The Lord of the Rings Online

It never quite convinces you that you are in Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

User Rating: 6.5 | The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar PC

By dominus_tecum | Review Date: November 22, 2007

The Good: Much better-behaved and mature community than in most mmo's. All games have nutjobs, but decidely fewer here. Great graphics. Tanks are usually boring to play, but the tank here, the Guardian class, is quite complex and interesting.

The bad: Tries darn hard to remain faithful to the lore, but in the end, does not feel like Middle-Earh. Mindless boar-hunting waiting for drops, grindy crafting with not much to show for it, and a mind-numbing travelling system, means this title is indistinguishable from all the othe MMORPG's save for the theme. After cancelling the subscription, I reinstalled Guild Wars, and even though it is older, it was refreshing after all the silly time-sink things present in subscription games.

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