Haven't watched the LOTR movies so maybe I missed out on some fan service but this really felt like a watered down baby version of Valheim. So many mechanics that felt like they were artificially delaying progression in the most "NOT FUN" ways possible. The building system also would misbehave frequently which is unfortunate because I thought the idea of platforming around the place to be a cool idea in a game like this, just sucks I had to fight the grid everytime I wanted to do it. Glad I got this game on a discount.