This massively multiplayer online game developed by Standing Stone Games is an attempt to bring Tolkien’s Middle-earth alive in a virtual world while remaining as consistent as possible with Tolkien’s original work. In the game, players participate in quests that follow the story of the trilogy and cross paths with members of the Fellowship as the story progresses.

Along the way, LOTRO players take part in important scenes of the story. For example, as part of the Epic Quest line, players can witness the breaking of the Fellowship or enjoin epic battles, such as the Battle of Helm’s Deep.

One of the coolest aspects of the game, however, is not merely the adherence to the plot of the original story, but the extrapolation and adaptation that the Standing Stone Games team has brought to the world. Players can participate in important events that happen tangentially to the trek of the Fellowship through Middle-earth. For example, one quest has players searching for the missing Rider after the flooding of the Fords of Bruinen, while a series of other quests allow players to muster the Grey Company and join them in their ride south.

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