Overlord Demo – Minions Ready Up
I woke up this morning to check on my Hour of Victory demo status (started downloading last night and fell asleep) and when I did something surprised me. There was yet another demo in the Xbox Live Marketplace. This one is full of tiny little minions for you to control. Yes, a demo of Codemasters’ Overlord has arrived to give us all a little taste of Gremlin…scratch that, Minion.
For those of you not in the know, check out the latest trailer of Overlord below and head to the U360 message boards to discuss the trailer a bit more.
June 8th, 2007 at 8:51 am
This game has now sparked my interest to the point of no return.
I must have it.
ASAP.
Any idea of exact day of release?
June 8th, 2007 at 8:53 am
June 26 i believe.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Haha here is another great video of Overlord…showing the humor of the game…..looks like a real fun play to tide us over who are looking forward to Fable 2…..
I love these style/type of games….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXAlgYNr4s
June 8th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Its basically Pikmin + Fable which works out to be a great combo. The humor in the game is great as well. Reminds me of the Oddworld games.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:31 am
well that sounds like about what i expected.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:08 am
Yeah, I recently heard about this game and it got me interested. Looking forward to downloading it tonight.
Deacon, as far as “Hour of Victory”, it should have been called “Minutes of Disapointment”.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:13 am
haha Green. yeah i’ve heard that so i figured i’d try it for myself to verify these claims about HoV.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Cool. After a long week of work it would be fun to be evil for a while.
June 8th, 2007 at 11:50 am
Is this like an rts? couse i never really got into them…. but from what i hear it sounds ok
June 8th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
[quote comment="37324"]Is this like an rts? couse i never really got into them…. but from what i hear it sounds ok[/quote]
I don’t know much about the game, but, I assume it is like a Fable style of gameplay and somewhat like Baldurs Gate in that you control a main character (the overlord) and have control of minions (somewhat like Dungeon Master).
Looks to be more of an RPG style of play … does not look like an RTS (Age of Empires, Coloniziation, Warcraft, Rise of Nations)
I believe you can also build a dark tower?!?!? Not sure how in depth that building process is though.
Can’t wait till I get home to try the demo.
June 8th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
hey deacon im going to be away for a week or 2 so i guess ill see you later
ill be waiting for u to give me that unscripted360 car in forza so i can beat u in ur own car
i am downloading the demo right now actually(my internet is slow) i heard it was simple yet fun so im looking forward to playing it while im gone
June 8th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
ohh its like pikmen haha
June 8th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
well i liked it. but if there is no camera control then FAGETABOUTIT. man it was pretty uncomfortable with no camera control.
June 9th, 2007 at 6:34 am
[quote comment="37403"]well i liked it. but if there is no camera control then FAGETABOUTIT. man it was pretty uncomfortable with no camera control.[/quote]
I just played the entire demo last night…I loved it…..looks to be a VERY interesting game and being evil fighting heros sounds great…along with controling numerous “minions” and re-building your castle/tower. There will also be multiplayer….not sure if its online or not…..doubt it.
Deacon is correct…the make or break it is the camera control…..it is not good right now…..PLEASE fix it….please..please..please
June 9th, 2007 at 7:10 am
Maybe they should use the Dpad to control the minions instead of the tradtionally camera controlled right stick…
Im still digging the game alot though
June 9th, 2007 at 8:50 am
yeah they need to do someting for sure. that is a big turn off right now. i’d rather not sweep my minions if it means having camera control.
June 9th, 2007 at 9:20 am
I was very surprised by this game’s uniqueness. The humor, gameplay, and graphics are very well made. I have had no problems with the camera at all. The auto-camera works just fine. If I wanted to turn around and look into the opposite direction, then I would use the reset camera button on the pad.
Playing the evil side is very refreshing. Letting others do the evil things to keep your hands clean is even more evil
. I loved it when my minons obediently delievered me everything they found, rode the sheep, or even sacrified themselves for the sake of my health, mana, or pleasure 
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June 9th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
Loved it…
June 9th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
yeah so did i Rhyme. if they fix the camera for me somehow, it’s a winner.
June 10th, 2007 at 11:27 am
The camera didn’t bother me that much. I loved the demo, it’s quite charming. And it’s not another damn shooter so that’s nice.