Developer Daedalic Entertainment and publisher NACON have revealed the system requirements and Collector’s Edition bonuses for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. I was ready to make fun of the fact that they called the $10 more expensive version the “Precious Edition,” but it turns out that it does. Sindarin VO Pack (opens in new tab) It replaces the spoken language of elven NPCs with genuine Sindarin (the elven tongue invented by JR R Tolkien as part of the language game underlying his work).
The rest of what you get with the Precious Edition, plus Lord of the Rings: Gollum itself, and six emotes if you pre-order either this or the standard non-precious edition of Pleb.
- Exclusive concept art: over 100 original sketches and development stories
- Lore Compendium: Learn about the hidden history of Middle-earth
- Original Soundtrack: Epic Orchestral 17 Track Album
- Sindarin VO Expansion: Additional expertly crafted Sindarin voice acting in Elvish for Middle-earth enthusiasts who want to further immerse themselves while exploring Tolkien’s world.
They do know my number, but I’m one of them. 37% of people who finished watching The Rings of Power (opens in new tab)However, I’m not sure how big the audience is for a game about Middle-earth’s most unqualified bachelor. How many of you have a 3080 and 32GB of RAM? Because that’s what you need to see Gollum’s pale toast rack chest at 1440p with ray tracing.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum minimum system requirements
- 64-bit processor and operating system required
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel i7-4770 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 1080/RTX 2060
- DirectX: version 11
- Storage: 45 GB free space
- Additional Notes: Medium preset, 1080p, ray tracing off
Lord of the Rings: Gollum Recommended System Requirements
- 64-bit processor and operating system required
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel i3-6100 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 32GB RAM
- Graphics: RTX 3080 (DLSS quality)
- DirectX: version 12
- Storage: 45 GB free space
- Additional Notes: High preset, 1440p, ray tracing on
Ted Litchfield saw Gollum’s demo last year and wasn’t too interested in its stealthiness, but was a little more excited about the environmental puzzle section set in Mirkwood. Of Time’s the kind of open-ended platforming puzzle I really enjoyed,” he wrote. This part of the Gollum demo stirred something in me and hit me like a game I might actually want to play.
Gollum’s creator recently twitter (opens in new tab) Finished development, or “golden” in industry parlance. It will be available on PC when it releases on May 25th. vapor (opens in new tab) and the Epic Games Store (opens in new tab).