For years, Traveller’s Tales has been exploring all sorts of iconic franchises and IPs through its LEGO video games. The studio blazed the trail withLEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, it took the concept to the superhero world with bothLEGO BatmanandLego Marvel Super Heroes, expanded it to countless franchises throughLEGO Dimensions, and even took a trip to the fantasy genre throughLEGO Lord of the RingsandLEGO The Hobbit.Wherever it has gone, it seems to have recreated the franchises wonderfully. However, even after all these years,LEGO The Hobbitstill remains incomplete.
Released in 2014,LEGO The Hobbitwas supposed to encompassthe entireThe Hobbittrilogy of films. But, the game never received content for the final film, which has left it feeling like an incomplete package. However, Traveller’s Tales does have the perfect opportunity to right that ship if it wanted to. Instead of re-doingThe Hobbitonce more, the studio could actually delve intoRings of Powerwith a whole new video game. And through that, DLC or a set of bonus levels could finally give players the long-awaitedThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiescontent they have been looking for.
LEGO Rings of Power Could Help Complete LEGO’s Middle-earth Adventures
LEGO The Hobbit Still Remains Incomplete
After thesuccess ofLEGO The Lord of the Ringsback in 2012, Traveller’s Tales quickly got to work expanding its slice of Middle-earth throughLEGO The Hobbit. It was set to once again whisk players off to Tolkien’s fantasy world, but this time, it would follow theHobbittrilogy. However, at launch, the game only featured the first two films. While it was supposed to be getting DLC adapting the third, that DLC never saw the light of day.
The DLC forLEGO The Hobbitwas supposed to release around the time that the final film hit theaters, which was set to come out at the end of that year. But onceThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armieswas released, the DLC was nowhere to be seen. Over a year later, it was reported that the DLC was actually canceled, and Traveller’s Tales had no plans to adapt the film in LEGO form at all. More than a decade later, the film has still not received the LEGO treatment, andLEGO The Hobbitremains an incomplete package.
LEGO Rings of Power Has the Chance to Fill That Void
While Traveller’s Tales likely has no plans to revisitLEGO The Hobbit, it does have the perfect opportunity to finally complete the story. Instead of re-adaptingLord of the RingsorThe Hobbit, it could deliver a whole new experienceby LEGO-fyingRings of Power. Although the series may be controversial, much of it could fit very well into the LEGO format. Players would probably love getting to enter a LEGO Middle-earth again during an entirely different time period, and if the game were a hit, then more people may end up checking out the show as well.
Of course,Rings of PowerandThe Hobbitare not set during the same time periods, so it may be hard for the game to finally deliver a LEGO version of the finalThe Hobbitfilm. But the studio could toss in a few bonus levels based on each of the films to help fill that void. These could either come as fun unlockable side content or as post-launch DLC. It would hardly be the first time Traveller’s Tales has included bonus levels based around other titles in a series, and doing so could really help make itthe ultimate LEGO Middle-earth experience.
As of now, there is no news on whatTraveller’s Tales next LEGO gamewill be. SinceRings of Poweris extremely controversial, the studio may never touch the show. But, it could be the perfect way to finally LEGO-fy the entire Middle-earth saga. So, hopefully the developer will consider doing it one day. And if not that, then at least exploreThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesin some way at some point.
