The Greatest Lord of the Rings RTS Ever Made

*LAUGHS IN FLAME DEMON*

Song in intro: Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare Main Theme

Channel Editor: @deltakaizen

[rofldoffel]

22:57 "Sir a second Sauron has hit the Towers"

[raymurray]

It really is sad how many actually incredible games like this there are that have been almost entirely forgotten rather then receiving the remaster they truly deserve. As such my heartfelt gratitude goes out to each and every one of these legendary individuals pouring their blood sweat and tears into keeping these incredible games from disappearing into the void like so many other older titles.

[tbotalpha]

I always liked how this game portrayed units moving and fighting in formations, as opposed to the disorganized blobs in other RTS games. Like a halfway point between a traditional RTS and a Total War game.

[zonolith]

AND to keep it real;

Yes, there is a community, it's alive and there are plenty of mods to make the game as fleshed out and balanced as possible.

[Choppytehbear]

Quick tip: Pressing spacebar pans the camera to the most recent alert. So if you press spacebar as soon as you the alert for Gollum, it will pan the camera right to him.

[Scroolewse]

These old RTS games have such a cool look to them. Even the really mediocre ones that Mandalore covers frequently have such charm.

[Astroga]

Edain mod for this game is on another level: new units, new heroes with custom voicelines, new ring heroes with unique mechanics, new factions. Perhaps even greater mod for BFME than Grimhammer is for Wahammer 3 imo
Chefs kiss

[krunchykraggo]

I remember one thing I found hilarious as a kid while playing this, was how the upgraded elven arrows would just fling enemies backwards


and tom bombadil

[charlesrush]

Reggie Hazzor and Kleaper all upload within days of each other? I'm feckin dreaming

[ursa]

"Is this it? Is this all you can conjure, Saruman?"
Maybe, but glub can conjure so much more 😄

[vigil]

I remember playing this game with a couple buddies a few years back. And one of my friends playing as the dwarfs used the strategy I dubbed as "The Trump Solution" which was basically drowning the map in walls.

[thetimeofpie]

I remember playing this game with my brother in an old school gaming cafe! This is a wild surprise mashup of Kleaper nonsense and nostalgia! Much appreciated man

[SgtSax]

This game was one of my favorites growing up - great vid, Kleaper, thanks for bringing me back to a time when life was simpler.

I stupidly sold the disc a while back, and have been trying to find a way to play both the first and second games ever since. Shame there's no way to do that...

[BeachedWhaler]

I have spent so many fucking hours in this game. Pure fun. Wonderful hero system, distinct factions, good gameplay, simple.

Also, I don't think I've ever picked a non-wizard as a custom hero. The variety in capability is just so nice.

[MeatyOwlLegs]

I remember playing War of the Ring and it is soooo broken. You start a battle with 0 units in your army, stomp the AI in a normal game, as you do, and than the army you build in your skirmish just stays on the world map. Good times.

[cheeseburger]

There’s a 3-in-1 launcher for both LOTR battle for middle earth games and the mod version of the second game called Rise of the Witch king! It include the original launch versions of the games along with community updated versions that change how the campaigns play by adding some new units, missions, and hero’s. The launcher also comes with free access to multiplayer arena with a small community that is pretty active, I highly recommend getting the launcher

[Ultrafurno]

I find the Plants VS Zombies music in the intro endlessly funny and fitting

[chikavugla]

The game is finished in Age of the ring mod. If someone wants to see how many things are added from the books. Dol Guldur faction is a master peace.

[SuperAwesomeToaster]

23:12 all those explosions and the goat lives.

[bellidrael]

The coolest thing about this game for me was always how you could actually like, be in a full sized city, and like, hold the gates and stuff.