The recently released remaster gave Snowblind Studios’ fantasy action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North a second chance, only to have its first opportunity taken away by the shortsightedness of Warner Bros. management. game.
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Let us remind you that The Lord of the Rings: War in the North was released on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in November 2011, a week and a half before The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the major role-playing game released in recent years.
On the occasion of the remake’s release, the former Warner Bros. design director. Game Christian Allen Remembered15 years ago, in a dispute with management, categorically objected to the release of “Northern War” shortly before the release of “Skyrim”.
An almost complete lack of marketing also doesn’t help Northern War’s market prospects
precious point of view Alan didn’t get a fair chance of success in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North: “This game got lost among a lot of other games, with almost all reviews comparing it to Skyrim (as I predicted)”.
“Quarterly earnings influence decisions more often than it seems.<...> As a senior executive, it’s hard to think, “Well, if we push it to March, the game will perform better, but my bonus will be reduced by 50%.”,— paraphrased Allen.
The re-released game is called The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition
The Lord of the Rings: The War in the North predictably failed to sell well on release, but it earned cult status and (now) received a remaster. Allen is happy to see the competition finally get the honors “Worth the release”.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North — Legacy Edition вышла на PC (steam, EGS, GOG), PS5, Xbox Series X and S, Switch and Switch 2. The remaster gets support for 60 fps, auto and cloud saves, and a host of gameplay improvements.
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