Watch the movies first or play the game first?

[Chris]

I have both LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit purchased. I've only seen the latest Hobbit movie with some friends (The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies). Haven't seen any other movies of the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings.

[Knoxklay11]

id say watch the movies first, because the game includes most of the key scenes but you might get lost in some important details like who some of the characters are or what less-important events took place between the events that ARE shown. plus u might find the jokes in the game funnier if you saw the movie, like how boromir is killed

[SaelaVe]

I agree with Knoxklay11. I would definitely recommend watching the films before playing the games. Familiarity with the scenes and characters greatly enhanced the game experience in my opinion.

[eggyisme]

+1 for movies before the game

[diegohendrix7]

movies before game, of course.

[Chris]

thanks everyone, will watch movies first

[Jeff]

Considering you can't skip the damned scenes, you should be fine watching them in the game.

[LeaMonde]

Read the bloody books

[Craymar]

Originally posted by LeaMonde:

Read the bloody books

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[martutittu]

You really should watch films first. During the game there is a lot of jokes and you could understand them only if you know the plot of LOTR.

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

Originally posted by Craymar:

Originally posted by LeaMonde:

Read the bloody books

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[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

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[SaelaVe]

Originally posted by LeaMonde:

Read the bloody books

The problem with this is that the game is not based on the books, it's based on the films. The vast majority of the jokes are referring to material from the movies—much of which is not found in the books at all. So reading the books alone will not help you to understand what is being referenced.

Now if we were talking about LoTRO, I'd say read the books first. If we were talking about reading the books before watching the films, I'd be in total agreement that the books come first. But because this game is so immediately based on the films, I'd say that you're going to miss a lot if you read the books only and then attempt to dive right into the game.

Bottom line: If you truly want to understand all of the jokes and references in the game, you'll need to both read the books and watch the films. But you'll get the majority of them simply by watching the films first.

[Henry-3]

Originally posted by Chris:

I have both LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit purchased. I've only seen the latest Hobbit movie with some friends (The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies). Haven't seen any other movies of the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings.

you have a flawed childhood and i feel sorry for you