The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™

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I did not enjoy any part of this. It was a lesson in frustration from the combat mechanics to the building only being in certain locations as fast travel points and limited to 4 directions. It did not live up to my expectation of what it could have and should have been.

es dauert irrsinnig lange bis man alle sachen eines sets zusammen hat, und man muss dafür jede kleinste ecke des spieles durchforsten

Amazing game.

Very immersive, great game!

It is fun

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria looks pretty unremarkable at first glance. Unless you’re a big LOTR fan, it probably won’t draw you in right away. But that’s misleading... because it’s actually a really solid and competent survival crafting game, focused mainly on [b]exploration[/b] and [b]combat[/b]. Base building is there as a bonus... you can make some nice setups... but with the limited number of building pieces compared to other games, it’s clearly not the main focus. [b]Exploration[/b] is a big part of Return to Moria... especially in the [b]giant[/b] Sandbox Mode maps. Sadly, the game just doesn’t have enough room variety. Even though Sandbox adds a few new rooms beyond Campaign Mode... it doesn’t help much. It doesn’t take long before you start recognizing the same layouts over and over again. That sense of repetition hits pretty quickly when running through Moria. To be fair, other games have the same issue. In Valheim, the open world hides repetition better... but once you start entering Tombs, Crypts, Caves, or Putrid Holes... it hits just as hard. Those don’t have much variation either. [b]Combat[/b] feels unusual at first, especially if you’re coming from games like Valheim, which lean heavily into “Soulslike” mechanics with [i]perfect parries, combat rolls, and strict stamina management.[/i] Return to Moria takes a different approach. It’s more about [b]positioning[/b] and awareness. Enemies like Goblins, Orcs, and Uruk-hai... they don’t come alone. They swarm you, surround you, and attack from multiple angles. You have to read the situation... decide when to attack and when to reposition. Combat feels [i]different[/i] from most survival crafting games, but it works... and it’s genuinely fun. Stamina feels less restrictive, mainly used for running, dodging, and charged attacks, but that doesn’t make it any less intense because your Dwarf can get tired and that reduces the overall stamina pool you have available. There’s definitively a solid challenge to be found here. Overall, I can recommend Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria. It is a slow, methodical game that is very fun to play. That said... most of the [i]cosmetic[/i] DLC isn’t worth their price if you buy them full price. If you can catch them on a discount they are ok to buy.