Apparently Daedalic is working on a second Lord of the Rings game after Gollum

[dex3108]

First discovered by German games industry outlet Gameswirtschaft.de in the database of video game projects receiving a German government subsidy is a second Lord of the Rings game codenamed "It's Magic":
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Daedalic is working on a new project that will transport the player into a lush world full of mythical creatures and magic. It tells a story from a character's perspective that has never been told before. The player discovers completely new regions and influences the events of the world within the scope of his role and his abilities. In his own way, he tries to influence the course of things and change the fate of the world. This project is aimed at avid fans of the fantasy story and 3D action-adventure genres around the world.

Projected release is August 2024, with a subsidy of 2.03M Euro. The rules allow devs to apply for a subsidy of up to 40% of the projected development cost.

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Gollum: Mit Flip-Flops auf den Schicksalsberg (Fröhlich am Freitag) - GamesWirtschaft.de

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum sollte auf die Image-Werte von Daedalic Entertainment und dem Games-Standort Deutschland einzahlen. Eigentlich.

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[Starlatine]

such a success its already getting a sequel

gaming ~critic~ proven wrong yet again

 

[CorpseLight]

Sounds like a threat.

 

[Lightsong]

Hey, it can't be worse.
Hopefully a P&C.

Edit; Ugh, Action-Adenture ... stay in your wheelhouse!

 

[Linus815]

please pleaes please not another weird ass character no one wants to play as

 

[Shepherd]

Can't wait.

 

[Rowsdower]

I wanna play as a Balrog.

 

[vixolus]

Lord of the Rings: Bombadil

 

[NovumVeritas]

Ehhh, what?

 

[JuniperAndSage]

Radagast game? Or maybe Bombadil?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Lord of the Rings: Horse

Play as a horse in the LOTR universe

 

[Van Bur3n]

I wanna play as the fish Sméagol is smashing to death against the rock.

 

[jroc74]

I just noticed the reviews of Gollum.

Good luck with the next game.

 

[Helix]

Daedalic be like: YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET

 

[Maxime]

The post I made in the Review thread may be more relevant here:

Game costed 15 millions euros btw. Nacon wants to sell a million copies within a year + 2 others games following.

It's a milestone for French video game publisher Nacon. On Thursday, the French group will launch its title "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum" on consoles and PC. The launch of this new adaptation of the iconic license will be followed closely, especially since Nacon had to postpone its release last summer.

"The visuals weren't satisfying, so we reassessed our plans", confides Alain Falc, head of Nacon, which bought the German studio Daedalic (for 53 million euros at the beginning of 2022) in charge of the title, with a budget close to 15 million euros. A record for the publisher, whose average budgets have risen from 2 million in 2020 to 5 million today. "With this title, we're aiming for one million sales within a year. But the stakes for us are long-term, as we'll be releasing two other games from this universe in the coming years".

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Jeux vidéo : l'éditeur français Nacon accélère sa diversification

Le groupe lance jeudi le titre « Le Seigneur des Anneaux : Gollum ». Spécialisé dans les jeux milieu de gamme, Nacon a longtemps été très axé sur les titres de sport de niche (cyclisme, tennis, etc) mais a élargi sa palette ces dernières années. Un mouvement stratégique qui s'intensifie.

www.lesechos.fr

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[Soriku]

AAA LOTR: Bruz the Chopper

 

[BRVR]

I wanna play as a Balrog.

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Cory Balrog.

 

[toy_brain]

Well the good news is it'll be discounted to £2 after about a year, like all their other games. So anybody who is morbidly curious can pick it up then for a bit of a giggle.

 

[seroun]

... Why would you do that to yourself.

 

[megamanofnumbers]

Failing upwards is a bold strategy in the video games industry these days.

 

[Spacejaws]

Gimli: The Younger Years

 

[Vagabond]

"Projected release is August 2024, with a subsidy of 2.03M Euro. The rules allow devs to apply for a subsidy of up to 40% of the projected development cost."

So this game could possibly be ~5M in dev costs? (If approved for the full amount)

 

[btags]

please pleaes please not another weird ass character no one wants to play as

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Many games have covered the events surrounding the Hobbits, elves, dwarves, men, etc. Fighting Sauron and his forces, but what about those on the home front? In our new game you get to play as Rosie Cotton as she manages the Green Dragon and the woes of Bywater during war.

 

[Ravelle]

I was gonna say please save us Monolith but they're making a Wonder Woman game instead.

 

[Rowsdower]

Cory Balrog.

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lmao

 

[Charpunk]

That's gonna be a nah for me dawg.

 

[Starlatine]

Lord of the Rings the Baker of Minas Tirith

the game ends right when Minas Tirith is attacked.

 

[Garrison]

 

[Rahvar]

Potential characters:
Tom Bombadill
Arwen
Radagask
Eowyn
The Witch King
Sauron
Galadriel

But we all know it's going to be some random hobbit, that way they can reuse their Gollum model

 

[JigglesBunny]

Hmm, I wouldn't!

 

[Pikelet]

Finally the Tom Bombadil immersive sim the fans have been craving

 

[th1nk]

It will be released right to the deponia.

 

[Lashley]

Have we not suffered enough?

 

[Nameless]

Feels like one of those situations where an unproven studio gets a crack at a major IP and bites off more than they can chew. Hopefully they learned enough from their failures on Gollum to make the next game good.

 

[Jawmuncher]

PNG via Fat4all

 

[--R]

 

[megamanofnumbers]

"Monolith's take on LOTR games have been spotty at best. Let's hope different studios will bring something better to the table in the future."

Narrator: "Little did they know. Things will only get significantly worse from here."

 

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Nightwatch guy from Bree.

Get run over by the black riders!

edit: "[...] projects receiving a German government subsidy [...]"

I knew it!!

Now it all makes sense!

 

[nsilvias]

daedelic is not only a dev but a publisher. chill out people. maybe the shadow tactics devs are doing something

 

[--R]

daedelic is not only a dev but a publisher. chill out people

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But the government site literally says they're making it, not publishing it.

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

Jesus Christ, it's Gandalf Bourne

 

[megamanofnumbers]

But the government site literally says they're making it, not publishing it.

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OP's post isn't real. Don't listen to their lies.

 

[Khanimus]

Lord of the Rings: Gandalf's Messenger Moth

 

[Bishop89]

I want to play as the ring itself

 

[Grunty]

"In his own way"… maybe playing as Sauron?

 

[DGS]

 

[Rowsdower]

Potential characters:
Tom Bombadill
Arwen
Radagask
Eowyn
The Witch King
Sauron
Galadriel

But we all know it's going to be some random hobbit, that way they can reuse their Gollum model

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A Tom Bombadil game would be amazing. Just singing and dancing and hanging out in your home. Tom's too OP for combat.

 

[Prefty]

Oh, so we are finally going to play as Ents, so excited

 

[St. Elmo's Fire]

Well good luck. You're going to need it.

 

[Surakian]