(Lord of the Rings Online)
My character, Spamwise Hamgee, just hit 59th level, down in the bowels of Moria this weekend. He was quite pleased with himself, and had some bread and jam to celebrate.
What I *adore* about this game, is how much effort the designers put into building an entire game universe whose story takes place during, and intermeshes nearly seamlessly with the story of the Lord of the Rings.
When you first arrive at Bree, the ranger Strider is there. After a few adventures, you return, to find he's gone on ahead, on a mission of great importance.
At the top of Weathertop, you find evidence of a recent battle.
At Rivendell, you meet Boromir, Legolas, Gimli and help them with tasks that must be completed before they can set out on their journey, and then you watch the fellowship depart. It's stunning.
Spamwise arrived at Moria to find that the fellowship had already passed through, and now a company of dwarves had arrived to push back the orc threat and retake Moria.
The bridge of Khazad-dum is broken.
There is a charred, broken corpse of a balrog on the mountain peaks.
The game is truly amazing. At super-high quality graphics resolution, you feel you're walking through a painting. At all times, you feel as though you're truly living within Middle Earth.
This is best true roleplaying game I've ever encountered.
My character, Spamwise Hamgee, just hit 59th level, down in the bowels of Moria this weekend. He was quite pleased with himself, and had some bread and jam to celebrate.
What I *adore* about this game, is how much effort the designers put into building an entire game universe whose story takes place during, and intermeshes nearly seamlessly with the story of the Lord of the Rings.
When you first arrive at Bree, the ranger Strider is there. After a few adventures, you return, to find he's gone on ahead, on a mission of great importance.
At the top of Weathertop, you find evidence of a recent battle.
At Rivendell, you meet Boromir, Legolas, Gimli and help them with tasks that must be completed before they can set out on their journey, and then you watch the fellowship depart. It's stunning.
Spamwise arrived at Moria to find that the fellowship had already passed through, and now a company of dwarves had arrived to push back the orc threat and retake Moria.
The bridge of Khazad-dum is broken.
There is a charred, broken corpse of a balrog on the mountain peaks.
The game is truly amazing. At super-high quality graphics resolution, you feel you're walking through a painting. At all times, you feel as though you're truly living within Middle Earth.
This is best true roleplaying game I've ever encountered.
