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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a very solid game that any fan of either role-playing games or anything to do with the Lord of the Rings franchise should pick up. A great feature that games seem to overlook is the weather itself which this game included, rain, snow, thunder and lightning are all present as the skies darken and the rain patters down on the environment. The combat looks great as all the attacks look fluid like you’d expect and the killing blow animations are in particular superb. Graphics are very good, the environments are nice and represent Middle-earth very well, every location looks exactly how you would imagine it whether it’s the ruined city of Fornost or the beautiful Rivendell. The voice acting is in general great too although there were times where certain characters lacked a little bit of conviction in their voice whether that it due to the script which was a little odd at times or a lack of enthusiasm on the actors’ part we’ll never know. The combat audio cues are excellent too, everything from axes crashing against shields to the brutal sound that you get whenever you deliver a devastating killing blow. The background music is phenomenal and always matches the tone of the situation, my personal favourite being the music that plays in the Barrow Downs which at times gave an ambience that many horror games wish they had. Well on the audio front this game is excellent which is no surprise considering it is a Lord of the Rings game. However, on the higher difficulties she is truly the most important character of the three, she’s the one who will make sure you don’t die and while she won’t have anywhere near as many kills she will certainly make up for that with healing and protection. In Co-op on the other hand I found myself playing as Andriel most of the time, her support style of play isn’t the most popular with players as most people prefer to be hacking orcs apart with a big axe or peppering them with arrows. Personally, when I played alone I always chose Eradan since he had the perfect balance of close combat strength and ranged ability which is invaluable as the characters controlled by the game are not exactly geniuses. The problem is although her ranged attack does a reasonable amount of damage she has far too few uses to rely on her for ranged combat so she loses out to Eradan. Using her for ranged attacks is viable too, she can shoot magic missiles from her staff in a way reminiscent of Gandalf from the Return of the King game for the PS2. That being said she can become a skilled close combat fighter using her staff and a hand weapon but her damage falls far short of the other two and she is much easier to kill. She is very different to the other two and much more suited to a support style of gameplay, she had access to a healing ability as well as a barrier which stops enemy missile fire which will save your life many times. Andrielįinally, we have our graceful elf Andriel. This make him a very valuable character as the other two can struggle with ranged combat. The lord of the rings war in the north ps3 review upgrade#He is quite a prolific archer too his bow has good range and if you choose to go down the ranged upgrade path he can carry a lot of arrows. He’s your typical jack-of-all trade, he can mix it up in close combat with either a two-handed weapon or he can choose to dual wield which looks amazing but from my experience he, just like his dwarven friend, makes much better use of the two-handed weapons. Next, we have the brave Dunedain of the North Eradan. While he is primary a close combat fighter Farin has access to a crossbow, it packs quite a punch but it has short range making it very situational and in all honesty, there was only a few times where it was needed. I personally chose the latter since the shield didn’t seem to make much difference, he is hard to kill whether he has a shield or not. ![]() The lord of the rings war in the north ps3 review full#He can tank a lot of damage and dish a fair bit out in return with either a hand weapon or shield or go full damage with a two-handed weapon. He’s your typical Dwarf character, stubborn, courageous and extremely hard to kill. Now I’ll talk about each character and their roles in the team, while they can fulfil all roles reasonably they all specialise in one area more than the others: Farinįirst of all, we have the stalwart Dwarf Farin. ![]()
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