Marc Preston

To charge people for this game is criminal. It is the exact same game as the previous edition down to dialog, cutscenes, mechanics of career mode/FUT. The sheer regression of this franchise is something that should be studied by future game developers on how not to alienate your fan base.

There is a lot to be said for Amazon's (and TV's) most expensive product. From the lore breaking to the race baiting and the despicable fact that they halted all reviews because of "Rating Bombing" by trolls. In terms of what was actually on the screen though, I'll start with the positives. The visuals were nice. Costumes and make up were well done. The soundtrack was good (but couldn't hold a candle to the masterpiece of LOTR's soundtrack). The negatives - Poor acting, woeful writing, snail pace of plot, SHORT Elven hair LOL, no sense of any real threats or bad guys and the biggest cardinal sin - Breaking Of The Lore. For all that has been done though, when it comes down to it, this show is just boring. Four episodes in and I feel like not much has happened. No real character development and nothing much in the realms of plot.