The Hobbit-turned-slave to the Ring’s will has remained one of Tolkien. The mental health of Tolkien's character Gollum has long been a mystery to Lord of the Rings fans, who have argued the nature of Gollum's 'mental illness' on over 1300 websites - did he have schizophrenia or was he suffering from multiple personality disorder UCL scientists now diagnose the famous character in a paper published in this week's British Medical Journal (BMJ). Why pour so many resources into developing a game about Gollum - of all characters - when you could do so much with the rest of the Fellowship? Yes, the idea of delving deep into Sauron’s domain and controlling Smeagol is intriguing enough - at least on the surface - but the industry has yet to fully grasp the potential of Tolkien’s expansive mythology. Y ou’ve probably played a lot of Lord of the Rings games, but have you ever played one where Gollum is the protagonist. Indeed, we recently broke down a few of the most memorable ones, and the very thought gave us the itch to revisit some of those titles. Middle-earth is in no shortage of amazing interactive games. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is an upcoming RPG designed to take players through a relatively unexplored part of Gollums history.

The Lord of the Rings is exactly one such franchise, and after the disastrous launch of Daedalic’s Gollum game - which not only nosedived critically and financially but also took the studio down with it - Middle-earth enthusiasts are once again pondering if the rolling hills of the Riddermark, the tangled forests of Fangorn, or even the civilized pastures of Gondor would make for another awesome video game experience.

There are few things gamers appreciate more than an adaptation that brings some of their favorite fictional worlds to life.

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