Overlord II Review - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 25th Jun 2009, 10:16

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2009/...rd-ii-review/1

The original Overlord gained a reputation for spiking its gameplay with satirical humour. The sequel promises more of the same blend of strategic combat and mouthy goblin gits to satiate your destructive urges. We fire it up to see whether turning to the dark side is still fun.

Tris · 25th Jun 2009, 10:52

Looks worth a go to me, really enjoyed the first overlord as a fairly lightweight "pick up and play for 30mins" type game, and it did make me chuckle.
I can't remember the exact nature of the controls (though I seem to remember alot of clicking was involved), how well do you see them working on a console? Got to decide wether to get this for PC or xbox.

Grimloon · 25th Jun 2009, 10:54

I remember it working OK on the Xbox but I still prefer the mouse controls. Sweeping the minions with a mouse was a little harder until you got the hang of it, after that it was much more precise.

The initial part of the game sounds very similar to the first one - build up your forces in a relatively boring trudge then go create havoc.

Cutter McJ1b · 25th Jun 2009, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Tris

...how well do you see them working on a console? Got to decide wether to get this for PC or xbox.

I'm not a fan of either consoles or controllers (with a possible exception made for racing games) so I cant help there. What I can say though is that it works well on a keyboard and mouse. Given that the PC version will be available cheaper and look better if you've got a half decent system, I'd say go for the PC version.

The boy 4rm oz · 25th Jun 2009, 11:26

HAHA, awesome, I have the first one and absolutely loved it, sat down and wouldn't get up haha, great game. I will be definitely giving this one a go.

On PC it is very easy to find your way around. You have your typical WASD movement with the mouse. 1-4 selects the different types of minions and you can send off your minions with right and left mouse clicks, really easy, almost as easy as playing WoW, you click, they die.

thEcat · 25th Jun 2009, 11:53

I spent a couple of hours clubbing last weekend. In the demo that is, clubbing seals

. Great fun sweeping destruction across the land too. Definitely worth a download

CardJoe · 25th Jun 2009, 11:59

Seal clubbing? Makes me want to play Kingdom of Loathing again.

Vode · 25th Jun 2009, 12:02

The demo is available on Steam if you just want to give it a try.

I bought the first one and loved it, currently deciding whether to just plunge in or wait until this is on special, I'm sure it's worth the money either way though.

DougEdey · 25th Jun 2009, 12:02

/want.

That is almost all. Well except for this.

I never played MP in the original Overlord, I just completed the game then got rid of it

Veles · 25th Jun 2009, 12:27

MP was pap in the old one

Rkiver · 25th Jun 2009, 12:28

I'm going to go grab this at some point. I loved Overlord, was great fun.

mikeuk2004 · 25th Jun 2009, 12:44

Oooo I just come home for lunch and Overlord II is waiting on the table to be played, however I got football after work so I wont see it till later tonight. I say see, because my wife is addicted to Overlord and will have taken over the TV and Xbox 360. She will be playing this game until she completes it.

I only hope the game is short so I can get my xbox back and have the chance to play it. Me and the wife loved the first game, and remember it being funny. I hope this does not disapoint

Blademrk · 25th Jun 2009, 13:38

I enjoyed the first game (well, what I played of it before my brother nicked it, I've only just got it back from him). There's a demo on the 360 (not sure if it's gold members only though) if you want to see which version (PC/360) you prefer

DarkLord7854 · 25th Jun 2009, 15:19

The Steam version has a "configuration utility" when you launch the game that allows for tweaking the graphics a bit more btw.

Great game, am 10 hours into it, just got the greens.

I can't say I've run into the invisible wall problem though, weird.

There is one thing you guys didn't mention in the review though, about how there's the Power columns or w/e they called it that allow you to take control of a minion to slip through areas that your large bulk as Overlord can't fit through.

There's also the costumes you get to use to fool the enemy

I absolutely love what they did to the tower as well, they took the original Dark Tower concept and expanded it significantly, specially when it comes to the minion caverns and upgrading the tower.

You can also have more than 1 mistress

The boy 4rm oz · 25th Jun 2009, 15:51

More than 1 mistress ey

sounds like fun. I was always evil in the first one and ditched my original for her sister hahaha.

thehippoz · 25th Jun 2009, 21:17

the original was a trip.. played it on release and even though everyone made fun of it- I liked it =] that fat rolly polli guy and managing your minions was alot of fun.. played it with a 360 controller on the pc

the ending was a little too easy though- that wizard was the suck all I saw was 2 boots sticking out under his robe and my bare feet

strait console port though.. even had issues early on with a 30fps cap on the pc xD I'll play this one I guess

Darkefire · 25th Jun 2009, 21:28

I absolutely loved the original and so far I'm loving this one. My only complaint is that the control-sticking bug from the first game seems to have carried over; occasionally clicking the mouse too fast and too often makes your minions stuck in attack mode until you fiddle around with other buttons for a few seconds. Nothing too horrible, but it happens just often enough to be annoying and sometimes fatal. The humor in this game never fails to please, either; clubbing baby seals and the new hippie elves in the demo made me laugh harder than I have in a long time.

Of special note is the fact that I was a penniless college student when the first game out so I had to do the evil pirate thing to play through it. Now that I have a job and money I pretty much bought the game as soon as it was available on Steam. Support the good game devs, kids!

VipersGratitude · 25th Jun 2009, 21:32

Didn't play the first one...does it happen to have the same "feel" as the old Bullfrog games? I am longing for a game like that....

DarkLord7854 · 25th Jun 2009, 23:15

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Originally Posted by Darkefire

I absolutely loved the original and so far I'm loving this one. My only complaint is that the control-sticking bug from the first game seems to have carried over; occasionally clicking the mouse too fast and too often makes your minions stuck in attack mode until you fiddle around with other buttons for a few seconds.

Yea I get that fairly often, kinda nice sometimes though, saves me from having to hold the mouse button(s)

25th Jun 2009, 10:16	#1
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25th Jun 2009, 12:02	#9
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25th Jun 2009, 12:44	#12
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25th Jun 2009, 10:52	#2
Tris Multimodder Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 108	Looks worth a go to me, really enjoyed the first overlord as a fairly lightweight "pick up and play for 30mins" type game, and it did make me chuckle. I can't remember the exact nature of the controls (though I seem to remember alot of clicking was involved), how well do you see them working on a console? Got to decide wether to get this for PC or xbox.

25th Jun 2009, 10:54	#3
Grimloon Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Licolnshire, UK Posts: 73	I remember it working OK on the Xbox but I still prefer the mouse controls. Sweeping the minions with a mouse was a little harder until you got the hang of it, after that it was much more precise. The initial part of the game sounds very similar to the first one - build up your forces in a relatively boring trudge then go create havoc.

25th Jun 2009, 11:53	#6
thEcat 69 Dude!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 69	I spent a couple of hours clubbing last weekend. In the demo that is, clubbing seals . Great fun sweeping destruction across the land too. Definitely worth a download

25th Jun 2009, 12:02	#8
Vode Minimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 25	The demo is available on Steam if you just want to give it a try. I bought the first one and loved it, currently deciding whether to just plunge in or wait until this is on special, I'm sure it's worth the money either way though.

25th Jun 2009, 13:38	#13
Blademrk Why so serious? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Here Posts: 2,350	I enjoyed the first game (well, what I played of it before my brother nicked it, I've only just got it back from him). There's a demo on the 360 (not sure if it's gold members only though) if you want to see which version (PC/360) you prefer __________________ The Bit-Tech.net X-Box Live! Leaderboard My X-Box Live & X-Fire GamerTag: BladeMRK WII#: 0379 8536 3210 2060 My Flikr albums Twitter

25th Jun 2009, 15:19	#14
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 3,828	The Steam version has a "configuration utility" when you launch the game that allows for tweaking the graphics a bit more btw. Great game, am 10 hours into it, just got the greens. I can't say I've run into the invisible wall problem though, weird. There is one thing you guys didn't mention in the review though, about how there's the Power columns or w/e they called it that allow you to take control of a minion to slip through areas that your large bulk as Overlord can't fit through. There's also the costumes you get to use to fool the enemy I absolutely love what they did to the tower as well, they took the original Dark Tower concept and expanded it significantly, specially when it comes to the minion caverns and upgrading the tower. You can also have more than 1 mistress __________________ Current Computer: eVGA 780i Motherboard \| Q6600 Core2Quad \| eVGA GTX260 896Mbs 216-core \| 2x Seagate 500Gbs \| 8Gbs OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 \| Creative XtremeGamer X-Fi \| Thermaltake Armor Case Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

25th Jun 2009, 21:17	#16
thehippoz sea grogin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 1,731	the original was a trip.. played it on release and even though everyone made fun of it- I liked it =] that fat rolly polli guy and managing your minions was alot of fun.. played it with a 360 controller on the pc the ending was a little too easy though- that wizard was the suck all I saw was 2 boots sticking out under his robe and my bare feet strait console port though.. even had issues early on with a 30fps cap on the pc xD I'll play this one I guess __________________ He's the American ****head who makes tricks with bricks!

25th Jun 2009, 21:28	#17
Darkefire Minimodder Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 45	I absolutely loved the original and so far I'm loving this one. My only complaint is that the control-sticking bug from the first game seems to have carried over; occasionally clicking the mouse too fast and too often makes your minions stuck in attack mode until you fiddle around with other buttons for a few seconds. Nothing too horrible, but it happens just often enough to be annoying and sometimes fatal. The humor in this game never fails to please, either; clubbing baby seals and the new hippie elves in the demo made me laugh harder than I have in a long time. Of special note is the fact that I was a penniless college student when the first game out so I had to do the evil pirate thing to play through it. Now that I have a job and money I pretty much bought the game as soon as it was available on Steam. Support the good game devs, kids!

25th Jun 2009, 21:32	#18
VipersGratitude Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 295	Didn't play the first one...does it happen to have the same "feel" as the old Bullfrog games? I am longing for a game like that....