I had oodles of fun running around in Return to Moria! It's a gem that really needs to get the attention it deserves- it's not perfect, but it's a great Lord of the Rings title that works due to it happening in the 4th Age (there's a lot of flexibility for original stories there). Thanks for sharing your opinion!
(I've got over 200 hours in, almost exclusively in Sandbox) 1) Campaign / "Story_Mode" =/= Sandbox. The latter is more confusing (More on this in a moment), even the recipes are different. Campaign has lots of hand holding, and imo, is baby town frolics compared to Sandbox. 2) The world is HUGE. Not just horizontally, but vertically as well. (More on this in a moment) 2a) The world is INCREDIBLE visually. 3) The world is EMPTY. There are pockets of Orcs, Goblins, Worgs, (no Dwarves, more on this in a moment), but by and large it's an empty city. 4) While technically not "linear", there is clear progression, and you will encounter roadblocks at every step of the way (Weapons not good enough, Pickaxe not good enough, Hammer not good enough, Armor is quasi - ornamental at best (Don't get me started on repairs) 5) The premise / story makes no sense. Your group (lead by Gimli) is trying to break into Moria (The main door has "Shadow Magic" preventing entrance). You (The player) get caught in a landslide / demolition gone wrong and find yourself alone in Moria. 5a) In Campaign, your goal is to escape. In Sandbox, well, play as you want. Be forewarned, there is no follow-on party, no search-and-rescue party. Did you guys forget about me? The goal was to get into Moria. Mission accomplished. Are you telling me a group of Dwarves couldn't mine their way through loose rock? (At a minimum, once a floor is cleared, Dwarves could show up - but no) 6) The "Map" is by God awful. There are colors on the map (The Devs changed the map sometime before the Steam release). What do the colors mean? Don't know. There is verticality on a single floor. An "entrance" to another area could technically be on your level, but fathoms above or below. 7) Combat is no Elden Ring. Want to be a combat GOD in LotR_RtM? Follow this strategy: i) Block, ii) Swing, iii) Swing, iv) Go_to_i. 8) Targeting is very hit-or-miss. You will experience frustration as you try to mine, only finding you're doing nothing. 9) The soundtrack is great. No complaints. 10) Is it worth $20? IMO yes. But realize this is an early access game (despite what the Devs say), with a lot of frustrations. If you like Dwarves or Tolkien, then I'd say it's worth the $20.
Totally agree with just about all of this lol. I can't speak on any extensive gameplay like that but I have enough hours into it where i can confidently say that it has it's issues for sure. But it also has it's charm and it's perks. I hope the Devs continue to work on it and add stuff to it!
Thumbs down. 7min into the game and no clue pretty much anything about it. Is it a RPG, platformer, rts, survival, turn base? Nobody can tell An entire video that says nothing at all
I'm sorry that was your experience. But I thing the genre of game is irrelevant. Regardless of what box you put it in, it was a fun game 🤷 just needs some TLC to work out some of the bugs.
@@RustBeard9 Claiming genre is irrelevant is what is irrelevant. Considering anybody will know what genre it is if they know information about the game. Which this video gives zero.
Well anyone with half a brain can tell it's not a platformer, or an rts, or a turn based game. So this sounds like a you issue bud. And your other comments just sound like a venting of your anger from having a small peen
I think 7 is the perfect number. After all 7 for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone.
Lol well played 🫡
@@RustBeard9 Thank you Do you agree we need a LOT more crafting recipes.
@@LordofDungeons32 there can never be too many crafting recipes lol
I had oodles of fun running around in Return to Moria! It's a gem that really needs to get the attention it deserves- it's not perfect, but it's a great Lord of the Rings title that works due to it happening in the 4th Age (there's a lot of flexibility for original stories there).
Thanks for sharing your opinion!
I agree! I look forward to seeing where the devs will take the sandbox mode!
You look like you crawled to the bottom of the deepest mine, found an Amon Amarth cd.. and Emerged
I found that long ago. And took it with me to the mines 🪓🧙♂️
I love it. It feels like a niche game, but by golly is it my niche. My dwarfs name is Azaghal.
@@TannerRoberson hell yeah! Glad to know you're having fun with it!!
if it was on steam id have already bought it i hate that its only on epic
Coming to Steam this fall… you can wishlist it now.
Just bought it on Steam yesterday. Since it was a new release for Steam I got it for only $20 instead of $25
(I've got over 200 hours in, almost exclusively in Sandbox)
1) Campaign / "Story_Mode" =/= Sandbox. The latter is more confusing (More on this in a moment), even the recipes are different. Campaign has lots of hand holding, and imo, is baby town frolics compared to Sandbox.
2) The world is HUGE. Not just horizontally, but vertically as well. (More on this in a moment)
2a) The world is INCREDIBLE visually.
3) The world is EMPTY. There are pockets of Orcs, Goblins, Worgs, (no Dwarves, more on this in a moment), but by and large it's an empty city.
4) While technically not "linear", there is clear progression, and you will encounter roadblocks at every step of the way (Weapons not good enough, Pickaxe not good enough, Hammer not good enough, Armor is quasi - ornamental at best (Don't get me started on repairs)
5) The premise / story makes no sense. Your group (lead by Gimli) is trying to break into Moria (The main door has "Shadow Magic" preventing entrance). You (The player) get caught in a landslide / demolition gone wrong and find yourself alone in Moria.
5a) In Campaign, your goal is to escape. In Sandbox, well, play as you want. Be forewarned, there is no follow-on party, no search-and-rescue party. Did you guys forget about me? The goal was to get into Moria. Mission accomplished. Are you telling me a group of Dwarves couldn't mine their way through loose rock?
(At a minimum, once a floor is cleared, Dwarves could show up - but no)
6) The "Map" is by God awful. There are colors on the map (The Devs changed the map sometime before the Steam release). What do the colors mean? Don't know. There is verticality on a single floor. An "entrance" to another area could technically be on your level, but fathoms above or below.
7) Combat is no Elden Ring. Want to be a combat GOD in LotR_RtM? Follow this strategy: i) Block, ii) Swing, iii) Swing, iv) Go_to_i.
8) Targeting is very hit-or-miss. You will experience frustration as you try to mine, only finding you're doing nothing.
9) The soundtrack is great. No complaints.
10) Is it worth $20? IMO yes. But realize this is an early access game (despite what the Devs say), with a lot of frustrations. If you like Dwarves or Tolkien, then I'd say it's worth the $20.
Totally agree with just about all of this lol. I can't speak on any extensive gameplay like that but I have enough hours into it where i can confidently say that it has it's issues for sure. But it also has it's charm and it's perks. I hope the Devs continue to work on it and add stuff to it!
It's on sale today for like $13 on epic
Thumbs down. 7min into the game and no clue pretty much anything about it. Is it a RPG, platformer, rts, survival, turn base? Nobody can tell An entire video that says nothing at all
I'm sorry that was your experience. But I thing the genre of game is irrelevant. Regardless of what box you put it in, it was a fun game 🤷 just needs some TLC to work out some of the bugs.
@@RustBeard9 Claiming genre is irrelevant is what is irrelevant. Considering anybody will know what genre it is if they know information about the game. Which this video gives zero.
@seeess925 lol. Okay, no u.
@@RustBeard9 Glad you admit you're full of BS.
Well anyone with half a brain can tell it's not a platformer, or an rts, or a turn based game. So this sounds like a you issue bud. And your other comments just sound like a venting of your anger from having a small peen