We�re told that the combat is going to try and blend the third-person action of games such as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Return of the King with the tactical combat of games like The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age.ĮA also showed off a trailer (narrated by what sounded like Ian McKellen in his Gandalf role again). We didn�t get to see any gameplay, but EA showed off art montages showing a huge variety of locales in Middle-earth, both good and evil. The designers no longer have to worry about trying the gameplay into the familiar story, so that means that players will be able to create their own characters and tell their own stories in Middle-earth. The White Council is set approximately 80 years before the War of the Ring seen in Peter Jackson�s movies, so this frees up the narrative.
The Lord of the Rings: The White Council ImpressionsĮA gives us our first glimpse at this upcoming role-playing game set in Middle-earth.ĮA announced The Lord of the Rings: The White Council just prior to its summer press event, but the company gave us our first look at this role-playing game at the event itself.
