Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings™ Game

I would prefer to give a mixed review, but overall I can't recommend. The gameplay is quite tedious and boring at times. I love slice of life, farming, life sims, especially those that have interesting stories and character relationships. This one seems to lean to hard on being a licensed property than actually making an interesting game. Character design is iffy, gameplay loop drags and overall outside of grinding out MAX relationships/club ranks, most everything you want to do in the game can be done in the first 3 seasons of the game. With all that being said, if you can get the game cheap and only expect about 8-10 hours of non-fully repeating gameplay, then I say pick it up just for the atmosphere of playing a farming game in middle earth.

I reluctantly don't recommend it, but it could be fine if you get it on sale. I finished the game at about 50 hours mark. I didn't realize it was over; after the main story line, it's just a grind to level up in the different skills (gardening, cooking, foraging, fishing), which don't open at the beginning of the game. It would make more sense for those skills to level earlier, and would make the later part of the game less tedious. I don't understand why they didn't realize the content supports a short game and that's that-- they stretch it out, and the last part is kind of a slog. Many of the hours are just spent planting and harvesting and watering, if you get a good sized garden going. I wouldn't have bothered with all of that if I'd known the game was over and there was no reason to make money or take things further. In retrospect, I should've googled whether the game was over (I finally did once I finished the clubs and nothing happened for a few days), but I also think the game could've made it clearer that there was nothing more that would happen. If they had paced it better, and priced it better, it would've been a good enough game. Not great, but hey, at least you get to be a hobbit.

This game is pretty 10/10. I fell in love with the foraging, the decorating, and even some of the characters. I beg that y'all consider making a multiplayer feature because there is nothing more that i want than to be a hobbit with my friends. And if yall ever consider doing that, more decor would also be amazing. I love yall and this game has been so much fun. TY for making this and letting me live my cozy hobbit dreams

Mon avis est mitigé concernant ce jeu. En tant que fan de Tolkien, je suis un peu déçue car le jeu manque de profondeur et d'immersion. On a l'impression de jouer à un simple farming sim sous l'apparence de hobbit. Il manque également de matière pour être considéré comme un super jeu de jardinage et de déco. Cependant j'apprécie tout de même y jouer pour d'autres raisons : - Les parties collecte d'ingrédients, cuisine et décoration sont sympa - Le jeu est relaxant, on ne se prend vraiment pas le chou En résumé : Si vous êtes très attaché à l'univers de Tokien, il y a un risque que vous soyez déçu Si vous êtes fan de Stardew Valley, vous pourriez trouver cela un peu léger Si vous cherchez un jeu tranquille, positif et relaxant. Il pourrait bien vous plaire.

Sadly I cannot recommend this game. I like the foraging and the cooking OK, and if you liked those parts of Stardew Valley, you might too. But the story and quests are bland, the world is small and not immersive, the NPCs lack any charm or personality so interacting with them is a chore, the graphics are glitchy, and décor options for your hobbit hole are limited.

[h2]Cozy but flawed[/h2] I highly recommend this game for anyone looking for a chill, cozy experience, despite certain bugs and the lack of content. Here’s my short breakdown: [hr][/hr] [h3][u]Cons[/u][/h3] [list] [*]No auto-save feature [*]Occasional FPS drops [*]Bugs ranging from glitchy characters to items disappearing after purchase [*]In edit mode, you can sometimes place an item and be unable to stash it back [*]The game can randomly freeze while editing [*]The story is too short [*]I would have loved more updates, bug fixes, and better optimization, but sadly it doesn’t seem like there will be any [/list] [h3][u]Pros[/u][/h3] [list] [*]Extremely cozy, “turn off your brain” kind of game [*]Cooking, foraging, fishing, and gardening [*]Decorating your Hobbit hole (one of my favorite parts of the game) [*]Leveling up friendships with the townsfolk unlocks many features and rewards [*]Not overly grindy; you can take your time and just vibe, though it does have small grindy aspects (which I personally enjoy) [*]The main story combined with side quests feels wholesome [*]Adorable art style [/list] [hr][/hr] [b]Overall:[/b] If you’re looking for a relaxing, low-pressure cozy game set in a charming world, this is worth playing. Just be aware of the technical issues and short story.

Итак, я залипла в игру на 19ч хочу отметить вот что: Из положительных моментов: + очень уютный дизайн локаций и персонажей + диалоги (противостояние двух дедов х)) + механика готовки + указатели квестов и предметов, которые легко заметны, но выглядят как часть мира + хоббичья кладовка вообще в моем сердечке + отсылки на Айнулиндалэ в диалоге Дельфи и Гендальфа (кто-то помнит про песнь творения, йей) Из отрицательных моментов: - из доступа пропадают предметы декора (моя кроватка из мирквуда Т-Т) (WTF?) - временами не отмечается прогресс в заданиях клуба (WTF?) - помимо основной сюжетной линии (и даже параллельно с ней) в игре совершенно нечем заняться. Активности клуба быстро наскучивают, как и забеги по локации в поисках съедобных штук. - кнопка пропуска времени. Я даже комментировать не буду. - что с экономикой? почему я не могу себе позволить без проблем и усиленного фарма купить красивую клумбу к концу сюжетной линии? (см. предыдущий пункт: заняться после ежедневного полива гороха и морковки нечем) - что с режимом посева? почему он часть режима декора? это не очень удобно. ------- Крч, если доработать то это будет хорошая игра. Пока в ней много багов, да и играть банально скучно.