Watch the gameplay trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

In the Lord of the Rings novels, Gollum was once a Hobbit named Sméagol who longed to be reunited with his favorite magic ring. It took years for him to grow old and become Gollum.

We haven’t had to wait The answer is quiteThat took a long time The Lord of the Rings – GollumThe film was originally announced for release in 2021, but it was delayed until September. A cinematic tease was released to keep Gollum-heads occupied.

However, the first gameplay trailer might not be as clear. Too good at simulating the wretched existence of the novels’ most tragic character. This is what I meant: It smells a lot like a cave filled with fish.

This is what Daedelic Entertainment describes. Gollum is the Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings – GollumThe story-driven RPG action game is where the protagonist, a man of twisted desires, is out on a mission to recover what is his most precious possession. Torn by his fractured psyche, players will have to manage both Sméagol and Gollum on a journey that will take him across famous locales, revealing more about his time as a slave below the Dark Tower and his stray with the Elves of Mirkwood, as he interacts with iconic characters from the series.

Unfortunately, none of that really shows in this trailer, which makes the game look like all the stealth levels from every game released in the last 20 years stitched together in a single package, starring Gollum instead of Nathan Drake/Lara Croft/one of several men/clones with the codename “Snake.” Which is great if you like video game stealth sequences as they are often presented, less so if you do not.

The Lord of the Rings – Gollum will be available Sept. 1, 2022 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch at a later date.