It seems that Tenchu Z isn't the only game to push out a demo onto Xbox Live without much fanfare. Twisted "Dungeon Keeper meets Pikmin" pillage-a-thon, Overlord , which I've made no secret about being excited for, has a demo on offer at XBL's Marketplace right now. I'm downloading as I type and honestly, you should be as well.
Will it be too much like Fable, as one or two of you have feared? Will the Teen rating affect the title in any real negative way? Will any of that matter once you've got a horde of chattering, evil minions ready to do your infernal bidding? My money's on the latter, but if you want to find out for yourselves, get downloading immediately and let us know your thoughts in delicious comment form. Do as Sterling commands, minions!
[Many thanks to Hyperspank for letting us know it was there]
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5:19 AM on 06.08.2007
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Thanks Hyperspank for the info and Sterling for the post, I've been wanting to give this game a go.
This game looks freakin' sick.
Of which there are about four. Four cool kids in all of this sceptered isle.
From what I've read, this game completely embraces the evil. Now, I am not an evil man, myself, I am simply drawn to play the part I would never truly play in my life, that of the villain. I'm watching Chronicles of Riddick now praying to the Gods of evil movie making that the sequel involves Riddick running the Necromongers and taking over the universe. Cuz in the game, that's what I'd do >:)
I think it was Overlord's plan to release the demo the same day as Tenchu so no matter what, it would look good lol Now THAT'S sinister...
This looks like it could be a bucketload of enjoyment.
Nick checked the PR a short while ago. Expect a PC demo next week, brah.
Anything even remotely similar to dungeon keeper would be awesome in my books.
I loved the demo, and the definite 'Fable 2-ish' vibe I got from it. Ironically, I suspect this with be more like Fable that the actual Fable 2, but I digress.
I like games -good games- that fly under the radar and pounce on you like a cougar pouncing on something unsuspecting. Cuts away all that hype, all that anticipation (and subsequent letdown), all that anxiety over release dates and delays, frustration over trickles of news. Instead the game just sort of... falls onto your lap.
Like a cougar.
Does anyone know if any other type of minion is unlockable in the demo? I saw the seperate "hives" or whatever, but I didn't really scour the demo to "find the lost tribes" like the really old demon told me to.
LOL noob, nah just kidding. But seriously lol