Tales of the Shire Announcement Trailer Analysis - Hobbits with Wooden Legs?

My analysis and impressions of the the new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game. We also talk about some lore points, like wooden legs for Hobbits, Dwarves and beards and Gandalf. But also about Screenspace Reflections 😂

Glad to see that we see some in-game footage of Tales of the Shire.

► Disclaimer:
I have permission of the artists to use their art works.

► Artwork and special thanks to:

► Sources:
The Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Silmarillion (1977)
The Hobbit (1937; 1951)
Unfinished Tales (1980)
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (1981)
The War of The Jewels (1994)
The Return of the Shadow (1988)
History of the Hobbit (2007)
The Nature of Middle-earth (2021)

Maps:
Amazon (John Howe)
Edited by: Murdo
Aman map by ThePhilosophersGames

► Mistakes:
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► Playlists:
If you are interested in Tolkien's legendary fantasy Epic The Lord of the Rings and his related works, here some recommendations:

► Time Codes:
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[golwenlothlindel]

10:32 also, this is not something one really needs "proof" of. Hobbits would encounter many things even in their lives which might cause severe enough injuries to warrant amputation: farm animals and equipment can be dangerous. Prosthetics would be required, and used. A wooden leg fits stylistically with their 1700-1800 aesthetics. One of the great things about Middle Earth is that it doesn't shy away from the realities of the world: and disability is a reality of the world. In the Legendarium as a whole, there are other disabled characters and this is one reason why many people like it. Tolkien lets his disabled characters be characters, they get to do things, have relationships and be important in the story. This portrayal of a girl with a wooden leg is perfectly in line with the way Tolkien portrayed disabled characters. If anyone can't deal with that then they really need to think about why they're a Tolkien fan.

[PleaseNThankYou]

That book flipping animation is beautiful.

[PleaseNThankYou]

Ill get the SWITCH version for my grandkids. They'll like that.

[Adarkanexi]

Another great video! You mentioned the new Zelda’s, but for me i immediately thought of Wind Waker. Probably dating myself there.

[RicoThingol]

100% going to buy this. Hopefully I can grow my own Pipe weed

[aresaurelian]

This game could be awesome. It looks wonderful.

[WhoIsCalli]

Thanks Chris, I’m looking forward to this game a lot. A great escapism and as the graphics look like they won’t take too much cpu.. I’m going to get it on my Switch so I can play it on the go to ☺️

[thegreatsun]

It's a game that looks like a game. Not a game that is trying to look photo realistic.

[karerabbe]

If it's not woke with black hobbits and other crap, this can be a cool game