When you think of The Lord of the Rings, you likely think of bare-footed Hobbits, Gandalf's epic showdown against the Balrog, elves that speak in magical tongues, and rings that contain immense, corrupting power. You probably don't immediately picture hulking brutes in power armors that'd struggle getting through the average doorway, swarms of aliens, and massive guns. Nonetheless, a lead on the sci-fi shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 thinks that the series' expansive, genre-hopping universe and the work of J.R.R Tolkien have more in common than you think.
Oliver Hollis-Leick, who serves as creative director on Space Marine 2, recently told Edge that he felt the IP was "up there with Tolkien." Hollis-Leick added, "Its vast history and story is just such a rich playground for any fantasy or quest, or whatever kind of journey you want to take someone on."
