The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

Preface: I got the game from Humble Choice. I enjoyed it for a bit and purchased the expansion pack. I regret doing so because the dwarves I rescued don't do a whole lot except for the gatherer who does take care of the crops. I played the game on normal for the majority of my play through and then without anyone to play with and not getting enough ore to upgrade I ended up going a little more easy mode. That said, the game was NOT easy mostly because of design flaws. You constantly need better gear which is attained AFTER you need it. The map is absolute garbage and doesn't show any detail, likely due to this I never found a few ranger camps. I deleted the game today when there was no where else to explore except the deep ravines. Of course in attempting to go down there I fell and died. That was enough to make me rage quit and delete the game. Before you think I'm a whiney noob, look at my played games. I play a lot of games like this, I enjoy exploration, discovery and rebuilding.... this took a bit of fun out of that for me. At least I'm only out 15 bucks and I think I played enough to justify it. I should add that I was in Desolation when this occurred, pretty far into the game. In the end I cannot recommend this game unless you just want to prove me wrong and like to suffer =P

MOOOOORIA!!

This game immediately scratches the itch for a survival/base builder style game. Then after nearly 40 hours of playing, the repetitiveness and non-rewarding nature of playing this game becomes completely unbearable. There is nothing more excruciating than building the next tier of weapon, only for 2 whole seconds later hearing "I need a better weapon" and immediately feeling like you are swinging a wet noodle. Speaking of combat. How about we go from killing normal orcs, to killing orcs with a helmet on, to killing orcs with a helmet and armor on, to killing orcs with armor on that glows purple. Riveting gameplay. Do not recommend. The map system constantly breaks. Leaving you wandering endlessly with no idea where you actually need to go. Also, the cooking system feels terrible. There is 0 incentive to craft the better and better foods, as they all fill your hunger and health bar to full. You don't get better and better buffs for cooking the really expensive food. Overall, go play literally any other survival base builder. You will have a better time.

Ein richtig gelungenes Zwergen-Abenteuer! Durch Morias Hallen zu ziehen und die verschütteten Wege freizulegen macht einfach Spaß. Hinter dem Geröll kommen immer wieder wunderschöne Zwergenhallen und verzierte Säulen zum Vorschein. Das Bau- und Kampfsystem können noch etwas Feinschliff vertragen. Am besten mit Freunden spielen. Für LOTR-Fans ne klare Empfehlung.

I can't think of anything negative to say about this game. It's SO addicting, fun, and has a little bit of everything. My husband and I played the main game and the DLC co-op, and both were awesome!

If you want to experience Arrakis enter Dune, if you want to be submersed in the vibe of Moria, play return to Moria, expansions allow Npc management as you explore and reclaim what is left after the Balrrog. A comprehensive builder adventure with the vibe of being in Middle Earth

Cool LOTR game but no smoking pipe :/