Developer Daedalic Entertainment has confirmed that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum game will be released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
News that the prequel game is coming to next-gen consoles isn't surprising considering that Daedalic announced that it would be released on "all relevant plaforms at that time."
The developers also revealed that Gollum will look different than he does in Peter Jackson's films.
Speaking in the latest issue of Edge Magazine, senior producer Kai Fai Fiebig said that Gollum will look more like how he's depicted in J.R.R. Tolkien's novels. The character will go from his original form into his final form after being corrupted by the One Ring.
"Tolkien didn't give a size reference for Gollum, to begin with," art director Mathias Fischer told Edge (via IGN). "So in the first illustrations, he's gigantic. He's like a monster emerging from the swamp."
Although Daedalic Entertainment didn't go into detail on how Gollum will look in the game, don't expect him to resemble Andy Serkis.
The article also reiterates Gollum's internal and psychological conflict that will come into play, as you will have both of the character's personalities talking to you.
"It's not just choosing to be Sméagol or Gollum, because for Gollum as an entity it's not that easy. Each personality is being attacked by the other; each has to defend himself," explained game designer Martin Wilkes (via Wccftech). "You will have maybe two, three or four conflicts per chapter that lead to a final decision point. And at this final decision point, it will be harder to pick Sméagol, for example, if you've always fought for the Gollum side before."
The game is expected to release in 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. It's also going to be available for the PC.
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