After that, his innate sociability and desire to be closer to the staff came in handy: devoted assistants took the master’s carcass out of the wreckage, cleaned it of debris, put it on its feet and stared delightedly at it with small evil eyes – what, they say, further, chief?Īnd then – total restoration work in order to bring to a former state both the tower, and its reputation, and the surrounding lands, just longing for liberation from the influence of good heroes – and passing revenge on them. The plot is as follows – once the “bright” heroes, joining forces, destroyed the stronghold of barbarism and cruelty, literally taking our lord apart. A mockery of classic fantasy stories can be seen a mile away: there are all the usual components of typical stories about the struggle between the “good” and “bad”, but the authors suggest that we visit the other side of the barricades, having experienced all the hardships of serving world evil. We again have to play the role of an evil and uncultured lord – that is, the same keeper, not just a dungeon, but a personal tower. Players with experience hearing about the Dungeons Keepers will immediately understand what is happening. However, the charm of Overlord lies in the fact that, using a concept similar to Dungeons Keepers and a humorous fantasy lubok from Fable (in other words, all the achievements of Peter our Moulinier), the Dutch developers made an absolutely independent product that differs in its own style and principles of the gameplay. First of all, many will remember Dungeons Keepers 1-2 and Fable – some will even call it a fun mixture of these iconic cult projects. Of course, if you wish, in Overlord video game you can find some kind of borrowing, hidden or explicit references to other games. The eyes of journalists and ordinary players, obscured by modern games, when becoming acquainted with the brainchild of Triumph Studio, increase to the size that would be the envy of typical anime heroes, and sternly compressed lips after a few minutes begin to blur inadvertently in a smile.
By the degree of concentration of defiant, gushing originality, this project is perceived against the background of its colleagues as something unreal. Today, among a host of clones, remakes, and monotonous catchy games that have all the advantages, except for fresh ideas, Overlord looks like a real alien.
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