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Your humble reporter has uploaded this brand new trailer for the excellent looking Codemasters title, Overlord. This new video features the gremlin-like minions dancing merry jigs, jumping into molten liquid, and getting crushed to death by an infernal steamroller. Throw in some trolls, a bloodstained unicorn, and a sultry medieval tart and you've got yourselves a game that should rock one's proverbial socks, with a little luck.
 
While perhaps not the most graphically accomplished 360 title, the art style, unique gameplay and sense of dark humor should more than make up for the fact this doesn't look like Gears of War. This is definitely blinking most brightly on my radar, bringing with it the hope of fantasy villainy not enjoyed since the days of Dungeon Keeper. Here's hoping Overlord drinks its mead from a goblet fashioned of purest win.
 
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pandlcg at 05/22/2007 21:13
I really want to like this game, but i cant shake the feeling that it's just going to be another "meh" title.
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Adamska at 05/22/2007 21:21
Evil gremlins that follow my orders? It's all coming together nicely, just like in my 3rd grade science project.

This looks so much like Pikmin with little devils.
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jimjo at 05/22/2007 21:52
That trailer was the best yet, how can one not want to dominate and destroy everthing in there path?
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zaqu at 05/22/2007 21:57
pikmen + steriods + cocaine = overlord
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ShawnKelfonne at 05/22/2007 22:03
Wow... I might actually buy this game. It looks great.
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Rockvillian at 05/22/2007 22:11
it looks claymation-y, like what clay fighters should have been

and I'm getting the feeling I first had when black and white 2 was coming out... a mix of OH! and, ohh.... hm.
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Alaphic at 05/22/2007 22:37
Codemasters is still around?
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Netik09 at 05/22/2007 22:55
The character reminds me of the Lord of the Rings bad guy.
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Nick Chester at 05/22/2007 22:56
Rated T? Oh, man! What the hell? I was kind of hoping this would be a balls out, slaughter 'em all version of Pikmin.
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s0lesurviv0r at 05/22/2007 23:06
That's probably the point, Netik09, but who wouldn't want to try that armor out?
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Im OK at 05/22/2007 23:33
Yeah, I'm looking forward to this one. Maybe I'll even have a 360 by the time it's released.
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Netik09 at 05/23/2007 02:06
I agree. The armor kicks. I'd go and pre-order this game right now if I didn't hate pre-orders so damn much. ........I really hate those things.
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Rainbowblack at 05/23/2007 03:24
At first I was going to buy Darkness this june, But after finally seeing this trailer it looks like theres going to be a conflict. But then again, do I really want to play another FPS? Even one as unique as the Darkness?
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skAnarky at 05/23/2007 07:42
This looks so much like dungeon keeper, that game rocked.
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-D- at 05/23/2007 08:36
The trailer's music should've been "The Safety Dance." The game would sell a million plus no problem with a trailer like that.
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brad drac at 05/23/2007 09:35
Looks a little too much like fable, and that's not a good thing. Concept is awesome, so I really hope it turns out well. I'll wait for reviews, though.
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Diomeneus at 05/23/2007 12:35
Thats the first thing I've seen of it but it look slike a lot of fun and i'll be watching from now on
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