LOTR Online: Shadows of Angmar preview

It’s not often that you get the chance to pick the mind of a man responsible for recreating a world you yourself have already invested so much time in. For many, reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy is more than simply a book. Within its pages is an alternative world where nothing is beyond comprehension, where everything is possible. You follow with baited breath as Frodo journeys through Middle Earth to either doom or glory, and regardless of his fate he fights to the end. There are characters that you have fallen in love with; you genuinely care about; beautiful plains of lush grass that you long to sit in; battles between monster and man that you wish to see. Glory, pain, anguish, hope, defeat, faith and love, the kind of emotions that define the very notion of what it is to be alive – all in Tolkien’s books. And so, the man responsible for a game that us fans have longed for – a chance to delve into Middle Earth and be a part of Lord of the Rings, to make a difference in the fight between good and evil...