Tales of the Shire - Blu-ray Forum

heyadol · 09-22-2023, 03:02 PM

New game from Private Division and Weta Workshop, not quite sure what kind of game it will be. The original announcement was a while ago, but I don't see a thread on this.

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Your cosy Hobbit life awaits in Tales of the Shire, a heart-warming new The Lord of the Rings™ game by Wētā Workshop and Private Division. Coming 2024.

Tales of the Shire - Official Teaser

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We’re thrilled to announce that we have partnered with
@WetaWorkshop
to publish a new game set in the literary Middle-earth universe of J.R.R. Tolkien. We look forward to sharing more about the project in the future!

https://twitter.com/PrivateDivision/...63439423135744

Zivouhr · 09-22-2023, 03:06 PM

The Shire is where the Hobbits live. A mostly safe landscape, other than a grumpy farmer near the border to watch out for. "A heart-warming tale" sounds like a more peaceful version of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, where you don't venture beyond the Shire borders, unlike what Frodo and Samwise had to do in LOTR.

heyadol · 09-22-2023, 03:08 PM

The Shire meets Stardew Valley?

bradnoyes · 09-22-2023, 08:53 PM

I would 100% be for a game where you just wander around The Shire and basically do absolutely nothing of consequence. Just pure, relaxing exploration with some neat environments and treasures to find, and casual interactions with other Hobbits. Some light farming and garden-tending but without any time-wasting busy work. And for the love of all things good in this world--no crafting.

Zivouhr · 09-23-2023, 01:12 PM

Growing crops sounds like it could be a big part of it, as that is what some Hobbits do.

If it's in 3rd person view, and you can pick Frodo, or Bilbo, or create your own Hobbit, and then wander freely, the Shire is actually a really big landscape to explore and there are some minor dangers like probably some wolves, spiders, ants and things like that. I was surprised in the book that Trolls didn't wander into the land more often. The Ring Wraith found its way into Shire in Fellowship of the Rings. And of course Gollum was originally from the Shire years ago, when he was Smeagol.

BikerMarty · 09-23-2023, 02:22 PM

Sounds fun. Animal Crossing with a Hobbit vibe.😎

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NARMAK · 09-23-2023, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BikerMarty

Sounds fun. Animal Crossing with a Hobbit vibe.😎

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Was just about to comment that it seems like that's what they kay use for inspiration.

Personally i never played Animal Crossing, but it's a really popular game it seems, so makes sense they would try make a multipaltform version of that using a well known IP but Lord of the Rings almost seems to be a negative to me, even if using the Hobbits.

Doomhunter · 09-23-2023, 06:36 PM

Maybe it should be a beat ‘em up, combine The Hobbit with Party Animals

emailking · 09-29-2023, 12:58 AM

uggh, need to see gameply

Nunab18 · 09-30-2023, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by heyadol

The Shire meets Stardew Valley?

I'd definitely be down for that, shame they didn't share... anything

LexInHD · 10-01-2023, 07:28 AM

I'm all for a fully-explorable Shire, but the actual size of that place is pretty damn big, with mostly empty and unsettled space, so I can't see a game that covers it being successful, unless it's confined to the area with the few Hobbit settlements and farms, with roads in-between.

09-22-2023, 03:06 PM	#2
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	The Shire is where the Hobbits live. A mostly safe landscape, other than a grumpy farmer near the border to watch out for. "A heart-warming tale" sounds like a more peaceful version of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, where you don't venture beyond the Shire borders, unlike what Frodo and Samwise had to do in LOTR.

09-22-2023, 03:08 PM	#3
heyadol Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2014 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:75 DVD collection:3 MA collection:37 Digital collection:77 iTunes collection:1473 Prime collection:2 Trading Score:11	The Shire meets Stardew Valley?

09-22-2023, 08:53 PM	#4
bradnoyes Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2016 4K collection:775 Blu-ray collection:816 Trading Score:255	I would 100% be for a game where you just wander around The Shire and basically do absolutely nothing of consequence. Just pure, relaxing exploration with some neat environments and treasures to find, and casual interactions with other Hobbits. Some light farming and garden-tending but without any time-wasting busy work. And for the love of all things good in this world--no crafting.

09-23-2023, 01:12 PM	#5
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	Growing crops sounds like it could be a big part of it, as that is what some Hobbits do. If it's in 3rd person view, and you can pick Frodo, or Bilbo, or create your own Hobbit, and then wander freely, the Shire is actually a really big landscape to explore and there are some minor dangers like probably some wolves, spiders, ants and things like that. I was surprised in the book that Trolls didn't wander into the land more often. The Ring Wraith found its way into Shire in Fellowship of the Rings. And of course Gollum was originally from the Shire years ago, when he was Smeagol.

09-23-2023, 02:22 PM	#6
BikerMarty Active Member Member since:Mar 2019 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:174 Blu-ray collection:2007 DVD collection:195 iTunes collection:41 Prime collection:1	Sounds fun. Animal Crossing with a Hobbit vibe.😎 IMG_1100.jpg

09-23-2023, 06:36 PM	#8
Doomhunter Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2021 Location:New England 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:659 DVD collection:207 Prime collection:1	Maybe it should be a beat ‘em up, combine The Hobbit with Party Animals

09-29-2023, 12:58 AM	#9
emailking Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2015	uggh, need to see gameply

10-01-2023, 07:28 AM	#11
LexInHD Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:226	I'm all for a fully-explorable Shire, but the actual size of that place is pretty damn big, with mostly empty and unsettled space, so I can't see a game that covers it being successful, unless it's confined to the area with the few Hobbit settlements and farms, with roads in-between.

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