{"id":263564,"date":"2021-01-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-falls-back-to-2022\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T20:00:00","slug":"the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-falls-back-to-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-falls-back-to-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord of the Rings: Gollum falls back to 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"its-still-coming-to-pc-and-consoles-including-switch\">It&#8217;s still coming to PC and consoles, including Switch<\/h2> <p>I&#8217;m not sure how much I&#8217;m into the idea of a Gollum video game, particularly since the <a href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/stories\/despite-the-claim-that-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-wouldn-t-take-cues-from-the-jackson-films-it-looks-pretty-similar-589763.phtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first pre-alpha shots came out<\/a>, but my stance could change with time. <em>The Lord of the Rings: Gollum<\/em> isn&#8217;t launching this year, after all &ndash; it&#8217;s now aiming for 2022 and Nacon is co-publishing with Daedalic Entertainment.<\/p> <p>The companies reiterated that the release plans include PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.<\/p> <p>From what we&#8217;ve <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/stories\/gollum-is-a-stealth-parkour-game-that-s-mostly-non-combat-601516.phtml\" rel=\"noopener\">heard so far<\/a>, <em>Gollum<\/em> is a blend of narrative decision making &ndash; a battle of wits between his dueling personalities &ndash; and slinking around in the shadows, striking only when the coast is clear. I can&#8217;t say that sneaky climbing sounds all that riveting to me, but the more choice-based adventure gameplay could turn out well. As for the exaggerated art direction, we&#8217;ll see. I&#8217;m just not sold yet.<\/p> <p>It&#8217;s been a wacky run for <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em> video games over the past decade, and I don&#8217;t just mean <em>Shadow of Mordor<\/em><em><\/em>. Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/111900\/Guardians_of_Middleearth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>Guardians of Middle-earth<\/em><\/a>? 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