This is going to be an interesting one for sure, and also why Shadow of MoooooorrrrDooooooooorrr and ting?

After all it wasn’t too long ago that I yawned my way through the Hobbit, describing it rather politely as the colour beige in cinematic form, and of course it was quite a number of years ago in fact that I did indeed end up sleeping through some of the first Lord of the Rings, therefore clearly the interest is not really present.

Not even the 1700 hour ultra turbo deluxe edition of every single bloody film would be enough to sway me from this fate worse than death. So again, the question remains, why?

Well remarkably, this gaming venture released back in 2014 by Warner Bros. got quite a decent reception, and even with the heavy baggage of the license that is Lard of the Onion Rings, it apparently brings much more to the table to get you excited about Middle Earth for once.

With a combination of systems, plus introducing something called the Nemesis system to ensure you feel the bloodlust for those who wrong you, it’s shaping to be something worthy of playing badly. So again, was the prophecy of Metacritic a false sign of things to come? Why don’t we find out?

So get that trusty battle axe out, grab of hold of the precious* and wonder what the bloody hell is going on before falling asleep anyway with the handy Youtube replay below;

* Terms and conditions apply, see pack for details, Mr. Tolkin may turn in his grave after this is finished with…..