The Return Of The King Game is Still Incredible

Looks like meat's back on the menu boys.
#lotr #lordoftherings #gaming
Sources used:
Gandalf the fool clip from The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers
"Bella's Lullaby" song from Twilight by Carter Burwell
"Duel of The Fates" by John Williams
Lollipops clip is from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
I'm doing my part meme from Starship Troopers
The game is The Lord of The Rings: Return of The King released in 2003 and developed by EA Redwood Shores.

[@DjThiz]

I used to beg my mum to get another week rental of the game from video eazy in Australia, we eventually had rented it for over a year and the store offered to let us keep it and gave us the money back from the past year and told me to enjoy. Never forget that dude.

[@mynanhasafathead]

what a guy

[@sansanichalexandroff8913]

As a Russian I am genuinely confused as to why are we the only ones who praise the piracy.

[@DjThiz]

@@sansanichalexandroff8913I was 8 with dial up internet brother, we hardly knew how to get on yahoo to look things up let alone pirate things. In my later years as linewire was a thing, I figured out how to pirate movies and songs and the famous “I did not have sexual relations with that women” 😂

[@purugigi]

What an absolute chad

[@Tommytoolsqueezer]

Haha I remember video eazy!! Ahh they were the days. My parents brought this game for me for Xmas , so I didn’t have to rent it

[@jeremychollar]

Honestly that’s a pretty good Gandalf impression

[@nathanbemiller1553]

Its a very good, I was thinking that he was putting in sound files for a while lol

[@jojotheswede8444]

i know right!

[@rikweeds2306]

I mean its ok

[@TheAvenger732]

I was gonna comment the same exact thing 🤣

[@LordMangudai]

A reasonable facsimile of Ian McKellen delivering "Not if anything to say about it, I have" sent me pretty badly, ngl

[@Tehstampede]

This game was insanely difficult back in the day. The Pellenor Fields and Ramparts missions were absolute spirit breakers.

[@trevorthornley8835]

Ramparts missions?

[@svsps]

@@trevorthornley8835I think he means the levels after the story where you just fight wave after wave of enemies

[@el_chico1313]

the walls of minas tirirh took me an eternity to figure out

[@AlexLopez-vm7uq]

​@el_chico1313 Let's not forget the King of the Dead mission... it's practically impossible solo and was aids with my cousin who couldn't floor it to escape the tunnel afterwards... Plus the Shelob boss... ABSOLUTELY TROLL BOSS FIGHTS in my early Childhood 😂❤ Seriously I can't remember harder boss fights in any games 😂

[@pandaman1331]

Some missions were easy, you could just breath through them. But some really made you rage. Perfectly balanced imo. Pellenor Fields was indeed difficult single player but quite easy coop. Espcially if one of you had Legolas with double arrors. One person simply had to parry while the one who plays as Legolas shoots everything. Ramparts was indeed difficult, even coop. But it was the final mission, it was suppossed to be hard.

[@a..m9459]

if there's only one game that needs and deserves a remake it's this gem .

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

Nah. The problem with todays culture is it doesn't come up with enough original ideas. It constantly looks to the past instead of the future. We have enough remakes and remasters, it's time to stop being a slave to nostalgia and look to create original ideas instead of trying to make money off of old ones.

[@lukemwill99]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 naaaah, usually i'd agree but this game was amazing. Imagine a full HD remaster of this and tell me you wouldn't enjoy it!!

[@japeczon]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 I'd love a remake. I tried replaying this recently but its just so dated. Even better if they can make the other books too, and as great as this one.

[@greatfelixo]

@@myhatmygandhi6217 the way I see it, classic albums that were released in the days of vinyl aren't limited to just listening on record players. Classic movies that were released on VHS have been digitized and are available for streaming. If you were to suggest that a movie or piece of music should only be available in the format they were originally released on people would be horrified. Why should this be different for computer games. Doesn't necessarily need a remake but a port for current consoles would be great.

[@ivermektin6874]

@@lukemwill99 We will never see this IP in a game ever again. Between newline cinema and the tolkein estate it is just never going to happen. We are unlikely to even see LOTR games again.

[@benjii_boi]

i used to play the shit out of this as a kid. all characters max level this brought back so much nostalgia

[@1elvisb]

bonus endless levels were cool in coop too.

[@starwars910]

Southern Gate farming 😂

[@xNFR]

i lost my mind leveling those fcking hobbits

[@frankgallagur2045]

game caused me not to do too well in gradeschool

[@blutch222]

I hated this game, because I always liked playing dwarves like Gimli, but he sucked in this game, and my brother would just take Legolas and one shot things off screen.

[@wulfski]

i fucking choked at "maggotybreadjitsu"

[@JabRok86]

Bitch slapsies got me good too

[@coldasifneveraskedthemoon7401]

That was not from the game or was it?😂😂

[@jaredmichaud6754]

Faramir was essentially just Aragorn reskinned but I loved playing as him for some reason.

[@kennylindsay-zy4zi]

His death animation and sound was awesome 😂😂

[@walrus2216]

Faramir have more damage..

[@SuperStarkiller999]

@@walrus2216 just with a bow, aragon had more with his sword.

[@minzokaipu2829]

i used to play this with my dad, both gandalf and legolas max leveled, just one shotting everything and having the time of our lives :')

[@blackwolf4653]

Gandalf Max was so OP Loved it. One Shotting big trolls with his Staff.

[@86lanzo]

Legolas maxed out is OK shooting 2 magical arrows at once ..but to be honest every character in this game maxed out is op...I maxed them all out even the hobbits are beast maxed out.

[@blackwolf4653]

@@86lanzo Legolas shoots 3 Arrows maxed out^^

[@striderfootyy5046]

@@blackwolf4653 That shield ability gandalf had was so op, the one that would surround him in a shield bubble thing. You could run into orks and the shield would melt them. Also, legolas mithril arrows were so unfair, so op. Southern gates was the best mission, you'd have hordes of orcs coming at you.

[@OPSLclan]

@@striderfootyy5046 Southern gates and Minus Morgul were the best for grinding. That Gandalf shield was so OP haha

[@jamessydney3164]

Man how long it took for me as a child to understand that you have to push the damn ladders away ... Rough times indeed.

[@gprime10]

True fans knew that from The Two Towers game. which was way harder

[@aziandomination16]

i beat the campaign a few weeks ago on the wii and holy shit im a grown ass man and i had to youtube why i couldnt get past the minus tirith defense lvl it was those damn towers lmao

[@Walnutty]

And not having KZbin tutorials to hold your hand made it so fun to have friends to solve the game problems ^^

[@Reaper08]

Even though the game tells you that's exactly what you're supposed to do?

[@1elvisb]

i got stuck when you gotta jump bellow the wall.good times.

[@GalinhoFC]

Don't think i've laughed this much in a long time :D You're hilarious. The game is so nostalgic too. might actually give it a try again.

[@Dualities]

u probablly didnt even watch the video

[@GalinhoFC]

@@Dualities that's a weird assumption mate

[@BlueViper8907]

I forgot about Elijah Wood talking about making the controller float lol Loved this game!

[@AlvaroPennywise]

Wow man your impressions are so good wtf The Return of the King Game + The Cyan Man is a match made in heaven

[@ParleLeVu]

This entire thing was really good. I don't even know why it was recommended to me, but ZERO regrets watching the whole thing.

[@Raven7744]

Me and my brothers played the troll bridge level probably hundreds many times, so many orcs to kills. The best was finding out that you can grab the spear next to the bridge just before the cutscene and it would actually kill the troll during it. So many memories

[@MeisterFurball]

yes! glad im not the only one who did this - felt like a fricken king mowing down those orcs until they stopped spawning eventually. Gave me dynasty warriors vibes

[@1elvisb]

i remember you could max level aragorn team on osgiliath gate because of infititely spawning orcs.

[@Subjectivity13]

All those impressions were surprisingly good, particularly Gandalf. Well done!

[@mrbanana69]

I just remember levelling up Gandalf to max and just destroying everything by spamming the shoot button. Good times.

[@UMBERRRTO1]

My man

[@nafnaf0]

Yep, exactly that is what I did. He was easily the best

[@drvirjinity9705]

I remember being a kid loving this game and then getting hard stuck on the helms deep Gandalf level.

[@minzokaipu2829]

for real even the later levels were easier

[@FourthExile]

King of the Dead was bruuutal

[@MeHesHovMe]

fuck, you just opened a door in my mind that have been shut for 15years...@@FourthExile

[@spinofthewheel5345]

😂😂😂

[@handsomezack1075]

Helms deep... is the tutorial level?

[@lakersbk]

This was the best game ever for that year. Co-op, always fun with friends, cinematics, all those musics... Amazing.

[@RadSpoonyBard]

Man I remember playing this all the time as a kid, this game is GOATed.

[@ohcharlie428]

You're a goat!

[@Walnutty]

Man dont call it GOATed xd the word GOAT is very cringe to hear

[@fortnight5677]

@@Walnutty the word cringe is very cringe to hear

[@JD-mz1rl]

Ah yes, back in the day when EA games were acceptable

[@MeggoBit]

Holy shit your impressions, they're amazing! Spat out my tea at the "bitch slapsies" 😂😂

[@fishpop]

Those clips to game transitions are great. As is your Ian McKellen impression, it's pretty on point.

[@mikelombard21]

The behind the scenes clips from this game today are burned into my memory. Some of the funniest clips ive ever seen.

[@desertfox738]

I just recently replayed it, amazing game. They did a great job of making the battles feel massive and it’s insanely fun with 2 people.

[@Tyler_W]

Dude, this game (and the previous one) is awesome. This was one of the defining games of my childhood, and I played it even well through high school. I think there was even a horde survival mode too. It was one game my dad and i always played together, so this has fond memories.

[@dipilodorkus]

Man. This got nostalgic for me. Me and my brother put countless hours into this game. was fire.

[@Real_RMCast]

This game was an underrated masterpeice

[@Skippercarlos5]

I've never been able to see gameplay of this but have always heard about how good it was, thanks for playing it! Also those voices were on point, especially Gandalf lmao.

[@Ramberta]

2:23 "MR. FRODO, STOP TAKING DRUGS" ahahaha that got me

[@coreyconlon3589]

This had me dying. Me and my brother played this on PS2 co op. This is like a core memory

[@EvenstarSaima]

I loved this game too! The voice lines during playing and the scene transitions are the best thing about it. Lol your voiceovers are brilliant too

[@OdysseyHome-Gaming]

Ghimli was a beast in this game with the mythril throwing axes.

[@RoryT1000]

I was always bummed it wasn't like fellowship game with its epic long story and rpg elements. But then I played Gimli and threw an axe at the uruk hai

[@bt70a9]

Your voice impressions are just as good as my first impression of this game back in the day.

[@Arsonolace]

Not Boromir is how Denethor used to introduce him to friends at parties.

[@masamune2984]

I’ve never before subbed to a channel after hearing literally just a single video’s introductory joke, yet here we are.

[@masamune2984]

Btw, the rest of this video was just as good😂

[@Jim90117]

Gameplay here is just first rate for the time, felt so god damn good to play this and the Two Towers.

[@bart10050]

Sentiment, humor, great impressions, awesome voice. Idk what else you do but I'm here for it.

[@la_kooljgaming]

im in love with this video!! well done! the endless of laughter and very well done voice acting! WELL DONE

[@calumzmemez5075]

Ive never laughed so many times at one guy doing impressions

[@Flurgburglr]

Frikkin loved this game so much. Got it for Christmas back in the day and I have very fond memories of playing it with my brother. Pretty much the best Christmas gift I've ever gotten xD

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

One of my favourite games ever. I went through a massive PS2 collecting phase in about 2010, most of them bought at Blockbusters for 50p each as they were closing down. This was one of the standout titles on the system, really captured the atmosphere of the movie. I think The Two Towers is also very good with similar gameplay. However The Fellowship game that came before them was kind of a naff, cartoonish, open world adventure and nowhere near as good.

[@darkhyena6087]

Yeah, the Fellowship game was based off the books which is why it was far different in tone. I actually enjoyed it, but it definitely came out at the wrong time because everyone linked it to the movies.

[@joshp4582]

THE MEMORIES, THE NOSTALGIC MEMORIES HAVE COME FLOODING BACK TO ME!

[@XoRaider]

Just rewatched all the LOTR movies on max, and made me wanna revisit the games. Came across this video and this was hilarious! I could watch a video of you playing the entire game with all this voice over dialogue. 😂

[@TheMightyHood20]

Why can't we get this on ps5?

[@danofantiquity]

The bonus levels with waves of enemies were also pretty fun, especially playing co-op.

[@ancient_abysswalker4096]

The Trials of Saruman & The Trials of Sauron were indeed a blast co-op. Difficult as well but a great challenge!

[@ibananazz1704]

Amazing video. Nostalgia hitting hard and you actually made me laugh out loud multiple times :D Keep it up man

[@tylerplummer6701]

"maggoty bread jutsu" had me weak lololol

[@collegeisdabomb]

The nostalgia hit hard on this one.

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

While I mainly played Gimli in this, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I enjoyed myself the most when I played as Pippin of all people I do like that each of the Hobbits is built differently too Something that was so satisfying too was timing parry counters to go into perfect mode, then keep chaining that perfect mode, until 90% of all your kills were perfect ranked

[@freddieboshoff5567]

Man, the nostalgia!!!!

[@wesleyc8101]

Dude you’re a master at impersonating lord of the rings characters. I subbed, you’re hilarious bro.

[@screamingatstars66]

Was playing this like last week, game goes so hard.

[@Brad_Pitt_le-vrai]

This game was so good back in the days, even got a coop and it felt amazing !

[@blueldrrich84]

Hilarious video! xD And now I miss 2003.... =( I always forget how young everyone was. The excitement over this just cannot be understated either. It truly was a time to be alive.

[@Kenny2k08]

Played this with an childhood friend of mine who is now deceased. Probably the only time we ever played a video game together and it was this. Back when you could have a friend over and play a game on the same TV. I really miss those days.

[@zacharygreen4404]

This game is rad. Played a lot of this.

[@goose4454]

Wow this brings back memories! Also great editing! And voice impressions! Thanks for the laughs Just bopped the subscribe button!

[@Exzessiv01]

92' here.. one of my all time favourites! and i really get you point with the transitions. :D masterpiece

[@black2abomination]

03:31 "Ash-gash m'gash right back at ya" I died here KEKW

[@GertrondeBaggins]

I hadn't laughed this hard in a long time man, thank you for this

[@TyranyFighterPatriot]

Growing up in late 90s and early 2000s this was one of my favorite things ever as a kid. Deep connection here for me.

[@troopieeeeee]

bitchslapsies and tactical disengage killed me instant sub, this is a man who knows his lotr

[@j72ashley]

And this i how I found your channel. Nice. I will make myself comfortable. Just need to move these pillows...

[@MrSoundofmusic]

Man I remember playing that game AGES ago...and it was FANTASTIC!

[@Soulintent95]

Amazing how i play the game for this first time in probably nearly 20 yrs and this video shows up in my feed. And they say our phones dont spy on us.

[@WilliamTheWatchful]

The Maggoty Bread Jutsu took me off guard, and now I'm chocking on my breakfast.

[@hark_tv]

I fucking love this game so much, glad to see it getting appreciation even after all these years!

[@theophrastusvonhoenheim4022]

man im watching this kicking opiates, same with the conquest video, the voice impressions are so good i cant differentiate right now between whats a clip and what youre impersonating and i feel like I'm in a fever dream

[@cyrusbjerke8693]

"Maggoty Bread Jistu" and "Tactical Disengage" nearly killed me.

[@lionheartfilms793]

This game was fantastic. The fact that I got it as a present after nearly dieing as a child and spending 3 weeks in the hospital recovering made it that much more epic.

[@lukematney7062]

The skill system for this game was pretty advanced for it's time honestly. This was probably my favorite game as a kid.

[@RMwhite]

Played this almost every time I’d go over to my cousins house. This game is a hefty amount of my childhood

[@leakyboat224]

I was trying to get my copy to work, but there's apparently some sort of foul sorcery cast by EA that causes the piracy protection to not let me play it. At least that's what I remember reading on the Internet when I was trying to get it working. Really funny video. Love the impressions. Especially Gollum saying, "Bitch slapsies!"

[@williamhornabrook8081]

This was my first ever console game from when I got a PS2 for Christmas 2003. My parents didn't get me a memory card so I had to just leave the game on perpetually to make progress.

[@RainbowKaraokeJunk-vt9pu]

I remember getting that game for my birthday I think I owned them all though. Legendary games, Legendary films. My childhood was awesome.

[@mattbuckborough7012]

Completely forgot about the hundreds of hours I sank into this game as a kid.

[@ScareWest]

No Lord of the Rings game have yet to surpass this one and the Two Towers game. No question, story, gameplay, CAST INTERVIEWS. Brilliant.

[@EresirThe1st]

It’s a great game but War In the North and Shadow of Mordor/War are better.

[@ScareWest]

War in the north the turn based one right? Never played further than the first level. Shadow series, gameplay sure, but story no. The Bose's in Mordor fall to quickly, have not seen walkthrough of war unsure if main villains or just the fortresses.

[@GorilieVR]

I played it when it first came out 20 years ago and recently replayed it on PC (downloaded a 100% save file to have everything unlocked 😅). It's the gosh darn music and sound effects after completing a level that's stayed with me all these years. It's incredibly satisfying 😊

[@DataMineNo69]

did you use an emulator or something dude? I need to play this again!

[@Caun-88]

I have fond memories of playing this co-op with friends as a young teenager. One of the best movie license tie-in games I've ever played, solid fun and good with source material

[@tacticalchunder1207]

This and two towers are some of my favourite games of all time. They blew my mind as a 10 year old kid.

[@adamrad2220]

They blew my mind as a 20 year old as well. They were just so fun.

[@user-lq3jy4vg2h]

Ah yes, the wall level, took me like 10 years to figure out how to push ladders.

[@enomisv9830]

My GameCube broke around 10 years ago, so seeing this video helped me relive my childhood.

[@Darthmechas]

I have vivid memories of this game. I had a friend we played coop with and we always claimed characters. My friend played Legolas and I played Gimli and Gandalf. I remember we had it down to a science, including backwards jumping through the tomb of the dead while escaping the collapsing rocks

[@thegreatnoldini]

The impressions are so good lmfaoooo

[@IronsideGeorge]

This took me right back to being 11 years old and playing this with my little brother. Great video dude! 👏😊

[@toastywrath2346]

Ah the nostalgia of playing this with my brother's. One of the greatest lotr games made, we need remasters of this Conquest and war in the north

[@TheBowTizzle]

1:10 Damn, didn't realize Denethor was the one playing this game

[@MissMisnomer_]

Damn my dude those impressions are actually pretty spot on XD

[@lordlewb3484]

"This armour keeps pinching my cheeks" - The Cyan Man 2023

[@joshe9286]

I especially like how your Gandalf impression gradually morphed into drunk Geralt of Rivia

[@kelvinmcgrogan3630]

"Bippity boppity... you're DEAD" 💀

[@legion5938]

I loved this game i played it on repeat this brings back the memorys, also you are hilarious

[@koo-data4742]

i played the fuck out of this with my brother when i was a kid. Always wondered how well it held up. Good memories.

[@praeamble]

I'm pretty sure they made the Minas Tirith battle dark and smoky to save on draw distance, but I love the way it looks. I'm pretty sure it's more accurate to how it was described in the book as well.

[@wyate2295]

There’s something about your delivery that’s so goddam funny 😂

[@k1ngch1lli68]

'Mister frodo you overdosed again'

[@lws9417]

The fact this masterpiece came out like 20 years ago and its still 30 quid tell you something

[@user-fi5hc9um6q]

remember playing this with my cousin day and night, one of the best games ever made.

[@dabear5641]

This was the last game I played with my gran around. She promised back in the day when she got out of hospital she’d play a bit with me and you can imagine how that went unfortunately. What a nostalgia bomb.

[@Camtrain1989]

The throwing knife technology in the Smeagul fight was top tier. Sam even sent one after the little fucker on his way down hahaha