Overlord by Triumph Studios Coming To PC & 360

Posted in Action, PC Games, Previews, Turn-Based, Xbox 360 by ubersoldat on May 3rd, 2006.

From the producers who brought us the luscious Age of Wonders video-game series comes an official announcement of their freshest title, Overlord, which breaks away from their turned-based strategy mold, delivering what could possibly be their breakout hit for the PC & Xbox 360.

From the press release:

Controlling a mysterious figure that has inherited the legacy of the evil, long-dead Overlord, the player emerges, near death, from the ruins of the old Overlord’s Dark Tower. Only the player’s actions will determine if they will rise to become the new all-powerful Overlord; it’s all down to how much of a bad ass they want to be in order to succeed… evil or really evil! Played out with plenty of black humour and dark irony, the game will immerse players in twisted parodies of classic fantasy scenarios and characters.Overlord’s key innovation is the introduction of an array of impish creatures - the Minions. They believe you are the old Overlord reborn and will use their unique skills to fetch, fight and die for you. Throughout the game players will actively control a horde of these gremlin-like critters and they’ll follow your every instruction no matter how despotic or, for the Minions, life threatening it is.

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