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One mind, two egos - you decide!","11418\u002FThe Lord of the Rings Gollum Cover.webp","11418\u002FThe Lord of the Rings Gollum Header.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F5UwSq0Vu7V4","2023-05-25",33,116584,"the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum",1265780,[19,23],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":22},{"name":21},"Daedalic Entertainment",true,{"company":24,"developed":26,"published":22},{"name":25},"Nacon",false,[28],"Adventure",[30,31,32,33,34,35],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[37,52,66,81,94,108,122,137,150,164,177,189,203,217,230,243,256,269,282,294,308,320,333,345,358,371,383,396],{"id":38,"author":39,"outlet":42,"summary":48,"review_url":49,"review_date":13,"original_score":50,"normalized_score":51},18448,{"id":40,"name":41},1158,"Christian Donlan",{"id":43,"logo":44,"name":45,"website_url":46,"score_format":47},8,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FEuroGamer-Logo.png","Eurogamer","https:\u002F\u002Feurogamer.net","5","A strong sense of character is let down by poor controls, fiddly implementation, and bugs.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurogamer.net\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-some-great-level-design-mired-in-problems","1\u002F5",20,{"id":53,"author":54,"outlet":57,"summary":62,"review_url":63,"review_date":64,"original_score":65,"normalized_score":51},18156,{"id":55,"name":56},1973,"Giovanni Colantonio",{"id":58,"logo":59,"name":60,"website_url":61,"score_format":47},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDigital-Trends-Logo.jpg","Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com","“The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is such a mess of barely formed ideas that it feels like a game still in its pre-alpha stage.”","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-pc\u002F","2023-05-26","1.0",{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":77,"review_url":78,"review_date":13,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":80},28494,{"id":69,"name":70},3052,"Chris Hinton",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":76},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","10","Despite being presented as a lonely creature, Gollum gets more attention than he might deserve in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. With average by-the-books platforming and stealth gameplay, there actually is a thoughtful and engaging story at the heart of Gollum. It’s up to fans of the genre to decide whether time spent on ordinary gameplay is worth experiencing Gollum’s history.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-prison-break-middle-earth","5.0",50,{"id":82,"author":83,"outlet":86,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":13,"original_score":92,"normalized_score":93},29753,{"id":84,"name":85},3150,"James Lara",{"id":14,"logo":87,"name":88,"website_url":89,"score_format":76},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FMP1st-Logo.jpg","MP1ST","https:\u002F\u002Fmp1st.com\u002F","The premise of a Gollum game was already questionable when it was first announced, but I tend to be optimistic, as I usually find the oddest ideas to be the most surprising, that is, if, and only if they work. Sadly that’s not the case with Gollum, as it’s more of a game going through the motions without ever finding its footing in the process. It has some cool ideas and attempts to execute them, but they never once felt realized throughout the journey. Couple the somewhat uninteresting story and the frustrating, clunky gameplay to accompany the rest of the game; there’s little for me to recommend here, even to die-hard Lord of the Rings fans. It’s a bummer, though I suppose many can say they saw this coming. I just wanted something to scratch that Lord of the Ring itch, but I guess I’ll be waiting even longer now.","https:\u002F\u002Fmp1st.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-lost-in-mordor","3.5\u002F10",35,{"id":95,"author":96,"outlet":99,"summary":104,"review_url":105,"review_date":13,"original_score":106,"normalized_score":107},30909,{"id":97,"name":98},3271,"Dominic Tarason",{"id":93,"logo":100,"name":101,"website_url":102,"score_format":103},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","This stealth adventure has its charms, despite a fractured identity.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","64",64,{"id":109,"author":110,"outlet":113,"summary":118,"review_url":119,"review_date":13,"original_score":120,"normalized_score":121},118,{"id":111,"name":112},21,"Brittany Alva",{"id":114,"logo":115,"name":116,"website_url":117,"score_format":76},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a great game for hardcore Middle-earth fans, but an experience that didn't do Gollum's character justice.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Flord-of-rings-gollum-review","6.5",65,{"id":123,"author":124,"outlet":127,"summary":132,"review_url":133,"review_date":134,"original_score":135,"normalized_score":136},44985,{"id":125,"name":126},3958,"Timothy Nunes",{"id":128,"logo":129,"name":130,"website_url":131,"score_format":76},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","Much like the namesake character himself, The Lord of The Rings: Gollum couldn't be saved from what it became. Frustrating platforming coupled with boring gameplay and cheap ways to die make any experience hard to play. Unfortunately, the intriguing setting and lore exploration can't come close to overshadowing the game's fundamental issues.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-ps5\u002F","2023-05-29","4.5",45,{"id":138,"author":139,"outlet":142,"summary":147,"review_url":148,"review_date":134,"original_score":149,"normalized_score":93},37299,{"id":140,"name":141},3658,"Mark Steighner",{"id":143,"logo":144,"name":145,"website_url":146,"score_format":103},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","When it comes to the Lord of the Rings, there are a few levels of fandom. Some people, of course, think the whole fantasy genre is a bunch of silly nonsense. We’ll ignore them. Then there are those who have read the books, maybe more than once. And seen the movies, too, it goes without saying. Finally, there are the super fans, who regard J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece as fantasy’s Bible, Koran, and Upanishads all rolled into one, able to recite long passages by memory. if the developers of Lord of the Rings: Gollum don’t fit into the latter category, the experts they hired to advise the creators certainly do.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","35",{"id":151,"author":152,"outlet":155,"summary":160,"review_url":161,"review_date":13,"original_score":162,"normalized_score":163},35795,{"id":153,"name":154},3452,"Kevin Dunsmore",{"id":156,"logo":157,"name":158,"website_url":159,"score_format":47},31,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","Reviewed on PlayStation 5","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum\u002F444828\u002F","2.0",40,{"id":165,"author":166,"outlet":169,"summary":174,"review_url":175,"review_date":13,"original_score":176,"normalized_score":51},46961,{"id":167,"name":168},2777,"Aaron Bayne",{"id":170,"logo":171,"name":172,"website_url":173,"score_format":76},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum poses itself as an epic quest across the treacherous realms of Middle-earth, where an inner conflict will rage inside the mind of one halfling. Of course we refer to the split-personality of both Smeagol and Gollum, an integral character across both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings stories. Filling in the blanks between both of those tales, Daedalic's third-person stealth platformer will let you take control of the titular menace as he continues his never-ending search for his precious ring. Sadly, the only precious thing about our time with Gollum was the hope that one day we'd eventually finish the game, uninstall it from our PS5, and never think about it again.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps5\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum","2",{"id":178,"author":179,"outlet":182,"summary":187,"review_url":188,"review_date":64,"original_score":65,"normalized_score":51},50417,{"id":180,"name":181},4296,"Rory Mellon",{"id":183,"logo":184,"name":185,"website_url":186,"score_format":47},55,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FToms-Guide-Logo.jpg","Toms Guide","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tomsguide.com\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an unwelcome throwback to the days when licensed games were synonymous with low quality. Thanks to its dreary gameplay, stilted story and unacceptable technical issues, slogging through its 12-hour campaign is about as much fun as walking barefoot across the fiery plains of Mordor.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tomsguide.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum",{"id":190,"author":191,"outlet":194,"summary":199,"review_url":200,"review_date":201,"original_score":202,"normalized_score":163},65710,{"id":192,"name":193},2655,"Johnny Hurricane",{"id":195,"logo":196,"name":197,"website_url":198,"score_format":103},25,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamersheroes-logo.jpg","Gamers Heroes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com","It is good to know that we already know the worst game of the year in May. Do yourself a favor and forget about The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - it is anything but precious.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","2023-05-30","40%",{"id":204,"author":205,"outlet":208,"summary":213,"review_url":214,"review_date":13,"original_score":215,"normalized_score":216},51088,{"id":206,"name":207},4335,"Cameron Waldrop",{"id":209,"logo":210,"name":211,"website_url":212,"score_format":47},66,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTwinfinite.png","Twinfinite","https:\u002F\u002Ftwinfinite.net\u002F","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum doesn't do anything fun or interesting than similar (better) games like A Plague Tale: Innocence and Requiem. To be honest, this feels like a game made just to ensure the publisher could retain rights to the IP. It's hard to say if even the most loyal Lord of the Rings fans would actually find something worthwhile here. Considering good Lord of the Rings games exist, this one feels incredibly out of place.","https:\u002F\u002Ftwinfinite.net\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","1.5",30,{"id":218,"author":219,"outlet":222,"summary":226,"review_url":227,"review_date":228,"original_score":229,"normalized_score":216},54925,{"id":220,"name":221},4535,"Bennett Perry",{"id":136,"logo":223,"name":224,"website_url":225,"score_format":76},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a poorly designed, bug-ridden, untested game that’s only redeeming quality doesn’t matter in the whole picture.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","2023-06-13","3.00",{"id":231,"author":232,"outlet":235,"summary":240,"review_url":241,"review_date":13,"original_score":242,"normalized_score":163},68722,{"id":233,"name":234},1001,"Jason Rodriguez",{"id":236,"logo":237,"name":238,"website_url":239,"score_format":76},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum sheds light on the eponymous character — and reveals its flaws.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-impressions-one-does-not-simply-walk-into-bore-dor\u002F","4\u002F10",{"id":244,"author":245,"outlet":248,"summary":253,"review_url":254,"review_date":13,"original_score":65,"normalized_score":255},76854,{"id":246,"name":247},5574,"Gareth Chadwick",{"id":249,"logo":250,"name":251,"website_url":252,"score_format":76},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was conceptually a game with some promise, but from what I've seen so far, it's a mediocre and messy experience that doesn't really come together into a cohesive whole. That is, of course, before coming to the bugs, the crashes and the game-breaking progression issues that make it impossible to complete at this time. Considering that I was actually looking forward to this, this one really stings.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2023\u002F05\u002F25\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F",10,{"id":257,"author":258,"outlet":261,"summary":266,"review_url":267,"review_date":13,"original_score":268,"normalized_score":216},87267,{"id":259,"name":260},4355,"Anna Koselke",{"id":262,"logo":263,"name":264,"website_url":265,"score_format":76},42,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpcgamesn%20logo.jpg","PCGamesN","https:\u002F\u002Fpcgamesn.com\u002F","The Lord of the Rings: Gollum fails to live up to both the Tolkien name and its own potential. From exhausting, repetitive gameplay to a poorly constructed narrative, this is a piece of Middle-earth you should never explore.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamesn.com\u002Flord-of-the-rings-gollum\u002Freview","3",{"id":270,"author":271,"outlet":274,"summary":279,"review_url":280,"review_date":281,"original_score":268,"normalized_score":216},88758,{"id":272,"name":273},5521,"Stephanie Liu",{"id":275,"logo":276,"name":277,"website_url":278,"score_format":76},71,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSiliconera-Logo.jpg","Siliconera","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002F","Play as Gollum on his quest to retrieve his Precious. You will need to climb the mountains of Mordor, sneak around Mirkwood and make difficult choices. Who will gain the upper hand: the cunning Gollum or the innocent Smeagol? PC version reviewed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002Freview-the-lord-of-the-rings-gollums-as-miserable-as-a-trip-to-mordor\u002F","2023-06-03",{"id":283,"author":284,"outlet":287,"summary":292,"review_url":293,"review_date":13,"original_score":176,"normalized_score":51},97016,{"id":285,"name":286},4914,"Scott Baird",{"id":288,"logo":289,"name":290,"website_url":291,"score_format":76},135,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamepur.jpg","Gamepur","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepur.com\u002F","Gollum isn’t protagonist material, at least not for a video game. He is a wretched creature who only survived the events of The Hobbit because Bilbo took pity on him. If The Lord of the Rings: Gollum can be said to have one achievement, it perfectly emulates the painful experience of being Gollum, as it makes you feel just as sad and wretched as Sméagol himself. This story didn’t need to be told, as the exciting parts of Gollum’s life were displayed in Tolkien’s works, and this game ...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamepur.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review",{"id":295,"author":296,"outlet":299,"summary":304,"review_url":305,"review_date":306,"original_score":307,"normalized_score":93},100479,{"id":297,"name":298},8966,"Thomas Medina",{"id":300,"logo":301,"name":302,"website_url":303,"score_format":76},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","I didn’t hate The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. There’s actually a few things the game does well. I believe that the premise is decent, and with the right execution, it could have been great. However, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is not that game, and fails at being a game on every level. It doesn’t just squander what it did well, but completely and utterly ruins it. I’m a huge Lord of the Rings fan, so a game like this should be within my wheelhouse. However, its total failure as a ga...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2023\u002F06\u002F16\u002Freview-the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum\u002F","2023-06-16","3.5",{"id":309,"author":310,"outlet":313,"summary":318,"review_url":319,"review_date":64,"original_score":176,"normalized_score":51},102423,{"id":311,"name":312},8993,"Bree Maybe",{"id":314,"logo":315,"name":316,"website_url":317,"score_format":76},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Middle Earth is an incredibly interesting world to set a game in. Developers have been trying to capture the magic of Tolkien’s work in an interactive form since 1982 with The Hobbit text adventure game all the way to the present day with the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMO.","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2023\u002F05\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-many-that-live-deserve-death\u002F",{"id":321,"author":322,"outlet":325,"summary":330,"review_url":331,"review_date":64,"original_score":332,"normalized_score":93},103700,{"id":323,"name":324},9056,"Matt Miller",{"id":326,"logo":327,"name":328,"website_url":329,"score_format":76},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","At times, an event or character can be profoundly impactful to its originating fiction, but not the right choice for a dedicated spotlight project of its own. It’s hard to think of a more potent case in point than The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a game that fundamentally misunderstands the appeal of its source franchise, focusing on a character who, by almost any measure, is the wrong choice for a lead. That said, it’s not impossible to imagine the game that might somehow have made the unusual premise click. This is not that project; like its miserable and piteous lead, this game is best avoided at all costs.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Freview\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum\u002Fflawed-premise","3.50\u002F10",{"id":334,"author":335,"outlet":338,"summary":343,"review_url":344,"review_date":13,"original_score":242,"normalized_score":163},135564,{"id":336,"name":337},4358,"Justin Mercer",{"id":339,"logo":340,"name":341,"website_url":342,"score_format":76},148,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamerescape-logo.jpg","Gamer Escape","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F","Lord of the Rings: Gollum struggles under its own weight from the word go. Any benefit from a grimmer, more unvarnished look at the characters of Middle-earth from an atypical perspective is immediately undercut by a bevy of technical issues, clunky controls, unexciting game design, and stilted presentation at constant odds with the player. When you get down to brass tacks, Gollum feels undercooked from all sides in its attempt to snatch the One Ring, leaving it with no recourse but to plumme...","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F2023\u002F05\u002F25\u002Freview-the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum\u002F",{"id":346,"author":347,"outlet":350,"summary":355,"review_url":356,"review_date":357,"original_score":268,"normalized_score":216},145263,{"id":348,"name":349},12418,"Steven Impson",{"id":351,"logo":352,"name":353,"website_url":354,"score_format":76},150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpress-start-logo.jpg","Press Start","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002F","I struggle to think of a positive experience over the thirteen-odd hours I spent playing this game. Gollum is uninspired and dated and The Lord of the Rings fans deserve better than this.","https:\u002F\u002Fpress-start.com.au\u002Freviews\u002Fps5-reviews\u002F2023\u002F05\u002F25\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","2025-05-07",{"id":359,"author":360,"outlet":363,"summary":368,"review_url":369,"review_date":13,"original_score":370,"normalized_score":163},174434,{"id":361,"name":362},264,"Alex Avard",{"id":364,"logo":365,"name":366,"website_url":367,"score_format":47},14,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamesRadar%20Logo.png","GamesRadar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamesradar.com\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F","2\u002F5",{"id":372,"author":373,"outlet":376,"summary":381,"review_url":382,"review_date":13,"original_score":268,"normalized_score":216},159907,{"id":374,"name":375},11820,"Zach Jackson",{"id":377,"logo":378,"name":379,"website_url":380,"score_format":76},147,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwellplayed-logo.png","WellPlayed","https:\u002F\u002Fwell-played.com.au\u002F","With dated design, LotR: Gollum is a slow and tedious slog through Middle Earth that even the staunchest LotR fans will struggle to enjoy.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.well-played.com.au\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review\u002F",{"id":384,"author":385,"outlet":388,"summary":393,"review_url":394,"review_date":395,"original_score":176,"normalized_score":51},2239362,{"id":386,"name":387},17874,"Noah Cochrane",{"id":389,"logo":390,"name":391,"website_url":392,"score_format":76},159,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgametyrant.webp","Game Tyrant ","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002F","Lord of the Rings: Gollum is not a fun game and makes my eyes hurt a bit…","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002Fnews\u002Flord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-not-so-precious","2023-06-07",{"id":397,"author":398,"outlet":401,"summary":405,"review_url":406,"review_date":201,"original_score":407,"normalized_score":216},66251,{"id":399,"name":400},5118,"Joseph Bradford",{"id":163,"logo":402,"name":403,"website_url":404,"score_format":76},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FMMORPG%20Logo.png","MMORPG","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mmorpg.com\u002F","The first time I really sat up and took an interest in a conversation happening in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was when the Candle Man mentioned Eärnur and his struggle against The Witch-king of Angmar. Hearing the fate of Gondor's last King before Aragorn would ascend to the throne nearly a thousand years later was such a welcome treat. It also put into stark contrast how I have started to feel about The Lord of the Rings Gollum the game, and Gollum as a love letter to Tolkien.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mmorpg.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-2000128033","3.0",28,0,[21,25],[21],[]]