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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Nov 2, 2004

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3.45 average rating based on 479 ratings

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The Lord of the Rings:The Third Age introduces entirely new characters which aren't mentioned in the books or movies. The game does relate to the movies by including scenes from all three movies, with new background speech by Ian McKellen (Gandalf). There are seven playable characters in the game which have been created specifically for it, as well a small appearances by characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Eowyn, Faramir, and Gothmog. The game covers events in all three movies/books, mostly with references to major events shown through cut scenes, or the scenes from the movies with Ian McKellan's narration. A … More
The Lord of the Rings:The Third Age introduces entirely new characters which aren't mentioned in the books or movies. The game does relate to the movies by including scenes from all three movies, with new background speech by Ian McKellen (Gandalf). There are seven playable characters in the game which have been created specifically for it, as well a small appearances by characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn, Eowyn, Faramir, and Gothmog. The game covers events in all three movies/books, mostly with references to major events shown through cut scenes, or the scenes from the movies with Ian McKellan's narration. A classic RPG game, The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age has gameplay elements similar to Final Fantasy, where you have a party of characters, each with a different set of skills and attributes, who gain levels, making them stronger as the game progresses. Battles are turn-based, and let the gamer make different decisions on what they want to do to change the outcome of the battle. The game travels through many areas throughout Tolkien's Middle Earth, including The Pelennor Fields and Moria. Less
Developers
EA Redwood Shores
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Franchises
The Lord of the Rings
Series
The Lord of the Rings
Event
Xbox E3 2004 Press Conference
Platforms
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Release Dates
Nov 02, 2004 (North_America)
Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Nov 05, 2004 (Europe)
PlayStation 2, Xbox
Nov 12, 2004 (Europe)
Nintendo GameCube
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User Stats
981
In Collection
110
Wish Listed
13
Playing
193
Backlogged
How Long Is The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age?
Main story: 26.5 hours
Main + extras: 22.5 hours
100% completion: 27.3 hours
Total completions: 4
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grok
grok gave Feb 13, 2024
grok gave Feb 13, 2024
Lord of the Rings Fanfiction Playing Like Final Fantasy

I really enjoyed my time with Third Age.

This isn't a great game. It's story is fun nonsense. The characters are barely there. But that's fine, it's a blast playing through the trilogy story.

The gameplay is legit, it's Final Fantasy wearing a Lord of the Rings skin and it works SO well!

The length is pretty spot on, beatable in 24-28 hours, which I think is perfect for something this style.

The pacing is largely good, but at the end, it felt a bit rushed. Jumping from scene to scene and just sort of ending. No conclusion scenes or dialogue, no finale, just a weird final fight and then shift to the main menu.

Overall I like this game a lot. I don't think its great, but if you go in with the right mindset you should have a lot of fun.

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Nachonskiplays
Nachonskiplays updated their status Feb 28, 2022
Nachonskiplays updated their status Feb 28, 2022

Juego del Señor de los Anillos estilo RPG que narra la historia de un equipo que sigue los pasos de la comunidad del anillo y que son dirigidos por Gandalf en la ayuda para derrotar a Sauron, los cuales terminan abarcando los sucesos de los 3 libros (o películas). En cuanto a jugabilidad es muy parecido al Final Fantasy X, un juego increíble con buen nivel de dificultad y mecánicas interesantes que se aplican muy bien al universo de esta saga. Si eres fanático del señor de los anillos, es altamente recomendado.

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RPeterG
RPeterG updated their status Oct 4, 2020
RPeterG updated their status Oct 4, 2020

So once I realized Berethor had an ability that prevents stuns, the fights against the Oliphaunts became much easier. Beat Sauron on my second attempt. Took a tad over 26 hours to beat the game and overall I enjoyed it. The story can be a bit nonsensical in relation to the films at times. I'm a big fan of the Lord of the Rings though so for me it was worth overlooking some of that stuff to just enjoy questing through Middle-Earth. If you aren't a fan of the source material there's probably not enough here to keep you invested. If you are though and also enjoy RPG's it's a decent enough playthrough. On to the next RPG!

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RPeterG
RPeterG updated their status Sep 7, 2020
RPeterG updated their status Sep 7, 2020

Made it through Moria and just got Morwen in my group. Like the dual wielding but man is she squishy when you get her. Need to upgrade her armor and stats. Been having fun playing through this.

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Othy
Othy updated their status Oct 10, 2018
Othy updated their status Oct 10, 2018

This is a travesty of a game that I thoroughly enjoyed playing. In the game, you literally follow the fellowship, just a step behind them. The graphics are clunky, the whole thing is clearly a rip off of the movies, but I had so much fun playing it.

And the last boss is, well, amazing.

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Darcy
Darcy updated their status May 20, 2014
Darcy updated their status May 20, 2014

Idk if it was our memory card or our ps2, but we tried two different copies of this game, and it always froze when we were about to fight the balrog. T_T

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