I still remember that ending, you defeat the Nazgul on Pelennor's Fields, Aragorn saves the day healing your wounds and tells you "to bow to noone" (since all of his lines are straight ripped from the movies) and to "assemble your army at the Black Gate" (yeah, my army of six people of which two of them didn't have a single spoken line after Moria like 20 hours ago). Still, for anyone who fancies a decent nostalgic trip, The Third Age more than provides. The wrap-up could have used some work as well considering we are told our journey is 'just beginning' as the tower collapses on our entire party. I understand the game was rushed out for a Christmas release, so it wouldn't surprise me if we lost a level or two there. There's just no explanation as to how our protagonists make it from Pelennor Fields to the top of Barad-dûr. The main disappointment for me was how totally perplexing that final battle was – a common complaint based on what I've read so far. The characters still felt like secondary Tolkien creations, and I actually enjoyed their alternate perspective on the war playing out before them. Overall, I'd say EA did pretty well here considering the source material was basically off limits. That victory theme is definitely going to stick in my head for a while! Finding new ways to break the system always felt rewarding. Each character feels super unique in combat, and the variety of skills kept each battle interesting. Without towns to explore or NPCs to meet, the battle system is where it really shines (all thanks to a familiar JRPG released only a few years prior). I don't usually invest so much time into games, but I sunk a good 35+ hours into this one, several of which were solely to grind for all the top-level skills, and I never usually bother with that stuff. The plot is pretty thin and easily it's weakest element (especially since most of it is told through optional movie clips), but the whole atmosphere, and the soundtrack in particular, really threw me back into the film trilogy's world. That's exactly what it is – the MOST blatant FFX knock-off – but I seriously couldn't keep my hands off the thing. I'm not even a major LOTR fan, and I NEVER play tie-in fodder, but I'll admit I was intrigued after reading a comment here about how much the game 'borrows' from FFX.
I've just this evening finished playing Lord of the Rings: The Third Age and am genuinely quite surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.
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