@@ThePropaneSalesman difference being crysis was a solid 7/10- 8/10 game it was pretty good but not a master piece, this game is dookie and crysis came out on last gen so imagine it on current gen compared to Gollum.
So sad, that in modern gaming industry the new release trend is: -release the game in a broken state -apologize for the poor state it was released and promise to do better in the future -release patch hopefully in the first few weeks, that fixes some bugs but not all of them -the game might be in a playable state in a year or 2 if at all -repeat with the next title
Broken or not, Gollum is still a bad game overall. Gollum is one of the worst characters not only in LOTR lore, but in literature in general. I don't know of anyone who's been a Gollum fan, so I don't know who this game is made for. Broken or not this game wouldn't sell.
I think we also in part know why it happaned...the developer Daedalic Entertainment had no experience in making these types of games....hell this studio was known only for 2D point and click games!!!! So their first entry into stealth/platformier action adventure games would be highly risky.
Lord of the rings gollum is like one of those games that gets announced then doesn’t come out and everybody asks why and then it’s revealed the studio pulled the plug because it wasn’t up to quality. This is one of those games but they failed to pull the plug
This game is AMAZING... to watch others play..... The pain, the frustration, the existential angst..... 10/10 as long as you dont have to play yourself.
I torrented the game to try it out, didn't even finish tutorial before I quit, uninstalled and deleted the .iso from my hdd. I think I played for about 2 minutes before I found the game unbearable and so shit I knew I'd never bother playing trough it.
I dont really fault the voice acting as we expect to here Andy serkis' rendition of the character but it came before him and can still be interpreted differently
As someone who rarely plays video games, I can't stress enough how much I enjoy your videos.. whether they're angry or not. I now know more about games & the community than the people who play them around me do lol 🙌
This is running on Unreal Engine 4, btw. Same engine as Hellblade, FF7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, and The Callisto Protocol. Somehow, STILL ends up looking like a Xbox 360 game from 2007 😂
This game is a shit stain on Tolkien's legacy. How did it turn out like this!? The Hobbit game from 2003 looks, sounds and plays better than this crap. This is such an easy idea to pull off, put this project in the hands of any fan and I bet money the result would be so much better
Joes positive takeaways will be "im positive this is the worst game of 2023" "Im positive that calling this a game and charging ppl 70 bucks is a insult 2 the gaming industry".
2:51:35 luls the attention to detail is seriously so fkoff that they didnt even care to program Golum character to start falling when the arrow actually reaches the target, he starts to fall when the projectli is shooted because they already know he will be shot - its already calculated - normally you wait for an even like OnHit or delay it.
Are you streaming from the same computer you're playing on? I know it should be capable of doing it, its just the stream is locking when the game locks the PC. It would just be a overall better experience if you have a separate PC streaming your gaming PC. If you do have a separate streaming PC, then Never Mind. 😏
Looking at their previous games, which they seem to be very efficient at pumping out to a fair bit of positive acclaim, this is one of their first attempts at CGI visuals and I think the very first attempt at something non-isometric, non-side-scrolling and non-point-and-click. Not apologizing for them, of course, as I don't have the power to do so with it being valid, just saying I understand why they're struggling. Then again, BGS have dabbled in this exact thing for decades and still aren'tr able to produce something less than 50% jank.
Yup the studio ain't bad per se they did some kick-ass 2D classics, but they certainly underestimated this project and bit off way more than they could chew. A matter of mismanagement I'd say, not of talent in that sense
@@CarlosThadeu gollum is worst than all of them mate, if we talking about bad games in general there are many more than that saints row and calisto protocol just to mention a couple
I swear this game is ACTIVELY trying to be shitty. Some textures and few enviromental shots aside this game might be the first 0/10 ive seen in a long time. Oh and i guess the ideas were nice... for a 30$ game... but as is, id refuse to play this game even if they PAID me 30 XD
I life in Germany and i know the company. They are Master of Point and click Adventures but no one has made a big Epic 3D Game. We have know this game will be shite.
Did someone who is just getting started using the UR engine 4/5 make this cause if that then needs work but solid effort but this is a studio with pro's and this is what they released ?? -- WTF and serious contender for worst game of the year. -- correction -- right now hands down winner of worst game of the year
In a year that we had Hogwarts Legacy, Jedi Survivor (poor performance at launch aside, the game is still great).. and Spiderman 2 is coming... I feel sorry for LOTR fans, they don't deserve this shit lmao
I cant recall which game it was that was recently found to have been put out within 15 months of its dev. cycle, but this screams 15 months of the development cycle. They could of done a cell shade style like Borderlands and have had it age over the years like a fine wine, but instead they chose what they put out and sadly this game may keep this studio from doing something like this for a very long time. they've done mostly pc titles, indie titles it seems if you check their website, but hopefully they can pull a 180 and come back with something amazing next time.
By today’s standards it’s a 0 OUT OF 10. I know AJ won’t give this “Game” that but it’s so broken and so unplayable that it deserves the actual first 0/10 rating for a game by him. Basically a Masterpiece of how not to do a game 101!
AJ: "Are those the orcs?"
OJ: "More like dorks."
I need to game more like OJ to maximize the joy derived from gaming.
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Image rendering so inefficient that it over clocks your PC and can burn your processor. Nice
"Can it run Gollum?" is officially the new Crysis.
@@ThePropaneSalesmancrysis was a good game though
@@ThePropaneSalesman difference being crysis was a solid 7/10- 8/10 game it was pretty good but not a master piece, this game is dookie and crysis came out on last gen so imagine it on current gen compared to Gollum.
Daedilic baby
Imagine a game so bad it closes down a studio.
"is that a pile of shit, on fire?" perfect quote to summarise this whole game.
2:12:00 is a hilarious moment. Hope it gets to the Angry review
It did!
@@VsroYT It really did
So sad, that in modern gaming industry the new release trend is:
-release the game in a broken state
-apologize for the poor state it was released and promise to do better in the future
-release patch hopefully in the first few weeks, that fixes some bugs but not all of them
-the game might be in a playable state in a year or 2 if at all
-repeat with the next title
It does seem to be getting more common, but there are still well polished games being released.
Broken or not, Gollum is still a bad game overall. Gollum is one of the worst characters not only in LOTR lore, but in literature in general. I don't know of anyone who's been a Gollum fan, so I don't know who this game is made for. Broken or not this game wouldn't sell.
Everyone in the world unite in never buying another Battlefield title until the next one comes out!
I mean, the PC version of most games seem to be the most unstable version.
I think we also in part know why it happaned...the developer Daedalic Entertainment had no experience in making these types of games....hell this studio was known only for 2D point and click games!!!! So their first entry into stealth/platformier action adventure games would be highly risky.
Lord of the rings gollum is like one of those games that gets announced then doesn’t come out and everybody asks why and then it’s revealed the studio pulled the plug because it wasn’t up to quality. This is one of those games but they failed to pull the plug
The game does capture the exciting lifestyle of a cave dwelling creature that sulks around doing mundane tasks
An anarchist would know all about that, wouldn't he?
@@TNTacdcyou would probably know more.
26:24 had me laughing for like 10 minutes straight, lmao!
(Also 56:10 Beetle Rant)
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The difference between Low and Epic is you can see how bad the game really is on Epic unlike Low where it's a bit blurry, hiding the flaws more.
This game is horrible and thanks for the entertainment AJ/Crew because the reactions are priceless.😂
game starts at 12:00 :3
This game reminds me of whenever I would do a big project the night before school hoping the teacher wouldn't notice
2:56:49 This part is one of my favorite parts out of this gameplay😂
26:13 I love how Angry Joe keeps lauging when he sees Gollum's face. Makes me laugh so hard!
This is absolutely stunning.
A disaster on so many technical and creative levels, it leaves one speechless.
I’m amazed how many games Joe has installed. Almost his entire Steam library.
This game is AMAZING... to watch others play..... The pain, the frustration, the existential angst..... 10/10 as long as you dont have to play yourself.
1:08:09 bro wat is that sound😂😂😂😂😂😂
yessssssssss
my gods, this game looks like it came out in 2002
funny moments:
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17:30 AngryJoe's PC goes to Mordor! 🤣
Sméagol is from Anglo-Saxon sméag meaning ‘slippery, crafty’ + a diminutive form -ol (like Ancient Greek -elos.)
2000's the measure of a decent PC was its ability to run Crysis. Today it's Gollum.
I love this new segment of Alex's nap time.
Tbh Gandalf’s voice actor is actually surprisingly decent, but Gollum sounds terrible
Such exciting opening, chase a crow and avoid being captured by orcs. This is supposed to be fun.
This playthrough is precious.
11:46 I like that if the game didnt take so long, Joe wouldn't have realized how nonsense collectables are in this game
Fuck... The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion had better graphics than this shit, and it came out in 2006... I'm at 1:25:20 now and holy shit man...
Dude I was watching all of these old CGI shows from the early 90s and despite their age they look so much better than this!
AND IT CAME OUT IN 2023!
The voice actor for the "dorks" sounds exactly like the voice actor for Gandalf 😂🤦🏻
I torrented the game to try it out, didn't even finish tutorial before I quit, uninstalled and deleted the .iso from my hdd. I think I played for about 2 minutes before I found the game unbearable and so shit I knew I'd never bother playing trough it.
I'm curious did you do it out of genuine interest or because you heard it was bad and wanted to see it for yourself lol
@@GrimViridian I was curious as I like stealth games so figured I'd give it a try but after just a few minutes I could tell this game was not for me.
@@MadCowCrazy I don't think it's for anyone lol. I just don't get how they messed up so bad
I wouldn't be surprised if the developer of this game didn't even watch lotr.
Forspoken, Red fall and Gollum the best thing that 2023 has given us
Wouldn't put this on my CV 😂
Keep up the good work and content angry Joe show you guys are awesome 😊
I dont really fault the voice acting as we expect to here Andy serkis' rendition of the character but it came before him and can still be interpreted differently
As someone who rarely plays video games, I can't stress enough how much I enjoy your videos.. whether they're angry or not. I now know more about games & the community than the people who play them around me do lol 🙌
I'm ready to see the madness this game will inflict upon you all.
Yay! He listened to our prayers during the "Redfall" review. 😁
Although, the EckBock console ran smoother. 💀
I can’t wait for the Angry Review of this!
Yall chose a dark fate with playing Gollum, should be fun, good luck guys hope you can get the full game done!
Finally he is reviewing this masterpiece😂🎉
This is running on Unreal Engine 4, btw. Same engine as Hellblade, FF7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, and The Callisto Protocol. Somehow, STILL ends up looking like a Xbox 360 game from 2007 😂
How nice that someone went and painted a convenient path that someone Gollum-sized could follow.
This game cost you money???? That is absolutely criminal.
50$ for basic.
60$ for better voice acting and lore book
This game is a shit stain on Tolkien's legacy. How did it turn out like this!? The Hobbit game from 2003 looks, sounds and plays better than this crap. This is such an easy idea to pull off, put this project in the hands of any fan and I bet money the result would be so much better
Ohh I was WAITING Joe and the gang to review this!!!! 😂
This is literally just Agony 2
And the studio's working on a sequel!!
CP2077 looks OK all of a sudden ...
Joes positive takeaways will be "im positive this is the worst game of 2023"
"Im positive that calling this a game and charging ppl 70 bucks is a insult 2 the gaming industry".
>There's no way Gollum is as bad as Redfall!
Famous last words
OJ's legendary personality more than makes up for his gaming skill
Are you gunna be playing the ff16 demo can’t wait for your reaction 😁👍
can't wait for a classic angry review
Watching Angry joe dissect the entirety of a game is like watching Hollywood desperately cobble together a terrible movie for some quick cash.
2:51:35 luls the attention to detail is seriously so fkoff that they didnt even care to program Golum character to start falling when the arrow actually reaches the target, he starts to fall when the projectli is shooted because they already know he will be shot - its already calculated - normally you wait for an even like OnHit or delay it.
OJ as chun li… he nailed the animation
2:16:40 had me weak. Sums up the game perfectly.
It's called "The Lord of Ring: Gollum", you misspelled the name
Are you streaming from the same computer you're playing on?
I know it should be capable of doing it, its just the stream is locking when the game locks the PC.
It would just be a overall better experience if you have a separate PC streaming your gaming PC.
If you do have a separate streaming PC, then Never Mind. 😏
I effin Watch this as a lullaby, for real! Poor guys
I'm more surprised that someone thought this would be a good game to make
Is it worse than Redfall 😅😅
say what you will. This game still has a better story than Rings of Power
both are garbage
The Lord of the Rangs
I can't wait for the money grubbing follow up: " Leisure suit Gollum: Spelunking for clunge".......
Looking at their previous games, which they seem to be very efficient at pumping out to a fair bit of positive acclaim, this is one of their first attempts at CGI visuals and I think the very first attempt at something non-isometric, non-side-scrolling and non-point-and-click. Not apologizing for them, of course, as I don't have the power to do so with it being valid, just saying I understand why they're struggling. Then again, BGS have dabbled in this exact thing for decades and still aren'tr able to produce something less than 50% jank.
Yup the studio ain't bad per se they did some kick-ass 2D classics, but they certainly underestimated this project and bit off way more than they could chew. A matter of mismanagement I'd say, not of talent in that sense
It is the flamming wolf head! :D xD
cant wait for the angry review on this lmao
1:04:10 Dude literally looks like he's playing with himself
Well, this ought to be something…..
This thing is not even really fun to watch, luckly OJ is here to save the day with his amazing gameing skills.
He’s finally gonna do a Gollum review after several parts of this mess…
Daedalic just received a €2 million grant from the government for another LOTR game.
Just play Styx: Master of Shadows or Styx: Shards of Darkness. Both games are better choices compared to this garbage.
I don't think we've had a mainstream game this bad since ride to hell
Forspoken, Redfall, Cyberpunk 2077 (release)....
@@CarlosThadeu gollum is worst than all of them mate, if we talking about bad games in general there are many more than that saints row and calisto protocol just to mention a couple
GOTY: Gollum is Outstandingly Terrible Yikes
Here's a meme you can use over and over again, lol. 'Growls' "Here we go...that BORING story again." 😂 (1:44:24)
10/10 for being full of bugs
I didn't think any modern game would come close to the mundane and repetitiveness of Superman for N64.
i thought that in the movies the eyes were blue not green?
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Joe, wanna review this games?
Unbelievably bad game who approves some of these games? Definitely not creative gamers. This could have been a ps3 game.
Laggum - Lagging Gollum!
The Pete Davidson joke made this entire train wreck worth the combined suffering of AJ, OJ, and Alex.
I swear this game is ACTIVELY trying to be shitty. Some textures and few enviromental shots aside this game might be the first 0/10 ive seen in a long time. Oh and i guess the ideas were nice... for a 30$ game... but as is, id refuse to play this game even if they PAID me 30 XD
I life in Germany and i know the company. They are Master of Point and click Adventures but no one has made a big Epic 3D Game. We have know this game will be shite.
One would think by now they could render Gollum at least as good as in Peter Jackson movies.
Did someone who is just getting started using the UR engine 4/5 make this cause if that then needs work but solid effort but this is a studio with pro's and this is what they released ?? -- WTF and serious contender for worst game of the year. -- correction -- right now hands down winner of worst game of the year
Pretty sure if Asobo made this game it would have been a classic
why would you make a game about the least likeable character in cinema?
The fact that this game is for sale at all, is criminal. The game looks like absolute dog bleep.
This game reminds me of Dark Souls, because you die all the time and...
...yeah that´s pretty much it.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but Andy Serkis seems like the kinda guy who'd take a pay cut if he believed in the project. Not that this game would be worth it.
Has anyone made it out of the dungeons in this game?
In a year that we had Hogwarts Legacy, Jedi Survivor (poor performance at launch aside, the game is still great).. and Spiderman 2 is coming... I feel sorry for LOTR fans, they don't deserve this shit lmao
I think you might have forgotten a little gem called BALDUR'S GATE 3.
I cant recall which game it was that was recently found to have been put out within 15 months of its dev. cycle, but this screams 15 months of the development cycle. They could of done a cell shade style like Borderlands and have had it age over the years like a fine wine, but instead they chose what they put out and sadly this game may keep this studio from doing something like this for a very long time. they've done mostly pc titles, indie titles it seems if you check their website, but hopefully they can pull a 180 and come back with something amazing next time.
This game was five years in the making and was delayed TWICE 😂
@@AstraVex ouch lol
Its the worst game of the year, with the year being 2002, cause this game feels like a game made for PS2
By today’s standards it’s a 0 OUT OF 10. I know AJ won’t give this “Game” that but it’s so broken and so unplayable that it deserves the actual first 0/10 rating for a game by him. Basically a Masterpiece of how not to do a game 101!
One hour in I think most people would have given up on this game. This is such shit.