Overlord: Dark Legend

[Evil Avnovice]

Some new images (http://www.gamekyo.com/newsen29727_overlord-dark-legend-new-pictures.html) from Gamekyo.

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090119_202947_1_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images1_4_29727.html)

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090119_202947_3_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images3_4_29727.html)

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[Virtual Machine]

*clap clap clap*

Man i love Overlord!

[Admiral Ackbar]

So, I played the demo for the original a LONG time ago and I think I remember enjoying it. Should I throw it on Gamefly? Will I need to have played it to "get" the next one?

[Evil Avnovice]

Some new information.

- Europe: tentative June release
- Wiimote provides FPS-like camera control
- Point and click to send minions to a specific area
- use Z to attack with main character
- due to Wiimote-pointing, you can now send minions to zones that you cannot reach right away
- shake Wiimote to charge minions like a bomb. Shake too much and they’ll explode. Launch minions and they’ll explode on impact. Guide minions slightly by tilting Wimote
- No sex or alcohol references
- up to 25 minions at once, different types as well
- 12-14 hours of playtime with lots of replayability
- there is a castle that acts as a hub
- 5 themes in the game, one including Little Red Riding Hood-turned-into-a-wolf final boss
- Links to Overlord 1 plot

Source: HandHeldWii (http://handheldwii.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/7374492/); GoNintendo (http://gonintendo.com/?p=69649); RevoGamers (http://www.revogamers.net/avances-380-Overlord-Dark-Legend---Impresiones-1.html)

[Farsight]

So, I played the demo for the original a LONG time ago and I think I remember enjoying it. Should I throw it on Gamefly?

Definitely. Or just buy it, I think it's $20 or less (new) now...

Will I need to have played it to "get" the next one?

This isn't OVERLORD 2. This title is a Wii-specific prequel of sorts by another developer. OVERLORD 2 comes out on 360/PS3/PC around the same time.

[Virtual Machine]

And that's really the one i'll be spending my cash on. Though I'm curious about the DS version as well.

[Narradisall]

Oh must buy. I loved the first overlord, main as I had pangs of Dungeon Kepper feelings to it.

[Kielaran]

Is this one being by Rhianna Pratchett as well?

[boratika]

Is this one being by Rhianna Pratchett as well?

I'll assume the word "written" in your post, rather that suggeting humerous alternatives. Then I will state, yes, this is the case (as it is for Overlord II and even the DS puzzle game.)

[Kielaran]

I'll assume the word "written" in your post, rather that suggeting humerous alternatives. Then I will state, yes, this is the case (as it is for Overlord II and even the DS puzzle game.)

Hah, you and your extra 'words' in your little 'sentences.'

Umm, yeah, thanks.

[Admiral Ackbar]

This isn't OVERLORD 2. This title is a Wii-specific prequel of sorts by another developer. OVERLORD 2 comes out on 360/PS3/PC around the same time.

Ah-ha! I was wondering what was up with the gfx. Thanks for the info!

[Narradisall]

Overlord 2 best have gingerbread enemies as well!

That way I can do my best Shrek impression....

"Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man."

[Evil Avnovice]

Comic-con '09 footage:

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[Evil Avnovice]

Some new images. (Gamekyo (http://www.gamekyo.com/newsen30317_overlord-dark-legend-illustrated-in-pictures.html))

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090220_143109_1_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images1_4_30317.html)

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090220_143109_5_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images5_4_30317.html)

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090220_143109_7_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images7_4_30317.html)

[Evil Avnovice]

Debut trailer:

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[Evil Avnovice]

Fact sheet. (GoNintendo (http://gonintendo.com/?p=73330))

Designed and developed exclusively for Wii, Overlord Dark Legend is a brand new action adventure steeped in fairy tale lore with sinister, satirical twists. Set in a time before the original game (Overlord, 2007), players step into the role of a new younger Overlord and revel in command of the most vicious, yet lovable little critters in gaming – the Minions.

Forming a unique rampaging army, the Minions are a demonic, slavish and loyal horde of imp-like critters predisposed to violence. No matter: they’re always ready and willing to follow even the most suicidal order, whether it’s raiding villages for kicks and giggles or hurling themselves at enemies in the face of kamikaze odds in the beautifully rendered game world. With a story and characters that poke playful fun at fantasy cliché, our trainee tyrant will be able to take his growing pains out on the local fairy tale inhabitants as he protects his castle and lands.


• Seize the Power: Donning the armour of the Overlord, players become commander-in-chief of a fighting, thieving and pillaging horde of crazed minions (with hundreds more waiting in reserve) – a force quite unlike any other. Send out your minions to crush rock giants, gnomes, halflings, elves, dwarves, peasants and more. Become a new Overlord, conquer realms and grow your castle from dilapidated ruins to glorious expression of your absolute power.

• Pillage and destroy with the Wii Remote: Controlling the minions is slick and devastating, requiring a flick of the Wii Remote to send the raucous rabble into battle. Whether you’re swishing the remote to sweep the horde into battle or pointing it to direct magic spells and fireballs at enemies, the Wii Remote becomes the perfect extension of the Overlord’s despotic will.

• Throttle Your Minions: Individual Minions can be plucked from the horde, held by the neck and then, by vigorously shaking the Wii Remote, throttled! This stirs up the volatile lifeforce within them and they become a manic minion missile. With a now-explosive body, the insane little critter can be guided into enemies with hilarious, if rather fatal, consequences for both parties.

• A twisted fairy tale: With a rich, tongue-in-cheek story written by award-winning games author Rhianna Pratchett, this exclusive Overlord adventure for Wii tells a new and twisted fairy tale. The lead character is in a Cinderella scenario with his elder and rather unpleasant brother and sister. He is the forgotten child while his father is away, and his wicked twin siblings are plotting to take over the kingdom with their own perverse alliances with elves and dwarves. The story game also introduces wicked witches, gingerbread men and Lil’ Red, the seeming sweet girl with a lupine side to her personality.

• Meet the Minions: The Brown Minions are the fighters and the strongest minions in general combat. Red Minions are fire throwers and act like archers by hurling blazing fireballs as a long range attack. Green Minions are the assassins and love to use stealth attacks. Blue Minions are the smartest of the minions and have healing powers and can resurrect their fallen minion comrades and bring them back into the fight.

[Evil Avnovice]

A new trailer. (Gamekyo (http://www.gamekyo.com/videoen15095_overlord-dark-legend-new-trailer-and-pictures.html))

http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090515_181256_0_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images0_5_15095.html)

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http://www.gamekyo.com/Webmasters/Images/73291520090515_181256_3_big.jpg (http://www.gamekyo.com/images3_5_15095.html)

[Evil Avnovice]

And an interview with Rhianna Pratchett on the writing process of the upcoming Overlord titles. (Spong (http://spong.com/feature/10109915/Q_A-Rhianna_Pratchett_Overlord_II_Screen_Writer))

[Kielaran]

And an interview with Rhianna Pratchett on the writing process of the upcoming Overlord titles. (Spong (http://spong.com/feature/10109915/Q_A-Rhianna_Pratchett_Overlord_II_Screen_Writer))

Ohhh, nice find.

[Evil Avnovice]

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