working on Another Secret LOTR Game Codenamed It’s Magic

Daedalic Entertainment, the studio behind the long-delayed and poorly-reviewed The Lord of the Rings: Gollum that came out yesterday, appears to be working on another Lord of the Rings game — one that potentially features the franchise's iconic wizards.

According to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany website, as translated by IGN, Daedalic is working on another 3D action adventure game set within the Lord of the Rings universe that will "transport the player into a lush world full of mythical creatures and magic." The project is codenamed "It's Magic."

German-speaking magazine Games Wirtschaft pointed out that Daedalic Entertainment received roughly €2 million in funding from the German government after beginning Gollum, meaning this funding most likely went to It's Magic. The funding is for a project taking place between June 1 2022 and August 2024.

"It tells a story from the perspective of a character which hasn't been told before," the game's description reads. "The player discovers completely new regions and influences the world bound by their role and abilities. [The player] tries, in his way, to influence the goings-on and change the fate of the world."

This description of the game, along with its codename, might hint that the game focuses on one of the wizards from Lord of the Rings. It's currently set for release in the second half of 2024.

Wizards, schmizards. This sounds like a Tom Bombadil game to me!

Chraolic wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2023 2:46 am

Max Peck wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 6:01 pm Wizards, schmizards. This sounds like a Tom Bombadil game to me!

Lord of the Rings: Radagast Experience the events from the seminal book trilogy from a far distance while talking to birds. (Birdsong DLC is $20 extra.)