Andhaira
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I haven't seen any discussion about it here ever so I thought to get this party started on my own.
From the wiki:
While in development limbo/indefinate hiatus since 2007, this game does sound promising, even rather ambitious. In fact i do believe elements of this game found it's way in other EA LOTR games since, such as War in the North and that retarded Revenant-Ranger game recently released.
I know EA is the publisher, but they did have the rights at the time (and still do?) and in fact they did end up publishing a couple of good games on the IP at the time, such as the Battle for ME series of RTS's.
Anyone have more info on this?
(Another interesting tidbit is that Troika's ToEE was originally supposed to be a LOTR rpg; thus the little LOTR-isms in the game, like Wizards starting out looking like Gandalf the Grey, complete with pointy hat, Paladins getting the Riders of Rohan cape, Rangers looking like Aragorn, etc; but they never got the deal so they went with D&D instead. This is circa 2003 or so though, during the hey dey of the movies)
From the wiki:
Project Gray Company was the game's working title which was to be a new offering in EA’s series of videogames inspired by Tolkien’s books and Jackson’s film adaptations. Initial details were limited about the game, but the official site contained art, pictures of the team working on this game, forums, a wallpaper, and a designer's diary feature (which included, at first, only humorous "behind-the-scenes" videos which purported to share design details but which were "accidentally" out-of-focus or otherwise unintelligible. The website also contained a letter from the game's executive producer Steve Gray:
“ The action takes place in a massive open world where you can go anywhere you want, and the characters in this world are powered by an incredible simulation AI based on the same technology used by the makers of The Sims 2. The story of the game is built around a series of Story Quests. You can choose to follow specific Story Quests, embark on a range of other types of quests, or set off on your own adventures in the massive open world environment. ”
Included with the July 13, 2006 announcement was the information that since EA held the game development licenses to both Tolkien’s books and the New Line film trilogy, the game was to be based on both, like The Battle for Middle-earth II. Players were to be given the option to choose to play as either a Man, a Dwarf, an Elf or a Hobbit. The ultimate aim of the game was to become a hero allied with the White Council. The game was originally to be released late in 2007 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.[1] On February 2, 2007, however, it was announced that the game had been delayed indefinitely.[2] This was said to be due to management problems.[3] EA worked with Pandemic Studios to create The Lord of the Rings: Conquest instead.
While in development limbo/indefinate hiatus since 2007, this game does sound promising, even rather ambitious. In fact i do believe elements of this game found it's way in other EA LOTR games since, such as War in the North and that retarded Revenant-Ranger game recently released.
I know EA is the publisher, but they did have the rights at the time (and still do?) and in fact they did end up publishing a couple of good games on the IP at the time, such as the Battle for ME series of RTS's.
Anyone have more info on this?
(Another interesting tidbit is that Troika's ToEE was originally supposed to be a LOTR rpg; thus the little LOTR-isms in the game, like Wizards starting out looking like Gandalf the Grey, complete with pointy hat, Paladins getting the Riders of Rohan cape, Rangers looking like Aragorn, etc; but they never got the deal so they went with D&D instead. This is circa 2003 or so though, during the hey dey of the movies)