Current Events > LotR Gollum did so poorly that the publisher ceased all in-house devopment.

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Alucard188 07/02/23 3:00:31 PM #1:	https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/daedalic-is-ending-all-internal-development-after-disastrous-lotr-gollum-release/ Just destroyed. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:974578819] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/daedalic-is-ending-all-internal-development-after-disastrous-lotr-gollum-release/Just destroyed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 07/02/23 3:01:51 PM #2:	It certainly was the kind of game that was bad enough to destroy the studio that made it --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:974578845] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>It certainly was the kind of game that was bad enough to destroy the studio that made it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Revelation34 07/02/23 3:04:04 PM #4:	Maybe they should have thought making the game through. You're not going to make a good action game if you're only known for point and click games. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:974578881] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Maybe they should have thought making the game through. You're not going to make a good action game if you're only known for point and click games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 07/02/23 3:04:16 PM #5:	Iirc they had another LOTR licensed game in the pipeline. --- http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:974578885] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Iirc they had another LOTR licensed game in the pipeline. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MorbidFaithless 07/02/23 3:04:41 PM #6:	Wow. That's sad but kind of hilarious. --- walk like thunder <cite>MorbidFaithless posted [p:974578892] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Wow. That's sad but kind of hilarious.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 07/02/23 3:04:54 PM #7:	Like that makes any fucking difference what they are given they "looked" at the goddamn thing and agreed it was perfectly ready to be printed for distribution. Wtf were they all thinking? Were the employees not qualified? Are they not actual game developers? --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:974578897] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Like that makes any fucking difference what they are given they "looked" at the goddamn thing and agreed it was perfectly ready to be printed for distribution.Wtf were they all thinking? Were the employees not qualified? Are they not actual game developers?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 07/02/23 3:05:26 PM #8:	Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play. That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:974578907] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play.That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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__aCEr__ 07/02/23 3:06:04 PM #10:	Do you even bother putting that game on your resume? --- See you next Wednesday. <cite>__aCEr__ posted [p:974578917] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Do you even bother putting that game on your resume?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlveinFencer 07/02/23 3:07:56 PM #11:	K181 posted... Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play. That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches. Real talk, though: Imagine a Star Wars branded Duolingo-like game where C3P0 helps you learn languages. --- Boku wa Dhaos wo taosu! This board is a daycare with no adults.-HoshinoKatta <cite>AlveinFencer posted [p:974578945] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play.That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches.</quote>Real talk, though: Imagine a Star Wars branded Duolingo-like game where C3P0 helps you learn languages.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 07/02/23 3:07:59 PM #12:	Smashingpmkns posted... Iirc they had another LOTR licensed game in the pipeline. Yes but it was cancelled. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80495150 Plus the Switch version of Gollum is not even out yet. --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:974578946] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite><quote>Iirc they had another LOTR licensed game in the pipeline.</quote>Yes but it was cancelled.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80495150Plus the Switch version of Gollum is not even out yet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AuthenticZac 07/02/23 3:08:13 PM #13:	They should've stuck to doing Point & Click games, that's what they were great at --- https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://i.imgur.com/J5WPXNq.png <cite>AuthenticZac posted [p:974578949] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>They should've stuck to doing Point & Click games, that's what they were great at</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Karovorak 07/02/23 3:08:25 PM #14:	Jagr_68 posted... Like that makes any fucking difference what they are given they "looked" at the goddamn thing and agreed it was perfectly ready to be printed for distribution. Wtf were they all thinking? Were the employees not qualified? Are they not actual game developers? Yes, that's the point. They were no qualified for this at all. They did some nice point and click adventures, and were quite popular (still extremly niche) in germany, but that's just a completly different thing. Going from some 2D indy game developer into 3D action games with a licence beyond AAA, was just doomed to fail from the start. <cite>Karovorak posted [p:974578958] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Jagr_68 posted... </cite><quote>Like that makes any fucking difference what they are given they "looked" at the goddamn thing and agreed it was perfectly ready to be printed for distribution.Wtf were they all thinking? Were the employees not qualified? Are they not actual game developers?</quote>Yes, that's the point. They were no qualified for this at all. They did some nice point and click adventures, and were quite popular (still extremly niche) in germany, but that's just a completly different thing. Going from some 2D indy game developer into 3D action games with a licence beyond AAA, was just doomed to fail from the start.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 07/02/23 3:10:05 PM #15:	Maybe they should have put sound effects and animations in the fucking game before releasing it. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png he/him/they/them <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:974578985] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Maybe they should have put sound effects and animations in the fucking game before releasing it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 07/02/23 3:10:33 PM #16:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Nah. Yongyea does good content, but his summation skills are ass when you just want the article. I don't need to hear a 12 minute monologue when I can read a 2 minute article and get just as much value out of it. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:974578992] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Nah. Yongyea does good content, but his summation skills are ass when you just want the article. I don't need to hear a 12 minute monologue when I can read a 2 minute article and get just as much value out of it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 07/02/23 3:11:38 PM #17:	Karovorak posted... Yes, that's the point. They were no qualified for this at all. They did some nice point and click adventures, and were quite popular (still extremly niche) in germany, but that's just a completly different thing. Going from some 2D indy game developer into 3D action games with a licence beyond AAA, was just doomed to fail from the start. Don't know their reputation or history but this makes a whole lot of sense. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:974579012] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Karovorak posted... </cite><quote>Yes, that's the point. They were no qualified for this at all. They did some nice point and click adventures, and were quite popular (still extremly niche) in germany, but that's just a completly different thing. Going from some 2D indy game developer into 3D action games with a licence beyond AAA, was just doomed to fail from the start.</quote>Don't know their reputation or history but this makes a whole lot of sense. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hayame_Zero 07/02/23 3:15:04 PM #19:	AuthenticZac posted... They should've stuck to doing Point & Click games, that's what they were great at A point-and-click Telltale Gollum actually sounds really cool. From what I understand, Daedalic was apparently predominantly made up of interns new to the industry that they shuffled in and out of the company. Then they were bought for $60 million, and leadership decided to go all in on this game, but retained the same inexperienced team they always had for their smaller scale games. --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame_Zero posted [p:974579058] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AuthenticZac posted... </cite><quote>They should've stuck to doing Point & Click games, that's what they were great at</quote>A point-and-click Telltale Gollum actually sounds really cool. From what I understand, Daedalic was apparently predominantly made up of interns new to the industry that they shuffled in and out of the company. Then they were bought for $60 million, and leadership decided to go all in on this game, but retained the same inexperienced team they always had for their smaller scale games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 07/02/23 3:23:49 PM #20:	I literally have no idea why they thought that was a good idea. Who the fuck wants to play as Gollum? He's literally the most pathetic and miserable creature in the entirety of Middle Earth. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:974579209] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>I literally have no idea why they thought that was a good idea. Who the fuck wants to play as Gollum? He's literally the most pathetic and miserable creature in the entirety of Middle Earth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45 07/02/23 3:27:03 PM #21:	a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well. <cite>Solution_45 posted [p:974579277] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 07/02/23 3:28:47 PM #22:	Solution_45 posted... a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well. Yeah, Manhunt minus the sneak kills. That could work. they clearly didnt do that, though. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:974579307] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Solution_45 posted... </cite><quote>a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well.</quote>Yeah, Manhunt minus the sneak kills. That could work.they clearly didnt do that, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 07/02/23 3:28:58 PM #23:	Solution_45 posted... a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well. Maybe as a $10 smaller-scale game, but a full-priced game? Even the best possible interpretation of Gollum in video game form wouldn't be worth $50 to most people. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:974579313] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Solution_45 posted... </cite><quote>a survival horror game where you play as gollum and have to avoid the orcs as you escape mordor would have interesting as well.</quote>Maybe as a $10 smaller-scale game, but a full-priced game? Even the best possible interpretation of Gollum in video game form wouldn't be worth $50 to most people. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperShake666 07/02/23 3:28:58 PM #24:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/1/AAPiadAAEn1J.jpg --- "Look, if I was good at math, I wouldn't be on CE at 2:00 the morning clicking on topics about porn stars ****ing horses." - May 2017, Dash_Harber <cite>SuperShake666 posted [p:974579314] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/1/AAPiadAAEn1J.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate_reaver 07/02/23 3:33:05 PM #25:	Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate_reaver posted [p:974579399] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/02/23 3:36:42 PM #26:	AlveinFencer posted... Real talk, though: Imagine a Star Wars branded Duolingo-like game where C3P0 helps you learn languages. Except the languages are Rodian, Ewok, and Jawa --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:974579452] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AlveinFencer posted... </cite><quote>Real talk, though: Imagine a Star Wars branded Duolingo-like game where C3P0 helps you learn languages.</quote>Except the languages are Rodian, Ewok, and Jawa</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 07/02/23 3:40:46 PM #27:	No way --- Common sense says it may not taste good, but it'll make a turd. <cite>Smackems posted [p:974579527] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>No way</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 07/02/23 3:42:32 PM #28:	ultimate_reaver posted... Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them Wat --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:974579557] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>ultimate_reaver posted...</cite><quote>Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them</quote>Wat</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AuthenticZac 07/02/23 4:13:16 PM #30:	ultimate_reaver posted... Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them Deponia definitely got to be a bit try-hard, but if you want something light from them, try Anna's Quest. Revelation34 posted... Wat Actual Screenshot from Deponia ~~https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAVAIPAAEn1y.jpg~~ --- https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://i.imgur.com/J5WPXNq.png <cite>AuthenticZac posted [p:974580097] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>ultimate_reaver posted... </cite><quote>Never liked them even before this. Something about their point and click games always felt really mean spirited and unpleasant. Not going to miss them</quote>Deponia definitely got to be a bit try-hard, but if you want something light from them, try Anna's Quest.Revelation34 posted... </cite><quote>Wat</quote>Actual Screenshot from Deponiahttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAVAIPAAEn1y.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 07/02/23 4:51:20 PM #31:	K181 posted... Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play. That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches. Lmao wibbling around --- Warning: This post may contain triggering or distressing content. <cite>eggcorn posted [p:974580829] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play.That'd be like making a Star Wars platformer about C3P0 where you wibble around, blow up after any hit, and can't jump more than 2 inches.</quote>Lmao wibbling around</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArsGoetia 07/02/23 5:27:56 PM #32:	literally everything they've ever made is shovelware trash <cite>ArsGoetia posted [p:974581489] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>literally everything they've ever made is shovelware trash</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BurmesePenguin 07/02/23 5:33:47 PM #33:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Thank God TC didn't shit in our mouths by stealth throwing a YongYea video in our faces. --- Sigful User Logic <cite>BurmesePenguin posted [p:974581603] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Thank God TC didn't shit in our mouths by stealth throwing a YongYea video in our faces. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 07/02/23 5:44:25 PM #34:	i just cant get over the emote dlc shit. Its already a full priced game, but you have to pay extra for gollum to act like gollum? Fuck that studio <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:974581809] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>i just cant get over the emote dlc shit. Its already a full priced game, but you have to pay extra for gollum to act like gollum? Fuck that studio</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 07/02/23 7:13:40 PM #35:	K181 posted... Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play. Gobstoppers12 posted... Who the fuck wants to play as Gollum? He's literally the most pathetic and miserable creature in the entirety of Middle Earth. Video games are all about fantasy and wish-fulfiullment There's a reason Link is a cute blond boy and not one of the Bokoblins >_> --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:974583443] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted... </cite><quote>Not only did they do a bad job, they did a bad job about arguably the least fun character in their canon to play.</quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>Who the fuck wants to play as Gollum? He's literally the most pathetic and miserable creature in the entirety of Middle Earth.</quote>Video games are all about fantasy and wish-fulfiullmentThere's a reason Link is a cute blond boy and not one of the Bokoblins>_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 07/04/23 1:52:33 PM #36:	AuthenticZac posted... Deponia definitely got to be a bit try-hard, but if you want something light from them, try Anna's Quest. Actual Screenshot from Deponia ~~https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAVAIPAAEn1y.jpg~~ What am I supposed to find "mean" in that image? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:974620352] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AuthenticZac posted...</cite><quote>Deponia definitely got to be a bit try-hard, but if you want something light from them, try Anna's Quest.Actual Screenshot from Deponiahttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/6/2/AAVAIPAAEn1y.jpg </quote>What am I supposed to find "mean" in that image?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AuthenticZac 07/04/23 5:48:37 PM #37:	Revelation34 posted... What am I supposed to find "mean" in that image? Maybe it's just me, but selling off a black girl an organ-grinding "monkey" doesn't seem okay. Even moreso that she is wearing the typical organ-grinder monkey fez --- https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://i.imgur.com/J5WPXNq.png <cite>AuthenticZac posted [p:974625023] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Revelation34 posted... </cite><quote>What am I supposed to find "mean" in that image?</quote>Maybe it's just me, but selling off a black girl an organ-grinding "monkey" doesn't seem okay. Even moreso that she is wearing the typical organ-grinder monkey fez</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 07/04/23 5:50:29 PM #38:	AuthenticZac posted... Maybe it's just me, but selling off a black girl an organ-grinding "monkey" doesn't seem okay. Even moreso that she is wearing the typical organ-grinder monkey fez I think it's kind of a funny twist :/ --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:974625049] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AuthenticZac posted... </cite><quote>Maybe it's just me, but selling off a black girl an organ-grinding "monkey" doesn't seem okay. Even moreso that she is wearing the typical organ-grinder monkey fez</quote>I think it's kind of a funny twist:/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
flussence 07/04/23 5:55:40 PM #39:	It took a while but civilization is developing an immune response to the media industry graverobbing and milking every franchise to death --- Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed. <cite>flussence posted [p:974625136] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>It took a while but civilization is developing an immune response to the media industry graverobbing and milking every franchise to death</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xlr_big-coop 07/04/23 5:58:58 PM #40:	MorbidFaithless posted... Wow. That's sad but kind of hilarious. --- :) <cite>xlr_big-coop posted [p:974625210] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>MorbidFaithless posted... </cite><quote>Wow. That's sad but kind of hilarious.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AuthenticZac 07/04/23 6:07:24 PM #41:	HylianFox posted... I think it's kind of a funny twist :/ I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive. There are other things that the character does that people might find more mean-spirited though, such as ~~killing off a pod of baby dolphins to create Tuna for a cat.~~ It's why I recommend Anna's Quest, because while it is from the same dev team, her character actually wants to be helpful and do good. --- https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://i.imgur.com/J5WPXNq.png <cite>AuthenticZac posted [p:974625392] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite><quote>I think it's kind of a funny twist:/</quote>I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive. There are other things that the character does that people might find more mean-spirited though, such as killing off a pod of baby dolphins to create Tuna for a cat.It's why I recommend Anna's Quest, because while it is from the same dev team, her character actually wants to be helpful and do good. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/04/23 6:12:33 PM #42:	Is it because gollum is ugly is that why no one liked the game --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: dave the diver He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:974625497] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Is it because gollum is ugly is that why no one liked the game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 07/04/23 6:14:41 PM #43:	AuthenticZac posted... I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive. Well yeah it's racist, but you gotta admit "monkey organ grinder with human dancer in a fez" is kinda funny in itself --- THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Do not write in this space. <cite>HylianFox posted [p:974625535] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AuthenticZac posted... </cite><quote>I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive.</quote>Well yeah it's racist, but you gotta admit "monkey organ grinder with human dancer in a fez" is kinda funny in itself</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rain_Dust 07/04/23 6:16:57 PM #44:	it is legit an indie N64 game. a bad one too. --- We used to have empires ruled by emperors. There used to be kingdoms lead by kings. Now all we got are countries. <cite>Rain_Dust posted [p:974625580] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>it is legit an indie N64 game. a bad one too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate_reaver 07/04/23 6:19:36 PM #45:	Revelation34 posted... Wat i have played edna and harvey and deponia and both of them involve you doing a bunch of really bad shit and both have depressing endings that i dont feel add anything to the game. im not calling them racist or anything, im just saying both are kind of mean spirited in a way i dont find very funny or interesting --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate_reaver posted [p:974625630] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Revelation34 posted... </cite><quote>Wat</quote>i have played edna and harvey and deponia and both of them involve you doing a bunch of really bad shit and both have depressing endings that i dont feel add anything to the game. im not calling them racist or anything, im just saying both are kind of mean spirited in a way i dont find very funny or interesting</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AuthenticZac 07/04/23 6:25:13 PM #46:	HylianFox posted... Well yeah it's racist, but you gotta admit "monkey organ grinder with human dancer in a fez" is kinda funny in itself Oh, definitely. I feel like I've seen that gag from an old Mickey Mouse (maybe Popeye?) episode. The racial aspect just made it land in an entirely different direction. --- https://i.imgur.com/MUJCZY9.png My Personal Backlog (I might have a problem) - https://i.imgur.com/J5WPXNq.png <cite>AuthenticZac posted [p:974625731] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite><quote>Well yeah it's racist, but you gotta admit "monkey organ grinder with human dancer in a fez" is kinda funny in itself</quote>Oh, definitely. I feel like I've seen that gag from an old Mickey Mouse (maybe Popeye?) episode. The racial aspect just made it land in an entirely different direction.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 07/05/23 2:10:59 AM #47:	AuthenticZac posted... I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive. There are other things that the character does that people might find more mean-spirited though, such as ~~killing off a pod of baby dolphins to create Tuna for a cat.~~ It's why I recommend Anna's Quest, because while it is from the same dev team, her character actually wants to be helpful and do good. Is it bad that that made me laugh? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms, Switch: SW-1900-5502-7912 <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:974633207] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>AuthenticZac posted...</cite><quote>I mean, to each their own, but that one in particular stuck out to me as a bit racially insensitive. There are other things that the character does that people might find more mean-spirited though, such as killing off a pod of baby dolphins to create Tuna for a cat.It's why I recommend Anna's Quest, because while it is from the same dev team, her character actually wants to be helpful and do good. </quote>Is it bad that that made me laugh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/05/23 2:12:00 AM #48:	That's just the way modern AAA gaming works. If you don't sell six million copies in the first couple weeks, the studio is bankrupt. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:974633215] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>That's just the way modern AAA gaming works.If you don't sell six million copies in the first couple weeks, the studio is bankrupt.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 07/05/23 2:16:28 AM #49:	It's $41 on Xbox this week, I figured it would be half off first sale. I'll buy it when it's under $5. --- "They speak of progress, in red, white and blue. It's the structure of the future as demise comes seething through." <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:974633263] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>It's $41 on Xbox this week, I figured it would be half off first sale. I'll buy it when it's under $5.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/05/23 4:49:16 AM #50:	Does deadelic's point n clicks have nice puzzles? Kinda want to try them out now. --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: dave the diver He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:974634414] in LotR Gollu... [t:80497065]...</cite> <quote>Does deadelic's point n clicks have nice puzzles? Kinda want to try them out now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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