Whoops. I forgot to mention I picked up LotR: Fellowship of the Ring for the PC last weekend. I know the reviews have been bad and they say it's short, but I decided for $10, it was worth it. I know that totally goes against my game purchase philosophy (I only buy games with great reviews), but I've been on a LotR kick lately and my good friend at work had said he liked it. Expect a CCGR review when I'm done. But I can already say it's not a grabber. I mean, I'm spending more time playing Jedi Outcast which I've had for over a year. I'll have to refocus on Fellowship or it'll end up like so many other games. Started...but never finished.
The graphics, though nice, are very slow. They even made a game patch to help speed up the graphics. I don't think it did anything. Most of the time I get < 30 FPS and I've got a 1.8 GHz, 512MB,and GeForce4 Ti4200. I've turned off shadows, anti-aliasing. I've even tried 800x600 and it was still bad.
So far, the gameplay isn't all too exciting. Quests that have no bearing on the game. They seem completely meaningless to even complete them. An enormous amount of health powerups...and I haven't even needed ONE yet. I guess I'm stashing them away for an intense battle later on, perhaps.
Right now, I'd rate it as 'cute'. It has its moments and some of the dialog is pretty funny. It's certainly not boring, but it's no grabber either. And it's good enough that I am excited about the new LotR games the developer's are currently working on.
The game, being based on the book, is somewhat different than the movie. Then again, the game is somewhat different from the book as well.
Well, expect a review in the coming weeks.
The graphics, though nice, are very slow. They even made a game patch to help speed up the graphics. I don't think it did anything. Most of the time I get < 30 FPS and I've got a 1.8 GHz, 512MB,and GeForce4 Ti4200. I've turned off shadows, anti-aliasing. I've even tried 800x600 and it was still bad.
So far, the gameplay isn't all too exciting. Quests that have no bearing on the game. They seem completely meaningless to even complete them. An enormous amount of health powerups...and I haven't even needed ONE yet. I guess I'm stashing them away for an intense battle later on, perhaps.
Right now, I'd rate it as 'cute'. It has its moments and some of the dialog is pretty funny. It's certainly not boring, but it's no grabber either. And it's good enough that I am excited about the new LotR games the developer's are currently working on.
The game, being based on the book, is somewhat different than the movie. Then again, the game is somewhat different from the book as well.
Well, expect a review in the coming weeks.