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Overlord

An action game with RPG features. The title was developed by Triumph Studios. The player is taken to a classic fantasy world. However, contrary to the typical genre tropes, this time they assume the role of a lord of darkness.

RPG | TPP | humorous | elements of strategy | action RPG

Overlord Release Date

26Jun2007

PC X360

20Jun2008

PS3

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Overlord for PC, X360 and PS3 is a third-person perspective action cRPG developed by Triumph Studios, the creators of Age of Wonders strategy series. The new title of the talented developers enables the player to go into a fantasy world that lacks even a single positive character.

Plot

The story of the PC, X360 and PS3 version of the game stands in contrast to what the player can usually find in fantasy genre. The protagonist of the title is not a long-haired, righteous prince, but a terrifying, heavy-armored lord of darkness who wishes to take over the world and bring death, destruction and other plagues to the world. Hordes of minions are helping him in achieving his goal. They believe in magic power of their lord and they are eager to fulfill all wishes of their master.

Mechanics

A bar that represents the corruption of the protagonist serves a fundamental role in creating the image of a very evil character. The value of the bar changes as the player makes various decisions. For example, after reclaiming a few villages from the hands of evil Halflings the player automatically gains the title of a lord protector of the saved territory and the citizens are very grateful. However, if the player decides to show them what a feudal tyranny and tortures are, next time he visits the area they will drop to their knees and beg him to spare their life. From time to time they even offer their virgin daughters to the evil lord. This increases the bad reputation of the protagonist, pushing him in the right direction.

The minions that accompany the player are very grotesque. They are characterized by strength, physical fitness and great dumbness. If the player orders them to jump into a cliff or into fire, they will do it without a second thought. The player can also use them to blow up cities with explosives. It doesn’t matter to them that they die in the process. As an Overlord the player can recruit new Minions from the souls of defeated enemies.

The programmers are proudly saying that their game can be completed without making anything evil, but it’s hard to fight the temptation of abusing the subjects, stealing the power of living creatures or exterminating characters that are based on typical fantasy tropes. The fact that the game isn’t one hundred percent serious and it is filled with black humor makes performing controversial actions easier.

Last updated on 07 April 2017

Game mode: single player  

Media type: 1 DVD

User score: 8.4 / 10 based on 1981 votes.

PEGI rating Overlord

Age rating. The PEGI rating considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty. Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs. Game contains depictions of violence.

Overlord System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
  • 1 GB RAM
  • graphic card 256MB (GeForce 7800 or better)
  • 4.5 GB HDD
  • Windows XP/Vista
Microsoft Xbox 360

Xbox 360

  • Uses:
  • Xbox Live
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