Fanfiction that's actually loyal to the lore and spirit of the setting? Preposterous!!! I absolutely loved this game, I believe it was made by the same studio that made the old EverQuest PS2 games.

@Commodore22345

Жыл бұрын

And they made the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance game on PS2 as well.

@kNaild

Жыл бұрын

Hes just talkin fake bs right he actually likes this game right because I swear that bionicle shit is mid

@Vahki100

Жыл бұрын

I'm sick of people hating on this game. It's a really good game and I'm tired of pretending that it isn't.

@kaipacifica1289

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, loved this game.

@kNaild

Жыл бұрын

This game has the beautiful decapitation mechanic

The battle system in this game is actually juicy and slashing feels satisfying

@brianmoyachiuz905

Жыл бұрын

Especially when you get a *"Decapitation"* 🎸

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

Genuinly is, I still occasionally come back to it for a new playthrough.

@lmarc3011

Жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah it is I remember playing this game 3 times in a row in like 2 weeks

@douglasallar9176

Жыл бұрын

Can agree

@Commodore22345

Жыл бұрын

The problem though was all the enemies were super tanky, especially in the later levels. It shouldn't take me five minutes to kill one orc.

Hearing Laura Bailey say: „It hates fire!“ and „Wolves hunt in packs!“ over and over and over again in Dragons Dogma gives me purpose and meaning in life (Please review this game Oboeshoes!)

@lysandermakhno5778

Жыл бұрын

They’re masterworks all, you can’t go wrong!

@steelbear2063

Жыл бұрын

"Review", lmao

@theburningman5047

Жыл бұрын

@@lysandermakhno5778 „Come again“

@artival22

Жыл бұрын

"there master, snow harpyies!"

@Jules-69lol

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he hasn't played it yet

To be fair... Tolkien ALSO frontloaded the story with zombie caves

@quint3ssent1a

Жыл бұрын

With GOBLIN caves.

@DatBrasss

Жыл бұрын

@@quint3ssent1a In Lord of the Rings, they go through the Barrow-Downs, zombie caves, far before they ever see a goblin. I'm not talking about the Hobbit.

@cool06alt

Жыл бұрын

@@DatBrasss Yeah, but I would imagine them closer to the idea of undead skeleton and other high leveled foes. Not exactly just average "zombies". AFterall you do need specific way to kill them, to target their incorporeal bodies that reside in Unseen Realm/Wraith World. (Except if you are high elves from Valinor, which you don't need that because you are already exist in two separate world of ours and that Unseen).

@Commodore22345

Жыл бұрын

@@quint3ssent1a Uh oh, looks like we found someone who only saw the movies.

@gosonegr

Жыл бұрын

@@cool06alt I’ve always thought about the barrow wraiths as some mix physical parts like bones, clothes and trinkets put together with Witch King’s magic, but Frodo is grabbed by one and pulled into the barrow and then there’s that hand carrying the sword during the spell so… Idk really what they’re

This game really seems like they wanted to make a full on LotR RPG, got the barebones of an RPG system, realized how hard that was gonna be, and settled for a hack and slash instead

@bounceycake1

Жыл бұрын

Just play The Third Age if you want a LOTR rpg

@goldenfiberwheat238

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like fallout 4 lol

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

Yeah....it should have been done arleady :) a proper open world single player RPG set in Middle-earth with lore friendly approach :).

@laurie1183

10 ай бұрын

LOTRO exists,@@bounceycake1

this game is actually pretty fun, especially with friends

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

Good luck getting your friends to buy it to play together tho, its been delisted on Steam.

@killerspee08

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSpeep cd key sites are your friend :)

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

@@killerspee08 True that. Tho at this point I wouldnt be surprised if theyve run out too...

@killerspee08

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSpeep I literally just bought a cd key at a site ( 23$) . ( thanks to this video, I wanna play this now hehe)

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

@@killerspee08 Oh cool, enjoy then!

the fact that they could afford to make Gandalf, Elrond and Frodo similar enough to their movie counterparts, yet places like Rivendell look nothing like they did in the movies is so weird

@IAmCaligvla

Жыл бұрын

It's called "not giving a fuck."

@dennisdavidov782

Жыл бұрын

They probably didn't have the movie rights to do this.

@blueshit199

Жыл бұрын

@@dennisdavidov782 it's like how funko pops make their figures based on the characters but not similar enough to get sued, lol

@semirionu

Жыл бұрын

@@blueshit199 what? Funko only makes the figures if they have the rights to.

@bongosmcdongos4190

Жыл бұрын

Is this sarcasm or stupidity? An entire city is FAR more work than three fucking NPCs

I still play this game once every few years and every time I complete it.. I feel sad that no one will create a sequel or spin off. It’s such a great game.

You ain't got idea how I miss this game lol

@Kristallmoewe

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to play it yesterday but my console said it is not listed as backwards compatible...

@willvermillion1025

Жыл бұрын

@@Kristallmoewe yeah it’s abandonware which is sad

@dumbweeb6942

Жыл бұрын

​@@willvermillion1025 it got delisted because of licences and stuff

@diegodias1998

Жыл бұрын

@@Kristallmoewe Same, I would gladly pay again to be able to play this

@josephhabermann6723

Жыл бұрын

Have it for the 360 and still play it

Easily one of the most played games in my library. Got it in high school and put in thousands of hours.

@FantasyVisuals

Жыл бұрын

But did you complete it on the second higher difficulty playthrough when one hit nearly killed ya ?.

@vaingloriant

Жыл бұрын

@@FantasyVisuals I'd like you to meet explosive crossbow bolt spam

My wife and I played and beat this game together early in our marriage. Great memories!

"Into the Baileyverse" sounds like a really cool game, actually.

Me and my dad would stay up until 3 every night playing this game when I was like 12 or 13. Super great game…

The villain of into the Baileyverse is also voiced by Laura Bailey. As for favorite Warhammer Fantasy race; easily the Lizardmen!

@endymallorn

Жыл бұрын

I’m with you 100%. Lizardmen rule.

@Alexalicious

Жыл бұрын

@@endymallorn You are cultured~!

@itnotmeitu3896

Жыл бұрын

Nakai is the goat

@maxpower3990

4 ай бұрын

@@itnotmeitu3896I prefer The Cult of Sotek, free construction and free armies is very OP.

@itnotmeitu3896

4 ай бұрын

@@maxpower3990 counterpoint: cool large lizard

The studio that made shadow of war and shadow of Mordor also made this you can see some similarities in the combat if you look closely

@Hersendood

Жыл бұрын

The font and look of the combo counter looks super similar iirc!

I thought this game was a fever dream from my childhood turns out it’s real

My favorite part was when Laura Bailey said, “We have to Fight the War in the North.”

@goldenfiberwheat238

Жыл бұрын

“I fight war. The north dies. That’s my plan” “10/10” -IGN

@pach6678

Жыл бұрын

I tell you what, if some crazed gunman ever puts a gun to Laura Bailey's head and says she's a dead woman unless she can do an unconvincing English OR Russian accent, that'll be her day to shine

This game is an extremely underrated idea. There are so many events that take place in Middle-Earth during and hundreds of years before the War of the Ring, its baffling that studios think they need to invent characters or make Isildur into a ringwraith to have an interesting game. Im eternally waiting for a LOTR game during the War of Angmar or the Dragon Wars in the Grey Mountains.

@Commodore22345

Жыл бұрын

Or a real War in the North game that follows the events of the actual War in the North during the War of the Ring. The Dwarves of Erebor and the Men of Dale were fighting the Easterlings. If I recall, there were also some minor skirmishes/battles that took place in Mirkwood as well. There's also the three times the orcs and goblins of the Misty Mountains tried to assault Lothlorien.

@danielflanard8274

Жыл бұрын

The Shadow series is not lore friendly, I'll give you that, but they are solid games, which is more than can be said for War in the North. Talion is a non-cannon power fantasy; purists were never going to be a target demographic. Look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for another example. Purists called the game dumb because the protagonist can outmatch Darth Vader.

@viniciusvyller9458

Жыл бұрын

@@danielflanard8274 It's not being purist, its being a fan of the source material. I'm all for fan fiction as long as It makes sense with the pre-estabilished rules of that world. It can be a good game with a LOTR skin, but It is not a good LOTR game as the series is heavy on the lore.

@danielflanard8274

Жыл бұрын

@@viniciusvyller9458 "It can be a good game with a LOTR skin, but it is not a good LOTR game" On that I can agree, well put.

@kaipacifica1289

Жыл бұрын

@@danielflanard8274 IMHO the only thing that really has to be in a game / story to make it work in Tolkien's world is the theming. If the themes are similar -- or the same -- liberties can be excused. IMO the Shadow series is brilliant. It starts as a power fantasy, but it ends perfectly for Tolkien's theming. The problem with many of the recent "Tolkien" entertainments is the themes have been changed... and without those themes, Tolkien is not Tolkien.

Really fun game The durability system is eh The zombie thing was in fact appreciated by me since they were mentioned as being quite important. And no , most people didn't want to play as the basic characters again such as Gandalf and Aragorn.

@MacintoshGaming1

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you by the time this game has came out we already had like 4-5 games where you played as the main cast so as a young gamer this one was a breath of fresh air

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

The zombie things are basically the Barrow-wigts so it's always nice to see those, they are rarely used in games, well maybe in a few like the Fellowship of the Ring game and maybe LOTRO but Barrow-wights are in general a fascinating element and so needs more use in games...hell those Shadow of Mordor games could have used more of this, the Barrow-wights and lesser wraiths the victims of Morgul-knife would have been great enemies especially in the Unseen the wraith-world almost mini bosses even. "When he came to himself again, for a moment he could recall nothing except a sense of dread. Then suddenly he knew that he was imprisoned, caught hopelessly; he was in a barrow. A Barrow-wight had taken him, and he was probably already under the dreadful spells of the Barrow-wights about which whispered tales spoke. He dared not move, but lay as he found himself: flat on his back upon a cold stone with his hands on his breast.... As he lay there, thinking and getting a hold of himself, he noticed all at once that the darkness was slowly giving way: a pale greenish light was growing round him. It did not at first show him what kind of a place he was in, for the light seemed to be coming out of himself, and from the floor beside him, and had not yet reached the roof or wall. He turned, and there in the cold glow he saw lying beside him Sam, Pippin, and Merry. They were on their backs, and their faces looked deathly pale; and they were clad in white. About them lay many treasures, of gold maybe, though in that light they looked cold and unlovely. On their heads were circlets, gold chains were about their waists, and on their fingers were many rings. Swords lay by their sides, and shields were at their feet. But across their three necks lay one long naked sword. Suddenly a song began: a cold murmur, rising and falling. The voice seemed far away and immeasurably dreary, sometimes high in the air and thin, sometimes like a low moan from the ground. Out of the formless stream of sad but horrible sounds, strings of words would now and again shape themselves: grim, hard, cold words, heartless and miserable. The night was railing against the morning of which it was bereaved, and the cold was cursing the warmth for which it hungered. Frodo was chilled to the marrow. After a while the song became clearer, and with dread in his heart he perceived that it had changed into an incantation: Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone: never more to wake on stony bed, never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead. In the black wind the stars shall die, and still on gold here let them lie, till the dark lord lifts his hand over dead sea and withered land."

the grunt impression was superb

Nearly spit out my drink at the Halo grunt joke

Extremely underrated co-op game.

This is the best Lotr game ever. Oh how I miss this game.

My roommate and I played this when we moved into our first apartment together, and had so much fun with it we named our cat after one of the characters. Can still hear the “all that’s gold does not glitter” quote that would play over and over in my head. Great couch coop game

@inthemiddleofsomecalibrations

Жыл бұрын

What's your cat's name?

@Riskystache

Жыл бұрын

@@inthemiddleofsomecalibrations We named him Eradan cause that's what my roommate played as, and call him Leo for short after my character in the other co-op game (A Way Out) we played together.

@inthemiddleofsomecalibrations

Жыл бұрын

@@Riskystache Nice. My brother used to play as Eradan, while I played as Andriel and A Way Out is one of my favourite games of all time, with Leo being my favourite character! Great names for a cat!

@Riskystache

Жыл бұрын

@@inthemiddleofsomecalibrations Thanks!

They might fly now, but do the dead speak?

"Mom can we have Shadow of Mordor?" "We have Shadow of Mordor at home" Shadow of Mordor at home:

2:44-2:53 BEST JOKE hands down I actually rolled on the floor laughing. My favorite Warhammer faction in Tomb Kings because skeletons 💀

I really enjoyed this game, and it was quite good that you got to explore the lore as well, even bits like meeting Gloin or the Rangers of the North.

I'm glad I have this game, but man, I wish they made a sequel, and they could add a Hobbit Rouge who can use trickery and backstabbing enemies

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

Much as I loved this game, cant rly see how theyd do a sequel on this one..

@hater2764

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheSpeep Maybe prequel....

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

A Hobbit burglar!! :) "A really first-class and legendary burglar would at this point have picked the trolls' pockets-it is nearly always worthwhile if you can manage it-, pinched the very mutton off the spite, purloined the beer, and walked off without their noticing him. Others more practical but with less professional pride would perhaps have stuck a dagger into each of them before they observed it. Then the night could have been spent cheerily. Bilbo knew it. He had read of a good many things he had never seen or done."

@vaingloriant

Жыл бұрын

They released it the same time around Skyrim and it ended up being a bit of a flop... I got a disc of it for Xbox 360 back in the day but it's somewhere in limbo (storage) now. I'd like for a game similar to this but remade and with better story-telling & characters. They felt pretty 2 dimensional. Beleram was cool though

Ah yes…the game that is so hard to start on normal difficulty you have to play on easy mode all the way through to get enough gear to actually play on normal difficulty

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

Yep, legit got stuck on a later level in my first playthrough cuz my companions just kept bleeding out no matter what I did. Once you get past that tho, I had a great time with his one.

@user-yv2rf8zz9h

Жыл бұрын

Kid me thought I was trash and gave up

@robertharris6092

Жыл бұрын

Thats pretty normal for these kind of games.

@stuartbagley2586

Жыл бұрын

Two Towers (by this same developer) was brutal!

@plumcave9942

Жыл бұрын

Wait, really? Did, did you play a different version than I did? Did you dodge roll at all? Not being toxic, I genuinely don't think we experienced the same game, cus I don't think anything other than legendary difficulty ever gave me trouble, and while I'm definitely pretty decent at it, the game has a pretty low skill ceiling.

I played this game co op with my dad as one of the first games I ever played. Maybe it’s just nostalgia but I enjoyed my time a lot 😅

@The_Prog_Rocker

20 күн бұрын

I played it with my dad too! And my cousins, we loved it

Bro really said that the “Aragorn in the houses of healing chapter” was worse than death and the worst part is that he’s right 💀💀

@kamikazekalamari

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@TheGary108

Жыл бұрын

I’m curious on this too.

Gotta give it to the Skaven, one of the most uniquely Warhammer factions ever.

Laura Bailey is a national treasure

@honeybadger6275

Жыл бұрын

Nah, that would be Nicolas Cage.

@nejinaji

Жыл бұрын

@@honeybadger6275 booooo

1:53 He called it perfectly because I haven't seen a comment yet that wasn't someone saying, "Actually, I thought the game was pretty good!"

I loved playing this game with my older brother when we were younger. Never really been a LOTR fan but it was a fun game. I still remember the exploit where if you select an item, hold the button to move the item in your inventory and then press the sell button the item wouldn't get removed until you stopped holding the move button. You could sell the item infinitely basically

The co-op was absolutely the highlight of the game. Also, such a disappointment to see the vast world map and realize you are only allowed into handful of locations.

After Dúnedain was Dúnedone with his quest. He used his loot to build a Dúnedome to host realm wide Dúnegames.

That Grunt exploding is one of Oboes top 10 jokes

Wow you unlocked a core memory. I vaguely remember playing this with my friend back on PS3 lol. It was mainly because his older brother was on the Xbox 360 at his house and we couldn’t play Halo.

You face the Dunedain! You face the Dunedain! You face the Dunedain! You face the Dunedain! You face the Dunedain! You face the Dunedain!

@TheSpeep

Жыл бұрын

Barun khazad!

I thought the real LOTR Fanfic game was Shadow of War 😂

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

Well that was one of those crappy fanfics....like Rings of Power amazon show ;)...this one as far as fanfics go is more bearable hehe, the War in the North...though it didn't involve in game the ACTUAL battles in the north the battle of Dale and siege of Erebor ;). But more seriously, this game is still more lore friendly than the Shadow of Mordor/War games...and it's surprising but there's way more book references and lore used in this game,...hell even an NPC's like Rowle Appledore in Bree one can talk to and do a quest for in Bree in War in the North game is actually a book character: "I will indeed,' said Gandalf. 'How many?' 'Three and two,' said Butterbur, referring to the big folk and the little. 'There was poor Mat Heathertoes, and Rowlie Appledore, and little Tom Pickthorn from over the Hill; and Willie Banks from up-away, and one of the Underhills from Staddle: all good fellows, and they're missed. " :) Shadow of Mordor/War could have been far better if they were done more canon compliant, more lore friendly...one can also be puzzled why they haven't used the book elements such as Silent Watchers: "He [Sam] drew Sting and ran towards the open gate [of the Tower of Cirith Ungol]. But just as he was about to pass under its great arch he felt a shock: as if he had run into some web like Shelob's, only invisible. He could see no obstacle, but something too strong for his will to overcome barred the way. He looked about, and then within the shadow of the gate he saw the Two Watchers. They were like great figures seated upon thrones. Each had three joined bodies, and three heads facing outward, and inward, and across the gateway. The heads had vulture-faces, and on their great knees were laid clawlike hands. They seemed to be carved out of huge blocks of stone, immovable, and yet they were aware: some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them. They knew an enemy. Visible or invisible none could pass unheeded. They would forbid his entry, or his escape. Hardening his will Sam thrust forward once again, and halted with a jerk, staggering as if from a blow upon his breast and head. Then greatly daring, because he could think of nothing else to do, answering a sudden thought that came to him, he drew slowly out the phial of Galadriel and held it up. Its white light quickened swiftly, and the shadows under the dark arch fled. The monstrous Watchers sat there cold and still, revealed in all their hideous shape. For a moment Sam caught a glitter in the black stones of their eyes, the very malice of which made him quail; but slowly he felt their will waver and crumble into fear. He sprang past them; but even as he did so, thrusting the phial back into his bosom, he was aware, as plainly as if a bar of steel had snapped to behind him, that their vigilance was renewed. And from those evil heads there came a high shrill cry that echoed in the towering walls before him. Far up above, like an answering signal, a harsh bell clanged a single stroke. 'That's done it!' said Sam. 'Now I've rung the front-door bell! Well, come on somebody!' he cried. 'Tell Captain Shagrat that the great Elf-warrior has called, with his elf-sword too!'" The Return of the King, LoTR Book 6, Ch 1, The Tower of Cirith Ungol Ideal for the fortress protection devices :) or the Barrow-wights, or lesser wraiths victims of Morgul-knife as an actual enemies in game, as powerful counterparts for Talion who after all is closer to a 'living' Barrow-wight than anything else :).

@marcpeyper151

Жыл бұрын

@@fantasywind3923 Shadow series is goated, stfu

@captainpep3

10 ай бұрын

@@fantasywind3923why did you write this?

@fantasywind3923

10 ай бұрын

@@captainpep3 why not? :) There was talk of lotr game fanfics :).

@captainpep3

10 ай бұрын

@@fantasywind3923 hey, fair enough; you definitely have the skill to be a writer

The one day I’m on full alert of a video… AND I MISS IT?!?

Oboe has quickly become my favorite youtuber. ❤❤❤

Skaven Master Race. I thought this was the OTHER Lotr fanfiction game where you play as Gondorian Soldier and gather a second Fellowship to follow the 1st Fellowship.

@NakedSnake85

Жыл бұрын

Thats LOTR: The Third Age.

Loved the video though! Literally one of my favorite channels.😊

The weird memory i have about this game is struggling to play it with my friend because the game has some sort of integrated voice chat that cant even be turned off and we were talking like with echo while we were already on skype.

It's fan fiction, but it's good fan fiction that actually cared about its source material.

its so funny how much oboeshoes encounter laura bailey in this videos like he seeks out every 7th gen game voiced by laura bailey

Its a good day when oboe posts a New video

Loved this game, played through at least a dozen times

I remember playing through the campaign repeatedly with my brother, I will always remember this game fondly for that.

One of the best LOTR experiences you can get!

it's gotta be the skaven for me boss yes yes. y'all want some warp dust?

1st video ive seen of yours good comedy on it. Missed out on this game i would have enjoyed this one. Played the conquest and middle earth games that gen

God, this brings me back. Back in the day, me and my sister used to play this game together. Lots of fun.

Sometimes I think that Oboeshoes gets some of these games from a portal to an alternate dimension

This is the only game I could get my wife to play back than. Spent a lot of time outfitting her elf when she found out she could😂

omg first time seeing your channel and I dyed laughing at this vidoe hahaha

I remember playing this game when i was a kid that memory was far away i forget about this game for years

I can't believe you made this video. I had no idea you could get Anduril or Sting. Also bro(s), you can keep playing the story with your levels/upgrades, it just scales up the game for you.

I love this game. Me and my friend would stay up all night to beat it every time we stayed over.

The Baileyverse Abby would be where I put my money

Can't wait for oboe to play the Gollum game. It's right up his alley.

LOTR Conquest is a slept on banger

@sinkeverbruggen1576

Жыл бұрын

He already played both campaigns

That into the Baileyverse thing you said reminded me of the time when you also said that the characters that Sigurd’s va played should also have something similar

Loved this Game! Great Video.

I remember watching G4 coverage of this game on the treadmill back in 8th grade, my arch collapsed the next day. Good times.

I remember playing this Splitscreen on the 360

Finally a new video

Played this with my college roommate back in the day. We had a really good time with it. I think there are some rpg level up mechanics with the combat that added to it. I enjoyed it.

@vaingloriant

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember that. There was like, strength, dexterity, mana and something else I'm forgetting like endurance. When you leveled up you could spend a point to upgrade your stats.

RIP clone wars announcer guy

I kept seeing this game on old retro shelves and I never bothered to look it up considering LotR Conquest was a personal fav, now I know wtf I'm looking at XD

This brings back memories!

My Brother and I had a blast playing this in local coop.

I love this game. Played it all the time when I was in middle school with a buddy of mine.

Honey wake up oboeshoes dropped a video

I remember playing this game back in High School with a mate. All I could remember specifically about it though was that dang Eagle and his voice.

the halo grunt spawning behind them at helms deep has me weak ong

I love this game. Darn i played this to death for months when i finaly got this.

"The book was called two towers so there can't be more than three"

This was such an awesome game I have so many fond memories playing couch co-op on the PS3

Fun bug from development that I'm not sure ever got fixed: Start NG+, then start dumping points into the Dwarf's explosive crossbow bolt ability. You'll start doing damage in scientific notation because it runs out of numbers. You can kill the final boss in like 3 hits with it. Render the other two characters completely meaningless. It was labeled "No plan to fix" because they didn't expect anyone to actually play NG+. Even the developers knew it was shit.

I love this game. I still whip out the 360 every now and again and play it with my brother

I don't know if you've played it already, but I think it would be hilarious if you played Too Human. Thanks for the great content.

I have very fond memories playing split screen with my friend beating this game multiple times over. Maybe just a diablo clone but still loved it as a kid.

4:30 that's...because they follow the book's journey, and Frodo and Sam do get into some zombie burrows early on in the story...

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

Yep.....this one Barrow-wight adventure: "'Where are you?' [Frodo] cried..., both angry and afraid. 'Here!' said a voice, deep and cold, that seemed to come out of the ground. 'I am waiting for you!' 'No!' said Frodo; but he did not run away. His knees gave, and he fell on the ground. Nothing happened, and there was no sound. Trembling he looked up, in time to see a tall dark figure like a shadow against the stars. It leaned over him. He thought there were two eyes, very cold though lit with a pale light that seemed to come from some remote distance. Then a grip stronger and colder than iron seized him. The icy touch froze his bones, and he remembered no more. When he came to himself again, for a moment he could recall nothing except a sense of dread. Then suddenly he knew that he was imprisoned, caught hopelessly; he was in a barrow. A Barrow-wight had taken him, and he was probably already under the dreadful spells of the Barrow-wights about which whispered tales spoke. He dared not move, but lay as he found himself: flat on his back upon a cold stone with his hands on his breast.... As he lay there, thinking and getting a hold of himself, he noticed all at once that the darkness was slowly giving way: a pale greenish light was growing round him. It did not at first show him what kind of a place he was in, for the light seemed to be coming out of himself, and from the floor beside him, and had not yet reached the roof or wall. He turned, and there in the cold glow he saw lying beside him Sam, Pippin, and Merry. They were on their backs, and their faces looked deathly pale; and they were clad in white. About them lay many treasures, of gold maybe, though in that light they looked cold and unlovely. On their heads were circlets, gold chains were about their waists, and on their fingers were many rings. Swords lay by their sides, and shields were at their feet. But across their three necks lay one long naked sword. Suddenly a song began: a cold murmur, rising and falling. The voice seemed far away and immeasurably dreary, sometimes high in the air and thin, sometimes like a low moan from the ground. Out of the formless stream of sad but horrible sounds, strings of words would now and again shape themselves: grim, hard, cold words, heartless and miserable. The night was railing against the morning of which it was bereaved, and the cold was cursing the warmth for which it hungered. Frodo was chilled to the marrow. After a while the song became clearer, and with dread in his heart he perceived that it had changed into an incantation: Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone: never more to wake on stony bed, never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead. In the black wind the stars shall die, and still on gold here let them lie, till the dark lord lifts his hand over dead sea and withered land. He heard behind his head a creaking and scraping sound. Raising himself on one arm he looked, and saw now in the pale light that they were in a kind of passage which behind them turned a corner. Round the corner a long arm was groping, walking on its fingers towards Sam, who was lying nearest, and towards the hilt of the sword that lay upon him. At first Frodo felt as if he had indeed been turned into stone by the incantation.... Suddenly resolve hardened in him, and he seized a short sword that lay beside him, and kneeling he stooped low over the bodies of his companions. With what strength he had he hewed at the crawling arm near the wrist, and the hand broke off; but at the same moment the sword splintered up to the hilt. There was a shriek and the light vanished. In the dark there was a snarling noise." The Fellowship of the Ring, LoTR Book 1, Ch 8, Fog on the Barrow-downs So....yeah, Frodo WAS hacking with his sword at a Barrow-wight ;).

This game was so fun in coop. Me and my at the time best friend beat this game 3 times in a row. Each time on a harder difficulty. So fun.

How many obo videos do I have to watch to wonder what his name means

I forgot about this absolute gem of a game. Myself and 2 homies played this a lot back in the day.

guys I have an emergency!! My disc didn't had much scratches, but after the undead going to Rivendell. it doesn't load and when it did I can't interact with the ppl. is it only the disc? or the game itself?? pls help

Its been a really long time, but i remember really liking the Lotr RPG on gamecube when i was young

'Sa-RU-MAN's tower' lol. I like the way you say Saruman lol

I remember loving this game

i finished this game 2 times with my cousin. coop campaign split screen is always fun

I remember playing this with my brother when we were so young good lord

I live in such a small town in California when this game came out we all rushed to see who’s team could beat it first

this game is so much fun coop

Aragorn wasn't even born yet during the fall of Arnor.

Everyone's trynna be sarcastic and funny nowadays, we can't have any serious content anymore, this game is f*cking beautiful.