The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, what we know about the survival of The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

There are many games that in the last two decades have been inspired by the works of the British writer, but although new ones continue to emerge, we believe that the narrative universe born from the genius of J.R.R. Tolkien has still been very little exploited by video games. The most obvious clue in support of this theory is related to the enormous attention that products drawn from The Lord of the Rings still manage to carve out today, even when they have a small independent team behind them instead of a large company that triple A millstone.

It is no coincidence, then, that The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria emerged from the Epic Games Summer Showcase as one of the most interesting productions of the entire event, and as we know very well that rings, hobbits, wizards and orcs manage to tickle your curiosity like little else, we decided to recap all the information of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria in our possession on this peculiar survival coming to PC during the spring of 2023, which will lead us to explore the ruins of the lost capital of the dwarves in the Misty Mountains. This time, however, trying not to wake any Balrogs.

Say friends and enter

The depths of the Moria mines The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is a classic third-party survival person set during the fourth era of Middle-earth, the era immediately following that in which Frodo and Samvise Gamgee reach the caldera of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and defeat Sauron. As a reckless company of dwarves summoned by Gimli himself, our goal will be to venture into the depths of the mines of Moria to reclaim the ancient homeland of the dwarves, while also making our own the riches and treasures that the mines have guarded for eons.

The game is developed by Free Range Games, an independent team that cannot count on a significant pedigree, but which seems to have very clear ideas on how to pack an exciting survival experience.

The studio has chosen to make the construction of the game world completely procedural and for this reason each adventure in the bowels of the mountain will be significantly different from the previous ones. Having recited the password and having crossed the gate of the mines, the only point of reference will be the company of our wingmen, since The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria is meant to be lived together in a group that can arrive. to include the beauty of eight players.

Surviving Moria

One of the structures that can be erected for shelter. The first film in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy quite effectively staged the inhospitality of the mines of Moria, and although in the fourth era there may no longer be a Balrog to keep its secrets, the belly of the mountain is still a hostile to man and full of dangers. From this point of view, Return to Moria is configured as the most classic of survival video games, in which we will have to carefully manage the health, hunger, thirst, fatigue and temperature of our personal nano, which can also be customized through a editor we still know very little about.

Exploring and finding treasures will be important, but to survive it will also be necessary to hunt and accumulate a large number of resources, which can then be used to remodel the underground city to our liking. as seen briefly in the announcement trailer. Erecting bases and fortifications will be crucial to finding shelter from the darkness and the creatures that populate it, but it will have above all a symbolic significance in the dwarven reconquest of the lost kingdom of Khazad-dûm.

Drums in the abyss

The process of forging a new weapon As players dig deeper and deeper into the heart of the mountain, players will be able to gain access to precious metals and gems to be used in the forging of increasingly powerful weapons and equipment. As Peregrino Tuc knows very well, every noise tends to attract the attention of those who inhabit the mines and the company will always be asked to carefully choose what to forge and how much to dig, to avoid gaining the interest of the orcs and other terrible creatures hidden in the underground of the Misty Mountains.

Surviving against these threats will not be taken for granted and, since armed clashes will be particularly frequent, it will be decisive to conquer the powerful dwarven artifacts hidden in the depths of Moria, like swords capable of light up in the presence of orcs, amulets with special effects, up to maps that indicate where to find Mithril, the precious dwarven metal that can obviously be forged into legendary weapons and armor.

The dark tunnels of The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria No doubt about it, the idea of ​​returning to Moria to explore it and rebuild its ancient splendor in the company of your friends it is frankly exciting and we must admit that the formula developed by Free Range Games does not seem to expose itself to particular fragility, resulting solid and captivating. However, the studio is entirely new to survival experiences and projects of this magnitude, and only time will tell us if our expectations for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria will be confirmed. What is certain is that the orcs will be able to discover the hard way that there is still a breathing dwarf in Moria, after all.

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