J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is the first and last full-fledged RPG on PC based on the book of the same name by Professor Tolkien.

So, clouds are gathering over the Middle Earth, Saruman Bely weaves his intrigues, Gandalf Sery conducts his machinations around the Ring of Omnipotence, and in the meantime, three hobbits leave their native Shire for an almost aimless at first glance journey to the east, to Rivendell ...

It is useless to retell the plot of the book, especially because the game is quite easy on him. Everything that you should know, in a condensed form, informs you of the intro floppy version (and in a very common one - video cuts from the cartoon of the same name (!) From the 70s in the CD version), and the rest - along the way.

The game begins with the departure of Frodo and Co. from his home and the transfer of the keys to it to Lobelia Sackville-Baggins ... And it ends about the same place where the book ends with the collapse of the Commonwealth of the Ring. However, do not expect the book to be used as a solution - it only gives you general guidance. A very real option is to meet head-on-head with the Nazguls in places not provided for by the Professor (and inglorious death - before meeting with Aragorn we are too weak against them, and after it they do not go one by one), or a thorough study of all the nooks around the Shire ( and there’s the grave of the ancient King, in which you can make good money ... and here you can get a side quest, to save the girl from the wolves there ...) - although there are real changes of day and night, the dates do not radically push us.

This touch of “free interpretation” changes the appearance of the plot, making it suitable for use by non-Tolkienists inside, but Tolkienists are roughly equally divided into those who consider these innovations to be appropriate and useful, and those who consider it possible to try to taunt anyone on the wort with wild heresy .

In any case, this is not the worst game in the world, given the scarcity of source material on the subject of freedom of action and the use of the approach "here’s a huge map and an order to go from point A to point B in any way, and then do what you want." Fans of the source material and lovers of a dosed free-wheel should definitely watch, the rest - strictly at will.