We've been intrigued by Triumph Studios' Overlord ever since we first learned of it. Loosing your army of minions on unsuspecting peasants sounds like jolly good fun to us. After learning about the intriguing imp controlling mechanic, we're dying to learn more about Overlord. As such, we decided to wrangle a Q&A out of Codemasters, Overlord's publisher. That, dear X3F readers, is where you come in. We need your Overlord questions. What do you want to know about the game? Who's making it? What's the deal with the enormously fat lady in the image above? Any questions you have, we want you to post them right here in the comments. We'll pick some of the best questions (along with some of our own), pack them up, and send them off to Codemasters.
If you need inspiration, why not check out our Overlord coverage thus far?
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4-19-2007 @ 6:16PM
Nukie said...
Q: How do you know what your minions are up to? Are they always by your side within eyesight? Or can they go off and do tasks and you have some kind of remote viewing?
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4-19-2007 @ 6:28PM
lee said...
What's the UI like? how do I issue commands?
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4-19-2007 @ 6:42PM
muffyandfluffy said...
How do you get more minions?
Does the overlord do any sort of fighting or is it just the minions?
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4-19-2007 @ 6:49PM
Ghost Gerbil said...
Q: Are your minions perfectly loyal, or will they disobey you sometimes? If so, why?
Q: Do you or your minions wield weapons (swords axes, bows, frying pans etc.)? Can you wield a minion?
Q: Do the minions speak? Growl? Purr? or what?
Q: Release date?
Q: Possible downloadable content?
Q: Can you customize your character? Or the minions?
Thank You!
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4-19-2007 @ 7:00PM
Tarl said...
That's a lady in the picture?
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4-19-2007 @ 7:17PM
MrGoddard said...
Does your castle slowly get built up after each mission/level/whatever and can you actually walk around and decorate it with trophies of your conquests and the heads of your enemies?
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4-19-2007 @ 7:25PM
zenprism said...
For multiplayer, will there be an option for one player to be the lone, brave hero who goes against the other player who is the overlord (actual multiplayer good vs. evil battles)?
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4-19-2007 @ 7:35PM
zenprism said...
Sorry, one more.
How does the overlord's mistress in the tower affect things? And what can you do with/to her?
:)
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4-19-2007 @ 7:53PM
ProjectEkim360 said...
Will there be a multi player option and if so how many people and what do you do in it
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4-19-2007 @ 7:54PM
Chris said...
What I want to know is if the game will be linear or having some sort of freeroaming aspect.
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4-19-2007 @ 8:20PM
Deburner said...
1.What rating should the game get and why?
2.Is it going to be dark all the time or will some of the game take place in the daylight?
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4-19-2007 @ 8:20PM
Chris H said...
Do you or your minions have and spells? and if so what kind?
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4-19-2007 @ 9:06PM
XBizzyAddikt said...
How about character customization, do all Lords look the same, or can you outfit his badassness to your liking? Armor, weapons, capes, symbols, tall/short, etc.
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4-19-2007 @ 9:22PM
Jem said...
First off most of the questions about minions can be answered by the vid up over at gametrailers... P.S It great never the less. :)
Anywho my Qs.
Can we expect a demo?
What do you have planned for
online/multiplayer?
Bit of info on fighting mechanic/controls - Does it play like Fable or Oblivion?
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4-20-2007 @ 12:51AM
Stranger said...
Game looks pretty cool, but do we HAVE to play as a Sauron look-alike?
What level of character customization does the game offer? In addition, will there be a lair/castle area in the game which you can build/customize using your minions? Something alongs the lines of the castle device in the Suikoden series, perhaps?
That would be awesome.
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4-20-2007 @ 1:32AM
Yardarm51 said...
Looking at the graphics it seems like a pretty dark and messed up game. How much humour will be included in the game, or will it revel in the darker side of things?
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4-20-2007 @ 2:03AM
Pete said...
Q: Was that fat crazy looking dude inspired by Pink Floyd's video version of The Wall???
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4-20-2007 @ 2:21AM
Johnny said...
Is their some sort of social system?
Like if I start acting like a punk, will my minions lose respect for me, and maybe even try to step to me?
and if i make an example of one of them are they more likely to fall in line?
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4-20-2007 @ 3:41AM
Mark D said...
Onlya basic question I'm afraid but I'm curious how long this game will last, they've made no mention of any multiplayer mode (saying in fact that it would be quite hard ti implement due to having to display at least two differently owned packs of minions).
So how many hours are estimated for the main game and if there is any kind of online multiplayer or expansion planned.
I really want to like this but there are an awful lot of big games coming out and this may fall victim to the crush. :(
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4-20-2007 @ 10:06AM
Jeff said...
wasn't I wearing a hat?
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