Post - Overlord from Codemasters - New Dungeon Keeper look-a-like??
I just read a preview of the upcomming Overlord by Codemasters and it looks like the classic Dungeon Keeper games by Bullfrog might be up for some competition here..
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Overlord is a groundbreaking action adventure, set in a seriously warped fantasy world, launching for PC and as a console exclusive for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
Controlling a mysterious figure that has inherited the legacy of the evil, long-dead Overlord, the player emerges, near death, from the ruins of the old Overlord’s Dark Tower. Only the player’s actions will determine if they will rise to become the new all-powerful Overlord; it’s all down to how much of a bad ass they want to be in order to succeed...evil or really evil! Played out with plenty of black humour and dark irony, the game will immerse players in twisted parodies of classic fantasy scenarios and characters.
Overlord’s key innovation is the introduction of an array of impish creatures – the Minions. They believe you are the old Overlord reborn and will use their unique skills to fetch, fight and die for you. Throughout the game players will actively control a horde of these gremlin-like critters and they’ll follow your every instruction no matter how despotic or, for the Minions, life threatening it is.
You are the Overlord, Keeper of the Ruined Tower, Harvester of Souls, Imperator of Halflings, Defiler of Evernight Forest, Most High Lord of Chaos, Guardian of the Sacred Sparkle, Lord of Lust and Lechery, Reveller in Perversity, Grand Executioner, Lord of the Necromantic Arts, the Bane of Unwilling Virgins. No wonder you have a bunch of groupies.
You're the risen lord, once defeated by seven heroes who left your corpse lying in your home tower and returned to their villages, growing fat and corrupt. You awaken in the Dark Tower with a few little minions tending to you. Their ultimate goal: to give you back the power you once had, restoring both lord and tower.
I was, and still is, a hige fan of the Dungeon Keeper games, and this looks like an above-ground version of it (with gremlins!) so I'm really looking forward to trying a demo version of it.
It's not much info on it yet, and no release date, but it looks like it may be coming this summer..
The minions, who together form an army that is yours to directly control, are the key play mechanic in Overlord™. Totally loyal to their Overlord, the minions will use their unique skills to fetch, fight and even die for you. Their loyalty knows no limits and their bravery borders on stupidity but, with every bone in their odd little bodies, they will follow your command no matter how despotic or, for the minions, life threatening it is.
Minions are controlled by either moving the horde as a group (with the right analogue stick or mouse) or by firing them with a button press like some destruction-crazed, reusable missiles. Players will be able to send individuals or select a posse from their accompanying horde.
Once a minion has been dispatched on a job, its little minion brain kicks in to determine the best course of action. If it’s sent to kill a sheep, it will attack, then automatically pickup and return with the sheep’s lifeforce, which can then be used to make more minions. They’ll also carry objects, including huge ones if they work together, operate mechanisms and get to places where the Overlord can not.
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As Overlord, you can amass an army of 50 minions (with hundreds in reserve) made up of four different breeds:
Brown Minions - The Fighters. These are the strongest minions in general combat. They pick up equipment from defeated foes and use it - pitchforks, severed unicorn horns and the like.
Red Minions - The Fire Throwers. These minions are like archers who hurl blazing fireballs to defeat opponents from a distance. Also, immune to fire, they can clear dangerous paths for the rest of your horde.
Green Minions - The Assassins love their stealth attacks. They’ll try to get behind an enemy, jump on its back and then stab it viciously to death - great for ambushes. They’re also immune to poisoning and can turn rubbish left on the battlefield into upgrades.
Blue Minions - The Healers are the smartest of the minions and the only ones who can swim. They can also resurrect fallen minions, ready to join the fight once again.
I just saw the video, it really is like Fredom Fighters with monsters. (That's a good thing).
One little detail I loved. When the minions entered the building and started pillaging it began to sway and shake like in a cartoon even though you could see what was going on inside.
I've been waiting for a Dungeon Keeper like game for a while now, and it looks like this one could be a good substitute until Dungeon Keeper 3 gets released (if it ever will....)
Is it really like Dungeon keeper? the trailer looking more like a Freedom Fighters. I didnt see anything that resembed a build-your-base aspect to it that Dk had.
It doesn't seem to have the same build-your-base things as Dungeon Keeper, but it seems to be similar in a "It's good to be bad" kind of way (if you know what I mean..)
