Overlord: Raising Hell on GOG - gog.la/KMartSauron THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo I’ve only heard cursed whispers about the third game. Haven’t played 2 yet.
@@TevyaSmolka There's a WII exclusive game that's pretty much a spin-off set very very far into the past and a third game that's a 4 man coop abomination which should never have been made.
As someone whos a huge fan of the games, 1 is a classic, 2 is a great expansion of the original content, with a few quality of life changes, the 3rd one that's a 4 player brawler is absolutely the worst garbage, and the wii edition is alright. Love that I'm seeing this game though, its a pleasure!
I think the music was a missed opportunity with this game - they played it straight when they should've gone for a weird fusion of genres with a dark twist - basically Mr. Bungle.
@@poisondamage2182 Not just the name, but that they're specifically a race of slapstick, evil, diminutive, voluntary slaves who seek an evil master to serve and in the sequel get corrupted into more monstrous versions of themselves. Bit of a huge coincidence, no?
It'll be fair to both sides of this debate if we just said that the Disposable Me minions pretty much hijacked the term "minion" and pretty much a hurdle to get over if anyone else tried to use the term like Overlord has. In other words when you tell some random person in the street the word, "minion" where will their mind go to 99/100 times.
"I can only wish that the main game had been more like this..."" cough _overlord 2_ cough I never cared much for the first Overlord, yet adored Overlord 2.
The first game is actually supirior in many small ways. In some ways also overlord 2 is better. But all in all they are pretty much on the same level quality vise. If you liked the second game I'd recommend you give the original a shot.
Pro tip: use the max level Minnion spell with 35+ browns/greens in the arcanium mine and attack the slug pile- march the Overlord through, this will trigger the queen slug to spawn, a the small slugs won’t be able to spawn fast enough to keep the minions of her. Now you can enjoy the scenic route through the arcanium mine because no more slugs will spawn. You should only have to kill two or three more.
@@thedonatello1621 okay? I think Overlord 2 is better than 1 in almost every way (not saying Overlord 1 is bad or something Its amazing) but Overlord 2 had itself more "figured out" and was able to give more content than 1
@@pelinalwhitestrake8289 You're absolutely right. But i personally prefer the 1st one more. Maybe i didn't like how the world has changed there, with those "hippie elves" or "imperial freaks" lmao, the atmosphere is not the same here. I still appreciate this game tho, walked through it like 3-4 times and never had enough. What a great time to remember...
@@thedonatello1621 yeah the first one was a bit darker in its world design, especcially the elven woods who were turned into nightmare realm, both are great games. I personally enjoy the second one more because the battles are larger, its longer, got more side content and they give your antagonists more time to actually be in the story that in the first game
Overlord 2 was the first game I played of the franchise and my most favorite. I was addicted to it as a kid, I really wish they would try making an up to date version of the overlord franchise if not completely new. Imagine a new overlord game with the quality story and graphics of God of War 4.
God i love this game , I always loved the idea of being the antihero of the game and also controling npcs so this game is perfect for me. Wish there were more games like this
I love this game. The sequel was pretty good too. Also, yeah, in this game you get a choice between good and evil, it's the sequel where it's a choice of evil vs very evil.
Thanks Mandalore, Overlord is one of my favorites games of all-times Edit: ho, you said it was a bad game and wouldn't recommend-it... now i'm just sad
I personally like the subtle way the worldbuilding implies that the existance of an Overlord is necessary for their world, that person acting as a focus for the corrupting energy of evil so that it doesn't seep into the people themselves, as with your predecessor's death corruption and decay has spread, focused around the heroes responsible for his fall, in the second game this aspect is directly implied, as going so long between overlords has caused significant damage and decay to the world and the people in it, both physically and mentally
This is not a request. Only a suggestion. Review Nexus : The Jupiter Incident. That was a great strategy game that fell under the radar even though IT was and still is unique
Wow, I can't believe I had never heard of this game until today. I can tell immediately it would've been one of my favourite games to fuck around in, damn.
Used to love this game. Back in the days, I thought of it as some sort of unofficial Dungeon Keeper sequel. And yeah, I can clearly see the parallels better now, the minions, the humour, the setting and the player's role somehow resemble DK's approach. Dungeon Keeper 3, which, as far as we know, was planned to enable the player to conquer the overworld, could have been like this, but with more base building and tower defense elements in it.
Yeah, UnrealEngine3 era of bloom was awful, who though it was cool looking option? Overlord is best imitation of Sacrifice we could get in the market dominated by consoles 7:50 Nothing stops the mail, except collateral damage done by hot dog carts. Droods? Returpurae's LP still haunts me, what a garbage game
@@luperteverett1271 ME TOO! I want him to do it JUST to teach me how to get it fucking running. I got it to run *once* on my modern computer. Once! I played it for 7 hours, saved, shut it down, and it hasn't booted since. UGH.
If your game's premise is based around playing a villain, you can't have a bog-standard morality system. If you want to do something like that, you need something creative, like an _immorality_ system. Instead of picking between Good and Evil, maybe pick between the ordered Lawful Evil of the devils or the maddening Chaotic Evil of the demons. Or something that doesn't fit on an alignment grid, like a boring but efficient flavor of evil versus a wastefully cruel one.
Important note: you can freely move the camera by holding the left bumper/L1 and using the right stick. I was around the third boss when I realized I didn't need to just hit L1 to snap the camera xD
I want a mash of Overlord and Dungeon Keeper with Sims elements. Instead of killing others you can order to knock unconscious and capture them to either be tortured to convert or die and become a skeleton or ghost. Or even better, used them for experimentation and make obedient monsters or monster pets to mount and charge armies with.
This game is similar in tone to the old strategy game called Dungeon Keeper, with less dirty jokes, I guess. And no awesomely evil adviser, who’s kinda like the adviser from Stronghold but gloriously evil to rival even Alberich in his delivery. But it’s a solid attempt to keep the magic of Dungeon Keeper and especially Dungeon Keeper 2 alive in this day and age.
11:27 But you don't have to watch them carry things or escort them. Most of the time you can just point at thing, they carry it into the sunset and after a minute or two you get a notification that it is delivered and minions get back to you. When I first played it it was the best part - not having to do manual labor
good review, i love the overlords games, but you make true and clear points to consider, a remake that could address all this points, or at least make them less obvious would be great, sadly I havent heard anything, not even a remastered
This game was my childhood playing on my uncles laptop years ago i had no idea what to do on it then i returned years later and loved it i remember killing baby seals anwalruses alot
The alignment system is a easier to understand in the second game. DESTRUCTION & DOMINATION. It also change the way your spells interract with your army. Destruction unleash brutal magic directly on your foes and feed on the sacrifice of a unit, while Domination can turn your minions into overpowered berserker. You can even brainwash people ! It's impressive that you can do that with only 3 spells.
I like how Overlord has a very high skill variance. You can still beat the game pretty easily and be losing a while platoon every major fight and dying all the time, but you can also take extra care kitting your troops out, learn to use spells effectively and strategize to beat the game with no deaths and minimal losses. There's no reward besides a lower minion death count at the end of the game accompanied by a different sound effect playing (both are reused anyways) but it's nice that you can either be a master general leading an army that never dies and creating coordinated chaos OR just throw minions into the meatgrinder while you stand idly by, like a regular fantasy antagonist. You can be the next Napoleon or forgo tactics entirely.
The sequel fixes a lot of the issues from the first game. For instance, there is no "good or evil" moral choice, instead there is a "evil or downright sadistic" moral choice.
True. but on the other hand the late part of the second game was awfully rushed and the ending came far to quickly. the Story pacing in the first one was better.
16:20 i think you missed some key info about the plot. The character, the Overlord you control, was One of the Heroes that was sent to defeat the Previous Overlord, but you died and was left in the Overlord's Lair. Years later you where revived by the Tower's Powers (wich was also a ploy of the Previous Overlord), and the Minions off course doesn't tell you about your past, just that you are the New Overlord. The Previous Overlord was defeated by the others heroes, but during the fight the Wizard died while casting his final spell,a nd the Previous Overlord transfered his Soul, into the Wizard's body. AS a way to plot his revenge he used the Wizard's body and manipulated all the others Heroes till they became the douchbags they are when you meet them again. At the End the Previous Overlord tries to snatch back the Power of the Tower and get his Minions back from you, since it was part of the plan he devised to have you reconstruct the Tower and restore its power in his stead, just for him to take it from you and enjoy the Wizards powers AND the Powers of the Overlord. Off course you beat his arse, interestingly Both the Girls are his Daugthers he had while disguising as the Wizard, and both of them tries to help you cause they have daddies issues. You should do Overlord 2, its really great.
I LOVE Overlord 2! I acknowledge it's the only one I've played, so I'm not super familiar with ALL the details in the Lore (though I've read a fair bit on the wiki). But yeah, some interesting tidbits get referenced in 2, to this guy. "Don't get yourself trapped in an infernal Abyss, sire... Just saying." (Not claiming it to be 100% accurate, but yeah. Love Gnarl. Which there are apparently implications that he's a LOOOT older than he looks...)
@@MandaloreGaming Shall I press the button? I WILL CRUSH Microwave emitters ready! First, it's all silence, then...BOOM! HAHAHAHA Melt, everything must melt! Charging lasers, please wait
It's a damn shame there seems to be little interest in revitalizing this series with a proper entry. Not every joke lands for me but I find it very difficult to find other games that scratch the same itch as Overlord.
I had been a fan of the series and when I played the Overlord Fellowship of evil, I just realized it is a shitty diablo clone. However there are multiple games in the series. The first two, Overlord 2, Overlord Dark Legends, which I think was a Wii exclusive and Overlord Fellowship of Evil. Fellowship of evil was a huge let down, I even preordered where I got the Minion TF2 hats It wasn't worth it
@@Pyromaniac57 There was even a DS spin off kinda puzzle game where you just controlled 1 minion of each type. I don't remember it being really good tho.
Some of the stuff about the morality in the Overlord games, like the good guys actually being evil, is really meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Gnarl mentions things like yeah, we're evil but at least we wear our evil on our sleeve instead of pretending to be righteous and moral, like all the so-called good guys. Same case with the "good" actions you can do throughout the game: they're not really good, they're self-serving. The sequel measures this in domination vs destruction, which is a much better approach than evil vs. very evil. The sequel really nails the tongue-in-cheek morality and also the more strategic approaches to fights really well, like having mounts that do unique things for the minions riding them, and unique hidden paths to get your minions in a vantage point. I'd love to see what you think of the Overlord II, it's very dear to my heart.
I think people underrate just how evil the 1st game lets you be. You can literally exterminate the elven race outright, even the example Mando uses in the video of Elves wanting you to kill the slugs and free them: the evil option is to just open the cage and let the slugs eat them (you aren't told to do this, you just have to be thinking like a bad guy.)
People say the worst part about the bill cosby case was the hypocrisy. I think the worst part was the raping. Nobody ever got drugged and while they were being assaulted said "wait.... this is hypocrisy!"
I believe the underlying tone is that if you have any power than you are by nature some degree of evil. Taken literally it meant that there is only evil beings and those that don't really matter, like peasants and livestock. It didn't really have to dig deep into that concept and your advisor just shrugs and admits basically that you have the power to do whatever you want. you do whatever want because there is no greater evil than absolute freedom. Those elf women you saved, they will, or their children, probably will be your servants down the line anyway. You are openly serving yourself and your own whim which means you can never ever be good, at best you can try really hard and not being really evil.
@@richardadams8036 That's fair, I totally see that happening, but it was the first game I got for the 360, and holds a special place for that reason, I even replayed them recently because they got made backwards compatible
"At first I couldn't remember why I wanted to blow up that Sbarro, but once I saw the kids crying amidst the fire it all came back to me" MANDALORE TONE IT DOWN
Ahhhhhh, Overlord, what an amazing series, that I truly love, sadly it is now probably dead after the rightful failure of the abomination of a game "fellowship of evil" Edit: If you pay attention, you can see the wizard in all of the locations where the bosses are located, he even tells you that it was him who corrupted the heroes.
Yep. Another fun fact is that the game's story and humor was done by one Rhianna Pratchett, the daughter of Sir Terry Pratchett, the man who wrote the Discworld series. If you know Discworld, you might see some similarities in the humor. She also did 2, which I liked and had far more story, and...sadly...the aformentioned Fellowship of Evil. Uuuuugh. Troll, REEE with me on this.
And apparently the wizard was also the original overlord and actually the heroes killed the protagonist because they wanted all the glory for themselves
@@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593 From what I remember, the wizard was one of the heroes, but he got possessed by the spirit of the original overlord after their victory. That's how he was able to corrupt the rest of them; he used their friendship with the wizard to influence them. The player character had sacrificed himself to kill the first overlord, which is why he was left dead in the tower. I think the reason the game is so oriented to being a good guy is because there's supposed to be a whole irony around the situation. You're a great hero turned evil tyrant, but all the other heroes became even worse, and you, the blatant bad guy with evil armor and an evil tower, have to save the lands from the old heroes.
Overlord 2 is a spectacular game. I was floored back in the day by how much fun it was. Mostly because I was really not expecting it. I couldn't wait to see where they were going to go with the next installment... in true modern gaming fashion though it was a heaping pile of dogshit mobile game...
@@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593 For a short time I remember this being on mobile: www.y8.com/games/overlord_ii_tower_defense It didn't even work properly on mobile it was hard to put units down. Not that it's much better on PC but man is it weird. If you go to the "official website" it sends you to something very special :) (My guess is that they sold the link) It's a fucking anomaly and the only reason I know about it is because I'm such a big fan of the series. Whoops they were talking about Fellowship of Evil. Guess that's how sad it is that I remembered this over it.
One more series on "I'd really wish it was revived by sane people" list... damn, your videos hurt sometimes. Wait, have you made Fable, B&W or Bard's Tale reviews?
Written by the author of discworld's daughter, Rhianna Pratchett. If you wondered why the creativity is just so damn good. Its sad she hasnt gotten too much fantasy work nowadays. Shes really good at it
It's hard bar to live up to and I wouldn't blame her for not wanting to be stuck with constant comparisons to her dad... but yeah you're absolutely right she's a treasure in her own right.
After thinking about this and The Darkness 1/2 I would love for there to be a resurgence in the trope of amusing goblin companions that assist you in your further “misdeeds.”
Yeah, the Forgotten God was quite the fun bugger. He had some good lines, and the way he tortured the elves gets me every time. Truly a spiteful bugger after my own evil overlord heart.
The game of my childhood. I still have the world map from the physical copy of the game. It's actually very useful as it shows you where some of the upgrades for your tower are if you know where to look.
Overlord: Raising Hell on GOG - gog.la/KMartSauron
THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo
I’ve only heard cursed whispers about the third game. Haven’t played 2 yet.
MandaloreGaming wait there’s a third game I don’t know about I always assumed there was two games that’s it
@@TevyaSmolka There's a WII exclusive game that's pretty much a spin-off set very very far into the past and a third game that's a 4 man coop abomination which should never have been made.
Do War of the monsters, saw you mentioning it in one of your videos, brought back so many fond memories
@@ryzowypierog6256 There's also a DS game called Overlord Minions or something.
As someone whos a huge fan of the games, 1 is a classic, 2 is a great expansion of the original content, with a few quality of life changes, the 3rd one that's a 4 player brawler is absolutely the worst garbage, and the wii edition is alright. Love that I'm seeing this game though, its a pleasure!
"you must master your slaves, starting off small you only have 5 browns" - MandaloreGaming 2k19.
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His inner Sseth is leaking out
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Expect no less from the African diamon mine owner.
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Some anonymous entity with dubious morals sends his minions to attack others? Overload is the video game version of Twitter.
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You do realize the overlord is evil right?
@@SC-ce3vpso are those mobs lol
This was when Mandalore broke, this was when the seed was planted for the droods video.
He even sounds depressed in this video
I think the music was a missed opportunity with this game - they played it straight when they should've gone for a weird fusion of genres with a dark twist - basically Mr. Bungle.
Hate that dispicable me took overlords whole minion concept and just ruined it.
Overlord had it first
I haven't even watched that, but I hated those minions on first sight.
Uuhhh minion is a generic term for evil underlings
The film Minions is so painfully close to the origin of the minions in Overlord it's weird
@@poisondamage2182 Not just the name, but that they're specifically a race of slapstick, evil, diminutive, voluntary slaves who seek an evil master to serve and in the sequel get corrupted into more monstrous versions of themselves.
Bit of a huge coincidence, no?
It'll be fair to both sides of this debate if we just said that the Disposable Me minions pretty much hijacked the term "minion" and pretty much a hurdle to get over if anyone else tried to use the term like Overlord has.
In other words when you tell some random person in the street the word, "minion" where will their mind go to 99/100 times.
"I can only wish that the main game had been more like this...""
cough _overlord 2_ cough
I never cared much for the first Overlord, yet adored Overlord 2.
The first game is actually supirior in many small ways. In some ways also overlord 2 is better. But all in all they are pretty much on the same level quality vise. If you liked the second game I'd recommend you give the original a shot.
Dark legends on the wii was good but overlord 1 is my favorite.
Pro tip: use the max level Minnion spell with 35+ browns/greens in the arcanium mine and attack the slug pile- march the Overlord through, this will trigger the queen slug to spawn, a the small slugs won’t be able to spawn fast enough to keep the minions of her. Now you can enjoy the scenic route through the arcanium mine because no more slugs will spawn. You should only have to kill two or three more.
I always just use reds to skip the main puzzle and also camp slug-pits. That area is pretty ez to me now tho.
Dude. "Or her sister, Nvidia PhysX Demo." still kills me to this day. God that's so fucking funny.
Overlord 2 is a proper sequel to the DLC, and is actually pretty good
After so many years, I only just realized the thumbnail has the minions face *clipping through* the review banner.
Such a charming style choice.
"The dwarves attack Evernight Forest"
GOD THIS LINE IS STUCKED IN MY HEAD FOREVER !
man this game has so much potential, it a pity we never see that potential grow and bloom
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I want more games like this. This game was a blast.
Pikmin is pretty similar.
Working on it bro, wait for 2045
If it helps anything Age of Wonders is pritty much 4x fantasy RPG. In many ways it reminds me of this game.
TREASSSURE I love that line, made me want to break stuff just to hear that and "FOR YOUUUUUUU"
"ak-47's for everyone! wooo!"
man i so want mandalore to do a C&C review
I love Overlord. This game series takes a sacred place in my heart, and i will never lose hope for a proper sequel.
what about overlord 2? Or are we talking about a sequel for 0verlord 2 and not... whatever followship of evil was
@@pelinalwhitestrake8289 Yeah, overlord 2 was okay. But THAT thing you mentioned...
Let's just pretend it never happened xd
@@thedonatello1621 okay? I think Overlord 2 is better than 1 in almost every way (not saying Overlord 1 is bad or something Its amazing) but Overlord 2 had itself more "figured out" and was able to give more content than 1
@@pelinalwhitestrake8289 You're absolutely right. But i personally prefer the 1st one more. Maybe i didn't like how the world has changed there, with those "hippie elves" or "imperial freaks" lmao, the atmosphere is not the same here. I still appreciate this game tho, walked through it like 3-4 times and never had enough. What a great time to remember...
@@thedonatello1621 yeah the first one was a bit darker in its world design, especcially the elven woods who were turned into nightmare realm, both are great games. I personally enjoy the second one more because the battles are larger, its longer, got more side content and they give your antagonists more time to actually be in the story that in the first game
Overlord 2 was more fun in my opinion you should review that next it's one of my favorite games :D
Overlord 2 was the first game I played of the franchise and my most favorite. I was addicted to it as a kid, I really wish they would try making an up to date version of the overlord franchise if not completely new. Imagine a new overlord game with the quality story and graphics of God of War 4.
1 year later and the Druids video really did come out
God i love this game , I always loved the idea of being the antihero of the game and also controling npcs so this game is perfect for me. Wish there were more games like this
I love this game. The sequel was pretty good too. Also, yeah, in this game you get a choice between good and evil, it's the sequel where it's a choice of evil vs very evil.
We need more games where we play the bad guy.
I remember this game. Very dungeon keeper like. Now review MDK2!
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At the very least it has a weird and interesting origin, I guess.
Thanks Mandalore, Overlord is one of my favorites games of all-times
Edit: ho, you said it was a bad game and wouldn't recommend-it... now i'm just sad
I remember watching my friend's dad playing this when I was at his house! Love this game :D
I personally like the subtle way the worldbuilding implies that the existance of an Overlord is necessary for their world, that person acting as a focus for the corrupting energy of evil so that it doesn't seep into the people themselves, as with your predecessor's death corruption and decay has spread, focused around the heroes responsible for his fall, in the second game this aspect is directly implied, as going so long between overlords has caused significant damage and decay to the world and the people in it, both physically and mentally
07:55 "AK 47th for Everyone!" - that was EPIC 😂😂😂
Great video. The GLA plug had me rolling on the floor 🤣
This is not a request. Only a suggestion.
Review Nexus : The Jupiter Incident.
That was a great strategy game that fell under the radar even though IT was and still is unique
strategy of the game boils down to how to minimize minion loses so can throw more into forge
My god the ak47 sound fit so well for the minions just imagining them having a gun and struggling with the recoil that seems like the perfect fit
I've never played this game for more than a couple of hours before I completely forgot about it. I still don't know why.
I played this when I was younger and it was one of my favorite games, so this was a welcome trip down memory lane.
Overlord is amazing
i love the overlord games. I still revisit them every couple years. Do overlord 2!
Wow, I can't believe I had never heard of this game until today. I can tell immediately it would've been one of my favourite games to fuck around in, damn.
Used to love this game. Back in the days, I thought of it as some sort of unofficial Dungeon Keeper sequel. And yeah, I can clearly see the parallels better now, the minions, the humour, the setting and the player's role somehow resemble DK's approach. Dungeon Keeper 3, which, as far as we know, was planned to enable the player to conquer the overworld, could have been like this, but with more base building and tower defense elements in it.
The thumbnail is from overlord 2.
Yeah, UnrealEngine3 era of bloom was awful, who though it was cool looking option?
Overlord is best imitation of Sacrifice we could get in the market dominated by consoles
7:50 Nothing stops the mail, except collateral damage done by hot dog carts.
Droods? Returpurae's LP still haunts me, what a garbage game
It is my purpose! ALALALALA
Aah you remember sacrifice 😱
mm, yes, what is a life...devoid of strife?
"Peaceful?"
Shut up, James.
Now I really want Mandalore to review Sacrifice.
@@luperteverett1271 ME TOO! I want him to do it JUST to teach me how to get it fucking running. I got it to run *once* on my modern computer. Once! I played it for 7 hours, saved, shut it down, and it hasn't booted since.
UGH.
Lawful Mandalore vs Chaotic Sseth
This was one of my first video games and it will always have a special place in my heart
I think the games minion leitmotif is probably one of the best leitmotifs in fantasy games alltogether
If your game's premise is based around playing a villain, you can't have a bog-standard morality system. If you want to do something like that, you need something creative, like an _immorality_ system. Instead of picking between Good and Evil, maybe pick between the ordered Lawful Evil of the devils or the maddening Chaotic Evil of the demons. Or something that doesn't fit on an alignment grid, like a boring but efficient flavor of evil versus a wastefully cruel one.
9:22 "It's something that never stops feeling clumsy".
I'm guessing you're not a PlayStation (1) kid then…
Important note: you can freely move the camera by holding the left bumper/L1 and using the right stick. I was around the third boss when I realized I didn't need to just hit L1 to snap the camera xD
I can always appreciate the Generals sound effects.
If you hold the left bumper and move the analog stick instead of sweeping your minions you can turn your camera
I want a mash of Overlord and Dungeon Keeper with Sims elements.
Instead of killing others you can order to knock unconscious and capture them to either be tortured to convert or die and become a skeleton or ghost. Or even better, used them for experimentation and make obedient monsters or monster pets to mount and charge armies with.
The Voice for Sir William was so well done I want to slap both William _and_ the voice actor.
I remember this game from a long time ago used to play it on my Xbox all the time miss it
This game is similar in tone to the old strategy game called Dungeon Keeper, with less dirty jokes, I guess. And no awesomely evil adviser, who’s kinda like the adviser from Stronghold but gloriously evil to rival even Alberich in his delivery. But it’s a solid attempt to keep the magic of Dungeon Keeper and especially Dungeon Keeper 2 alive in this day and age.
Great video. You probably get a ton of comments but it would be great if you make a review of rage of mages especially the 2nd one.
You should review Overlord 2. It's built a lot on this one, but that might just be my bias. This is my childhood
You forget that blues are the only minions that can attack spirits and are immune to magical damage.
11:27 But you don't have to watch them carry things or escort them. Most of the time you can just point at thing, they carry it into the sunset and after a minute or two you get a notification that it is delivered and minions get back to you.
When I first played it it was the best part - not having to do manual labor
"This isn't 'Men of War 2' this game is for dicking around" SOLD!
I'd really like an Overlord III. With Triumph (the developers of I and II) being bought by Paradox, I have a bit of hope.
good review, i love the overlords games, but you make true and clear points to consider, a remake that could address all this points, or at least make them less obvious would be great, sadly I havent heard anything, not even a remastered
"AKAY FORTI SEVENS FOR EVERY ONEEE WORAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY "( From C&C Generals) ahahhahaha fantastic editing
This game was my childhood playing on my uncles laptop years ago i had no idea what to do on it then i returned years later and loved it i remember killing baby seals anwalruses alot
The alignment system is a easier to understand in the second game.
DESTRUCTION & DOMINATION. It also change the way your spells interract with your army. Destruction unleash brutal magic directly on your foes and feed on the sacrifice of a unit, while Domination can turn your minions into overpowered berserker. You can even brainwash people ! It's impressive that you can do that with only 3 spells.
I like how Overlord has a very high skill variance. You can still beat the game pretty easily and be losing a while platoon every major fight and dying all the time, but you can also take extra care kitting your troops out, learn to use spells effectively and strategize to beat the game with no deaths and minimal losses.
There's no reward besides a lower minion death count at the end of the game accompanied by a different sound effect playing (both are reused anyways) but it's nice that you can either be a master general leading an army that never dies and creating coordinated chaos OR just throw minions into the meatgrinder while you stand idly by, like a regular fantasy antagonist.
You can be the next Napoleon or forgo tactics entirely.
First time I ever heard a minion say "For YOU!" when he brought me some treasure, I knew this game was gonna be a favorite. To this day, it still is.
he's a big guy
For me?!?!
It brings a tear to my eye how many other people love this game.
Personally, I like the second game more, but I totally agree otherwise.
"For the Master!!"
The sequel fixes a lot of the issues from the first game. For instance, there is no "good or evil" moral choice, instead there is a "evil or downright sadistic" moral choice.
True. but on the other hand the late part of the second game was awfully rushed and the ending came far to quickly. the Story pacing in the first one was better.
Oh yeah that game was better
There was a overlord for ds
Dumbs down puzzles and has you fighting Centurions too many times. No PC DLC.
@@dansmith1661 the only dlc is an arena so you aren't missing much
16:20 i think you missed some key info about the plot.
The character, the Overlord you control, was One of the Heroes that was sent to defeat the Previous Overlord, but you died and was left in the Overlord's Lair.
Years later you where revived by the Tower's Powers (wich was also a ploy of the Previous Overlord), and the Minions off course doesn't tell you about your past, just that you are the New Overlord.
The Previous Overlord was defeated by the others heroes, but during the fight the Wizard died while casting his final spell,a nd the Previous Overlord transfered his Soul, into the Wizard's body.
AS a way to plot his revenge he used the Wizard's body and manipulated all the others Heroes till they became the douchbags they are when you meet them again.
At the End the Previous Overlord tries to snatch back the Power of the Tower and get his Minions back from you, since it was part of the plan he devised to have you reconstruct the Tower and restore its power in his stead, just for him to take it from you and enjoy the Wizards powers AND the Powers of the Overlord.
Off course you beat his arse, interestingly Both the Girls are his Daugthers he had while disguising as the Wizard, and both of them tries to help you cause they have daddies issues.
You should do Overlord 2, its really great.
I really enjoyed how they integrated the 7 sins with the heroes as well, one of the most fun stories in games I have seen
I LOVE Overlord 2! I acknowledge it's the only one I've played, so I'm not super familiar with ALL the details in the Lore (though I've read a fair bit on the wiki). But yeah, some interesting tidbits get referenced in 2, to this guy.
"Don't get yourself trapped in an infernal Abyss, sire... Just saying." (Not claiming it to be 100% accurate, but yeah. Love Gnarl. Which there are apparently implications that he's a LOOOT older than he looks...)
I am the cool kid from Germany making videos for the USA and the rest of the world. I will make your day so don't say nay to my videos today, dear zen
I wished the wizard would show up in the other cutscenes in the previous areas as well, like at Melvin's party or standing before Alderion.
*Rose and Velvet are the Wizard's daughters, not the old overlord's
Overlord is Fable on drugs. And Fable was already something else on drugs.
Fable was Peter Molyneux on drugs. Overlord is the somehow healthy crack baby it had with Pikmin.
@TheSavageFrog the smartest guy on youtube
More like the love child of Fable and Shrek, that was adopted by Sauron and raised by Pikmin nannies, who's also into magic mushrooms.
@@GodOfOrphans 100% Accurate statement achieved.
@@ZigealFaust Why thank you :D
"AK-47s FOR EVERYONE!" 7:55
Ah, a man of culture.
I DIED xD Angry Mobs get you every time
... Generals, Mandalore?
CHINA WILL GROW LARGER
MandaloreGaming can i have some shoes?
@@MandaloreGaming Shall I press the button?
I WILL CRUSH
Microwave emitters ready!
First, it's all silence, then...BOOM! HAHAHAHA
Melt, everything must melt!
Charging lasers, please wait
@@MandaloreGaming bring up the scaffolding
It's a damn shame there seems to be little interest in revitalizing this series with a proper entry. Not every joke lands for me but I find it very difficult to find other games that scratch the same itch as Overlord.
I was shocked to learn there was a third entry and what it turned into.
I had been a fan of the series and when I played the Overlord Fellowship of evil, I just realized it is a shitty diablo clone. However there are multiple games in the series. The first two, Overlord 2, Overlord Dark Legends, which I think was a Wii exclusive and Overlord Fellowship of Evil. Fellowship of evil was a huge let down, I even preordered where I got the Minion TF2 hats
It wasn't worth it
@@Pyromaniac57 There was even a DS spin off kinda puzzle game where you just controlled 1 minion of each type. I don't remember it being really good tho.
@@MandaloreGaming there's 4, including the wii's "Dark Legend", which was meh. We don't talk about "Fellowship of Evil"....
@@Ikanamable I remember playing that. I found it really fun, but I completely love the series so I am biased.
"And her sister, nvidia physics demo" XD
Some of the stuff about the morality in the Overlord games, like the good guys actually being evil, is really meant to be tongue-in-cheek. Gnarl mentions things like yeah, we're evil but at least we wear our evil on our sleeve instead of pretending to be righteous and moral, like all the so-called good guys. Same case with the "good" actions you can do throughout the game: they're not really good, they're self-serving. The sequel measures this in domination vs destruction, which is a much better approach than evil vs. very evil.
The sequel really nails the tongue-in-cheek morality and also the more strategic approaches to fights really well, like having mounts that do unique things for the minions riding them, and unique hidden paths to get your minions in a vantage point. I'd love to see what you think of the Overlord II, it's very dear to my heart.
I think people underrate just how evil the 1st game lets you be.
You can literally exterminate the elven race outright, even the example Mando uses in the video of Elves wanting you to kill the slugs and free them: the evil option is to just open the cage and let the slugs eat them (you aren't told to do this, you just have to be thinking like a bad guy.)
People say the worst part about the bill cosby case was the hypocrisy. I think the worst part was the raping. Nobody ever got drugged and while they were being assaulted said "wait.... this is hypocrisy!"
There's a novel called "Heroes by Necessity" that also runs with this joke and it was great fun
I believe the underlying tone is that if you have any power than you are by nature some degree of evil. Taken literally it meant that there is only evil beings and those that don't really matter, like peasants and livestock. It didn't really have to dig deep into that concept and your advisor just shrugs and admits basically that you have the power to do whatever you want. you do whatever want because there is no greater evil than absolute freedom. Those elf women you saved, they will, or their children, probably will be your servants down the line anyway. You are openly serving yourself and your own whim which means you can never ever be good, at best you can try really hard and not being really evil.
the anime is taking over my searches for this game help me damn it
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@@Mecha_Hitler shh Natural selection is at work
@@Mecha_Hitler Until the anime also has a game released. Then where is your god?
@@MK_ULTRA420 ( Year it was released), hes resting cause he provided simple ways around game based (homonyms i guess it could technically be}
I actually gasped in excitement when I saw this, I fuckin love these games
As a huge Dungeon Keeper Fan i gave this Game a shot, but it got pretty boring pretty fast.
@@richardadams8036 That's fair, I totally see that happening, but it was the first game I got for the 360, and holds a special place for that reason, I even replayed them recently because they got made backwards compatible
Yeah i can understand that, i have alot of Games from my Childhood like Tenchu, who arent polished Gems, but have a special place for me.
@@richardadams8036 i love this games and dungeon keeper. I don't understand why you got bored, its just a different kind of game
I cant remember much, but it felt way to easy and got repetitive very fast.
"At first I couldn't remember why I wanted to blow up that Sbarro, but once I saw the kids crying amidst the fire it all came back to me"
MANDALORE TONE IT DOWN
He becoming more like his shadow, Seth.
wait how did i miss this?
Where does he say this?
Ah yes, one of the pillars of “British humor in games” always appreciated
Its developers are dutch though. ;)
The script is by Rhianna Pratchett, though, so it's fairly British with its humour.
@@charcharmunrCool. I didn't know Terry Pratchetts daughter wrote for Overlord.
@@Me1le She also wrote for Mirror's Edge (though her script supposedly went through a lot of cuts) and Tomb Raider 2013.
De Parapluman she also wrote all the best parts in the 2008 prince of Persia and the new thief if you believe the rumors.
Overlord is a great example of the classic term:
"A great villain is only as good as his minions."
Ahhhhhh, Overlord, what an amazing series, that I truly love, sadly it is now probably dead after the rightful failure of the abomination of a game "fellowship of evil"
Edit: If you pay attention, you can see the wizard in all of the locations where the bosses are located, he even tells you that it was him who corrupted the heroes.
Can't believe I didn't know that. Where for example?
Yep. Another fun fact is that the game's story and humor was done by one Rhianna Pratchett, the daughter of Sir Terry Pratchett, the man who wrote the Discworld series. If you know Discworld, you might see some similarities in the humor. She also did 2, which I liked and had far more story, and...sadly...the aformentioned Fellowship of Evil. Uuuuugh. Troll, REEE with me on this.
i'm also interested where is the wizard in the locations
And apparently the wizard was also the original overlord and actually the heroes killed the protagonist because they wanted all the glory for themselves
@@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593 From what I remember, the wizard was one of the heroes, but he got possessed by the spirit of the original overlord after their victory. That's how he was able to corrupt the rest of them; he used their friendship with the wizard to influence them. The player character had sacrificed himself to kill the first overlord, which is why he was left dead in the tower. I think the reason the game is so oriented to being a good guy is because there's supposed to be a whole irony around the situation. You're a great hero turned evil tyrant, but all the other heroes became even worse, and you, the blatant bad guy with evil armor and an evil tower, have to save the lands from the old heroes.
You can't use voice lines from C&C Generals without promising me that you're gonna make a review of Generals.
@@chaoswraith "I BUILD VAGINA"
Right after the review of Space Rangers 2
Glad you're going to do Overlord 2 as well. It has a lightning spell So I expect Home Alone 2 scream.
Overlord 2 is a spectacular game. I was floored back in the day by how much fun it was. Mostly because I was really not expecting it.
I couldn't wait to see where they were going to go with the next installment... in true modern gaming fashion though it was a heaping pile of dogshit mobile game...
@@planescaped that made me sad. Now I know what the command and conqueror folks felt like at last years E3.
@@planescaped wait they made an overlord for mobile?
@@jhonnoilcringeincarnato8593 For a short time I remember this being on mobile: www.y8.com/games/overlord_ii_tower_defense
It didn't even work properly on mobile it was hard to put units down. Not that it's much better on PC but man is it weird.
If you go to the "official website" it sends you to something very special :) (My guess is that they sold the link)
It's a fucking anomaly and the only reason I know about it is because I'm such a big fan of the series.
Whoops they were talking about Fellowship of Evil. Guess that's how sad it is that I remembered this over it.
"when you first become evil you get little spikes then you get"
Becomes Satan himself
"Grishnakh Urakha"
Ah, Overlord. It's like Evil Pikmin.
Are you saying pikman isn't already evil?
I can't believe it took me this long to make that connection.
maybe more like d&d pikmin?
*Obligatory Hey hey people, Mandalore here comment*
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This joke got extremely old extremely fast.
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Mandalore and Sseth really do sound alike huh? :D
@@Tridetus They sound nothing alike.
Oh, the memories... This game is still relevant, goddamit!
This is my favorite game ever
Still play it
One more series on "I'd really wish it was revived by sane people" list... damn, your videos hurt sometimes. Wait, have you made Fable, B&W or Bard's Tale reviews?
I wish he would review the Fable trilogy.
He did none of those, the list has B&W2.
"K Mart Sauron" I laughed way to hard at that one.
Sauron
Laughing because he pronounced it wrong, I imagine?
@@ahomicidaltaco Oh please forgive my awful mistake of misspelling a word. Please random internet man I beg you.
@@DarkZedCannon No need to be testy dude, at least he wasn't mocking you.
You all are wayyyy to serious about a joke.
"Redz, Blews, Greeeinz, BrOwnz, you choose ALLLL!" I love this game, is so cheese & clunky but somehow I still rep ay it every year or so.
Written by the author of discworld's daughter, Rhianna Pratchett.
If you wondered why the creativity is just so damn good.
Its sad she hasnt gotten too much fantasy work nowadays. Shes really good at it
It's hard bar to live up to and I wouldn't blame her for not wanting to be stuck with constant comparisons to her dad... but yeah you're absolutely right she's a treasure in her own right.
Who's the author of Discworld's Daughter: Rhianna Pratchett (and may I say that's a really odd book name) ?
except this guy seemed to hate the humor.
@@mechanicalmonk2020 BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
discworld and its hangers on fucking sucks
Pikmin, but the game designers played too much 4th Edition DnD.
"make your slaves do your bidding"
"you can only control five browns"
Oh no MandaloreGaming is getting closer and closer to games i have actually played.
I love the overlord series
Thanks for bringing more light to the game
Codemasters needs to make part 3 already.. Or sell the rights, great games
Mike Nimberg they did and let’s just say it wasn’t the best
@Dazza Egan but what is talking about?
@@MrSimanator couldnt agree more, i finish overlord 1 last week and still hyped. gonna buy overlord 2 soon
THQNordic should buy the Overlord IP and make a sequel or a reboot
Oh boi... Mandalore review of Chaotic/Lawful evil: the game, I played the hell out of it and I loved it back then.
I would say that's more Overlord 2.
Watching RUclips
Mandalore posts new video
*FOR THE MASTER*
“Missing punchlines”
-proceeds to punch heroes clinging to dear life to their death
Welp, there’s your punchline
After thinking about this and The Darkness 1/2 I would love for there to be a resurgence in the trope of amusing goblin companions that assist you in your further “misdeeds.”
The guy screaming "DWARVES" killed me
Yeah, the Forgotten God was quite the fun bugger. He had some good lines, and the way he tortured the elves gets me every time. Truly a spiteful bugger after my own evil overlord heart.
@@minimmats The forgotten god is voiced, like a lot of characters, by Marc Silk.
He also voices Gnarl, minions and a few people.
@@minimmats He has a very recognizable voice, listen to his performance reel on his youtube channel and compare for yourself.
@@minimmats The closest voice I can find is Khazar from Black and White. He did a lot of voices for that game.
12:25
"FUCKIIING SLAAAAVES!"
Never gets old
Isn't there an Overlord II? Going to review that next?
He had a roadmap on Twitter after he made the guide. I think Metro 2033 is next.
@Heresiarch i ll give you the attentiom that your parents hadnt given you. Why they are trash?
Overlord 2 is trash in the sense that if you take the evil mistress, that unlocks the evil decorations, you won't get the evil ending.
@@ArtificialDjDAGX he said both im still waiting for his 200iq response
There is a overlord 2 but I don't remember it being quite as good as the first one.
The game of my childhood.
I still have the world map from the physical copy of the game. It's actually very useful as it shows you where some of the upgrades for your tower are if you know where to look.