Not really. There are some links to the movies and specially the books, but it is not necessary to get them to enjoy the game. In fact, as others have said, it might be better if you are not a fan, because some of the links are not competently made, and the whole arc of the character is anathema to anything Tolkien wrote.
I would say if you like Assassins Creed style of open world-ness (complete with eagle vision, and climbing towers to reveal parts of the map), and Arkham style of combat, you are likely going to enjoy this game. Also, advancing the story reveals a lot of new and different abilities, which helps it from getting stale for too long.
Games "series" that should have ended after 1 game, but didn't:
God of War
The Walking Dead
Final Fantasy X
Bioshock
Not that I don't think the sequels are good games (or even better than the original), but the way they wrapped up the world and story after the first game makes the sequels redundant...
My previous cel phone was an orange/black screen Alcatel model.
Eventually, I decided I had enough of a phone whose idea of a game was snakes, so I replace it with an Galaxy S3, which is my current phone... But I am still pretty sure I could turn my old phone on.
Under Siege is, without a doubt, his best movie (or his only good one). And Executive Decision, only because he is barely in it.
I want to second other people that say you should avoid him. Seriously, he is not a good action actor, he is not even a good stunts performer, the movies are shit (not in the so-bad-is-good kind of way), and he remains in the bad side of camping for most of his career.
I am growing tired of the Telltale format, and playing a "dramatic" game like GoT might just push me over the edge. At least Borderlands has light moments to it...
@mintyice: Because the sales they expect to get on the game and new consoles dwarfs the small change they can get on steam sales. You have to remember that Sony is in it for the hardware, not the games. After all, if everyone made everything to run on everything, what is the point of new hardware?
Sony gets to be "playstation fanboys". They MADE the damn thing.
Remember the early reviews of Dark Souls 2? They were all glowing because they got the chance to play a new From game, but a few weeks later, a lot of people cooled down the hype and the opinion became more realistic...
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