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There And Back Again

Bagginses & Proudfoots! We Are Proud To Present The LEGO Lord of the Rings Trailer!

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:30 pm, June 1st, 2012


We found out late last year the LEGO secured the rights to create toys based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Or really, Peter Jackson’s films of the same name. It wasn’t stated back then but we assumed a video game would follow. And it has. Get a paper bag ready in case you hyperventalate while watching the new LEGO The Lord of the Rings trailer like I did.

It’s just…so…cute! Or should I say, precious? Everything you’ve come to expect from the LEGO video games and perhaps more considering we’re hearing the voices of the film actors. And although I’m a huge Batman fan, I think I’m looking forward to this more than LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. But only because I’ve gotten to play a LEGO Batman game before.

Here’s some info from the official site:

  • Explore all of the open-world of Middle-earth and experience epic battles with Orcs, Uruk-hai, the Balrog, the Witch-king, and other fearsome creatures.
  • Wield the power of the Palantír or Seeing-stone (‘one that looks far-away’), and jump between multiple storylines.
  • Experience the LEGO The Lord of the Rings heroes come to life in an all new way, as they deliver the dialogue from the films.
  • Collect, combine and forge new items in the Blacksmith Shop using Mithril, the most precious metal in Middle-earth.
  • Discover and unlock over more than 60 playable characters, including Frodo, Aragorn, Gandalf, and many others.
  • Collect and use a variety of weaponry and magical items, including the Light of Earendil, Elven rope, swords, and bows.
  • Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out gameplay option.

The game covers Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King so don’t expect to see a sequel after this. Though you will most likely get one based on The Hobbit sometime between Jackson’s two-part film releases.

Will you be picking this one up?

(via Topless Robot)

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  • http://twitter.com/shuttercatt Emerald

    Pretty sure I need to go change my shirt. Its covered in drool.

  • http://twitter.com/elwang Pete Pfau

    What’s interesting to me is that their previous games have been dependent on a kind of pseudo-speak, whereas this one has actual dialogue.

  • http://twitter.com/TheDarkWayne Ryan Franklin

    Proudfeet!

  • jenndark

     Yes, I noticed they were doing the same thing with the new Batman/DC Superheroes game. It’s kind of off-putting, honestly.

  • George Curtiss

    I knew this would happen and I love it

  • Anonymous

    I much prefer the pseudo speak. Maybe they thought they’d get more adult gamers this way? Dunno. Was funnier the other way.

  • Anonymous

    I’m so excited!!! I had hoped they would do this, but hadn’t heard anything. I have all the Lego games and I love them. I preferred the grunt-speak to the real dialogue though :( 
    There is literally no end to the films/games they could turn to Lego. Counting down to Lego Batman 2!

  • Anonymous

    I am currently playing Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 and the cut-scenes with the “pseudo-speak” have gotten a bit too confusing. Even though I am a faithful HP fan I was still a bit lost in understanding what they were trying to communicate to me. I found myself going, “Okay…What now?” I guess the whole miming stuff was getting a bit too complicated so they opted for actual dialogue…

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