![]() She can also create potions from alchemy ingredients collected in the field, and her special ability allows her to find secret passages marked with hidden elven glyphs.Īll characters have a light and a heavy attack, and all three can roll, block and sprint. Her skills are built around offensive and defensive spell casting. Her staff also serves as her long-range weapon. Andriel uses a staff and a shield, or a staff and a single-handed weapon. He can detect fissures and weakness in walls and rocks, smashing them open to find money, items, and gems. His skills are built around melee combat. Farin uses two-handed heavy weapons such as axes, a single-handed weapon, and a shield, or a crossbow. His abilities allow him to follow the tracks of other Rangers to secret stashes of items and weapons. Eradan uses the following combinations of arms: a bow, a two-handed sword, a sword, and shield, or two single-handed weapons. Each character has its own weaponry and abilities. However, they can switch at the end of each level, or by loading a previously saved game and selecting a different character. When the player begins any level they must choose one of the three to control. The game features three playable characters Eradan (a Ranger), Farin (a Dwarf), and Andriel (an Elf). War in the North is an action role-playing hack and slash game played from a third-person perspective. If it wasn't for the game's graphics, combat and connection to the Lord of the Rings franchise, I would've given it a failing score.Works on: Windows (XP, VISTA, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11) Its just not a very good game, and I cannot recommend you buy it. ![]() It goes from easy, to insanely hard, to easy. Instead of placing visible barriers, you will constantly hit invisible walls when playing. There is no character development (there doesn't need to be, but in this case, it couldn't hurt), barely any unique story, and the coding is sub par. ![]() The english characters of the franchise are voiced by American voice actors, which I find to be unacceptable. It started off strong, with great graphics and good combat. But, I was very disappointed with this game. My dad got me any and all the Lord of the Rings video games out there, and let me tell you, I loved all of em. My dad got me any and all the Lord of the Rings video games out there, and let me tell you, I Growing up, I was a huge Lord of the Rings fan. Growing up, I was a huge Lord of the Rings fan. This game will please LOTR fans, but unfortunately it will not make any new LOTR fans. I payed $20 for the game, and I feel like I got what I payed for out of it, but no more. I had no issues with bugs like some of the other guys. I actually found some of the voice acting pretty lame at times, but it was average on the whole, I suppose. The three playable characters have different play styles which can accommodate most players But it's still just a hack&slash. Equipment management is pretty lacking, with a rather unfriendly equipment interface.The game play is a classic hack&slash with little variation. That being said, the story is very linear, and the same should be said about the levels. Accurate and interesting LOTR lore is what kept me wanting to play. This game is great for RPG'ers that love getting into the nitty-gritty when it comes to learning about other characters and lore of the game.
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