The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, the latest game based on the popular franchise released last week on PC and consoles, has proven, once again, that it doesn’t matter how loved a franchise is: if the game is bad, it is not going to sell well.
As reported by GamesIndustry, the game developed by Daedalic Entertainment only managed to debut at no.6 in the UK boxed charts. An extremely weak launch that managed to be only slightly better than last week’s debut of LEGO 2K Drive. The vast majority of sold copies were on PlayStation 5, 70%, while the remaining 30% is split between Xbox consoles, 20%, and PlayStation 4, 10%.
On a considerably more positive note, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is continuing to be a smashing success, holding the number one position on the charts for yet another week, despite a 50% drop in sales compared to last week. The game by Nintendo is close to surpassing Hogwarts Legacy and becoming the best boxed game sale of the year.
No one should be rightly surprised by The Lord of the Rings: Gollum’s poor debut. As mentioned above, the game is far from being the best LOTR game ever released due to a variety of issues, although Ule found the game to have a unique sort of charm still, as he highlighted in his review.
If you’re a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings mythos, I recommend giving this game a shot. You will have a great experience learning even more about the most emblematic creature in the history of medieval fiction. If you’re new to the franchise and want to learn more about what made this series so beloved, I also think you will be thoroughly satisfied with the game’s writing and such.
However, if you’re the kind of player who wishes to see stunning visuals and deep mechanics alongside high replay value and stable performance, I believe that this experience will leave much to be desired. Because of this, I can only give it a cautious recommendation for those outside of the aforementioned niches.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
