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Cats (2019)
What the actual hell?
What did I just watch? I'll tell you, I watched possibly the most boring trip of a film ever! This doesn't need to exist, the play has little to no plot at the best of times. CGI was a train wreck. Do not go and see this, even if you are a fan of the musical, you won't be anymore after watching this trollop.
Tomb Raider (1996)
A Classic But Shows Its Age
Tomb Raider is a classic in the third-person 3D adventure genre. It is a really fun game but shows its age being 22 years old nearly.
Let's get the negativity out of our systems to begin with. Three words. FIXED. CAMERA. ANGLE. One of my pet hates of many early 3rd person games. The number of jumps I have misjudged and times I have ended up a crumpled mess on the floor of a temple thanks to the fixed camera angles. They really annoy me.
That was my only real gripe so on to the positives. YAY!!! This game is so much fun with its devilish puzzles to get you thinking in between shooting the hell out of wolves and demons. Some of the puzzles have had me stumped for weeks trying to work them out, puzzles in games these days just don't challenge your brain like this anymore.
Secondly, this game encourages you to explore like a wannabe Indiana Jones. There are many secrets in this game, some are so well-hidden, not even I have managed to locate them yet.
This game was revolutionary for it's time but does unfortunately show its age and the camera angles really get on my nerves. Aside from those two negative Nancies, this game is a must for any video-game fan and remains a classic in the adventure genre.
The Lord of the Rings Online (2007)
A Game of Two Sides
This game really has me torn in half. One half of me wants to scream in anger and the other admires at it's attempt to bring Middle-Earth to life.
Let us get the gripes out of the way first. Gripe the first is the in-game currency. The currency is expensive and you have to pay quite a lot of money to get enough LOTRO points to be able to afford anything decent from the shop. I understand the in-game currency as it is a free-to-play but the in-game currency could be just a little bit cheaper.
Gripe the second is random difficulty slope. You'll start the game thinking it is quite easy and then you are slapped in the face by a dry kipper called ridiculous difficulty. I have literally had to get a player double my level to help me with a mission once. The real kick in the mush was that I went through about a dozen missions after that were really easy.
Gripe the last is the glitches, my goodness, the glitches! I will now list the glitches I have experienced during my travels around Middle-Earth. NPCs glitching into walls so I can't speak with them, screen freezes, being stuck on the spot, getting stuck in a tree, enemies freezing and my favourite of all a horribly pixelated Dwarf.
Now for the good bits. The game really does have some stunning locations. Despite a poor draw distance, you can get some pretty nice views from the top of mountains and Moria is just voluptuously delicious for the retina. The graphics are not too shabby either which enhances the majesty of your surroundings.
Also you really do sometimes feel you are on an adventure, that is when your not grinding away, slaying wild boars. Discovering new locations is really exciting for me and entering caves, dens and lairs can sometimes have an unsettling atmosphere.
Talking about atmosphere, this game has quite a lot of it. Especially in areas such as the Barrow-downs, Fields of Fornost and Imlad Balchorth (and the whole of Angmar in general).
This game is an experience that sometimes has me opening my mouth to swear at the unfair glitches, difficulty and exorbitance. Other times I am opening my mouth in awe of the beauty and excitement of my adventures in Middle-Earth. A must play for die-hard LOTR fans but not for those who don't like MMORPGs' down-sides like lag and grinding.