drunkymonkey
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I borrowed 1 from a friend, wary that it was just another RTS, as said in PC Gamer UK and a host of other game magazines/sites.
Anyways, that's just what it is, a traditional RTS, and that's why I hate it. There's some great stuff there that I really, really love (such as the powers and being able to spawn the army of the dead and stuff), but it just doesn't fit in with the traditional RTS. It's just so damn lazy. I got to admit that sometimes, it's excellent. For example, holding off Helm's Deepend from the orcs while they launched their vicious attack pwns, and every time Gandalf used his special abilities is a treat. It was excellent when the horn of Rohan blew and the reinforcements finally came and relieved me. Really, really good, in fact.
But the fact is, instances like that are criminally underused. Most of the time, the game is slow and tedious. It nowhere near matches the excellent combat of Dawn of War, but I like the setting of LOTR better and that's what's so irriating about it, the fact that brilliance shines through, but is overshadowed by mediocrity.
I played the sequel's demo, and there really isn't that much improvement. The graphics hardly changed, and neither did the gameplay elements (except that you can build your base anywhere now).
Oh, I dunno, anyone else feel the same?
Anyways, that's just what it is, a traditional RTS, and that's why I hate it. There's some great stuff there that I really, really love (such as the powers and being able to spawn the army of the dead and stuff), but it just doesn't fit in with the traditional RTS. It's just so damn lazy. I got to admit that sometimes, it's excellent. For example, holding off Helm's Deepend from the orcs while they launched their vicious attack pwns, and every time Gandalf used his special abilities is a treat. It was excellent when the horn of Rohan blew and the reinforcements finally came and relieved me. Really, really good, in fact.
But the fact is, instances like that are criminally underused. Most of the time, the game is slow and tedious. It nowhere near matches the excellent combat of Dawn of War, but I like the setting of LOTR better and that's what's so irriating about it, the fact that brilliance shines through, but is overshadowed by mediocrity.
I played the sequel's demo, and there really isn't that much improvement. The graphics hardly changed, and neither did the gameplay elements (except that you can build your base anywhere now).
Oh, I dunno, anyone else feel the same?