Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We're due to embark on an adventure of the high fantasy variety, as we begin our playthrough of 'The Lord of the Rings: Gollum!' I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Opening
12:47 - A Brief History of 'Gollum'
1:19:19 - Prologue
1:27:06 - The Shadow Mountains
1:57:48 - Black Pits - The First Day
2:31:22 - Black Pits - Dirt-eater
2:44:54 - Black Pits - The Rattler
3:09:39 - Initial Thoughts
3:18:39 - Closing

LINKS:
- Patrick Shanley’s reporting on the announcement of ‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’ for The Hollywood Reporter: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-rings-gollum-video-game-works-1196607
- Joe Skrebels’ reporting on initial details of ‘Gollum’s gameplay on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/gollum-lord-of-the-rings-game-prince-of-persia-stealth-branching-narrative-exclusive-trailer
- Petey Oneto’s reporting on ‘Gollum’s transfership of publishing rights / initial delay to 2022, on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/lord-of-the-rings-gollum-delayed-to-2022
- Matt Purslow’s initial unflattering impressions of ‘Gollum’ on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-preview-hands-off
- Billy Givens’ reporting on ‘Gollum’s second announced delay on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-delayed-by-a-few-months
- Travis Northup’s reporting on ‘Gollum’s third announced delay on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-isnt-launching-until-april-at-the-earliest
- Liam Croft’s reporting on Daedalic Entertainment’s response to criticisms of planned microtransactions, on behalf of Push Square: pushsquare.com/news/2023/04/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-studio-clarifies-paywalled-voice-acting-dlc
- ResetEra thread picking up on a full playthrough of ‘Gollum’ posted to YouTube before the game’s release: resetera.com/threads/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-2023-full-playthrough-leaks-online.722275
- Logan Plant’s reporting on a full playthrough leaking for ‘Gollum’ in advance of the game’s release, on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/the-entirety-of-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-leaks-on-youtube-ahead-of-release
- David Burdette’s 70%-scoring review of ‘Gollum’ on behalf of GamingTrend: gamingtrend.com/reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-split-personality
- Justin Koreis’ 4 out of 10-scoring review of ‘Gollum’ on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review
- Sam Pape’s 2 out of 10-scoring review of ‘Gollum’ on behalf of GameSpot: gamespot.com/reviews/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-review-we-dont-wants-it-we-dont-needs-it/1900-6418070
- Paul Tassi’s reporting on Daedalic Entertainment’s apologizing for the state of ‘Gollum’s release on behalf of Forbes: forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/05/27/the-lord-of-ring-gollum-developers-apologize-for-the-game-being-very-bad
- Taylor Lyles’ reporting on Daedalic Entertainment’s ending of internal game development, on behalf of IGN: ign.com/articles/daedalic-entertainment-gollum-layofs
- Game Two’s (@GameTwo) investigative reporting into the state of Daedalic Entertainment’s workplace during development of ‘Gollum’: youtube.com/watch?v=vszf1mwyAfw
- Matt Jarvis’ reporting on the circumstances of ‘Gollum’s development on behalf of Rock Paper Shotgun: rockpapershotgun.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-devs-were-expected-to-make-an-ambitious-triple-a-game-on-a-tenth-of-the-budget-report-claims

ORIGINALLY STREAMED: 2025-12-02

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