Lord of the Rings Online Review: Very Disappointing

After playing a very short time, the game became boring and tedious.

I really looked forward to playing this. I read the books, own the movies, even tried with Dungeons and Dragons once. I have really enjoyed playing World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Oblivion and other games like that.

I only played LOTRO for a little over two hours. Both hours were frustrating, tedious, boring work for two reasons:

1) It was difficult to control my avatar. The direction buttons were so sensitive, if I turned a little, I turned too far. I weaved constantly, falling off steps and running into walls. I have never played a game before in which this was an issue. I checked the interface options, but couldn't figure out how to change this.

2) The four quests I finished were boring and tedious, and yet seemed to be the only way to advance in the game. Guild Wars quests are engaging like a good book. WoW quests are easy and optional. LOTRO quests made me feel like like a dog doing tricks to entertain a mindless robot.

Dungeon Runners is much more fun, and 100% free. This game is a huge disappointment.
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