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THE SHIRE, SPECIFICALLY BYWATER, JUL 28 – Tales of the Shire offers over 100 recipes and stress-free gameplay but suffers from shallow mechanics, repetitive quests, and technical issues, disappointing fans of life simulation games.
- On Wednesday, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game launched, focusing on Hobbit life and extended quests, but critics say it falls short of its promise.
- Sir Richard Taylor and Baker said the game's development was inspired by their experiences during the pandemic, aiming for a cozy escape, Baker recalled that lockdown drove demand for idyllic escapes.
- Despite early patches, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game on PC reports constant framerate hitches, pop-in, aliasing, and 20 crashes within ten hours.
- Many found Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game muddled and often unplayable, failing to fulfill its promising premise, reviewers say.
- Though it follows blueprints from Animal Crossing and Disney Dreamlight Valley, Tales of the Shire falls short, with patches only partly improving performance issues, reviewers say.
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Tales of the Shire falls short of the LOTR Animal Crossing promise
On paper, a cozy little game set in the Shire sounds like a slam dunk. The Shire is canonically a beautiful, peaceful, inviting little place, and a game that lets you customize your own personal Hobbit hole sounds delightful. But in practice, Weta Workshop’s new life sim, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game, sadly falls as short of its quest as Boromir. Published by Private Division and out July 29 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5…
Omnihanded Entertainmet News | Tales Of The Shire Review - Concerning, And Also There Are Hobbits
When I first played Tales of the Shire back in September 2024, I left the experience disappointed yet hopeful. It had a lot of issues, yes, but it also had a lot of potential. There was a clear reverence for both Lord of the Rings and the life-sim genre on display, and considering the game had been delayed until the following year, it felt like both the developers and I were on the same page when it came to the game being undercooked. Imagine my…
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