History VideoGame / LegoTheLordOfTheRings

* VoiceClipSong: The Disco Phial changes the background music to an upbeat techno song overlaid with quotes from the movie.

* RunningGag: There are [[RuleOfThree three]] different sidequests in ''The Hobbit'' relating to the mothers of villains, including Mrs. Troll grieving over the troll brother trio turning to stone, the Great Goblin's mother-in-law seeking vengeance for his death, and Azog's mom being the target of another orc with a grudge. in all three cases, they take StrongFamilyResemblance to the extreme by being effectively {{Palette Swap}}s with only some TertiarySexualCharacteristics to set them apart.
* SceneryPorn: Middle-Earth doesn't lose any of its beauty in either of the games.

* AnachronismStew: As part of the RuleOfFunny, many modern-day items are included in cutscenes despite the story being a medieval fantasy, such as an orc pulling out a dial-up phone or washing machines appearing for throwing from catapults.

* CompanyCameo: In the mission "Barrels out of Bond" from ''LEGO The Hobbit''[='s=] ''Film/TheDesolationOfSmaug'' story, one of the obtainable items is the Traveller's Tool, which is in the shape of game developer Creator/TravellersTales' logo. It awards more loot when mining with it.

* FlawlessVictory: If you complete the little rhythm game at the end of "An Unexpected Party" in ''The Hobbit'' without ever breaking the combo, you get a bonus purple stud. If you also get the "perfect timing" bonus for every prompt, you get two purple studs. Given how skimpy the amount of studs there are during story mode of the level, it's initially your only hope for getting "Master Burglar" status, so if you can't manage the timing well you'll have to wait until you get an explosive item or character to access the backyard in Free Play.

* FlawlessVictory: If you complete the little rhythm game at the end of "An Unexpected Party" in ''The Hobbit'' without ever breaking the combo, you get a bonus purple stud. If you also get the "perfect timing" bonus for every prompt, you get two purple studs. Given how skimpy the amount of studs there are during story mode of the level, it's initially you're only hope for getting "Master Burglar" status, so if you can't manage the timing well you'll have to wait until you get an explosive item or character to access the backyard in Free Play.

* FlawlessVictory: If you complete the little rhythm game at the end of "An Unexpected Party" in ''The Hobbit'' without ever breaking the combo, you get a bonus purple stud. Given how skimpy the amount of studs there are during story mode of the level, it's initially you're only hope for getting "Master Burglar" status, so if you can't manage the timing well you'll have to wait until you get an explosive item or character to access the backyard in Free Play.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: The timed button-pressing mini-games in these games go differently than most other ''LEGO'' games, where instead of requiring you to PressXToNotDie, they act like rhythm games where you have a long period to press them but pressing just before it breaks grants a major stud bonus. As such, it's easy to go for immediately pressing and getting a small stud bonus due to thinking it works like the others.

* CommonplaceRare: In ''The Hobbit'' loot is generally as common or rare as expectable, metal and gemstones from ore and objects containing or built from them, building materials from thematically relevant objects, meat carried by orcs, carrots in gardens, and fish near water. But bread is absurdly difficult to acquire large amounts of despite being an incredibly commonly eaten food, with you averaging about 4-6 loaves in a single entire area compared to getting around 20-30 of everything else just from a casual stroll, not helped by needing 50 of them for one of the sidequests. You're better off waiting to unlock the Loot Dispensor at Erebor and just buying it in bulk than trying to scrounge it up

* CommonplaceRare: In ''The Hobbit'' loot is generally as common or rare as expectable, metal and gemstones from ore and objects containing or built from them, building materials from thematically relevant objects, meat carried by orcs, carrots in gardens, and fish near water. But bread is absurdly difficult to acquire large amounts of despite being an incredibly commonly eaten food, with you averaging about 4-6 loaves in a single entire area compared to getting around 20-30 of everything else just from a casual stroll, not helped by needing around 50 of them each for various quests and builds. You're better off waiting to unlock the Loot Dispensor at Erebor and just buying it in bulk than trying to scrounge it up