I'm a HOBBIT - Tales of the Shire

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[@rachelfrancis1990]

“Issa pumpkin” That was so cute. 💜💜💜

[@MrPuddle01]

A wizard is not late nor is he early. He arrives exactly when he means too

[@moniquegreen9567]

😂😂❤.

[@k-lingon-berry]

Watching this while eating hot soup definitely made me feel a little Hobbit myself. What a wonderful concept for a game, Gab is once again showing me a game I didn't know I really wanted. 🧡I can't wait to explore the Shire and (hopefully) watch Gab explore the Shire next year! 🍲

[@MrPuddle01]

It Is The Small Things, Everyday Deeds of Ordinary Folk That Keeps The Darkness At Bay. Simple Acts Of Love And Kindness

[@AdriftInTheWatersGorge]

your so right MrPuddle wishing you well sir

[@AugustTheStag]

Why do you capitalize the first letter of every word? It's weird

[@FargonNemeloc]

Are you a bot?

[@MrPuddle01]

@@FargonNemeloc no

[@GammaFox6]

I am so ridiculously excited for this game! I’ve always wanted to build a hobbit hole for myself irl, this is going to be so much easier as a hobbit hole plan than using an architect. Definitely the same thing. 😂

[@TheTaiylorWallace]

OMG it's so nice to see Richard Taylor still there! I absolutely loved hearing his passion about LOTR in the extended edition extras. It's also awesome to see new faces at Weta working on the game, bringing this story to new generations. The book captured one generation, the movies another, and now I hope this game does the same. Even better, this expands on the mythology Tolkien built. He created Middle Earth partly because he lamented the lack of true English mythology (while there is some, most of it is actually from elsewhere, like France thanks to William the Conqueror's invasion). What few Saxon myths we have are incredibly sparse. For us to build on Middle Earth is to build our own mythology on the foundation Tolkien laid. I'm so passionate about that subject, and I trust NO ONE more than Weta to take Tolkien's work forward. "... a world where the most important thing you do in the day is help a neighbor. And there aren't any problems that can't be solved by talking things through over a nice meal." That is the epitome of Hobbits. Thorin himself said it best: "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." I'm so excited to see Gab play this!

[@kes05d]

Right?? Hearing Richard Taylor's voice took me right back to when I was a teenager, watching my dad's LotR Extended Edition DVDs and all the behind the scenes footage over and over and over.

[@Scriptor13]

_So_ cute and cozy with a positive message and lots of heart. Maybe when you give your feedback to the devs, Gab, you could mention adding a "petting" mechanic. For all of us animal lovers, that would definitely ramp up the coziness. 😊

[@OliversKittyCorner]

Yes please! This is a must! I wanted to pet or hug the cow SO bad

[@DogdaPebba]

@@OliversKittyCorner Calm down.

[@W00KYs]

Yes! So very much this!

[@imveryanxious]

@@DogdaPebba tf u mean "calm down"

[@haldouglas4773]

​@@DogdaPebba leave then? nobody asked you to stay.

[@jennifervalladares6273]

GAB stands for “for lack of better” or essentially… Goodenough! 😂 👏 perfection! A+ pun!

[@DeenaMilkers]

huge for us hobbit heads and shirefreaks

[@ChillaQueen]

OMG Ya really made Ms. Frizzle 😅

[@he4rt5]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thought it was already out for a sec BUT THIS IS SO COOL, LOVE THIS FOR YOU, GAB 3:58 that is SUCH an animal crossing sound😭😭💕

[@Cure_Hana]

I’m glad to see someone looking forward to this game for what it is instead of jumping on the Twitter drama bandwagon.

[@gabriellewhite6194]

Uh oh, what’s the drama?

[@melodiesblue2442]

the what now???

[@MrBanditoRazor]

....about?

[@Cure_Hana]

@@gabriellewhite6194 Basically people accusing the studio of trying to make the Shire “woke” because of a comment on their page about having diversity on their team, and for creating Hobbits with various skin colors.

[@shdyside]

@@Cure_Hanawhy do ppl always creating drama out of nothing?

[@hunterkraft5043]

18:48 for those who don’t want to see/ already saw the showcase

[@Lusifer__]

Hero fr

[@LeSethX]

Thank you! I thought a couple minutes of it was fine, around 6 minutes I started skipping. Sheesh 18 minutes is almost a video by itself (at least in old KZbin)

[@Dragolisk]

OH MY GOD YOU GOT TO PLAY THE GAME!!!?!!? THAT'S FLIPPING AWESOME

[@suchambers1641]

Im here for Hobbits and Pumpkin mugs :-D

[@saladslug7432]

Dreams are coming true right now, I'm so happy!! Watching this makes me want to go into the garden and plant veggies but it's autumn now 😂😂

[@gdms8869]

I cannot tell you how excited I am for this game to come out!

[@FaolanWolf23]

First and second breakfast with each having coffee ☕️ sound sooooo good right now. And Potatoes! Love watching all your game plays Gabs! ❤

[@danielkelsosmith]

What a cute goofy little game

[@angmaromega3294]

I'm so glad you got to play this early!! So excited to get to be a Hobbit myself!!! Getting a wonderful game from the amazing Weta who brought Lord Of The Rings to life, it's perfect!!

[@bond77581]

Animal Crossing meets Lord of the Rings

[@juliacaetano2273]

YEES YES YES YES YEEEEEEEES 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Cant WAIT to watch you play Gab 😍

[@shikamaru281281]

After seeing the devs... I'm not surprised 😂

[@alphacentry]

Wdym?

[@RadioFaceOz]

@@alphacentry It’s a thinly veiled woke joke. Not everyone gets it because it’s not very inclusive.

[@alphacentry]

@@RadioFaceOz you confused me more 😭

[@bleh329]

​@@RadioFaceOz how's that 💩-crusted leather taste bubba mmm i bet u love it all caked up in ur nom hole

[@lizzsigmon]

20 seconds!? are you kidding me?? 😂😂

[@Gh0stly_fell0w]

AWESOME!!!!

[@chris_t2020]

Please Gab play "URAYAMA"

[@robbie__uk]

I hope to see you playing more of this, if ever a game had your name written on it, it's this one ❤

[@stoneycooper9758]

I wish the graphics were a bit better. But that's literally the only nitpick I'm having. The game looks great.

[@moths.for.valentine]

eh, not really nitpicky, graphics are super important

[@stoneycooper9758]

@@moths.for.valentine yeah like the style is cute. But the graphics are giving PS3 vibes and it's like uuuuffff come on.

[@Dingobabee]

I am feeling that Reminds me of world of warcraft I hope it gets a little bit of polish before the full release Usually I won't play a game unless I like the graphics, but this looks like it will be an exception either way 😅

[@moths.for.valentine]

@@Dingobabee i don't think they're going to make any major graphics changes months before release sadly (as someone w experience in the game industry)

[@Dingobabee]

@@moths.for.valentine yeah, like I said, polish, nothing major I don't expect the entire style to change overnight, but there might be enough time for some shaders I'm not saying it's mandatory for me to enjoy it either, just wishful thinking even though you're right that the games industry can be a bit of a nightmare

[@minmakosh398]

Gab, as soon as she starts playing a new game: "so... can I fish???" 😂 The game looks great! So excited for it

[@moths.for.valentine]

the concept art looked so good that i'm a bit disappointed with the style they ended up with, it just looks like unrendered 3D models :'( oh well

[@Beesa6103]

Same! To me it also it looks like a high graphics game that has been ported to the Nintendo Switch and lost the majority of its details lol

[@paulanogueira497]

It looks very cute! But I have a question: Can your character eat? Or they just cook for other hobbits? I thought the game would have a hunger need of some type, after all they're hobbits.

[@Dingobabee]

You know, I was thinking the same thing But ultimately, I hope your character can eat ( it wouldn't be a hobbit life if you can't settle in with a nice warm second breakfast that you've cooked up) But a lack of a hunger system could be nice purely from the idea that hobbits in the shire always have enough to eat and share that noone really goes hungry

[@paulanogueira497]

@@Dingobabee I agree. The need I had in mind it was less of a go hungry one and more of a go grumpy one or similar, and if you're hungry you would just walk slower or take longer to do stuff because you cant concetrate well

[@Dingobabee]

@@paulanogueira497 ooo, I like that quite a lot honestly

[@pokemasterzelda8291]

"The dwarf and her armored duck, Ladle" Gab: ARMORED DUCK?! Me: LADLE?!

[@stardustdiver]

didnt expect to see a hobbit mlm but here we are, thanks hobson

[@ZombieDish]

I'm gonna play this and have my Hobbit hide all the silver ware from his guests.

[@RhiDElton]

From those Sackville Baggins!

[@ImQueenCardHuh]

Wow, I can't believe how much this game reminds me of Palia!😮😊

[@lauraseigler-yen4050]

Ok is it just me but when she was at the green dragon the person the guy was talking to was invisible did he glitch out or something. Game looks cute though

[@emilyscribner4544]

I wonder if she’d be interested in Palia. It reminds me a lot of Star Dew Valley and Dreamlight valley and I can’t remember some of the other ones she’s played

[@Natskinator]

Palia is so good. I'd love to see her play it

[@Vikki_T]

The Goodenoughs. Where every time they finish something, they say, "Good enough!" 😂

[@strawberik]

I absolutely love that the dwarven woman actually has a beard! I also really hope we get the opportunity to host a giant rager with fireworks at the end of the game maybe?

[@JachtmaesterCuriosa]

Something seems to be missing. Where's the pipeweed and the all the beer?

[@cookiedoe6068]

Oh I love the hair, reminds me of Rachel Maksy 💚

[@Stardustpunk24]

It looks good, but I've noticed a couple of bugs I hope they fix soon. Farmer Cotton disappeared in the beginning and they all kept on acting like he was still there 😂. And the text on top of your hobbit never changes. So I'm not sure yet.

[@Juliana-Bub]

It's not really out yet, so I'm sure they'll get that stuff fixed before the rest of us get to play it next year.

[@rumpeltyltskyn]

It’s 6 months from being released.

[@princessblazena]

This game makes me hungry, time for eleven-sies 😂

[@moniquegreen9567]

Afternoon tea and supper 😂

[@AgentMashGaming]

oh my gosh Gabs! That mug is so cute!!

[@joeydogz2000]

1.I NEED THIS! 2.Boromir is the G.O.A.T 3.Getting a hobbit Gab is a blessing 4. It's lovely seeing Richard again.

[@kuroon7553]

I think I haven't felt this excited for a game ever since My Time at Sandrock was released. I'M DYING FOR THIS RELEASE!!!

[@rizahawks99]

OMG i have a question for the devs, Can we have a pet in this game????!! ❤❤❤ loving it already!!!

[@betfowler2060]

Have you guys ever been to Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean, Gab? It’s so magical and it’s thought that Tolkien might have taken inspiration from it. It’s my favourite place it the world!

[@CookieKing9896]

It is quite a shock to open a Gab Smolders video expecting to watch some fun gameplay, only to have my hometown be the first thing to appear on screen.🤣🤣🤣

[@Lucy-zv9vj]

I can't express how much joy it brings me to know how The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies and games is all made in my home country, I feel like I live in middle earth and it makes me so happy 😁

[@gufu21]

I'm not sure I'm interested in the game myself. But I'm happy for Gab that she's made it to a place where publishers give her these opportunities. That's got to feel good.

[@madamemage4660]

The only cozy games I play are ones that are Gab Approved ☑️

[@Perktube1]

I wonder if they'll have some Howard Shore music in the official release.

[@justvid366]

Honestly, this game's art style feels just so cheap and unappealing. I just can't play or buy it like that. Especially after we got Tiny Glade. Imagine the Hobbit game with the Tiny Glade render and visuals.

[@alexcase9543]

Farmer Cotton is invisible for his whole argument😅 but I'm so so excited for this game!

[@began8674]

Instead of the blue bird they should’ve used piwakawaka’s. They’re little nz naitive fantails that literally follow you. Flying all around you. They’re something out of a fairy tail. I love them. 8:41

[@midnightcrazy9185]

I am so looking forward to this game, I have spent so much time just farming and cooking in LOTRO.

[@Princessmoonlight818]

Such a cute, cozy, beautiful hobbit game! I can’t wait play it when it comes out next year on netflix games! thanks for the video gab!❤

[@melodiesblue2442]

if gab likes this, she'll LOVE Palia! it'll be a good substitute in the meantime :)

[@DisneyNerd101]

Ok this is fucking adorable and now I wanna watch LOTR 🥹🥰

[@septicdragyn]

I live in New Zealand

[@septicdragyn]

is the game free, and am I able to get it from the Microsoft store, it's where I get all my games other than those I play on facebook

[@Lihnchrice]

Funny, that’s not what they say back home.

[@codywilson417]

Thank you for playing this game! I'm a huge Lord of the Rings fan and was so curious of how the game was going to be like and was afraid the showcase wouldn't show a full experience. It looks so cozy and relaxing!

[@YellowBelles]

Now I know why Bilbo never wanted to leave and longed for his hobbit hole the entire time.

[@kaitymahrii]

I was getting confused because there were Hobbits talking and no Hobbits there - the sandyman guy popped in and out and then after farmer cotton wasn't there but was talking. A glitch I guess !

[@lianoid918]

Armored duck! 🥰

[@rosalieselhorst6700]

Omg! Such a cute game! 😍 And it comes out on my birthday, how cool! 🤩

[@rilappurin]

I love everything except the art style 😭😭 and it's one thing I just absolutely can't get past, what a shame !!

[@andykite1]

I am now officially a Hobbit after watching this video.

[@LWolf94]

Not gonna lie, now that Fall is here, I feel like a hobbit myself. Wish the game would come out sooner. xD

[@annienunyabiz6627]

I don't know how I feel about this one yet. The characters just grunting the entire time seems like it'll get real old, real fast. There's something off about their faces, like the guy fishing in their first trailer didn't look like they had a nose, and they all walk weird. Part of cozy games for me is having something to work towards, but that's antithetical to what a Hobbit is. So will there be a goal, or will they stay true to Hobbits preferring to avoid drama and strife? But on the other hand the art style is kinda cute, and the decorating looks amazing.

[@EffyGomes]

It looks so cute! Can't wait to play it and also watch you play it!

[@tayyheartless]

Hi cutie

[@acueto7]

You should always have flowers in your garden as they bring in pollinators.

[@carthius]

the whole time watching this i can only think "posture check" as my back aches from the way her character stands

[@Beefyl-w3f]

Would love a Hobbit hole but being 6’8 it would just be house in the mountains. 😊

[@Im-just-Stardust]

Hope y'all had a great gardening season! 🍅🍅🍅

[@micron000]

This game is so adorable, looking forward to the full release :)

[@Zaralove1750]

I have been waiting for this game since I first heard about it. I am so excited to be a hobbit!

[@screamingfurby]

Oh man, i hope there is a hobbit Goobus cosplay when the game drops 👀

[@katiehavie4528]

I’m so excited for this game I love the hobbit and lotr

[@gamesman0118]

Was that Martin Freeman (Bilbo) in the intro?

[@g2_k783]

this is giving me zelda windwaker vibes

[@jonathanross149]

If we go fishing, can we find a gold ring?

[@primitiveprimer300]

Gab Smolders

[@mayanose7875]

Not sure if I just missed it, but they could maybe add more hair colors and skin colors? Just nice to customize hobbit :)

[@Dingobabee]

It looked like there were a number of hair and skin colors, Gab just didn't go through them

[@pencilcheck]

It’s a horror game??

[@TBlackDouglas]

An armoured duck!!

[@willdband]

The pumpkin mug is so cute

[@T.Beattie89]

Yassssss!!!! ❤

[@FatalKoi]

Wishlisted! Thank you for playing what you could! Definitely interested! Have a good day :)

[@GuardianDeathAngel]

I already like the game ❤ I liked the creators post on Twitter, and they personally responded to my like on their post, lol. I guess they are excited to share their game with the world 🥰 I'm going to see if my crappy old nintendo switch will even let me try the demo, lol I want to try and make myself as little emo hobbit lol 😁🖤

[@Midnightpigeon666]

So so cute!!!! 🥰 I’m 100% getting this on the Nintendo switch, Thankyou for telling us about this goobus!!

[@jengreene6275]

Am sorry netflix games!?!?? Nah just no. Lol I just started playing the new Zelda game Echos of wisdom on switch it's super cute. Can't wait for your play though of it. This game looks fun, definitely will check it out. 😊👍🏼Thanks Gab

[@SeventhGate008]

Okay this actually looks really fun. I was a little skeptical when it was first announced but leave it to Gab to show how fun a cozy game can be

[@dimitrinaradeva436]

I have just though where the word Hobbit comes from - HO- mo sapiens + raBBIT = HOBBIT , hahaha. Cause they live in holes in the ground and have big feet...

[@kombatwombat6579]

I love the concept but a drinking game where you take a shot anytime someone says "cozy" here would just insta-end you.

[@hmsmith1790]

I literally just enjoyed a plate of delicious and warm Cinnamon Toast, and now that's settling in my stomach alongside a cup of Apple Cider with a soft-grey sweater and draped with a blanket to keep me warm. I have a cozy Cooking show on, the weather is perfectly cloudy and there's a chill in the air outside. Now if you don't mind, I need to enjoy sipping on my Cider and work on the new Fairytale I have been working on for quite a while now😊

[@TamaraLynnchambers]

I went to this panel at twitchcon this weekend and I CAN NOT WAIT

[@SirTheory]

Well, I'm intrigued. I spent a lot of 2023 addicted to Disney Dreamlight Valley, but can't really play that anymore because my console hates my WiFi. This appears to hit very similar notes with nicer graphics and more complex systems behind the various gameplay mechanics. Although half of the joy of Dreamlight Valley is the familiar characters. Not sure if I would have kept up with that if I was befriending original characters. Which is where Tales of the Shine seems to be; aside from a very brief Gandalf cameo at the beginning, these characters are new (or if they do appear in either the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, they're very fringe characters). So they're going to have to do a LOT of character building to make the friendship element of the game compelling.

[@luisnarcisomerinosandoval2087]

Gab smolders, you are absolutely my favorite gamer. You are funny, very good, you are the cutest gamer. Thank you for what you do.😊