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Same but improved
posted by Droppo (HOUSTON, TX) Jul 4, 2009
Member since Dec 2006
70 out of 80 gamers (88%) found this review helpful
The main problem that I had with the first game has been remedied with this sequel. In the first game, I never truly felt like my character was evil. Before killing a unicorn, the game made sure to do something to twist and warp the unicorn to make it seem evil. Then I'd kill it. I wanted to kill a bright and sparkley unicorn. That's what evil would do. And before rampaging through a villiage of "hobbits," the game first twisted them into nasty little guys that you wouldn't mind killing. I wanted to destroy Hobbiton, not a goblin villiage. The new game gets this right, including haughty sounding fair skinned elves, villiages full of good and decent people, and even little baby seals and hoppy bunnies for you to destroy. That's EVIL!
So now that evil is good, what about the gameplay? Well, it's very much like the first Overlord game with only a few variations. Graphics are improved, looking like a cross between World of Warcraft and Fable 2. Controls are pretty easy to get the hang of and the sound and voice acting is excellent.
The only real flaws in this game to me are the repetitive nature of constantly sending your minions to solve puzzles for you. That's what the game is supposed to be all about though, so if you enjoy doing that, then this game is for you. I really liked it at first, saw that it was a really good game, but after a while it did grow tiresome for me. I think I wanted my Overlord character to go out and do more kicking of goodie goodie fannies by himself. Get his hands dirty so to speak. He can mix it up with the enemies from time to time, but it's best to let your minions handle most of the work.
Telling a story and providing humor are the main two things that most strategy games are missing, but they are widely abundant in Overlord 2. These coupled with the excellent graphics, sound, and fun fantasy setting make the game a definite rental for at least one playthrough.
So now that evil is good, what about the gameplay? Well, it's very much like the first Overlord game with only a few variations. Graphics are improved, looking like a cross between World of Warcraft and Fable 2. Controls are pretty easy to get the hang of and the sound and voice acting is excellent.
The only real flaws in this game to me are the repetitive nature of constantly sending your minions to solve puzzles for you. That's what the game is supposed to be all about though, so if you enjoy doing that, then this game is for you. I really liked it at first, saw that it was a really good game, but after a while it did grow tiresome for me. I think I wanted my Overlord character to go out and do more kicking of goodie goodie fannies by himself. Get his hands dirty so to speak. He can mix it up with the enemies from time to time, but it's best to let your minions handle most of the work.
Telling a story and providing humor are the main two things that most strategy games are missing, but they are widely abundant in Overlord 2. These coupled with the excellent graphics, sound, and fun fantasy setting make the game a definite rental for at least one playthrough.