Some people were supportive of the delay, especially because of the negative reaction to the July gameplay trailer. Many commenters, such as Twitter user @kevinp_morgan, felt “Gollum” looked unfished. Some even took offense to the design of Gollum in particular. “Y’all gonna need more than a few months for this. You massacred my boy with this game,” one individual complained, comparing an image from 2014’s “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor” with a screenshot from the “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum” gameplay trailer.
Another fan defended the trailer, attributing the quality of the footage to the fact that an indie studio is creating “Gollum.” However, this didn’t lighten the blow much. The comment section for the trailer itself is filled with people dunking on the graphics and gameplay. “Glad to see they’re keeping the PS2 alive with new releases,” one person wrote. Their views mirror the backlash on Twitter, where PlayStation 2 comparisons and other criticisms flooded the replies to the delay announcement.
“The Lord of the Rings: Gollum” is currently in development for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
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