However, melee opportunities also abound. It has better writing, a much better story (one that you actually pay attention to, including the expansion), and a very cute subtheme. Overlord 1 is leagues better than Overlord 2. Magical might is the best demonstration of the Overlord's power. It is all small things, so I cant say that it is definitely better. These spells allow you to do direct damage to foes, slow and confuse the enemy, protect yourself and your minions, and strengthen and rile up your filthy horde. Additionally, if you can keep minions around long enough, they will find weapons and buffs that will increase their experience and your power.Īs you progress through the game, you will also be able to improve your spell casting by expanding your knowledge of the four magical domains (Fire, Domination, Shield, and Minion spells). Successful Overlords will have to strategically use the distinct properties of each minion in order to advance. Finally, Blues can resurrect your other minions, swim in water, and do magical damage. They are nearly invisible to your foes and are incredibly lethal when attacking from behind. These little greeblies are inept at hand-to-hand combat, but they pack a long-ranged fireball attack and can absorb fire that stands in your path. They are good melee fighters and are quick to pick up and use implements of war. Consequently, the Overlord has four different types of minions that are more than eager to do his bidding.īrowns are your foot soldiers. The Overlord is more than competent to fight on his own (more on that later), but a true master of evil has others do the work for him. The girl squeezed her eyes tightly shut and bit her lower lip. His blade gleamed in the sun, and he poised himself, ready to end their lives in a single merciful stroke.
The main gameplay mechanic deals with the size, make up, and experience of your beastly minions. The knight in full plate armor stood before the girl and her little sister, his sword raised high. As the Overlord, you will be in control of a horde of minions, a host of magical spells, powerful armaments, and a dark tower. Still, the game has its moments of fun, snappy dialogue, and niche gameplay.įor those who've never played the original, Overlord: Raising Hell has the player reincarnate as a dark lord whose evil empire was destroyed during the last cycle of evil. Even worse, the game's fraught with technical issues such as a glitch-filled framerate and lethargic load times. What the title doesn't improve upon is the sluggish multiplayer gameplay and the somewhat mediocre visuals.
Overlord: Raising Hell encompasses all the material of the original 360 release, plus the additional downloadable content and several upgrades including new realms, a mini-map, legendary difficulty, local split-screen multiplayer, and Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound support.
Subsequently, the title was released for the PC - arguably the game's best outing. Overlord originally released on the Xbox 360 to mixed reviews.
Unfortunately, a few technical issues hamper this PS3 title, and the simple challenges, while fun, don't manage to be particularly engaging. The concept sounds quite entertaining, and for the most part it is. Instead of using cute, little onion-spawns to help you put your spaceship back together, you'll be in control of a snarling bunch of goblins tasked with reestablishing your dark empire and dominion over the Abyss. *edit: I tried setting compatibility mode for both Config.exe and Overlord.exe to Windows 98, Windows XP SP2 and Windows XP SP3, but none of these settings helped.Overlord: Raising Hell is an RTS-like action/adventure title in the mold of Pikmin. Every time I click Save and Play the Configuration dialog closes and reopens automatically. Tried multiple setting in the Configuration dialog After the autosave, leave the area and come back. Then, go to the crane and the game will autosave. After it ends, send all of your minions to open the gate where the crane is and rush through it. Set the compatibility mode for Overlord.exe to Windows 7 Cheats Codes: Skip the first troll: When you reach the troll, a cutscene will play showing him getting ready to face you. Right-click on Config.exe and select "Run as administrator" Run Config.exe directly from the game's installation folder Right-click on the executable Overlord.exe in the game's installation folder and selecting "Run as administrator" Run the executable Overlord.exe in the game's installation folder directly Go to Overlord + Raising Hell and click on Play in GOG Galaxy
Steps I've tried to get the game working: No matter how many times I click "Save and Play", I cannot get the game to launch. However, instead of the game launching, the Configuration dialog closes and then opens up again. I click "Save and Play" and I expect the game to launch. When I launch Overlord + Raising Hell the Configuration dialog is displayed.
I am running Windows 10 with the latest updates.