funcroc Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) from OXM June 2006 OverlordPlatform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Codemasters Developers: Triumph Studios ("Age of Wonders" fame) Release Date: 2007 Who wants to waste hours leveling up in the early parts of an RPG killing rats and selling junk, all in the hope of one day becoming an all-powerful being with cool weapons? Codemasters' new action/RPG Overlords turns the "good guy" cliche on its head by letting you bust out of the castle from the get-go as a dark and evil semi-spirit who's been raised from the dead. Your job? To combat the forces of peace and goodness with your army of gargoyle-like minions. You can play it as a bad guy... or and exteremely bad guy. Like Donald Trump. The plot that plays out as background to Overload's opening works like an extended postscript to a lot of other fantasy adventures. Eons ago, seven brave warriors defeated you, the dark Overlord, whose tyranny toward the people and lands wasn't missed after you were slain. Following your death, the seven heroes divided the land, but they soon fell into the traps of leadership, each becoming what they had originally fought against - dictators in their own sub-divided kingdoms. Now the peasants want you back (common folks are so fickle), and you're ready and willing to kick some armored ass. Overlord plays and controls like plenty of third-person action-adventures you've handled before, but with one big gameplay addition: your army of evil minion. They'll follow you around and carry out your vile orders - pillaging, destroying, scaring little children - using their own A.I., which will upgrade itself with different weapons and defenses... Edited April 29, 2006 by funcroc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Sounds like fun, but I'm not getting an Xbox for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I really cringe every time I see the term action/RPG, but the concept is pretty cool. Might be a fun buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarkon Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Alas, another good PC developer falls to Microsoft's enticements There are doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 If it comes to the PC maybe, but if X Box 360 only then it will be years if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Dosnt sound that interesting. But it depends just how much the AI does and how much you get to do. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf16 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 ****ing 360. I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 LAme, they're mimicing Possession. Same basic premise but Possession is a modern game and in a zombie horror setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Im a sceptic.. Fable sounded interesting when they announced it but we all know how that turned out " console RPG si teh badness. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I thought it sounded interesting for an Action RPG. I mean, it sure does sound different. But why Xbox 360 only? Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funcroc Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 http://www.codemasters.co.uk/press/?showar...itory=EnglishUK Codemasters signs Triumph Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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