Overlord Comments by Kieron Gillen
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absolutezero
21/06/07 @ 10:34
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Very much looking forward to this game now. It just sounds... fun. Over and above the mechanics and the story and not really being evil etc etc, it just sounds like it could be alot of fun to play.
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afghan_jones
21/06/07 @ 10:44
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I found the demo to be very weak.
Controls were sketchy at best, and your character just isnt evil. He's the diet coke of evil. Its basically the same as every fantasy game ever. get quests from woefully helpless NPCs, then kill 50 rats/wasps/sheep/whatever to progress. The only difference is the replacement of generic fantasy bad guys (orcs, goblins, trolls etc) with generic fantasy 'good guys' (elves, halflings etc) The minions are a bit of a laugh for a while but have wobbly vague controls and you kind of just point and click them to swamp enemies like the worst kind of RTS infantry swamping. A nice idea and good premise but badly executed. Could have worked better based on playing one of two opposing overlords maybe? 8/10 is generous. felt like a definite 5 or 6 based on the demo. |
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the_sas_man
21/06/07 @ 10:54
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'The "you" when the children cry "HE'S BEHIND YOU!!!!" That's you.'
Surely that should be... 'The "he's" then the children cry "HE'S BEHIND YOU!!!!" That's you.' _________ Actually you're all wrong. English really only allows one '!'...not four of them. Also I have no idea what you lot are on about. |
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hula hoops
21/06/07 @ 11:11
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Don't expect wide roaming - the model for the quests is Fable, in terms of branching - because instead you've mainly got linear paths with hubs ...
That just killed my interest in this game. I hate Fable linearity and small area loadings, I can't bear playing a similar game ever again.
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good to see a game not taking itself so seriously... I'll be buying this. Too many bloody games to play at the moment.. I still have to finish C&C3 and I'm only about 1/3 the way through my Forza 2 career..
I'll have to book some holidays off! And god there is a lot of posters to ignore these days :-) |
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afghan_jones
21/06/07 @ 11:13
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@DrDamn
well yeah, but from reading the review it doesnt sound significantly different in terms of tone and gameplay to what was on show in the demo which I found to be somewhat poor. And while TheJanitor's post was crap in terms of presentation and tone, it was factually accurate. The demo was crap. And the full game sounds like it suffers from the same problems. Also, the game could easily have been released 5 years ago on PS2 for £25. Not worth 8/10 |
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GamesConnoisseur
21/06/07 @ 11:15
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Demo can be indicative of what the full game is going to be like, but I have to say I disliked Dirt based on the demo but has second thought after the review and now enjoying it far more than I had expected when I got it.
Overlord demo did seem like a fun but control/camera I was not sure of, so yeah maybe rent it out first but 8 is a very good score EG wise! |
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kaosridder
21/06/07 @ 12:26
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afghan - and you have off course played the game and can therefore subsequently give a score?
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JediMasterMalik
21/06/07 @ 12:30
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@Twinfalls - Yes, yes it is.
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JediMasterMalik
21/06/07 @ 12:35
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Genocide, is an action. You commit genocide, much like suicide, or homicide. It's an action. What else did you think it was?
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JediMasterMalik
21/06/07 @ 12:38
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I was under the assumption that 9 and 10s were must-haves, standards slipping? :p
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