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

Pleasantly slow-paced, beautiful scenery, easy-to-achieve objectives, and whimsical plotlines! This game is meant to be played a little bit each day, but it teaches real-life skills as well, surprisingly (the names of plants to forage, how to cook with combinations of textures and flavors, gardening companion-planting, and other things!)

Meu sistema de pesca e cozinha favoritos, não é desafiador, gostoso para relaxar. Dá para perceber que foi feito com muito amor e carinho S2

No there is no combat, yes it's easy, it's meant to be! It's calm and cozy and happy and gives you all the good feelings without any frustration. Perfect to play when you just need to relax.

The perfect cozy, cute game!

Persönlich kann ich es wirklich empfehlen. Es ist so schön gemacht. Die Quests sind nicht langweilig, die gemeinsamen Essen sind toll um Beziehungen zu verbessern und neue Dinge freizuschalten. Man bekommt wirklich viel von anderen Hobbits als Dankeschön, so kann man viel verändern im Haus/Garten und es sich richtig gemütlich machen. Das Kochen und sammeln gefällt mir am Besten. Durch den Verkauf gesammelter Dinge kann man sich eben noch mehr holen um seine Hobbithöhle zu verschönern. Es macht einfach Spaß, allen im Spiel zu helfen und dadurch wird es auch nie langweilig. Man hat immer was zu tun und entwickelt sich weiter.

I have more hours than steam is showing since I mainly play it offline. I beat the "story mode" in 10 hours. The best parts of this game are really good and showcase the potential. The worst parts of the game are why some other cozy games will outlast it if more work isn't put into it, and more content added. I recommend this game if more content is added. If not, then I would only get it on discount. Pros- Cooking: Easily the best feature in the game. Super fun, lots of ways to mix and match to make any meal you want any flavor you want. If the rest of the game was this well done and complex, it would be legendary. Gardening: Fairly in depth gardening for a non-farming simulator game. Seasons matter, some produce grows well with certain other produce, while not growing well with others. Fishing: mimics real fishing better than other games in the genre, and is a nice blend of challenging and rewarding. Home Customisation: lots of options to choose from, and Customisation for some aspects of the home I don't see in other games. Atmosphere: it's a cute, cozy game with hobbit related atmosphere and it works well together. Potential: if they can add some depth and a couple of things to do (mentioned later), this could be a really good game. Cons- Mission design: awful. "Run here, do this. Run there, do that." I think you actually DO something in a mission ( like cook, or whatever) a single digit number of times. Story: I beat it in 10 hours, and the poor mission design makes it feel even worse. Character Customisation: not many options, and some of the options you do have are hard to be able to tell apart. Depth: both characters and missions seem pretty shallow. On top of that, the game could benefit from special occasions. Like a weekly cooking competition, along with competition for other things. Like, growing the best veggie for the week, or biggest catch, since the game tracks the fish size. This is an area of the game where a lot of ground can be made up to make the game so much better on top of what can be a solid foundation.

If you have a few hours to immerse yourself in a stress-free and whimsical game then I do highly recommend Tales of the Shire. The quests are fetched-based, and the overall gameplay follows blueprints similar to Cozy Grove, Animal Crossing, etc. My favorite thing to do in this game is collect ingredients, explore and create meals. However, I do hope there are more clothing items and furniture options added in the near future. I suggest waiting to buy this game when it is discounted, $34.99 felt a little overpriced for the depth of the game.