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Lord of the Rings: War in the North |OT| Not just another LotR game
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Barack Lesnar
Banned
Got my GMG key and am pre-loading now.
BTW, IGN video review is up...got a 7.0, about what I expected (mostly 7s and low 8s):
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/10/31/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-video-review
I didn't watch the vid due to possible spoilers and such so I'm not sure what were the pros and cons.
BTW, IGN video review is up...got a 7.0, about what I expected (mostly 7s and low 8s):
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/10/31/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-video-review
I didn't watch the vid due to possible spoilers and such so I'm not sure what were the pros and cons.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
I wonder if the reviewer is a fan of loot games because their combat is usually very repetitive (see: Diablo). Finding items is what keeps you going. We'll see... I hope it doesn't get boring.
Heavy said:
(without spoilers)
Pros:
+ Solid visual style inspired by the films (or "great graphics" as they put it
)+ 3-player co-op works well
Cons:
- Repetitive combat, fight a lot of same-looking Orcs throughout the game
- "Boring", one-dimensional characters
- Playing solo isn't seamless since you cannot switch characters on the fly and you have to wait until the end of each section order to switch.
- Can't give orders to your AI teammates when playing solo (as opposed to...other hack n' slash action RPG's where you can do that?)
The review sounds overly negative given the score the chose to give it. If I hadn't seen the 7/10 ahead of time I would have assumed it would have been 5/10 based on how the review sounded alone.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Thanks for the review summary.
why is steam saying 14 hours till unlock? that would be 4pm eastern tomorrow. If it's not unlocked by midnight I'm goin to bed
why is steam saying 14 hours till unlock? that would be 4pm eastern tomorrow. If it's not unlocked by midnight I'm goin to bed
NullPointer
Member
I didn't know you could switch between them at all. So this is kindof good news ;PSalazar said:
How does it work?
Last Hearth
Member
What did the review say about loot? Don't they know that this type of game the most important thing is loot, followed by co-op?
Last Hearth said:
Per the usual for IGN, the review itself was pretty shitty in that it lacked a lot of detail and glossed over some of the more important discussion points related to the genre. I'm going to ignore the IGN review for the simple fact that the reviewer didn't seem to be a fan of the genre AT ALL.
GameTrailers review is up: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-lotr-war-in/723395
Well-done review, makes decent arguments for the pros and cons it calls out; much better than IGN's dribble...
7.2
Well-done review, makes decent arguments for the pros and cons it calls out; much better than IGN's dribble...
Last Hearth
Member
Interestingly Gametrailer gave the story a higher rating than gameplay?
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
A few more we've found - Lots of smaller sites seem to just give thoughts, and no scores. Those are listed.
They're literally just listed in the order I found them.
http://thekoalition.com/2011/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-the-best-lotr-game/ - 8/10
http://thriftynerd.com/2011/11/lord-...-north-review/ -4/5
http://www.gamefront.com/lord-of-the...-north-review/ - 85/100
http://mmomfg.com/2011/11/01/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-1101/ (No score, just Pros/Cons)
http://crosseyedgaming.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north/ (No score, just Pros/Cons)
http://gameolosophy.com/games/action/lotr-war-in-the-north-review/ (no score that I saw?)
http://fanboydestroy.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/review-the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north/ (A-)
They're literally just listed in the order I found them.
http://thekoalition.com/2011/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-the-best-lotr-game/ - 8/10
http://thriftynerd.com/2011/11/lord-...-north-review/ -4/5
http://www.gamefront.com/lord-of-the...-north-review/ - 85/100
http://mmomfg.com/2011/11/01/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-1101/ (No score, just Pros/Cons)
http://crosseyedgaming.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north/ (No score, just Pros/Cons)
http://gameolosophy.com/games/action/lotr-war-in-the-north-review/ (no score that I saw?)
http://fanboydestroy.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/review-the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north/ (A-)
SnowblindTina
LotR: War in the North Community Manager
NullPointer
Member
Anybody know if the PC version supports an xbox controller? I don't see the usual icon on steam.
Xander51
Member
It's live on OnLive and I checked out the trial...I'm impressed! The combat system is really fun and much more involved than I was expecting. The animation is incredibly smooth. The mouse and keyboard controls required a little more finger aerobics across the keyboard than I'm used to, but they seem to be mapped well and I'd adjust to them with some more time.
NullPointer - It works just fine with an Xbox controller on OnLive, so I think you're good to go.
NullPointer - It works just fine with an Xbox controller on OnLive, so I think you're good to go.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Salazar said:
The bits have to travel further man. That's expensive and takes longer.
Lonesome_Raod
Member
Looking forward to picking this up. Probably in the January sales because of the WTF release date for the UK.
Loxley said:(without spoilers)
Pros:
+ Solid visual style inspired by the films (or "great graphics" as they put it
+ 3-player co-op works well
Cons:
- Repetitive combat, fight a lot of same-looking Orcs throughout the game
- "Boring", one-dimensional characters
- Playing solo isn't seamless since you cannot switch characters on the fly and you have to wait until the end of each section order to switch.
- Can't give orders to your AI teammates when playing solo (as opposed to...other hack n' slash action RPG's where you can do that?)
The review sounds overly negative given the score the chose to give it. If I hadn't seen the 7/10 ahead of time I would have assumed it would have been 5/10 based on how the review sounded alone.
WTF! Are you kidding me? Could they have found a reviewer who possibly knew even less about the genre? Awful, just awful. Not even considering this terrible reviewers opinion.
The only review I need to read is Garnett's over on Shacknews. Huge fan of the genre and he's already said over twitter than he absolutely recommends it to people who love these kind of games.
dragonlife
Member
I haven't played too many loot games, but this one seems like it could be interesting. The Loremaster seems like the most fun.
I think I'll wait on a sale. I'll keep an eye on the thread for impressions as well, so post, post, post, please!
I think I'll wait on a sale. I'll keep an eye on the thread for impressions as well, so post, post, post, please!
Gametrailers' review is up. - 7.2/10
They've got some minor spoilers in their review, FYI.
Despite having the same score as the IGN review, GT seemed a lot more positive about the game. They actually compliment the combat quite a bit, but do say that it's a multitude of smaller things that bring the experience down (mostly dealing with the combat, oddly enough).
"If you've been hard-up for a cooperative loot-bonanza, War in the North is worth sinking a weekend into. Its lack of variety and polish however, makes it hard to imagine it will have any sort of longevity. Unless you're thrilled by the idea of exploring Snowblind's take on this corner of Middle-Earth, you should approach with caution."
Story - 7.8
Design - 7.2
Gameplay - 7.3
Presentation - 7.0
They've got some minor spoilers in their review, FYI.
Despite having the same score as the IGN review, GT seemed a lot more positive about the game. They actually compliment the combat quite a bit, but do say that it's a multitude of smaller things that bring the experience down (mostly dealing with the combat, oddly enough).
"If you've been hard-up for a cooperative loot-bonanza, War in the North is worth sinking a weekend into. Its lack of variety and polish however, makes it hard to imagine it will have any sort of longevity. Unless you're thrilled by the idea of exploring Snowblind's take on this corner of Middle-Earth, you should approach with caution."
Story - 7.8
Design - 7.2
Gameplay - 7.3
Presentation - 7.0
Barack Lesnar
Banned
"worth sinking a weekend into"?
"no longevity"?
That's a bummer. I dunno, for a loot whore I can't see how the game doesn't have longevity... takes 2-3 play-throughs to reach the level cap, and each play-through/difficulty level has better quality items. Unless the combat is so utterly boring that it's a chore to replay it...
Anyway, why the heck can't I play yet...unlocks in 6 hours :/
"no longevity"?
That's a bummer. I dunno, for a loot whore I can't see how the game doesn't have longevity... takes 2-3 play-throughs to reach the level cap, and each play-through/difficulty level has better quality items. Unless the combat is so utterly boring that it's a chore to replay it...
Anyway, why the heck can't I play yet...unlocks in 6 hours :/
Loxley said:
Beaten by 8 hrs. or so: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32312046&postcount=268
The Mana Legend
Banned
Does this support the use of a controller? I am not a big fan of using keyboard/mouse for third-person hack 'n slashes (unless they have the Diablo-styled camera).
Also, what are the PC recommendations?
Also, what are the PC recommendations?
Fine Ham Abounds
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Picking up this puppy at Kmart at lunch for $20~