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The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Dev Working On New LOTR Game

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Daedliac Entertainment isn’t through with Lord of the Rings just yet. Another game is the works by the studio, one that hasn’t been revealed already.

According to IGN, the game will be another 3D action adventure that will “transport the player into a lush world full of mythical creatures and magic.” That is to say, it’s going to be within the Lord of the Rings universe. Earlier this week, the studio released the first LOTR game it was working on to a largely negative response.

While this is all early stuff, its codename, It’s Magic, does point to potentially focusing on a wizard in the franchise. It’s supposedly coming out sometime next year.

Centered around Smeagel — and in turn, Gollum — The Lord of the Rings: Gollum saw players stepping into the shoes of one of the most iconic characters from the franchise, the problem is it didn’t look good, which was a problem for one of the first current-gen games publicly announced. It didn’t help that heightened immersion was blocked behind a paywall, and so too, was an emoji pack.

If this project really does come to fruition, they’re gonna need magic to revive its reputation with the Lord of the Rings community.

The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Is 20 Hours On A “Relaxed” Playthrough

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

The much-maligned upcoming The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will apparently be 20 hours long if the player is doing a “relaxed” playthrough. We aren’t sure the entire scope of the game, but it does seem to be a rather fair length.

During an interview with GamingBolt, producer Harald Riegler expressed how players who decide to go with a more “relaxed” pace will get through the game in about 20 hours. Of course, it’s also mentioned that others could complete the game faster if they aren’t as thorough.

He encourages people to take their time, though, and take in the scenery and “breathe the air of Middle-earth.” Not sure we’d want to in Daedalic Entertainment’s stealth adventure as Gollum, but we’ll keep that in mind.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was previously hit with a bit of controversy last month surrounding its optional DLC that unlocked more characters speaking Sindarin in not-so-key sections. You can pick up your copy when it releases to current and past-gen consoles on May 25.