Preview coverage from German outlet Gamestar has today revealed the first in-game screenshots of Daedalic Entertainment’s anticipated next-generation stealth game. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.
The images follow-on from Edge Magazine’s world exclusive coverage back in January, which announced the game for the first time. It was in that article Daedalic conveyed its passion for telling darker, unconventional stories from The Lord of the Rings universe, as well as its intention to design a very different-looking Gollum from Peter Jackson’s iconic films.
Today’s screenshots highlight an almost cartoony aesthetic, which is certainly a contrast to other video games based on the franchise, such as Monolith Productions’ Middle Earth series. The design of the titular protagonist himself, however, is perhaps more conservative than what had been suggested during Edge’s coverage. He looks almost identical to his design in Jackson’s films.