The life simulation stand-alone game “The Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire” will be released soon. The game is set in the Shire in The Lord of the Rings, and players can play as hobbits and enjoy an idyllic life in the waterside town, decorating their homes, growing crops, fishing and gathering, etc. You can also participate in social events to strengthen your relationships with other hobbits. In addition, players can explore the outdoors to discover secret woodlands and lost treasures, and advance the story to earn rewards and upgrades.
Now the media score of the game has been lifted, with an average score of 75 points on M station, of which foreign media IGN gave this work a 4-point rating, while the media PC Gamer gave a rating of 6.7 points.
The media ratings are as follows:
IGN（4/10）：
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire is a game that for me is like Grimma Clever Words: it whispers many wonderful promises in my ear, but in the end, I feel like a sad remnant of my former self. I had been hopeful that the game would be a perfect blend of the genre I loved and the world of Tolkien, which I had spent most of my life working on, but those hopes were eventually thrown into the crucible where they were born. The game’s life simulation mechanics are extremely superficial, the technical performance is terrible, and there is almost nothing unique about it, and “The Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire” is disappointing every step of the way.
There are glimpses of a better game in its slightly solid cooking mechanics, as well as the occasional funny text and dialogue – which also prove that the setting should be fertile ground for a life sim if executed properly – however, like the Pokémon Diamond, these dreams have disappeared into the abyss of Angban.
PC Gamer（6.7/10）:
I was relieved to find that despite the gentle, innocent picture book-style look and feel of the game, the Hobbit of Bywater was a bit sharp. With such a beautifully rendered world and excellent cooking system, it’s a shame that the rest of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Shire can’t match it. Gandalf did love Ciel deeply, but I didn’t agree.
