EA has officially announced a new title in its decent Lord of the Rings series. LotR: Conquest is in development at Pandemic for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and DS. Due out this autumn it is, of course, an epic battle sim, with one interesting slant:
In addition to crusading as the heroic forces of good, for the first time ever in a 'The Lord of the Rings' action title they'll conquer Middle-earth while playing as the legions of Sauron's evil army, including Cave-trolls, Oliphaunts, the Balrog and Sauron himself.
Being currently obsessed with a certain Rockstar game, I've been trying to remember any fantasy titles that have let you play as an evil character. You could be naughty in Fable, I suppose, but Thief was a bit of a cop out. Why has there been no GTA-style experience in a D&D setting? This won't be it of course - on the battlefield, it doesn't really matter which side of the fictional divide you are on. But it would be fun to control an orc or dark elf free to roam the cities of Middle Earth, stealing horses and robbing hobbits.
