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!
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.
"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
@@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
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.
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.
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.
I love that in every review you do, there is a section with an analysis on the music and ambience, most reviewers overlook this and to me it has been a really important aspect in every game, there are even games that arent enough for their marvelous soundtrack, such as drakengard 3
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.
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.
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.
Overlord 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games from my younger years. The humor and combat were never really my draw but I could never get enough of those Minions and the feeling of being a General leading an army. So many fun memories
"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.
@@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 really appreciate that you took the time to try the controls with both the controller and keyboard & mouse. Not a lot of reviewers spend the time to explain the differences but it can help a lot with a first impression in a game. Great review as always, and I look forward to the next one!
This is literally my favorite game of all time. I got introduced to the series with overlord 2, which is arguably as good if not better than overlord: raising hell. Both are great games but differ in a lot of places. Overall you want to act as evil as possible or nice as you want but follow your theme while conquering the world. These games are super old though
The only bad part of Overlord 2 is the spider temple- which is were zero punctuation's review ended because the game apparently didn't grab him so when the part even those who liked the game(like me) disliked happened he dropped it. too bad a lot of the best levels and story happen after that, makes me wonder if he would have gotten into the story and humor if he got to them, since they didn't seem to register to him.
Glad to see a video of this from you. Overlord was one of my first video games and one of my favorites of all time. It's like pikmin with attitude and the constant lord of the rings shade that it throws is so wonderful. My nostalgia for it just edits out the flaws and it will always have a place in my heart. I haven't played overlord 2 and I probably should especially since it seems like they were on the road to great improvements with the raising hell dlc.
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?
Playing this game on the hardest difficulty was what made me learn how to kite and choose the right tool for the right job, like the slugs, only greens can do the job efficiently, or trolls, only brows kiting, some blues to ressurect the ones that wont come back fastly and reds as artillery support. One of the best games that I ever played :) The last one is a mess unfortunately
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 thought this was a review of a new Overlord title and I was so excited but your just talking about the originals. That's fine I love the Overlord series I wish they would remaster it
This game woulda been a masterpiece If you as the Overlord could perform a Dead Space Issac Stomp And you could freely Stomp your big Metal Boot onto anything you want. The game is filled with pumpkins and boot sized minions, this was all I could think about as a kid
Missed Potential: The Game. The sequel was much better but still not great. The third game was... it wasn't Overlord as we knew it. There are spinoffs for handhelds and the Wii if I'm not mistaken. Haven't played them but they're probably not very good.
Ah Yes ,the third Overlord game. or better known as "We want to see if People are still interested in Overlord so we give them an awful mess that is not Overlord at all" -the game.
The Wii version had every minion use the same equipment, but makes them all look the same. It also scaled back on your army since that game chugged real hard.
16:40 That's obviously intentional. It's a small easter egg to show you that he's moving around and causing trouble in the background. He's not just sitting in a dark corner waiting for you to do all the work.
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, flawes and all! Its just so simple and fun dungeon crawler with badass looking hero/villain! I wish they would make new Overlord at somepoint
@@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
What he means is the term minion is hijacked by those yellow things. Tell a random person the word minion and you know what they will think of 99/100 of the time.
Oh man this was literally the first video game I ever played! I used to absolutely obsses over it. I had a sketch book with lore notes and my drawings of the minions. It's still one of my favourite games (along with it's sequel) probably in part because of nostalgia but still.
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.
The tactics of the game often boils down to how much you want to fight with the game's mechanics. It can be a little cumbersome to try and direct your minions to specific spots and if something throws a wrench in your plans, like giant enemy with an even more gigantic axe, or a dwarf with a flamethrower, you often can't really react in time to pull them out of harm's way. But if you don't care about the lives of your minions too much, which I'll be honest you shouldn't (they're meant to be expendable, the worst you'll get is losing a few minions with improved gear), you can sort of just brute force your way through most situations. There are a couple fights you have to watch out for, but my "careful" playthroughs from earlier on tended to go worse than my "beat the crap out of them with sheer numbers" playthroughs. Also, never underestimate how powerful your Overlord is. At the start he'll be a bit flimsy, but getting him the best armor and, most importantly, a fully-upgraded weapon specced for damage and critical bonuses, is the *single best addition to your repertoire in the game.* He is, by all accounts, a powerful warrior and I've found that sometimes sending minions in is less effective than just beating the crap out of the enemy with my upgraded sword. The giant wraiths with axes being a great example. My minions are often splattered by them with minimal effort, but I can walk in and about 4-shot the bastards, saving my minions from too much harm. That's not to say the minions aren't useful, but it comes down to mixing and swapping between minion swarms and Overlord weapon-bashing. My favorite tactic is generally to hold off the more annoying foes with my Overlord while my minions take down the littler ones, or in many cases to just swarm a group while we all run in and smash them to bits together. It's exactly what you'd want out of a game about being an evil overlord and it's a shame the series dwindled so much after the sequel. I would gladly pay for another Overlord game today that isn't just a stupid spin-off ARPG, or at the least I'd be happy if they'd port the first two off that aging console we call a PS3, because the PC port has been entirely abandoned and barely functions anymore. I've had to resort to PS3 emulation to get a proper working copy (which for me so far has been near-perfect with Overlord: Raising Hell, except the blacksmith's quarters for some reason, where Gnarl's audio is entirely cut out). Don't let its age fool you, this is a wildly entertaining game to play. If you like the concept, play it. You won't regret it. Well... you might have the Raising Hell minigames a bit. Golfing wasn't so bad, although boring, but the Pinball section pissed me off recently. It's miserable. (Have to hit four walls with the "pinball" all in one go. If you take too long, i.e. more than 2 minutes or so, it resets; the physics are _not_ good and if the pinball gets stuck on the sides it resets).
Oh and as for the camera, it's not that big of a deal. Anyone who's used to older games like the original Spyro trilogy will already be used to the concept. You rely on the camera to move about on its own behind you when you walk in a direction and just snap it with the button to focus in front of you when you need it. It's inconvenient compared to modern camera systems, but it's hardly an issue. I've never understood why people complained about it with the OG Spyro trilogy because I genuinely just put it out of my mind while playing, so I don't see the issue here either.
I think the game is pretty easy, you just have to get used to juggling your horde, overlord and spells. Just know when to pull back and when to commit, preserve your minions where possible (mainly in 2, they're more expendable in 1) and keep them well armed. But I've been playing these games since I was a kid so I might not understand what's so difficult since I beat 2 as a child and 1 as a teenager.
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
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.
Of all things, your impotence at 15:24 to achieve evil reminds me of a DnD greentext where a DM gets fed up with his edgelord murderhobos murderhoboing, so the DM finds ways to twist their actions to have an accidental heroic outcomes to punish them. “Oh, you burned down the orphanage to sew chaos, inspire fear in the hearts of the masses or just plain sadism? That orphanage was actually an Illithid front for harvesting thrall and you destroying it unmasked a huge conspiracy threatening the whole nation. You’ve earned the people’s love and have been given the key to the city.” It feels like joke is on you just as much as it is every other major character in this game.
I remember saying this game and only ever using the exact required amount of red minions. I had one specific minion which, thank RNGsus, never even got sent back into the portal, much less died. Seriously, he just survived through everything with like, max armour and weapon stats for a minion who just looted the remains of his bosses enemies.
Funnily enough, the thumbnail image is actually a promo for the second game. This comment is now out of date, as the thumbnail was in fact changed at some point
I absolutely love this game, it's pretty charming in his own way, and I love using my little minions to do evil stuff. Pro tip: if your horde gets wiped out to reequip them go to the arena kill a few things and safely loot the enemy corpses there.
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!
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His inner Sseth is leaking out
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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
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.
@@zigfaust Why thank you :D
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...)
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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
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I DIED xD Angry Mobs get you every time
... Generals, Mandalore?
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@@MandaloreGaming Shall I press the button?
I WILL CRUSH
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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.
Overlord is a great example of the classic term:
"A great villain is only as good as his minions."
"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.
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.
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}
This was when Mandalore broke, this was when the seed was planted for the droods video.
He even sounds depressed in this video
"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.
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.
Some anonymous entity with dubious morals sends his minions to attack others? Overload is the video game version of Twitter.
Critical Nobody Love your videos sorry about your house
Yeah
WOW! TOPICAL!
You do realize the overlord is evil right?
@@SC-ce3vpso are those mobs lol
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
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
"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.
Oh no MandaloreGaming is getting closer and closer to games i have actually played.
"make your slaves do your bidding"
"you can only control five browns"
Oh, the memories... This game is still relevant, goddamit!
This is my favorite game ever
Still play it
I'm just happy to see Overlord getting covered.
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?
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.
"when you first become evil you get little spikes then you get"
Becomes Satan himself
"Grishnakh Urakha"
“Missing punchlines”
-proceeds to punch heroes clinging to dear life to their death
Welp, there’s your punchline
I love that in every review you do, there is a section with an analysis on the music and ambience, most reviewers overlook this and to me it has been a really important aspect in every game, there are even games that arent enough for their marvelous soundtrack, such as drakengard 3
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.
"Maybe get a melee bonus" The alternative to the sex scene was expertly subtle and hilarious !!! Great video mandalore !!!
12:25
"FUCKIIING SLAAAAVES!"
Never gets old
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.
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.”
Watching RUclips
Mandalore posts new video
*FOR THE MASTER*
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.
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.
Overlord 1 and 2 are some of my favorite games from my younger years. The humor and combat were never really my draw but I could never get enough of those Minions and the feeling of being a General leading an army. So many fun memories
"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.
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
7:54 “Ak-47 for everyone!!!!” C&C generals ahhh the nostalgia.
After so many years, I only just realized the thumbnail has the minions face *clipping through* the review banner.
Such a charming style choice.
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 really appreciate that you took the time to try the controls with both the controller and keyboard & mouse. Not a lot of reviewers spend the time to explain the differences but it can help a lot with a first impression in a game.
Great review as always, and I look forward to the next one!
Overlord remains to be my favorite game of my childhood.
This is literally my favorite game of all time. I got introduced to the series with overlord 2, which is arguably as good if not better than overlord: raising hell. Both are great games but differ in a lot of places. Overall you want to act as evil as possible or nice as you want but follow your theme while conquering the world. These games are super old though
The only bad part of Overlord 2 is the spider temple- which is were zero punctuation's review ended because the game apparently didn't grab him so when the part even those who liked the game(like me) disliked happened he dropped it. too bad a lot of the best levels and story happen after that, makes me wonder if he would have gotten into the story and humor if he got to them, since they didn't seem to register to him.
Please do me a favor and stop calling games from 2007 "super old".
I'm 25, you don't need to make me feel like I have two feet in the grave.
@@awkwardcultism after your 25th birthday you're closer to 50 than your own birth.
@@awkwardcultism you're already destined to be called a boomer once you reach 30 so dont worry
@@oscarlove4394 You're a monster.
"The dwarves attack Evernight Forest"
GOD THIS LINE IS STUCKED IN MY HEAD FOREVER !
Glad to see a video of this from you. Overlord was one of my first video games and one of my favorites of all time. It's like pikmin with attitude and the constant lord of the rings shade that it throws is so wonderful. My nostalgia for it just edits out the flaws and it will always have a place in my heart. I haven't played overlord 2 and I probably should especially since it seems like they were on the road to great improvements with the raising hell dlc.
Overlord 2 is a proper sequel to the DLC, and is actually pretty good
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.
"...and apparently, the desert is on Arrakis."
I needed that.
Playing this game on the hardest difficulty was what made me learn how to kite and choose the right tool for the right job, like the slugs, only greens can do the job efficiently, or trolls, only brows kiting, some blues to ressurect the ones that wont come back fastly and reds as artillery support. One of the best games that I ever played :) The last one is a mess unfortunately
*the entirety of the Great Tomb of Nazarik wants to know your location*
*Earrape Clattanoia plays*
Crytex64 *_🅱️ASUGA 🅱️INZ-🅱️AMA!!_*
I was lookingforthis comment lol
Who wins?
Overlord vs Overlord?
@@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171 why the overlord of course
Pikmin, but the game designers played too much 4th Edition DnD.
Dude. "Or her sister, Nvidia PhysX Demo." still kills me to this day. God that's so fucking funny.
TREASSSURE I love that line, made me want to break stuff just to hear that and "FOR YOUUUUUUU"
man this game has so much potential, it a pity we never see that potential grow and bloom
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.
*Obligatory Hey hey people, Mandalore here comment*
manny thanks to the merchants guild for sponsoring this video
This joke got extremely old extremely fast.
Many thanks to the Merchants' Guild for sponsoring this post.
Mandalore and Sseth really do sound alike huh? :D
@@Tridetus They sound nothing alike.
"ak-47's for everyone! wooo!"
man i so want mandalore to do a C&C review
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.
I thought this was a review of a new Overlord title and I was so excited but your just talking about the originals.
That's fine I love the Overlord series I wish they would remaster it
I stopped when i saw the lawbro profile pic XD ( lawbringer's for life ) oh and i agree with your comment
Overlord, Overlord: Dark Legends and Overlord 2 are great games if you want to see a horrible Overlord game look at Overlord Fellowship of Evil.
Ugh it's not Overlord 3 and it's a spin off so who cares
Or as we like to call it Overlord fellowship of the RINGPIECE!
12:25
Damn, Van truly got used to Dark Magikc
I remember renting this game from Blockbuster with my brother way back in the day. I thought it was okay. Funny way to rediscover it.
Haha Blockbuster. Oh, man.
Thats exactly how I found this game. I walked into blockbuster and thought the cover for Overlord 2 was cool. Picked it and absolutely loved it!!
This game woulda been a masterpiece
If you as the Overlord could perform a Dead Space Issac Stomp And you could freely Stomp your big Metal Boot onto anything you want.
The game is filled with pumpkins and boot sized minions, this was all I could think about as a kid
I loved this game and still play it too this day. It has everything I love about games. Being a badass, collectibles and controlling evil creatures.
"to control the lands , you must master your slaves" - I liked being a slave master in overlord
Missed Potential: The Game. The sequel was much better but still not great. The third game was... it wasn't Overlord as we knew it. There are spinoffs for handhelds and the Wii if I'm not mistaken. Haven't played them but they're probably not very good.
Wii was interesting. Was a long time so I don't remember much but I had fun.
Ah Yes ,the third Overlord game. or better known as "We want to see if People are still interested in Overlord so we give them an awful mess that is not Overlord at all" -the game.
U played as the minions in the ds game
The Wii version had every minion use the same equipment, but makes them all look the same. It also scaled back on your army since that game chugged real hard.
The fellowship of evil is not part 3 rather a spinoff, I still hope they will some day make it tho
This is my favorite game analysis channel. Always makes my day to see a new vid.
Just like your editing Mandalore...your upload timing is impeccable.
Thank you.
my childhood game , love it to this day and still play it from time to time
16:40 That's obviously intentional. It's a small easter egg to show you that he's moving around and causing trouble in the background. He's not just sitting in a dark corner waiting for you to do all the work.
Overlord 2 was more fun in my opinion you should review that next it's one of my favorite games :D
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
AGE OF RECKONING, you truly do know the way to my heart...
I really love level design here. Both the nature and the dungeons look amazing.
I love this game, flawes and all! Its just so simple and fun dungeon crawler with badass looking hero/villain! I wish they would make new Overlord at somepoint
They did and it was horrible
It’s called Overlord fellowship of evil
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.
I know this is an old video but that coc generals "ak 47 for everyone" still cracks me up
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
1:34 Hey these minions were around way before those!!!
What he means is the term minion is hijacked by those yellow things. Tell a random person the word minion and you know what they will think of 99/100 of the time.
Oh man this was literally the first video game I ever played! I used to absolutely obsses over it. I had a sketch book with lore notes and my drawings of the minions. It's still one of my favourite games (along with it's sequel) probably in part because of nostalgia but still.
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.
15:03 oh Mandalore, we've all been there...
The tactics of the game often boils down to how much you want to fight with the game's mechanics. It can be a little cumbersome to try and direct your minions to specific spots and if something throws a wrench in your plans, like giant enemy with an even more gigantic axe, or a dwarf with a flamethrower, you often can't really react in time to pull them out of harm's way.
But if you don't care about the lives of your minions too much, which I'll be honest you shouldn't (they're meant to be expendable, the worst you'll get is losing a few minions with improved gear), you can sort of just brute force your way through most situations. There are a couple fights you have to watch out for, but my "careful" playthroughs from earlier on tended to go worse than my "beat the crap out of them with sheer numbers" playthroughs.
Also, never underestimate how powerful your Overlord is. At the start he'll be a bit flimsy, but getting him the best armor and, most importantly, a fully-upgraded weapon specced for damage and critical bonuses, is the *single best addition to your repertoire in the game.* He is, by all accounts, a powerful warrior and I've found that sometimes sending minions in is less effective than just beating the crap out of the enemy with my upgraded sword. The giant wraiths with axes being a great example. My minions are often splattered by them with minimal effort, but I can walk in and about 4-shot the bastards, saving my minions from too much harm.
That's not to say the minions aren't useful, but it comes down to mixing and swapping between minion swarms and Overlord weapon-bashing. My favorite tactic is generally to hold off the more annoying foes with my Overlord while my minions take down the littler ones, or in many cases to just swarm a group while we all run in and smash them to bits together.
It's exactly what you'd want out of a game about being an evil overlord and it's a shame the series dwindled so much after the sequel. I would gladly pay for another Overlord game today that isn't just a stupid spin-off ARPG, or at the least I'd be happy if they'd port the first two off that aging console we call a PS3, because the PC port has been entirely abandoned and barely functions anymore. I've had to resort to PS3 emulation to get a proper working copy (which for me so far has been near-perfect with Overlord: Raising Hell, except the blacksmith's quarters for some reason, where Gnarl's audio is entirely cut out).
Don't let its age fool you, this is a wildly entertaining game to play. If you like the concept, play it. You won't regret it.
Well... you might have the Raising Hell minigames a bit. Golfing wasn't so bad, although boring, but the Pinball section pissed me off recently. It's miserable. (Have to hit four walls with the "pinball" all in one go. If you take too long, i.e. more than 2 minutes or so, it resets; the physics are _not_ good and if the pinball gets stuck on the sides it resets).
Oh and as for the camera, it's not that big of a deal. Anyone who's used to older games like the original Spyro trilogy will already be used to the concept. You rely on the camera to move about on its own behind you when you walk in a direction and just snap it with the button to focus in front of you when you need it. It's inconvenient compared to modern camera systems, but it's hardly an issue. I've never understood why people complained about it with the OG Spyro trilogy because I genuinely just put it out of my mind while playing, so I don't see the issue here either.
I think the game is pretty easy, you just have to get used to juggling your horde, overlord and spells. Just know when to pull back and when to commit, preserve your minions where possible (mainly in 2, they're more expendable in 1) and keep them well armed.
But I've been playing these games since I was a kid so I might not understand what's so difficult since I beat 2 as a child and 1 as a teenager.
This was my favorite game when I was a little kid
15:57 You know considering Overlord was written by Terry Pratchett's daughter, that's the most Discworld thing ever.
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
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.
"AK-47 For Everyone!", Command & Conquer Generals review when?
Of all things, your impotence at 15:24 to achieve evil reminds me of a DnD greentext where a DM gets fed up with his edgelord murderhobos murderhoboing, so the DM finds ways to twist their actions to have an accidental heroic outcomes to punish them. “Oh, you burned down the orphanage to sew chaos, inspire fear in the hearts of the masses or just plain sadism? That orphanage was actually an Illithid front for harvesting thrall and you destroying it unmasked a huge conspiracy threatening the whole nation. You’ve earned the people’s love and have been given the key to the city.” It feels like joke is on you just as much as it is every other major character in this game.
I remember saying this game and only ever using the exact required amount of red minions. I had one specific minion which, thank RNGsus, never even got sent back into the portal, much less died. Seriously, he just survived through everything with like, max armour and weapon stats for a minion who just looted the remains of his bosses enemies.
Funnily enough, the thumbnail image is actually a promo for the second game.
This comment is now out of date, as the thumbnail was in fact changed at some point
I absolutely love this game, it's pretty charming in his own way, and I love using my little minions to do evil stuff.
Pro tip: if your horde gets wiped out to reequip them go to the arena kill a few things and safely loot the enemy corpses there.
Overlord 1 and 2 are just always fun. I can always come back to them and have a great time. Every few months I find myself doing a playthrough again.
Seeing Mandalore changing the thumbnail makes me think that part 2 is coming
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"Load the spaceship with rocket fuel, load it with the words!"