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Tales of the Shire: The Lord of the Rings meets The Sims and Animal Crossing in the reveal trailer
Gardening – how epic! Fishing – wow! Cooking – THIS is fantasy at its best!
So, did we correctly predict your reactions to the announcement of Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game? It’s true: The new game based on the world-famous book and film series is about a 100 percent peaceful life simulation with building elements.
You control a male or female hobbit, whose appearance (including feet, of course!) you decide at the beginning. Afterward decorate your own cave under the mountain with decorative objects, collects raw materials such as mushrooms, carries out the activities mentioned above and does what hobbits do best: enjoy life.
Bake yourself a pie instead of Battle for Middle-earth
As once dreamed of by JRR Tolkien, Tales of the Shire wants all facets of hobbit life – and that doesn’t usually include wild battles against orcs or trips into the depths of Moria. We are decent hobbits after all!
The game developed by Weta Workshop (the CGI artists behind the films) and distributed by Private Division aims to combat this relaxed walks take center stage in the beautifully depicted Shire. You bake cakes or tend to your garden, where you can grow all kinds of herbs and plants.
If, on the other hand, you were hoping for a little more action, Amazon could become the savior of Gondor. A Lord of the Rings MMO is currently being built there – the beacons have been lit for a long time, but we are still waiting for the big parade in front of the Black Gate.
According to the announcement, Tales of the Shire will be “warm and inviting” the release is planned for the second half of 2024 – on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Series X/S as well as Nintendo Switch.
