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LEGO Lord of the Rings: One Yellow Plastic Ring to Rule Them All?

05/13/2012   Nea Lieberman

The Lord of the Rings Comes to Lego Video Games 11 Years Later

A recent trip to LEGO Land sparked my five year old’s interest anew in LEGO games. While her preferences run along the lines of princesses and ponies, the adults here at All That Nerdy Stuff were happy to learn about the June 2012 release of a Lord of the Rings LEGO video game.

Warner Bros. has not officially confirmed the release, however toy packages show logos for Traveller’s Tales, which is the company primarilly responsible for developing previous Lego video games. There is also a logo on the packages for Warner Bros.; the franchise’s publisher. Whether Peter Jackson‘s vision can be rendered in cylinder-headed figures remains to be seen, though the translation of characters into LEGO form are very promising.

 

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Kingdom of Loathing – A Low-Tech Adventurer Is You!

05/13/2012   Nea Lieberman

Kingdom of Loathing Offers the Best Graphics of…OK, I’m Lying

Kingdom of Loathing - an Adventurer is You!
The mascot of Kingdom of Loathing

The latest new computer game is released.  It’s bold, realistic, captivating graphics roll across the screen, obviously the product of months of toil by the best and the brightest artists and graphic designers in the country.  The type of game you want to buy a new, larger monitor for, a faster processor, hundreds of dollars of specialized equipment and monthly subscription fees. Kingdom of Loathing is not that game.

Kingdom of Loathing is a game I consider the ultimate tongue-in-cheek, anti-high tech computer-based role playing game.  Kingdom of Loathing (or “KOL”) takes the classic elements of a DnD-style multiplayer role playing game and adds a layer of sarcasm, whit, and silliness that’s hard to find elsewhere in the gaming world.  One piece is devoted to the original Nintendo game controller.  Another, c-prompt based, text response DnD play.  Goods are bought, sold, and traded in meat.
Graphics aside, there is a lot of depth and thought that goes into this free game.  Character development, a stash of goods that would rival most homes, a large selection of lands that open up as your character progresses, multiple “bosses” to conquer, the ability to form clans among other players, and a set of crazy skills that any rational person would love to have in real life, from “disco nap” to “immaculate seasoning.” Read past the break for the gritty details!

About Nea Lieberman

After graduating UCLA, Nea worked in the far, far back reaches of the entertainment industry before quitting her job to become a full-time mom. Now that her daughter has entered school, she's back on the scene as a tutor, writer, editor, and bearer of all news nerdy!

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