Whether that’s temporary remains to be seen but taking them out is probably for the best, even if it is stripping a feature out of this console release.Īnother issue is textures look pretty rough in Performance mode, with draw distance being quite poor and very minor details in everything from walls to character models. These were present in the previous patch I played, but are no longer available on PS5. Interestingly, Gollum’s hair physics might have had a lot to do with this. That, and I’d be basing my impressions on a build you’ll never play. As a result, I don’t feel like I’ve played enough to give you a proper overview. I’m deep in Chapter 2 now and am making good progress, but that patch came pretty late in the day yesterday. So, no, I’m not in a position to give proper thoughts on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.Īs mentioned, the game has since been patched and the experience is MUCH better.
I couldn’t even get half way through Chapter 1. I’m going to be honest, in all my time playing games pre-launch this is up there with one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had. You’ll be pleased to hear this seems much improved on the most recent patch and much smoother, particularly with Ray-Tracing on. After the thirteenth hard crash, each spaced about five minutes apart, I took the hint.Īnd in addition to the crashes, the game was nigh on unplayable outside of Performance Mode thanks to a chugging framerate. Undeterred, I immediately relaunched and went back in. These things happen, more than you might think. Only to be met with a hard crash about 5 minutes later. I’m a Tolkien buff, so this untold story holds a lot of interest for me.Īs you can imagine, when I got access, I immediately hopped on my PS5, got downloading and dived right in. We were really fortunate to get an early look at The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a game I’d personally been very excited about for a long time. Just a month later, we’re back here again. In the ten years of Expansive, we’d never done pre-reviews for games until Jedi Survivor launched last month.