While I love LotR, I think it’s time to let it be. The original movie trilogy is the peak that anything outside the books will get. As for games, it’s hard to beat Battle for Middle-Earth II. (Shadow of Mordor was fun, but incredibly lore-breaking.)

It’s sad to see what Tolkien’s work has become between Gollum and Rings of Power. I don’t want to see it get any worse.