The classic LEGO The Lord of the Rings adventure from Traveller's Tales has been upgraded, and it's now Steam Deck Verified too.
Much like we recently saw for LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, which was also updated to get Steam Deck Verified, they didn't say exactly what they fixed up for the update that's just been released. The announcement simply said: "This update was to get the title Steam Deck verified" - and that's it.
Going by ProtonDB reports from players, the game previously needed a few little manual adjustments, so it seems the developer has worked around it. When Valve went and checked it over again to bump it up to the Verified rating they set it to use the latest Proton 10 Beta.
Seems like they're going back over multiple LEGO games to get them all Verified, so hopefully more to come, although lots already do work just fine there's a few others like LEGO Worlds that have issues still.
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i wonder if these older Lego games will receive the remaster treatment. Putting them on a newer engine will makes them last longer too.
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mi1stormilst 9 hours ago
A remaster would be very nice.
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Caldathras 8 hours ago
Remasters are okay but I, for one, am happy developers are taking the time to keep the original games running under modern conditions.
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Mohandevir 8 hours ago
They heard me! 
Hurray! Thanks TT Ganes!
Hurray! Thanks TT Ganes!
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Remasters are okay but I, for one, am happy developers are taking the time to keep the original games running under modern conditions.
Well part of the benefit of a remaster is two fold.
1. They usually migrate to a newer engine and as such give the game a much greater chance of surviving against bit-rot something Linux is quite prone to (natively). Meaning the only path left is to emulate inferior versions on ancient consoles.
2. They place the game back into the public's consciousness & purchase history. Meaning it's less ethical to pull the game of of online stores if you and tens of thousands of other people bought the 'NEW' game only a few years previous.
This game was released November 13, 2012 ! at some point a minor patch ain't gonna be enough.
Remasters no matter how cynical, do potentially give you another 10-15 years of relative software compatibility imho.
Last edited by Lofty on 1 Sep 2025 at 5:14 pm UTC
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Keeping original versions available and up to snuff >>>>> remasters. Any day of the week.
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Linux_Rocks 6 hours ago
"I made fun of 'Lord of the Rings' so hard, it made some supergeek puke all over the counter." - Randal Graves (Clerks 2)
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Made fun of "Lord of the Rings"? Look, I like a good time as much as the next nerd, but I gotta draw the line at heresy.
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Caldathras 5 hours ago
Hey, @Lofty. I can't argue with your points, they're all very good.and make sense. All I can give you is my reasons for feeling as I do.
1) Whatever old game we're talking about, I love that old game as it is. I neither desire nor need it to be modernized to current tastes in gameplay (with gamepad support being an obvious exception).
2) A lot of times, remastering means that the system requirements shift upwards as well (remakes are even worse). This is okay if you are the type that likes to be continuously upgrading your hardware. I'm not.
Let's look at Oblivion Remastered as a good example. On my current hardware, Oblivion GOTY Deluxe 2006 runs exceptionally well at peak settings. Fully modded, it looks amazing. Oblivion Remastered will not run on my hardware at all. The worst part is the drive space it requires.
Textures for large, high-resolution screens (4K +) probably account for the high storage requirements. I happily game on a 15" screen. 1K or 2K textures are more than enough for a screen that size. From my perspective, 4K+ textures are just file bloat that I find make remasters less appealing to me.
3) Don't get me wrong. I'm not opposed to a remaster. I play and enjoy a number of them such as Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, Age Of Mythology: Extended Edition and Stronghold HD, for example. It's just nice to see a developer showing interest and support for the older members of their catalog, particularly when they are over 12 years old. It likely shows that the game is still generating income for them.
1) Whatever old game we're talking about, I love that old game as it is. I neither desire nor need it to be modernized to current tastes in gameplay (with gamepad support being an obvious exception).
2) A lot of times, remastering means that the system requirements shift upwards as well (remakes are even worse). This is okay if you are the type that likes to be continuously upgrading your hardware. I'm not.
Let's look at Oblivion Remastered as a good example. On my current hardware, Oblivion GOTY Deluxe 2006 runs exceptionally well at peak settings. Fully modded, it looks amazing. Oblivion Remastered will not run on my hardware at all. The worst part is the drive space it requires.
Textures for large, high-resolution screens (4K +) probably account for the high storage requirements. I happily game on a 15" screen. 1K or 2K textures are more than enough for a screen that size. From my perspective, 4K+ textures are just file bloat that I find make remasters less appealing to me.
3) Don't get me wrong. I'm not opposed to a remaster. I play and enjoy a number of them such as Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, Age Of Mythology: Extended Edition and Stronghold HD, for example. It's just nice to see a developer showing interest and support for the older members of their catalog, particularly when they are over 12 years old. It likely shows that the game is still generating income for them.
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Cyba.Cowboy 5 hours ago
Now if only they'd finish The Hobbit, since it gets halfway through the story and abruptly ends... 
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