The Fellowship of the Ring

The Fellowship of the Ring is a third-person action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Games which takes place in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium but in an altered reality where Agandaûr is the cause of it.

Setting
The story takes place after the Nine Walkers set out from Rivendell to before they break in Amon Hen, with Gandalf leaving midway through the game due to his stand-off with the Balrog. But instead of witnessing the events like in the book and the films, it revolves around Agandaûr's ambition to reform Angmar as well as his plot to break the Fellowship and take the Ring to give to Sauron, not trusting Saruman's alliance but fully counting on the Ring's corruptible influence. The Fellowship also frequently run into a wandering Ranger named Talion with a wraith residing within him as well as various other characters from both of the film trilogies.

Gameplay
The game is set in a fully open world, and features various role-playing game elements such as experience points and skills. As you progress in the game, each Fellowship member will grow stronger the more you use him, but so will their enemies. Unlike the Shadow of Mordor, you can switch between the nine members, only losing Gandalf about midway through the game. All characters also have light and heavy attacks and can roll, block and counter enemy attacks. Players can also issue orders to their AI companions if they are playing solo. There are also hubs in the game which function as points where the party may rest, accept new quests, speak to people and stock up on new supplies. Hubs are towns or villages.

Since the game takes place in an altered timeline, the entire Fellowship may enter the wraith world with Frodo using the One Ring. There, they can slow down time, teleport over distances and see targets from afar (though Legolas can do the latter very well without it).

The quests they partake can be completed in various ways. They can choose to engage in regular melee combat, or instead stealthily move through the shadows, or perhaps use a bow or other ranged weapon to take out his targets from a distance. Every different play style will give the player different runes, which allows them to either upgrade their abilities through their individual skill trees.

Playable

 * Frodo Baggins - A Hobbit of the Shire and Bearer of the One Ring.
 * Samwise Gamgee - A Hobbit of the Shire and gardener of the Baggins family.
 * Merry Brandybuck - A Hobbit of the Shire.
 * Pippin Took - A Hobbit of the Shire.
 * Aragorn - A Ranger of the North destined to reclaim the throne of Gondor.
 * Legolas - An Elf of Mirkwood who has been with the Rangers for a little under sixty years.
 * Gimli - A Dwarf of Erebor and son of Gloin, who was part of Thorin's Company.
 * Boromir - Son of the Steward of Gondor. He soon works under Saruman in secret to retrieve the Ring only for Gondor's safety.
 * Gandalf - One of the five wizards who leads the Fellowship until his apparent death, making him unplayable for almost the rest of the game.

Non-Playable

 * Agandaûr - One of Sauron's vile lieutenants who is currently helping Sauron retake Angmar by crushing the forces of the North while at the same time divide and conquer the Fellowship to steal the One Ring in attempt to avoid his own destruction.
 * Saruman - Once a great wizard of the High Order until his fall when he forged an alliance with Sauron, believing that against the Enemy there will be no victory. He is at odds with Agandaûr.
 * Dwalin - Balin's younger brother who was part of Thorin's Company sixty years back. He is currently at a personal war with the orcs that murdered Balin and Ori at the attempt of retaking Moria.
 * Gloin - Father of Gimli and once a treasurer for Thorin's Company. When the Fellowship venture unto Erebor, it is Gloin who willingly assists the Fellowship on many quests there and eventually retaking Erebor from Agandaûr's clutches.