John Howe is the take on this scene. He was the concept artist for the entire LOTR trilogy and his illustrations have been iconic since he started putting them out.
You say that and yet almost any competitive online game is rife with cheaters, while single player games have tons of easily available trainers and god mode mods.
The market has spoken, and it said some real stupid shit. I've given up on gaming as a hobby, and good riddance.