Always wanted to laugh maniacally while sending out minions to ravage the country side? Then play Overlord and harass the poor peasants as you wish!

You play as THE overlord, the current evil guy©®™ incarnation in this world and the world is overrun by goodness, blergh. Time to get busy and conquer them by force and your minions. In principle it’s Pikmin but with uglycute evil gremlins instead of standardcute plant persons. You also have different types for different jobs (can go over water/fire, etc) but they can collect weapons and armour lying around, making it possible to strengthen them on the battlefield even more.

You roleplay as the evil guy by choosing how to decorate your tower, what mistress you take and also how to solve certain problems. While in Overlord 1 the game let’s you chose between evil and good but with evil methods, Overlord 2 is more committing to the act. Here you really chose between 2 evils: genocidal madman or tyrannical overlord, which fits more to the theme.

And while that sounds till now like I’m a sociopathic edgelord that should be put in an asylum: the greatest strength of these games is their black humour and parody of classical tolkienesque fantasy stories. The good forces are mostly incompetent and laughable, while the shenanigans of the minions are simply adorable. Foremost your advisor Gnarl, who helps you find your footings in your new spiky boots. And always has a quip ready and his catchphrase:

Evil always finds a way

And the story of Overlord 2 even managed to make me feel a mixture of disbelief and laughter when they revealed who the endboss is. So great work from Rhianna Pratchett! I haven’t played any of the other Overlord games, but 1&2 I highly recommend, for the pure chaos and fun of it. It’s not like it’s hard fights or has any hard puzzles, it’s mostly Zelda puzzles: you acquire new skill in a dungeon and then use that skill to solve the obstacles.

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    If youre playing on Steam, keep in mind theres regular Overlord 1 and Overlord: Raising Hell. You only want to play Raising Hell, which includes the expansion pack. That expansion pack adds a section to the end of EACH story chapter, rather than being self contained.

    If you play Overlord 1 and then try to play Raising Hell, you’ll be faced with a complete play through of the whole game just to see the expansion content. Theres no need to own base Overlord 1, or to play it if you have it.

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    I found the difficulty too much at some point and was unable to complete it. It was fun while it lasted though! Cute little idiot minions.

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      For sure I played it. I didn’t recommend the real classics till now, because I wanted to give less well known games a chance for attention. But maybe it’s time to talk about Thief and Deus Ex to get more people talking.

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    I bought these… holy macaroni, 16 years ago. I played the first one for a little while but then stopped. I don’t remember why, so most likely it was just that something else caught my attention.

    It might be time to have another look.

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    While I did outgrow teenage edge, the fun of playing an evil character and Rooting for the Empire can be timeless, especially since it turns the typical formula of the protagonist being the good guy on its head. Have been meaning to play this, appreciate the rec.

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    I remember wondering about these games decades ago, I’ll add them to my IsThereAnyDeal lists.

    Thanks!