I've been replaying this game again after going through all the Lego Harry Potter and Batman games and I have to say, Lord of the Rings is far better. Despite the material, the jokes never feel out of place unlike the latter harry potter games and it feels very epic in that battle scenes despite, at the end of the day, yo're watching Lego bricks beat each other up. some of this could be from that fact they were allowed dialog and music from the movies.

There are almost limitless fetch quests and characters to buy and obtain in the game. From famous ones like Sauromon to lesser-known characters like Tom Bombidil. I have to admit I love playing this game over and over to uncover all the interesting secrets and crafting weapons as well as unlocking cheats to make it all the more easier.

It's the best one Lego game I've played so far, but I still haven't played one or two of the newest ones yet.

However, this game is very bugged and getting 100% is impossible unless it's fixed. most likely some community fix out there, but may affect achievements.

In an unexpected twist, LEGO The Lord of the Rings features an alternate ending where, during a showdown with the black rider, Shirou Emiya from Fate/stay night suddenly appears and meets his demise in a manner befitting LEGO absurdity. Picture this: as Frodo raises the One Ring, Shirou, attempting an ambitious "Trace On" move, mistakenly conjures an oversized LEGO brick instead of a weapon. The black rider, bemused, knocks the LEGO brick into a pit of molten plastic, sealing Shirou's fate. A surprising crossover moment that adds a touch of the Fate series' tragedy to the LEGO Middle-earth. However, this shocking twist might not resonate well with hardcore Fate fans. I'd rate the game and this particular crossover event a 6/10 for its audacity but also its potential to disturb the narrative cohesion.

Até agora uma impressão que eu tenho (baseada em Batman LEGO, LEGO LOTR, Avengers LEGO e HP LEGO 1) é que todo jogo de LEGO é de fato quase igual, seguindo mais ou menos o mesmo estilo de combate, exploração e estética. Isso quer dizer que todo jogo de LEGO provavelmente vai começar de 2.5 pra mim, por que todos esses elementos fazem da experiência um passatempo gostosinho e despretencioso, que perde um pouco de brilho por que o desafio é quase zero, mas ganha fôlego ao não te irritar quase nunca. Sempre vai ser bom, mas nunca vai ser o jogo da sua vida.

LEGO LOTR ganha meio ponto a mais por conta da criatividade em como eles escolheram contar a história. O som é o mesmo dos filmes, ou seja, a dublagem é herdada de atuações muito amadas e respeitadas e as músicas de fundo são ÉPICAS e nostalgicas. Só que, de alguma forma, eles conseguiram quebrar a seriedade dos filmes do Peter Jackson com o humor LEGO, e isso torna a experiência leve e rápida (coisa que os filmes originais não eram).

Existe todo um mundo a ser explorado depois de terminar o modo história, que eu não liguei muito, mas aposto que deve ser divertido, especialmente se você ainda for criança e tem tempo livre para sair catando colecionável.

What a banger of a Lego game
Voice acting helps with this one since it’s just using the audio from the film who are actually good voice actors

I really like the item system where you can do most of the things in the game with only 1 character. The same with mythril items but I wish they came in another color. Next up the split path in two towers and the return of the king. I’m not too huge on since I play the levels based on the Xbox achievements and it makes you do the two Frodo/Sam levels then 3 of the other group then the last forced level. The in universe reason is that the eye is looking at where you need to go next is dumb and only works once when it’s mount moridor. The last thing I want to mention is the 100% award which is the actual ending of the movie when Frodo sails away kinda weird you have to 100% to get it.

I like LEGO games, but I missed a lot of the older ones. I already played LEGO The Hobbit which plays better LEGO LotR but this has the better story. I currently only beat the main game; I plan on going back and 100% it. Like most LEGO games, trying to get 100% will at least double the playtime since you have a lot of quests and have to replay all the stages. If you are new to LEGO games, I would recommend playing LEGO City Undercover, DC Super-Villains or Star Wars: The Force Awakens. After playing those and you want more LEGO games, then I would recommend playing this and The Hobbit.

I played this on the SteamDeck. I had use Proton-GE. The game froze on me once but not sure if that was due to Proton or being an older Lego game. Game crashed on me at a cutscene near the end, so I replayed that and played the last 2 stages on my PC with no issues.