The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age ~ Part 2

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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by EA Redwood Shores for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. A turn-based tactics version for the Game Boy Advance was developed by Griptonite Games. The game was published on all platforms by EA Games.

Developer(s): EA Redwood Shores
Publisher(s): EA Games
Distributor(s): New Line Cinema
Producer(s): Todd Arnold
Designer(s): Chris Tremmel
Programmer(s): Dom Regan
Writer(s): Michael Becker
Platform(s): GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release date(s) November 2 2004
Genre(s): RPG
Language: English
Played on PCSX2


Although the main narrative runs parallel to the narrative in the film trilogy, the story is not intended as an original canonical story to fit into the plot as developed in the films. This is primarily seen insofar as the party are present during certain battles which in the films are solo fights, such as when Gandalf faces the Balrog in The Fellowship of the Ring or when Éowyn faces the Witch-king of Angmar in The Return of the King. The game also features events which don't take place at all in the films; such as a battle between the party and Gríma Wormtongue in Rohan and another against the Eye of Sauron atop Barad-dûr. Throughout the game, Gandalf 'speaks' to Berethor by means of "Epic Scenes"; film clips which the player can collect and which feature narration by Gandalf. These clips give context to much of the plot and serve to offer advice to Berethor of events in the wider world.

The Third Age is an RPG in the style of the games in the Final Fantasy series. The game's turn-based combat system is similar to Final Fantasy X '​s "Conditional Turn-Based" system (CTB), which replaced the traditional "Active Time Battle" system (ATB) used from Final Fantasy IV to Final Fantasy IX. The primary difference between the ATB and the CTB is that in the CTB system, time pauses as the player selects commands, whereas in the ATB system, time continues to pass. As such when the player is selecting moves, the enemy can still attack. In the CTB system,however, the enemy will not attack the player until the player has had their turn. During battle, a "battle queue" is displayed on-screen. This shows the order in which the player's party and the enemy are going to take their turns. However, the order of battle can be changed by using abilities to slow down or stun the enemy, or speed up the player characters. Likewise, the enemies can increase their own speed and decrease the party's, again changing the order. The queue changes each time a turn is completed. The player can only have three active party members in any given battle, but in most battles, they are free to switch party members in and out of combat. Occasionally, the player will be joined by a fourth member.

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