The Shocking State of Return to Moria in 2024

The EDP joke 😂😂😂😂

I laughed harder than I think I should have at the miner joke 😂

I think saying it flew under the radar is being kind. Like if i hadnt randomly stumbled into it , i wouldve literally gone on with my life never having heard of this game lmao.

I enjoy this game. I’m into it, it fits me. I tried to play Valheim and I did for a bit, it was ok but way too much and way too grindy for me. This game could use some polish maybe a little more love with certain aspects but it works. I play solo and with one or two people at a time. I feel coop is a good experience.

You used "shocking" in a post 2023 video. disappointed. :P

Fantastic game, probs more for the fans than hardcore gamers

From a Tolkien fan perspective....it actually has surprisingly a lot of lore references :) which isn't always treated well in video games, oh alright maybe exaggeration but the game is treating the book lore quite decently heheh. The game is indeed set in the early Fourth Age so there's some open space for new adventures...and we know that eventually in Fourth Age Dwarves did reclaim Moria according to Tolkien hehe...and it's obvious that the game is trying to make things feasibly fit, as we see that effort of Gimli is believable large scale project with Dwarves carving up new facade of the West-gate and so on and with the doors blocked they tried tunneling above hehe. Alright more seriously it's a fun game and it's nicely correlates with books sure it adds and expands on stuff extrapolating on things inventing some new stuff etc. but a lot of it has some basis. Not to mention....mining song are always for the win............especially if your character can sing actual songs written by Tolkien hahah. The survival crafting is usually not the type of games I was personally interested in...but damn it's fun. Well so far there's no proper open world RPG set in Middle-earth so let's get with what we have :).

whats "shocking" about this? More BS that ESO Devs P2W

I dont play any LOTR games, unless it was like a GTA - Numenor or maybe a Red Dead - The Shire….

As one who has gone through the whole game I can say that I think it is a solid game. Despite some bugs and the combat being rough at times I thoroughly enjoyed the game. The story was good and the lore bits they put in I really loved. But the gameplay is lackluster compared to many other games. To me it is only worth picking up if you are a fan and can immerse yourself in the environment and the lore. Other than that, the gameplay alone does not warrant 40 bucks. For people complaining about the base building once you unlock fast travel you can build wherever you want. Towards late game I just built in one area I wanted to build in and used fast travel, which you can get pretty early.

You might as well join my fortnite Lego survival world for the same thing for free 😢

I’m actually having a great time playing this game. Don’t take it so seriously. Fun exploring, fighting and working through the story line.

Played this on release, as im a mad LOTR fans! (They need to remake ROTK) Got all the way to the end zone discovering the final boss and i just fizzled out. The LOTR love couldnt even make me finish the game.

Love ya content dude, looking forward to seeing what you create this year.

I want to check this out, but the price point and the Epic store exclusive have stopped me so far. And I'm a massive LOTR nerd. And I love Valheim. I appreciate the honest review and as someone with similar interests! I really hope to eventually check this out and also that it has some updates to correct a few things but yeah - no rush here. Thanks for the review.

Don't particularly care about the title in particular but A+ video. Pacing and editing always make me giggle. Please keep making content my dude.

You should make a video about Conan Exiles hahaha

It's such a shame that the Lord of the Rings license is used to create these half-baked games that could be brilliant with more funding and a longer development cycle.

tried it for 2 hours might've been a good game 15 years ago but 2023-2024 it's basically a art exhibitition since the only thing worth doing is looking around in this game. combat is super outdated to current standards, building is just awful, like mentioned there's no reason to invest time into building something you can appreciate like in others game due to you constantly moving places. This game should've gone for an rpg dragons dogma type route where you're just exploring, gearing up and more story focused etc. This game stands no chance as a survival building game since you're just so limited. wasted potential

Didnt this game just come out? Lol

It's a good ~$15 game. I wouldn't spend more than that though.

it's a pile of crap disguised as a hot fresh cup of coffee. 0/10 <-----the game, not you.

Neat.

From the day one i knew its gonna be a flop. First was Epic Gaymes exlusive, then they were doing marketing on tiktoks and shorts huh and distanced themselves from jackson so far it looks like a comical fortnite, and on top of that promo gameplay with "imma climba da ladder for 30 minutes" by IGN. AND then their official trailers had no shadows under characters . . . i just knew

Wish it was more bloody and grim, though there was other dwarf game in the cooking called Return to Nangrim. But haven't followed it in a while.

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Happy new Year