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Lord of the Rings Gameplay Demo

I have to say that I'm pretty impressed. It looks like what Dragon Age 2 should've been.

Looks pretty decent. It's on my radar.

Been tracking this since day one.

I'm more excited for this than Skyrim. I've always enjoyable Snowblind's games more than Bethesda's.

There's too many other big games coming next month, I fear this one will be forgotten completely.

If it's good, then it will endure success due to word of mouth. I've actually really excited for this game and the combat looks very brutal! Eradan is my best character because he looks awesome and his background sounds very good too.

You can check out a recent story of War in The North that's been released on the official website:

http://www.warinthenorth.com/the-game/heroes/road-to-war/

I think it's sets the start for the game. The story is interesting and kept me gripped throughout. If this is just the prologue, then the rest of the story should be great.

Oh and check this guy's channel out for unedited gameplay videos:

http://www.youtube.com/user/SnowblindDJ

The sound effects and voices sound really great. The music seems very fitting too.

To add in on newly released RPG gameplay, here's the opening of Skyrim:
http://kotaku.com/5854660/watch-the...ght-here/gallery/1?tag=the-elder-scrolls

It doesn't look so good.

That looks like a shooter. It even starts like a shooter game that I remember (save that you're in some army truck instead).

Edit:

I just watched one part where the character gets knocked down and it takes him 10 seconds to get back up via a cut scene. Christ, I was right about Skyrim, it looks set to be worst than Oblivion IMO. Of course, TES fans will enjoy it...or maybe not...it does seems further dumbed down...

The reviews are out:

This review calls WITN the best LOTR game yet:

http://thekoalition.com/2011/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-the-best-lotr-game/

This review praises a lot of what WITN offers and even praises the story:

http://mmomfg.com/2011/11/01/lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-review-1101/

Also, here's some casual gameplay, showing the dialogue system and character customization:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5szDyr-lXE

And here's some gameplay of challenge mode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKLejXGJd7Y

Excellent RPG. Loving every second of it.

How does it play on PC?