[color=yellow]*POSSIBLE SPOILERS* (LOTR Third Age)[/color]

I've now had a chance to really get started on LOTRTTA, so here's a first impression. I don't know if it is just this game in particular or the PS2 experience in general, but it feels like a much less 'intense' experience than on the PC. Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying playing tremendously, just noticing a different 'feel' between the two.

Either I am finally coming to grips with the controls as well, or this game is a bit more user-friendly than KH!

I like being able to see what percentage of the quests/game I have actually been able to complete, 7% so far, which has taken me around 7 hours, so based on that I still have lots to do.

I'm wandering around in Moria at the moment, but need to go back I think to the first part to finish off a couple of quests, the 83% quests completed is like a red flag to a bull, and I desperately want to see 100% there!

Personally, I would like to have seen a bit more variation in the enemies I come across, but I'm hoping for new ones as I get further into the game.

I do like the visual interpretation of 'skill moves' and the equivalent of spells, and while all the film clips from LOTR may be considered by some not really relevant to this particular story, I still enjoy watching them and think they provide a nice link between the two stories.

To be continued........