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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Debut Demo for Nintendo Switch 2

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Debut Demo for Nintendo Switch 2

A brand-new action RPG from the creators of OCTOPATH TRAVELER and BRAVELY DEFAULT – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales combines stunning HD-2D visuals and exciting action-adventure gameplay for the first time! In a corner of a continent overrun with beast tribes, the Kingdom of Huther is humanity’s sole bastion, kept safe by a magic barrier. After the discovery …

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Tales of the Shire is secretly a tragedy (if you know, you know)

Tales of the Shire is secretly a tragedy (if you know, you know)

Tales of the Shire’s setting, the little Hobbit hamlet of Bywater, is absolutely lovely. Its lush forest, picturesque Hobbit-holes, and friendly locals seem to make it an excellent location to settle down and enjoy the cozy Hobbit life. Too bad it’s about to be wrecked in The Scouring of the Shire just years later. I have to admit, I didn’t …

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Tales of the Shire falls short of the LOTR life sim promise

Tales of the Shire falls short of the LOTR life sim promise

On paper, a cozy little game set in the Shire sounds like a slam dunk. The Shire is canonically a beautiful, peaceful, inviting little place, and a game that lets you customize your own personal Hobbit hole sounds delightful. But in practice, Weta Workshop’s new life sim, Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game, sadly falls …

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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game Review (Switch eShop)

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game Review (Switch eShop)

Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube829k A Lord of the Rings cosy game? Made by Weta Workshop, who made the sets, costumes, and props for the beloved Peter Jackson movie trilogy? Say no more, right? Unfortunately, Tales of the Shire is not the perfect mashup of hobbits and hygge we’ve all been waiting for, but is instead …

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