Tired of slaying orcs? Take your axe to the countless destructibles waiting to be culled for their plentiful bounty (Fuck yeah! Four coins). However, textures look flat and dull and areas that feel like they should be accessible are walled off by large, unwieldy, invisible barriers. The levels are suitably long and entire quest lines can take can up to two hours to complete. But with a limited number of active skills and no combos, combat quickly dissolves into dry and repetitive button-mashing. Initially combat is slick and responsive landing numerous consecutive hits result in increasingly powerful and fluid attacks. Building up damage on enemies eventually allows for critical strikes and upon landing a strong attack, one is rewarded with high damage and/or slow motion of the orc’s demise, be it beheading or the severing of limbs. For example “secrets” manifest as giant glowing cracks in the wall for Farin, and Andriel can gather herbs to utilise in a very simplistic craft system.Ĭombat in War in the North is not dissimilar to The Return of the King: Quick attacks provide the highest damage per second but blocking enemies must be overpowered by strong attacks. You are the unsung heroes of Middle Earth, Farin the Dwarf champion/warrior, Eradan the Dunadaean ranger/rogue and Andriel, the Elven lore-master/mage representing the three classes available, each with its own unique set of active abilities and professions as well as a unique way of discovering “secrets”. However, as we will find out, strange things are afoot in the North … Tolkien buffs will recognise locations such as the Ettenmoors and Mount Gundabad and other characters from Lord of the Rings will pop up here and there to give quests or just have a yarn. The game focuses on events in the north, happening alongside the quest to destroy the Ring. The Lord of Rings: War in the North is a spin-off that acts as a successor to such games, building on the original hack-and-slash theme by adding RPG elements such as levels and stat points, active skills and customisable gear. It may have been a while ago, but nothing beats the feeling as you watch the “perfect kills” tick over to the backdrop of Lord of the Rings’s epic soundtrack. As video game adaptations of movies go, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of Rings: The Return of the King are among the best.
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