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Phil Larsen
14 Jul, 2006

EA announces next-gen Lord of the Rings RPG

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Electronic Arts has announced a new RPG for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, The Lord of the Rings: The White Council. This isn't the first time EA has ventured into the RPG realm using the Lord of the Rings universe, and on this outing EA hopes to improve by delivering "next generation gameplay and an epic new storyline".

The game will have players choosing and taking control of a man, an elf, a dwarf or a hobbit, and set out on an adventure in order to become allied with The White Council. The Council consists of characters well-known to fans of the Lord of the Rings, including Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel. Using next-gen capabilities, EA is set to provide the player with free, expansive travel across a virtual Middle-earth, and allow individual adventures to be created and experienced - it all sounds reminiscent of gameplay similar to that of the Elder Scrolls series.

Details are still minimal at this point, as the game is scheduled for release in late 2007. It certainly sounds promising so far, and could indeed become the One Game To Rul......yeah, you get the idea.

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2 Comments
5 years ago
I wonder which Final Fantasy interface this one will rip off entirely? I enjoyed the Third Age game but really it was FFX but without cool characters or story, it was fun in a grinding your way across Middle Earth way though.
5 years ago
Well, considering the universal departure from the classic RPG style and turn-based battle system, I doubt this is going to remind us of any one particular FF game. I imagine it will turn more like a western RPG - I also read somewhere that someone commented on another similarity to Oblivion. So, could be emulating that style.
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Australian Release Date:
  1/01/2009 (Withdrawn)
Publisher:
  Electronic Arts
Genre:
  RPG
Year Made:
  2007

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