Tales of the Shire releases to low Metacritic score but positive Steam reviews

Are Lord of the Rings games cursed now? As an avid Tolkien fanatic with multiple LotR tattoos and a bookshelf specifically for the author’s fantasy work and posthumous derivations thereof, I grew up playing great Lord of the Rings games. Battle for Middle-earth 2 immediately comes to mind, but even the movie tie-ins weren’t terrible. But something went wrong. Gollum released last year and might be one of the worst games I’ve ever played. Thankfully, though, despite a torrid development and an unfavourable critical reception, Tales of the Shire might be bucking the downwards trend.

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