The Lord of the Rings: Gollum takes the eponymous character on a journey through Mordor and Mirkwood, but Gollum questing for his missing precious isn’t the only familiar character to appear in the game. Gollum is a central character in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and many know his story thanks to Peter Jackson’s film adaptations. Though the game draws much of its inspiration from material briefly referenced in the books and appendices, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum features a number of characters who are also in the movies.
The principal returning characters that appear in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum are Gollum (and his alter ego Smeagol), Gandalf, Thranduil, the Nazgûl, and the Mouth of Sauron. Each character is featured to varying extents in the films – Gandalf is a central character and part of the Fellowship, while the Mouth of Sauron only appears during one scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’s Extended Edition. While characters like Aragorn and Bilbo do receive brief mentions in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, it’s the characters with significant appearances in the game that make for interesting comparisons to their Hollywood counterparts.
In Jackson’s films, Gollum is a fairly accurate representation of Tolkien’s description – a scrawny creature, skin fish-belly white from untold years living in caves, bald but for a handful of long, scraggly hairs. Gollum walks on all fours, his movements occasionally jerky and frantic, more reminiscent of an insect than a member of the River Folk. This is more or less how he appears in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum as well, which will make a smooth transition for fans of the movies. These movements become the basis for platforming and stealth gameplay, taking advantage of his awkward long-limbed agility.
Gollum’s appearance is the result of many years of the Ring’s corruption, with the creature withering away slowly in the dark and losing much of his sanity. As The Lord of the Rings: Gollum takes place only a few years before Peter Jackson’s movies, it’s not particularly surprising that the character reflects the same long descent similarly. The game hones in on the struggle between Gollum and Sméagol that is present in the films, giving players some agency in resolving internal conflicts and choosing how to interact with other characters.
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2023-05-30 06:30:04
Source from screenrant.com