Guardians of Middle-earth
Guardians of Middle-earth
Sorti le 5 décembre 2012, Guardians of Middle-earth est un jeu d’arène de bataille multijoueur en ligne (MOBA) développé par Monolith Productions et édité par WB Games. Disponible sur PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 et PC, ce dernier via Steam, il relève des genres arcade, stratégie, stratégie en temps réel et hack ’n’ slash / beat ’em up. Le jeu se déroule dans la Terre du Milieu, où jusqu’à dix joueurs s’affrontent en batailles stratégiques cinq contre cinq, en incarnant des héros et des vilains issus du Seigneur des Anneaux et du Hobbit. Plus de trente-six gardiens sont proposés, chacun avec ses propres forces et capacités à développer. Il est possible d’affronter des combattants contrôlés par l’IA, d’acheter des objets et des artefacts de puissance avec la monnaie gagnée en combat, de suivre ses statistiques de victoires et défaites, et de coordonner ses actions grâce à une communication vocale intégrée.
Guardians of Middle-earth a toutefois été affecté par la fermeture des serveurs GameSpy, ce qui a eu des conséquences sur son multijoueur en ligne. L’accueil critique et celui des joueurs est partagé, le jeu obtenant un score Metacritic de 56. La presse a salué la profondeur du jeu : EGM évoque un MOBA aussi profond et addictif que ceux présents sur PC, tandis que Machinima s’est dit impressionné malgré des problèmes d’IA, y voyant une porte d’entrée vers le genre. Certains joueurs regrettent d’importants problèmes de connexion, l’un d’eux affirmant qu’il est difficile de terminer plus de la moitié des parties. D’autres soulignent la qualité de l’univers de Tolkien et de ses personnages. Des avis négatifs sur Steam signalent la disparition des serveurs officiels, réduisant le jeu à un fonctionnement en réseau local, ou critiquent une jouabilité médiocre et une prise en main difficile.
Médias
Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Easily as deep and addicting a MOBA as you'd find on the PC, Guardians of Middle-Earth should appeal to newcomers and veterans of the genre alike. Add in the Lord of the Rings flair and this should be money well spent for most gamers. »
« I am really impressed with GOME, AI issues notwithstanding. As a gateway to MOBAs, this game hooked me in a way I did not expect. It's got that immediate gratification spirit to it, where I finish a match and immediately want to jump into another. »
« After spending time with Guardians of Middle-earth I can see why MOBAs on PC have a dedicated following, while at the same time I'm surprised that it took so long for a serious, full-fledged MOBA to appear on consoles. The game is a blast to play and it makes such great use of the The Lord of the Rings license that it's inspired me to want to watch the movies again for the nth time. »
« Monolith has done a great job making a MOBA game work very well with a controller. Will I say after putting the time I have into GoME have I become good at MOBA games? No. Will I say I had a fun time with the fast game play, deep customization and online play? Absolutely. MOBA players should look into this game, and interested in the genre should absolutely check Guardians of Middle-Earth out. It is well worth the $15 pricetag. »
« After playing Guardians of Middle-Earth every day for the past week, I'm happy to say that the title is a successful attempt to bring the MOBA experience to the console. »
« With a slick interface and solid MOBA game mechanics, Guardians of Middle Earth gives a healthy dose of Lord of the Rings gameplay while being a very good title for everyone alike. »
« Guardians of Middle-Earth is a good attempt to bring MOBA game mechanics to the console. It has tactical depth, it's balanced and is a great cooperative experience. »
« It's easy to see how Monolith has made Middle-earth as accessible as it can be for first-time MOBA players without skimping too much on all the trimmings of what makes the genre so much fun on PC. The developers have also created a game that manages to capture the magic of the LotR universe without alienating those unfamiliar to the series. Truly a crowd-pleaser, Middle-earth is a great example of what a console MOBA should feel like and easily sets the bar for more games to come. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This game would be awesome, but it has tons of connection issues. For an online game, you would think that you could complete over half of your games. But no, you just get disconnected, or (if you are lucky) only the rest of the players disconnect. This game is a lot of fun and would be at least 8/10 if the connection issues had a light at the end of the tunnel. But this game was released over a year ago and all I hear is that they are getting worse. If you buy this, good luck and do not expect to play many full matches. »
« The Tolkien lore is great, with cool characters from JRR Tolkiens Middle Earth, which is the grandfather of all Fantasy universes, off which other game worlds just rip off from. Lack of stage: solved with mirkwood, the shire etc. »
« One of the best gamne on console since a long time we just need more player and this will be an awesome game so everybody who is a fan of Lol,HoN,DotA or Awesomenauts come play on xbox 360 and youMll have fun!!! »
« Finally a great MOBA game for the console. Characters are varied and a lot of customization is available using the loadout system. The character balance is good and the developers are active and will correct anything that's out of balance. »
« Really great game, anyone who like MOBA type games, MUST try this one. Everything is there to have a good time or to go competitive. If you've never tried MOBA games, this is a good opportunity to try it out, easy to learn. This is the best 15$ I've spent in a while! »
« really should never have been released in this state. Do NOT buy this game, you won't be able to find a game online, let alone a full game of players. They fill in bots when they cannot find players, and for a lot of the time you find yourself alone in a game of bots. Don't play on playing with friends either, a party is often separated while looking for games, while locking in champions or while loading into the game, all of the time there are disconnections and separations. I hope Monolith gets their act together or just gets shutdown by WB and replaced by a more capable studio. »
« It IS a great game on the outside of things, but a MOBA is not a MOBA (Multiplayer ONLINE) if you're playing with BOTS. The online capabilities of this game are horrible, and Monolith have established themselves with a very bad track record with their failure to deliver a consistent online multiplayer experience with Gotham City Imposters and now GoME. It has great rpg and moba elements, but the inability to connect to other players and friends, the constant disconnections and game boots (because of no dedicated servers, p2p connection is a terrible idea for MOBAs because everytime host quits everyone's game ends). A great game, but it is not meant to be played singleplayer, and the inability of Monolith to create a multiplayer game really killed the game on release. »
« Fun game when you're not against AI bots and that tends to be a lot. The bots are well, perfect at the game, and it's tricky to ever kill them. Because of all the connection problems and lack of a big audience games tend to only have 3/10 real players in them which is really sad because I was looking forward to this. It's to be expected however, the moba scene really isn't that popular compared to first person shooters and stuff. I mean the most you get on LoL is a few million players, although none of my friends in England have even heard of it. »
