Games set in Middle - Earth have always been a bit of a interracial bag . However , Lord of the Rings : Gollumlooks to be an exciting novel entry . Gollum certainly make an interesting   — albeit odd   — pick for a protagonist . Daedalic Entertainment , which serve as both developer and publishing company , has n’t shown off a lot of the secret plan yet but latterly share a teaser dawdler . The devs have since shared quite a chip ofinfo aboutGollum ’s gameplayand how it ties into the world of Middle - Earth .

Set to issue sometime in 2021,Lord of the Rings : Gollumwill seem on PC , PS5 , and Xbox Series X. Daedalic has said it ’s design to expand Gollum ’s story beyond the beginning material in J.R.R. Tolkien ’s record , which means some surprise are likely in store for the character and those who play the game .

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So far , the story seems to focus on Gollum as he ’s stranded in Mordor and looking for a way out . This is why a big part of the gameplay will be focused on stealth . Players can purloin around to avoid enemy and go up up sheer cliffs and magniloquent buildings by using Gollum ’s wanderer - similar climbing skills . Daedalic has compared the stealth mechanic toPrince of Persia , and the sneaking around inLotR : Gollumwill feel true to the creepy character . After all , Gollum was more of a stealthy aggressor than a dependable warrior in the Christian Bible . It would n’t make sentience to have him taking on enemies header - on .

Lord of the Rings: Gollum Isn’t Just A Stealth Game

While stealing will play a large part inLord of the Rings : Gollum , it ’s not the only thing rooter have to look onwards to . The other significant mechanic will involve make choices as his two personality , Gollum and Sméagol . Gollum ’s duel psyches make for all sorts of plot twists in the books and moving-picture show , and it ’ll be interesting to see how that affects gameplay as well . Devs at Daedalic have said this will castrate the narrative choices quite a fleck , as players who expend Gollum to a great extent will have dissimilar outcomes than those who opt side with Sméagol . This wo n’t falsify the fib overall , sinceDaedalic is staying close to seed material , but it will provide variations in the journey along the way , as the narrative is expand for the game .

It appears that people wo n’t be playing solely as Gollum / Sméagol either . Daedalic has teased allies to help Gollum along the way , and has sound out that these ally will come with special abilities . This means buff could be seeing some favorite like Aragorn or Gandalf at some point inGollum’sstory , and various Elves as well , since they would all live within the narrative of this prequel .

As 2021 nears , Daedalic should share more information regardingThe Lord of the Rings : Gollum . Gollum is an interesting , and somewhat unique , character that should be refreshful to ascendence liken to the typical action - escapade zep , and it sounds like the gameplay will reflectGollum ’s dueling personalitiesquite well .

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