Welcome home, Hobbit! Live the cosy life of a Hobbit in the wonderfully serene landscape of the Shire. Discover, decorate, & share in this idyllic corner of Middle-earth. Join friendly Hobbits & familiar faces awaiting your arrival in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.
Create your own Hobbit as you set forth in Bywater. Though not yet established as an official village in Hobbiton, play a part in helping the quaint town flourish. Greet comfort at the door as you decorate your own Hobbit hole, tend to your garden, fish at the clear ponds, forage wild fruits and herbs, or trade with townsfolks. Prepare homemade meals to share with fellow Hobbits and foster relationships. With much to see and lots more to eat, enjoy days of splendor in the picturesque forests, lakes, and pastures. Unwind in the place where what matters most are all the little things. Help bring the community together to achieve village status in Bywater. Experience delight in Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game.
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This is a tentative no, because I BADLY want to love it. I'm a massive Lord of The Rings fan, and there is a huge space in the market for a cosy game set in Middle Earth. 🍃The Good - Cooking and foraging is fun and relaxing - House customisation is enjoyable - Soundtrack fits right in to Middle Earth - The bird feature as navigation is really thoughtful and immersive - I personally find the graphics charming and feel it adds to the vibe Overall you can tell there is heart in this game. I just think they had to cut corners and it shows. ☄️ The bad - You can't approach villagers to chat unless there's a quest related to them, which in a game about community seems a bit transactional - The world doesn't feel very alive. Villagers don't really do anything but wander from place to place and stand around. Not much interaction with the environment or each other - Fishing is really mundane
While this may be the cutest and coziest place to be in all of Middle Earth, I can't help but feel a bit let down. I went into this with high expectations but I feel like they dropped the ball and the actual execution was done very half heartedly. There are some really great things here. The character and home customization options are very well done. The art and earthy tones are all on point and exactly what I was hoping for. That being said, this game runs horribly on the deck. Given the graphics advertised, I am a bit perplexed how this isn't running better (as I have played games with better graphics on higher settings with no problems). I can only run this game on the low settings. Anything higher, and it stutters. Feels very poorly optimized. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be appreciated ^_^ Upon startup, I found myself immediately disappointed. I am not sure why I th
I wish this game was more interactive. It talks about life as a Hobbit, but you can't actually live it. There are no voices, not even for Gandalf. Just weird sighs. No singing, dancing, drinking, or pipe-smoking in a hobbit game? You can't buy anything at the Green Dragon, you can barely speak with NPCs (most just stand with awkward speech bubbles and glitch out), limited seasonal crops, can't sit on any chair, and you can't eat anything unless its at a meal party, I'm the most starved Hobbit in the game as I sometimes only eat once per day! It became incredibly repetitive within the first season, which was only 14 days long. The one best part is watching your pantry fill up with food and clapping at animals.
So, I really like this game. It's fun, it's cute, and it's a nice little way to spend some time if you're not interested in focusing on a super in-depth story. There is a story, of course, but you're free to do whatever you'd like until you want to progress. Honestly, this game is exactly what I wanted. It is literally you being a hobbit in the Shire. I hear/see a lot of comments about this being fetch-questy... Frankly, it is. You're playing as a hobbit... What do you expect? Some grand quest? I get it. This game is not for everyone. Definitely not for everyone. For me, I love it. The beginning was a bit rough to get through, and my brain hates the way you're guided through the map by birds, but this game feels like it was marketed correctly. Maybe it doesn't deliver on everything, but I don't think any game ever does. If you want to immerse yourself in the humble day to day life of
Overall, I enjoyed my time with Tales of the Shire. So why am I not recommending it? I think this game is for a very specific type of gamer - and not just a cosy game fan who enjoys the Lord of the Rings. Everything about whether or not you'll like the gameplay loop has to do with *pace*. If you like being busy in Stardew, Rune Factory, My Time At... or other cosy games? This isn't the game for you. Tales of the Shire is a very slow paced game, and it expects you to fill time between the story beats by roaming around and making your own fun: be it foraging, fishing, gardening, or cooking. The art direction and land of Bywater is beautiful, and it lends itself well to just roaming around and seeing what you can see. That's where a lot of my time was spent: exploring the map and gathering spoils, or fishing. Sometimes, after a hard day, this is all I wanted to do. So, for a 'cosy' ga
🛖 Tales of the Shire Review 🧙♂️ As a massive fan of The Lord of the Rings, I was super excited to finally get my hands on this game. The delays were a bit disappointing, but I did manage to try a little of the demo beforehand. I’m pleased to say the game is very pretty and definitely delivers on the cozy, relaxing vibes I was hoping for. The cooking system is amazing, there are so many recipes, and it’s genuinely satisfying to prepare meals. You can chop up ingredients to make your food either smooth or chunky, and inviting little hobbits over to enjoy your dishes is just adorable. Gathering items around the world is also great fun; you can keep some as ingredients, use them for quests, or sell them for money. There are plenty of crops to grow too, and they look beautiful once they’re flourishing in your garden. Decorating your hobbit home is, for me, the best part. The free grid
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