Take The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth, strip it of its tenuous links to Tolkien's universe and slap on a King Arthur-type skin instead. It's the fact that I've played this game before, not three months ago. It's got nothing to do with the source material. Playing through The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth, I was struck by a strong sense of familiarity.Ĭould I be recalling Tolkien's timeless tale of travel, bravery, and friendship, upon which this freemium city-builder is very loosely based? Could it be the past decade and a half of watching Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
