'Every Review Just Compared It to Skyrim' — Why The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Got 'Lost in the Wash' Back in 2011 - IGN

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North developer "argued vociferously" not to go up against Skyrim, but he was "overruled."

Cast your mind back to November 2011, and two big fantasy games based on established IPs came out pretty much at the same time: Bethesdas The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which went on to sell over 65 mi…