Tales of the Shire Delayed [Sep 15, 2024, 11:23 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
A xeet from
Tales of the Shire announces a delay to this The Lord of the
Rings game, saying it will now arrive in 2025 (thanks
VG247). With the length of the book trilogy
apparently close to a half-million words (fixed: not half-billion, apologies) and the extended movies boasting a
combined run time of over 11 hours, this fantasy tale has always taken its
sweet time, so this tracks. Here's the explanation:
All of us here at Wētā Workshop are excited to have you join us in the Shire, a corner of J.R.R. Tolkien's world. When a new Hobbit steps into Bywater for the very first time, we want that moment to be everything you're hoping for.
To ensure deliver that vision Tales of the Shire will now be launching early 2025. Thank you for your patience and continued support. Be sure to tune in to our A Hobbit Day Showcase on September 22nd to learn more about Tales of the Shire and our new release date.
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Thanks. I kind of get what you're saying, but the mental image I had in my head of what a fantastical and whimsical place the Shire would be is reflected closely in that trailer. I'm getting that it's not a "Lord of the Rings" game, but rather that it's based on Tolkien's description of life in the Shire as I imagined it from reading the books.
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Prez wrote on Sep 16, 2024, 14:03:
Where is the trailer? Am I just blind because I don't see it in the link.
Here you go.
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Where is the trailer? Am I just blind because I don't see it in the link.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
After watching that cringe trailer Scouring of the Shire is needed for this one, let Saruman win I say.
Somehow, this article got me thinking of The Hobbit movie trilogy and the level of shite it is comprised of. That's it, really.
Braden wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:30:Hobbit Crossing, The Halfsims, Shire Valley... And make it look ancient!Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:17:
If so, what is the point? I have to be missing something because it doesn't seem like there isn't much there for an actual game.
The genre tends to be called "cozy gaming" - initially popularized by the likes of Animal Crossing, The Sims, and later Stardew Valley. Most of them are marketed as relaxing, non-violent, open-ended "life simulations". This new Tolkien game certainly appears to fit into that description, based on the trailer. Given the popularity of The Sims alone, it's probably safe to say there's a sizeable demographic for this kind of game.
Not my cup of tea. But using a paint job on successful independend pixel arts games might make a quick buck, so I guess this is what they are trying here. I would much rather play game likes Skyrim or Dragon Age Origins taking place in Middle Earth but this might take too much work and money.
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Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 23:34:Also, a shame about the graphics given that Weta is known for its amazing realism. The game might have been a place I'd want to spend time with better graphics.Braden wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:30:
The genre tends to be called "cozy gaming"...
I get all that because I have played Stardew Valley. My point is that their own trailer, the one they intentionally chose to show the world, had four things in it.
Ergo, what was the point of making this "game" based on a licensed property if what you chose to highlight is so incredibly lackluster and shallow.
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Braden wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:30:"What if The Sims, but in the Shire!"Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:17:
If so, what is the point? I have to be missing something because it doesn't seem like there isn't much there for an actual game.
The genre tends to be called "cozy gaming" - initially popularized by the likes of Animal Crossing, The Sims, and later Stardew Valley. Most of them are marketed as relaxing, non-violent, open-ended "life simulations". This new Tolkien game certainly appears to fit into that description, based on the trailer. Given the popularity of The Sims alone, it's probably safe to say there's a sizeable demographic for this kind of game.
That sounds like a pretty potent pitch. Honestly surprised that it took this long to come to fruition.
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Braden wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:30:
The genre tends to be called "cozy gaming"...
I get all that because I have played Stardew Valley. My point is that their own trailer, the one they intentionally chose to show the world, had four things in it.
Ergo, what was the point of making this "game" based on a licensed property if what you chose to highlight is so incredibly lackluster and shallow.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 21:17:
If so, what is the point? I have to be missing something because it doesn't seem like there isn't much there for an actual game.
The genre tends to be called "cozy gaming" - initially popularized by the likes of Animal Crossing, The Sims, and later Stardew Valley. Most of them are marketed as relaxing, non-violent, open-ended "life simulations". This new Tolkien game certainly appears to fit into that description, based on the trailer. Given the popularity of The Sims alone, it's probably safe to say there's a sizeable demographic for this kind of game.
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I watched the trailer for this game that was posted four months ago and I don't see the point of it? You forage food, decorate your house, feed people, and grow a garden? That right?
If so, what is the point? I have to be missing something because it doesn't seem like there isn't much there for an actual game.
If so, what is the point? I have to be missing something because it doesn't seem like there isn't much there for an actual game.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
phinn wrote on Sep 15, 2024, 16:43:
Can't tell what kind of game this is suppoesd to be.
The developers may be having the same problem. I know I am.
ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY...
...delay TLotR games.
...delay TLotR games.
Can't tell what kind of game this is suppoesd to be. Something like Stardew Valley would make sense and has a lot of potential. Assuming it's going to be another garbage TLOTR title sadly, so few in that universe have been good.
Blue, I think you meant half a million words... and actually the LOTR trilogy isn't really that long winded. Tolkein was a master of condensing information. If you look at someone like Robert Jordan who wrote single books that were longer than the entire LOTR trilogy, you'll understand! 
So if one strips away the Tolkien license, what is the actual selling point of this game? (or is that it?). Remove the Middle-Earth setting and it just looks like another clone of My Time At Portia or Palia.
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