Escape Velocity

A curated Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Media

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Lord of the Rings Online

Review: Lord of the Rings Online – Standing Stone Games

Most people know the tale of Frodo Baggins and his quest to destroy an evil ring. But do they know of the many other unsung heroes of Middle-Earth fighting against the shadows? What happened in the rest of Eriador while Frodo was travelling to Imladris? How did the common folk of Rohan, Gondor and the Dale-lands survive during the War of the Ring and thereafter? And who took control of the Dark Lord’s lands after his downfall?

In Lord of the Rings Online you embark on your own journey, discovering secrets and realms no one has ever seen before.

Yearly Wrap-up: 2022 in Review

At the start of 2022, our curators chose some resolutions for themselves? Which media on their to be read/watch/listen/play piles did get their attention? And what else did the year bring?

Review: The Rings of Power – Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime’s long-expected take on Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings based on the Appendices to the Return of the King chronicles the lives of several younger versions of characters we know from the Lord of the Rings and their attempts to prevent Sauron’s rise to power.

Review: Jurassic Park – Steven Spielberg

Some rich guy with more money than sense decides to build an incredible theme park filled with actual live dinosaurs cloned from ancient DNA on an isolated island. His investors, fearing safety risks, send a team to assess the park’s security. When a tropical storm strikes the island during the very first tour, the security system is immediately subjected to a thorough stress-test…

The Lord of the Rings - Collected

Collected: The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy by Peter Jackson

COLLECTION: Peter Jackson’s legendary the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy hardly needs introduction – it is the epic tale of a halfling from a peaceful land that gets entangled in the affairs of the Big Folk when it turns out a family heirloom is the key to defeating evil forever.

Review: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson

Part one of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frodo Baggins is a halfling from a peaceful land who gets entangled in the affairs of the Big Folk when it turns out a family heirloom is the key to defeating evil forever.

Review: Terraforming Mars – FryxGames

In this 2-3 hour strategic board game, players get victory points for their contribution to the terraforming of Mars and for advancing human infrastructure throughout the solar system.