10 Insulting Video Game Features You Had To Pay For

10. Elvish Dialogue - Lord of the Rings: Gollum

Many Middle-Earth fans felt insulted by 2022's The Rings of Power, but damn, who could have predicted that an even bigger stain on Tolkien's legacy would rear it's ugly head barely a year later?

The jury is well and truly out on Lord of the Rings: Gollum, as it's nothing short of abysmal. Still, that didn't stop the developers from trying to increase the amount of gold in their their dragon hoard by charging extra for Elvish dialogue. Yes, really!

As can be expected from a Middle-Earth game, the title is full of Elves, and as such, the devs wanted to include the Sindarin language to help with immersion. However, to actually hear this dialogue, you must either purchase The Precious Edition, or buy the Sindarin VO pack after getting the base game.

Daedalic put out a statement on this (reported here by Eurogamer), claiming they had to charge extra due to the cost of training the voice actors to learn the Sindarin language. But, come on, no one wants to pay more money for something that should have been there in the first place.