Two years ago, it was revealed that there was a fan-madeBattle for Middle-earthbeing made. The cult-classicLord of the Ringsgame was first released in 2004, but fans have been wanting a return to the real-time-strategy game. After many years of waiting, an update for theLord of the Ringsremake is finally here.
Battle forMiddle-earthis often considered one of thebestLord of the Ringsgames of all time. The RTS had a great visual style and combined tried and true real-time strategy gameplay with theLord of the RingsIP. Additionally, the depth in combat and innovation helped propel the game to be more than simply a movie tie-in type title.
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A massive gameplay reveal has been posted on YouTube showing off the fan-made rework. The game is being made inUnreal Engine 4, which is free for all developersand certainly helpful to a small team working on a fan-made project. It looks rather stunning, considering it is being worked on by fans. The 2004 game looked great for its time, and this is a beautiful recreation of it.
The new video for the fan-made remake dives deep into the gameplay, the development, and more. Details about how the units move, how the team problem solved and created different aspects of the game, and certain gameplay elements are all a part of the eighteen-minute video. One cool feature is the ability to change the camera to a third-person perspective for the sake of cinematics and exploration, though it’s not intended to be a third-person action game by any means. There have been someimpressive fan-made gamesthroughout the years, and this one has the potential to join them.
As far as the originalBattle for Middle-earth, it doesn’t look like the series will be returning anytime soon.EA, once considered the worst company in America, once held theLord of the Ringslicense and made two RTS games, but now that EA is busy working on other licenses that it signed up to work on, likeStar Wars, a continuation ofBattle for Middle-earthseems unlikely.
Legal and license hurdles can often shut down projects, like theGoldeneyeremake that was recently shut down. The hope would be that this project can continue on and be a joy to fans ofLord of the Ringsand the old RTS game from 2003.
Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle-earthis available for PC.
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