Daedalic Entertainment has apologized for the underwhelming launch of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and is currently working on fixing the game’s issues.
“At Daedalic, we understand that a game’s success relies on the enjoyment and satisfaction of its players. We genuinely value your feedback and have been actively listening to your voices, reading your comments, and analyzing the constructive criticism and suggestions have you provided,” the studio responded in a statement on Twitter.
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— The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (@GollumGame) May 26, 2023
Daedalic continued: “Our development team has been working diligently to address the bugs and technical issues many of you experienced. We are committed to providing you with patches that will allow you to enjoy the game to its fullest potential.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was released on May 25, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. A Nintendo Switch version is currently in development.
The game has been receiving scathing criticism for its buggy quality, muddy graphics, and middling gameplay. In IGN’s The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review, we said, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is filled with dull stealth, bad platforming, and a pointless story, and does little to justify why anyone should take the time to play it.”
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