Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game Video Review

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game Reviewed by Travis Northup on PC, also available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game is the Grima Wormtongue of games: it whispered many wonderful promises into my ear, but by the end I was left a wretched shadow of my former self. I tried my best to enjoy my time in the Shire, but these joy killing bugs and performance issues stopped me in my tracks. With life sim mechanics that are shallow as they come, terrible technical performance, and almost nothing original to say, Tales of the Shire disappoints every step of the way. There’s hints of a better game to be found in its slightly more robust cooking mechanics, as well as the occasionally amusing writing and dialogue that prove this setting was indeed ripe for a life sim if executed better – but like a Silmaril, those dreams have vanished deep in the depths of Angband.