Overlord Review 

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.

"you must master your slaves, starting off small you only have 5 browns" - MandaloreGaming 2k19.

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.

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.

Overlord is Fable on drugs. And Fable was already something else on drugs.

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.

"AK-47s FOR EVERYONE!" 7:55 Ah, a man of culture.

"And her sister, nvidia physics demo" XD

Overlord is a great example of the classic term: "A great villain is only as good as his minions."

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.

"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

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.

the anime is taking over my searches for this game help me damn it

I actually gasped in excitement when I saw this, I fuckin love these games

Ah yes, one of the pillars of “British humor in games” always appreciated

This was when Mandalore broke, this was when the seed was planted for the droods video.

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

Ah, Overlord. It's like Evil Pikmin.

"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.

"when you first become evil you get little spikes then you get" Becomes Satan himself "Grishnakh Urakha"

Oh, the memories... This game is still relevant, goddamit!

"K Mart Sauron" I laughed way to hard at that one.

Glad you're going to do Overlord 2 as well. It has a lightning spell So I expect Home Alone 2 scream.

Hate that dispicable me took overlords whole minion concept and just ruined it. Overlord had it first

I love the overlord series Thanks for bringing more light to the game

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.

Some anonymous entity with dubious morals sends his minions to attack others? Overload is the video game version of Twitter.

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.”

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.

"make your slaves do your bidding" "you can only control five browns"

You can't use voice lines from C&C Generals without promising me that you're gonna make a review of Generals.

“Missing punchlines” -proceeds to punch heroes clinging to dear life to their death Welp, there’s your punchline

"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 guy screaming "DWARVES" killed me

Watching RU-vid Mandalore posts new video *FOR THE MASTER*

Overlord remains to be my favorite game of my childhood.

"...and apparently, the desert is on Arrakis." I needed that.

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.

12:25 "FUCKIIING SLAAAAVES!" Never gets old

"The dwarves attack Evernight Forest" GOD THIS LINE IS STUCKED IN MY HEAD FOREVER !

After so many years, I only just realized the thumbnail has the minions face *clipping through* the review banner. Such a charming style choice.

Oh no MandaloreGaming is getting closer and closer to games i have actually played.

Oh boi... Mandalore review of Chaotic/Lawful evil: the game, I played the hell out of it and I loved it back then.

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

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

7:54 “Ak-47 for everyone!!!!” C&C generals ahhh the nostalgia.

"Maybe get a melee bonus" The alternative to the sex scene was expertly subtle and hilarious !!! Great video mandalore !!!

Dude. "Or her sister, Nvidia PhysX Demo." still kills me to this day. God that's so fucking funny.

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

Pikmin, but the game designers played too much 4th Edition DnD.

*Obligatory Hey hey people, Mandalore here comment*

I'm just happy to see Overlord getting covered.

*the entirety of the Great Tomb of Nazarik wants to know your location*

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?

Overlord 2 is a proper sequel to the DLC, and is actually pretty good

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!

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.

Isn't there an Overlord II? Going to review that next?

TREASSSURE I love that line, made me want to break stuff just to hear that and "FOR YOUUUUUUU"

1:34 Hey these minions were around way before those!!!

man this game has so much potential, it a pity we never see that potential grow and bloom

12:25 Damn, Van truly got used to Dark Magikc

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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

I know this is an old video but that coc generals "ak 47 for everyone" still cracks me up

"ak-47's for everyone! wooo!" man i so want mandalore to do a C&C review

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.

"to control the lands , you must master your slaves" - I liked being a slave master in overlord

my childhood game , love it to this day and still play it from time to time

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.

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

1 year later and the Druids video really did come out

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.

I want more games like this. This game was a blast.

Seeing Mandalore changing the thumbnail makes me think that part 2 is coming

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.

"AK-47 For Everyone!", Command & Conquer Generals review when?

AGE OF RECKONING, you truly do know the way to my heart...

This really makes me think of that trope where the guy tries to be evil but accidentally helps with every action.

Overlord 2 was more fun in my opinion you should review that next it's one of my favorite games :D

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.

I really love level design here. Both the nature and the dungeons look amazing.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

This was actually one of the first games I got for my 360 and it was a blast to play

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 Overlord. This game series takes a sacred place in my heart, and i will never lose hope for a proper sequel.

Overlord and Overlord 2, plus Fable 2 and Fable 3, are just my childhood in a bundle I have SUCH unconditional love for them and go back and replayed them at least every other year ! although I feel like no one knows about them anymore, sadly. Although I don't blame them they are definitely dated at this point sadly.

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.

Those minions sound like you're being followed by Krusty the Clown

I just wanted to say, your videos make me absurdly happy. Your style is unique and really enjoyable, and you do a fantastic job. Keep doing your think mate.

this game was pure childhood for me. i absolutely adored the visuals and soundtrack so much that i still occassionally play the game in modern days.

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.

I remember this game so much from my childhood. Thank you for covering it!

15:57 You know considering Overlord was written by Terry Pratchett's daughter, that's the most Discworld thing ever.

I like the bloom from this era because of nostalgia, that's it.