The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

1. adamsfall

   Jun 14, 2012

   10

   Picked this game up again after 7 years and it still feels fantastic. It aged well and I am having just as much fun with it this time around.Picked this game up again after 7 years and it still feels fantastic. It aged well and I am having just as much fun with it this time around. Buy it. Just do it.… Expand

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2. MickB.

   Nov 8, 2004

   10

   If you are a Lord of the Rings fan and like RPG games, this is YOUR GAME. It looks great, ties into the stories without messing with them and If you are a Lord of the Rings fan and like RPG games, this is YOUR GAME. It looks great, ties into the stories without messing with them and once you really start playing the system you realize that EVERYTHING you do has consequence in how your characters develop. Third Age rocks!… Expand

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4. John

   Jan 2, 2005

   10

   The best RPG to date.

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5. Gamejunky

   Nov 17, 2004

   9

   I liked this game a lot. It was just what I was after - An rpg set in middle earth. There are probably of course better rpgs out there (that I liked this game a lot. It was just what I was after - An rpg set in middle earth. There are probably of course better rpgs out there (that of course depends very much on rpg tastes) , but I thought this one did a good job. If you like the movies alot and like the idea of a more streamlined rpg, odds are you're really gonna like this one. It's combat is turn based which is something I really like since you can never get the same level of strategy in real time combat as you can with turn based. Somehow the combat feels exciting but doesn't seem to get too repetitive since there's alot of different variety in how they mix up the different monsters which makes it so you want to always change your strategy based upon situation. A good description of the combat is think of recent Final Fantasy games. It's very similar. If you like your RPGs to be very micro management and numbers oriented, there's a chance you may not like this one, but if you like the idea of an RPG that's fast paced (minimal downtime and upkeep etc), easy to pickup, and has many of the monotonous logistical aspects done away with, you'll probably like this one a great deal. They basically made an RPG here that leaves in the fun aspect of what makes an rpg great, but got rid of the micromanagement and maintanence aspects. The emphasis here is exploration, and straight forward combat. There is of course still logisitical aspect there, but they're not overdone to where you spend more time number crunching, scientific testing etc, but instead just pick up the controller and lose yourself in the adventure. … Expand

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6. EricJ.

   Jan 7, 2005

   9

   I'm not really a fan or RPG's but god damn is this a great game. Probably due to me liking LOTR the movie soo much, but also I'm not really a fan or RPG's but god damn is this a great game. Probably due to me liking LOTR the movie soo much, but also probably due to this being such a good game. I recomend this to anyone who likes RPGs and to anyone who doesn't, I think you'd like it.… Expand

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7. BlakDak666

   Jun 7, 2017

   8

   While it has forgettable characters, a terrible plot, bugs and an overload of items that weren't tested or needed in the final product, TheWhile it has forgettable characters, a terrible plot, bugs and an overload of items that weren't tested or needed in the final product, The Third Age was a wet dream for those engrossed in the Lord of The Rings craze in the early 2000s. A turn based RPG that had the soundtrack of all three films added (and being so fantastic anyways it's a no brainer), having bosses and enemies that felt awesome to defeat just made the experience so fun. If you are a Lord of The Rings fan, a medieval RPG fan or both, playing this game for the combat and strategy will definitely be the strongest thing you can take away from it and smile proudly.… Expand

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8. vonRichington

   Mar 26, 2017

   3

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The things Lord of The Rings: the third age managed to get right, namely it's fairly decent (though inconsistent) graphics and RPG mechanics, are severely overshadowed by atrocious storytelling, lazy writing, and generally unlikable characters.
   
   The Game has you playing with your own little fellowship; Berethor, an edgy jerk from Gondor who has a Morgul curse on him making him even more annoying and edgy, Idrial, who is basically Arwen if she got friendzoned, Elegost, a ranger who's just kinda there, Hadhod, who's basically Gimli if he was a bit more emo, Morwen, who's basically Eowen if she didn't get friendzoned and used a pair of axes instead of a sword, and Eaoden, who is a massive troll.
   Your little band of heroes travels through many iconic Lord of The Rings locations, such as the Mines of Moria, where you fight the Balrog with Gandalf, for, some reason, Helms Deep, where the major plot twist happens, Osgiliath, where the OTHER major plot twist happens, Minas Tirith, where the background looks like somone scrubbed fecal matter on a field and said, "this is an army", the Pelannor Fields, where Mumakils will either roll over and die, or confuse/paralyze you until you roll over and die, and where Aragorn tells Berethor he bows to no one.
   Then go fight the Eye of Sauron atop Barad-Ur, and watch as the game just ends after you kill him.
   As you can tell, the story moreso resembles a bad fanfiction than the Lord of The Rings story.
   And if all that wasn't enough for you, play Evil Mode, where you get to kill the heroes over and over again.
   
   The gameplay becomes very tedious and boring as there are relatively few enemy types, and they mainly throw upgraded versions of the same thing at you with little variance.
   One other glaring issue is the relative lack of NPCs throughout the game, with only a few areas having any, almost none of whom contribute anything to the plot whatsoever, there is also a total lack of shops, all equipment is looted from the areas you travel through.
   
   All in all, this is a sub-par game with a few redeeming qualities that just don't make up for the time that it takes to slog through to the end.… Expand

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