The number of dumb ways I died in “Lord of the Rings: Gollum” that truly felt like they were through no fault of my own was more than any game in a very long time. The game's only challenge seems to come from poor design, whether it’s Gollum hitting his head on something and missing a jump or the infuriating bars on which Gollum can swing but often falls for no reason.
Cut scene, walk down a hall and push one button, cut scene. The number of times I went from cut scene to cut scene with no action in between is startling. Find tags that are clearly demarcated in simple environments. The narrative of “Lord of the Rings: Gollum” consists of a series of direct missions wherein Gollum has to go to Point B, do something, and return to Point A. You can kind of see paths in the environment (although it only works half the time) with a Smeagol Sense kind of skill with the L1 button. You can run a little fast for a little while.
For the first half of the game, which is as far as I’ve played over several hours, for the record, Gollum is trapped underground in an Orc-run mine that looks like a run-of-the-mill game dungeon. However, the use of setting is the game’s fatal flaw. That’s where this game comes in.ĭaedalic Entertainment sets out to fill in the back story of Gollum across settings familiar to series fans, like Barad-dûr, Mirkwood, and, of course, Middle-Earth. However, little was known between this decision and his appearance in The Lord of the Rings. After he loses the Ring to Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, he is forced by his obsession to leave the Misty Mountains and pursue it. He wants equally to possess the Ring and to be free of its impact on him, much like an addict who both loves and hates his addictions. Gollum is a fascinating character in how he represents addiction and obsession. In that novel, readers learn that the deranged Gollum was once known as Smeagol, having been forever transformed by his obsession with the One Ring, which transformed and deformed him. Tolkien in The Hobbit in 1937, but his role in this mythology really expanded in the sequel, The Lord of the Rings.
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