The last great game of The Lord of the Rings costs 6 euros today, and it works great on Steam Deck

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most important commercial licenses in popular culture. Although the name marked a before and after at the beginning of the millennium, its impact on the video game is one of chiaroscuro. Even so, in 2017, Monolith Productions signed what to date is the latest blockbuster of Tolkien’s work, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, for an offer for just 6 euros.

The game signed by the developers of FEAR and with a full Warner Bros. behind it followed the concept of Assassin’s Creed brought to the Middle Earth and that it already replicated the 2014 game. Shadow of War is more and better, with a huge open worlddozens of orcs wanting to kill us and a story that seeks to give a reason for what Sauron did not leave Mordor after being defeated.

Much has been said about how this license affects the lore established, but, after having played it and with more than 60 hours behind my back, I have to assume that you have to take it as a “What If”. Although there is a lot of lore original and the author is respected, it is nothing but a reimagining of a somewhat forgotten moment in the British imaginary.

Of course, what we cannot deny is that it is spectacular. With its online mode and its Nemesis System, a patented Artificial Intelligence that gave us some of the best moments in video game history, we can even besiege castles, control trolls or see how a dragon “eats” a balrog. And I assure you that he has no equal. In fact, although it is a somewhat crude gameplay element, the fact of facing a “demon of power” on the back of a winged beast, or seeing it rise from the lava, is amazing.

In these Steam Spring Offers, the sequel is available at a price of just 5.99 euros in its basic version, but the thing does not end here. For just 7.49 euros we have the Definite Edition of the game with all the expansions and DLC that went on the market at a discount of 85%. Keep in mind that it will last until the next 23 of Marchso we encourage you to go fast for the game.