Seventeen years ago, Lord of the Rings: Conquest flipped the script by letting us rewrite Tolkien’s epic—this time as Sauron’s forces. The “Evil” campaign didn’t just offer power fantasies; it delivered a chilling, somber alternate timeline where the heroes fall, and the darkness wins. Does exploring these bleak ‘what ifs’ in games deepen our connection to the story, or just leave us haunted? #Games #VideoGames #gamingdebate