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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North PAX 2010 Video Preview

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Finally wrapping up our PAX 2010 coverage, we have a video preview of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.  The five minute video showcases tons of co-op gameplay footage from three giant screens, each displaying a character and their unique abilities.  Along with it we get some developer commentary on the game's stats and customization, a look at the inventory screens, and a bit about the new characters we'll see from the LOTR Universe.

War in the North is still a bit off, but it's looking to shape up to be a solid co-op title with plenty of elements of team play.  

Special thanks to Locke Vincent for once again bringing us some awesome footage from the show!

 
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rafoca
12:57 PM
9/20/2010

Bape, what did you think of the graphics?


moui
1:40 PM
9/20/2010

looks fun


BigBadBob113
1:42 PM
9/20/2010

OK, so it looks like several of my questions may have been answered. Judging by the in-game footage, I'm assuming there are three pre-set characters to choose from: a dwarf warrior, elf scout, and human mage. I like how each character has their own unique abilities, such as the dwarf finding weaknesses in stone and the human finding ingredients for potions. I also like what I've seen as far as other characters, including the Witchking of Angmar (which I assumed would be a main enemy since the game takes place in the North) and mention of Radagast the Brown, who is a fellow wizard like Gandalf and Saruman. And of course, Eagles are always a nice addition and will undoubtedly save the day! I was a bit concerned with how lame the human mage looked firing bolts of energy from his staff like it was a machine gun...I would rather see him casting spells than using the staff to fire projectiles. Also, I don't necessarily like how that human was a sage. He has the look of a Ranger/Dunedain, and I would think that that would make him to be more a scout type than a mage. I just don't see him carrying a staff...

So while I'm not as keen on the lack of character/race/class customization, I am still pretty happy with what they will be offering. It is more like Baldurs Gate with the three pre-set characters, and I think I will be ok with that, since they each seem to be specialized in their own unique ways, meaning I would definitely be playing through with all three. The graphics looked a bit rough around the edges, and the Eagle's eyes looked ridiculous as he was talking, but since the game is still a ways off I'm hoping they will be cleaning that up for the final product.

Overall, after seeing some much-desired in-game footage, I'm pretty psyched. So long as the visuals are cleaned up a bit, this will most probably be a day one purchase for me!


txshurricane
2:19 PM
9/20/2010

That gameplay still looks stupid to me.


bapenguin
3:49 PM
9/20/2010

I wasn't there but from the footage it looks like the graphics have a bit to go.


Locke
12:48 AM
9/21/2010

From the demo the game looks alright. What is really appealing to me is that the game is the next generation of Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance games. The demo was about 15 minutes and I didn't show all of the footage so I'll try and answer any questions as best I can.

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