

Six hours of playing and the game is over, finishing at the end of the second movie.

It feels like bad game design, as many places you would have had to walk though (in the book and film) you don't get to see or explore until you go off Piste (and that is normally after you have completed the game already.) This wouldn't be so shameful if the main story was solid.

It's unfortunate that as you play through the Single campaign, this open map is hardly used with levels teleporting you to the next section, skipping over the wonderful detail of the game. The open world is fantastic, taking a lot of guidance from Lego LOTR, it's a fully realised LEGO map of everything relevant to the Hobbit. don't seem to be keen on sharing the reasons for the move, although it won't matter much to end users at this point.30h PlayedLego the hobbit plays like every other LEGO game before it, and the franchise feels ever more like a cash cow that's being whipped until there is nothing less to bleed from it. As you'd imagine, Hollywood licensing deals are pricey affairs and it wouldn't be surprising to find out that's been the reason for the pull. Most rumours point at licensing issues, seeing as how both Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit used snippets of audio from the movies, rather than doing own voice lines. Having launched in 20, respectively, Lego Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit weren't exactly fresh but the question still remains - why did Warner Bros. Unfortunately, it seems that neither of the two interpretations are on the cards and instead, the Humble offer was your last chance to have a go at the game. Others thought that Traveller's Tales may have finally decided to deliver on their promise for The Hobbit's third DLC, The Battle of the Five Armies DLC. It appears that many fans interpreted the move to give the Lego games away for free on Humble as a sign that we'll be seeing a new Lego Lord of the Rings game. If you've missed out on purchasing them, or picking them up for free from the recent Humble Store freebie offer though, that's that. Of course, if you've already purchased any of the games, you can still play them as they're still listed, only without the purchase option.
