At this time, the franchisee lord of the rings Video games have not been one of the best in the world of video games, since quite a few titles have come out, such as those with a style dedicated to dwarves. Minecraft And not to mention a slavewhich was rated among its worst games 2023. However, there is still a glimmer of hope for those who love the old product, and they are currently reviving a project that was beloved 20 years ago.
This title is named Battle for Middle-earthWhich in 2004 fans of the franchise really loved because it was a fairly good RTS in terms of playability, but had to end anyway due to licensing issues. electronic arts, who published at that time. However, there are modders who want to give it new life, and that leads us to a remastering they’re doing. Reformed.
What they are looking for with the project is to recreate the title with photorealistic textures, polished game mechanics and compatibility with modern computer systems. For its part, efforts are being made to drop the 4K resolution and 30 FPS limit so that the experience is already better than the original. The best thing is that it wants to keep the most significant of both worlds, we are talking about both the first release and its sequel, which was appreciated.
Here are some details mentioned by its makers:
There are about 50 or 60 of us, but everyone’s commitments vary as we work on it in our free time, and even though we’re talking about a fan project, the team is divided into a formal studio. I am developing the main game system and coordinating the work of the programmers. My recent work includes multiplayer units and buildings.
I’ll never complain about how slow or tedious development can be when it’s a project run by passionate people who don’t make a dime from it. Any fan project of this scale will inevitably encounter hiccups, but we’ve moved on and the game is technically playable.
Here is a description of the basics:
It is a series of real-time strategy video games based on “The Lord of the Rings” universe created by JRR Tolkien. The games were developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts.
The series consists of two main games:
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (2004): This is the first game in the series and was released for Microsoft Windows. Large-scale tactical battles allow players to control the forces of light (including elves, dwarves, and men) or the forces of darkness. In addition to the main campaign, the game also offers online multiplayer.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (2006): This is the second game in the series and was released for Microsoft Windows as well as Xbox 360. It introduces new playable factions like the Dark Elves and Easterlings and expands gameplay with new units and abilities. The game also includes a standalone sequel called “The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II – The Rise of the Witch-King” which focuses on the expansion of the universe and the story of the Witch-King of Angmar. .
It goes without saying that technically the project is playable, and it showed with its beta testers. However, there is no estimated release date for users to return to Adventure.
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Author’s Note: These games were certainly very popular at the time and the interest in bringing them back is obvious. However, the final version will probably take a long time to come, since it is a hobby after all.
