Gollum: Game Mocked Developer Daedalic Entertainment Apologizes

The developer of the latest Lord of the Rings game, Gollum, has apologized after a backlash from players.

The action-adventure game lets players play as Gollum in a series of quests and locations.

But reviews were generally negative, with players mocking it online, and technical aspects and the stability of the game criticized.

Daedalic Entertainment stated that they “deeply regret” that the game did not meet expectations.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War was the last multi-platform, open-world Lord of the Rings game, six years after The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

But players have been using social media platforms such as Twitter and TikTok to mock Gollum’s technical errors and glitches, while also pointing out the game’s cost of ownership.

The game was developed by Daedalic Entertainment, a company known for its point-and-click adventure games, where players typically use a computer mouse to control their characters through a point-and-click interface.

The creation of a game as large as Gollum presents a very different challenge and a large international audience; something the developers have acknowledged.

They said they considered creating a game set in Middle-earth to be the “greatest honor” and “the greatest challenge we’ve faced so far”.

in a statement posted on twitterthe developer said: “We apologize for the unpleasant experience you had with the launch of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.

“We acknowledge and deeply regret that this game did not live up to the expectations we set for ourselves or our dedicated community.”

This isn’t the first time a game developer has apologized this year for a new game’s poor performance on the latest generation of consoles.

In April 2023, Respawn, developer of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, tweet an apology Due to poor launch performance of the game on PC.

2020, CD Projekt Red issued an apology After their game Cyberpunk 2077 suffered major performance issues on PS4 and Xbox One.

The constant release of less-than-perfect video games has led to a growing debate about whether players are getting their money’s worth fairly.

The UK retail price of the Gollum game was £49.99 when it was originally released.

in a 2023 interviewAccording to Eiji Aonuma, producer of the Zelda series, Nintendo’s decision to delay the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to March 2022 — the exact date has not been set for 2023 — is simply to polish the game to its fullest. good condition.

Aonuma told The Washington Post that he had to announce the delay “to make sure that everything in the game is 100% up to our standards”.

Daedalic stated that they will continue to develop the game to “fix the bugs and technical issues that many of you have experienced2.

“We’re committed to bringing you patches so you can fully enjoy the game,” the statement continued.

“We know that the success of a game depends on the fun and satisfaction of the players.

“We genuinely value your feedback and have been actively listening to you, reading your comments, and analyzing the constructive criticism and suggestions you provide.”