Author Topic: Overlord - Or "The closest MS can get to Pikmin wihtout a lawsuit" (Read 16326 times)

Kairon · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2007, 02:21:49 PM »

Yes.

Unless you go underground, then time stops. But if you're underground then you're stuck with the pikmin you have and can't grow any more to replace your losses.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #26 on:** June 19, 2007, 02:29:26 PM »

Then I need to pick it up. I didn't like the time limits, because I liked to approach this cautiously, so that works for me. I don't care if the Pikmin can't be replenished so easily, as long as I have time not to lose them so easily. I hate casualties, for some reason.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #27 on:** June 19, 2007, 02:45:13 PM »

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Did Pikmin 2 have any time constraints? I hated those about the first one, I just wanted to take my time. I may just have to find the second one if it didn't.

There are infinite days to complete the game. Seriously, if you enjoyed Pikmin, pick Pikmin 2 up. It should be really cheap now.

And for all my bashing of the game, Overlord looks to be fun. Unfortunately, when I tried the pc demo, it game me a .dll file missing error, so I guess I'll need to wait until it comes for 360.

Have you tried to download the demo for it on Xbox 360? It is available in the demo sections.

Ceric · « **Reply #28 on:** June 19, 2007, 03:33:23 PM »

He played that Demo on a Friends 360.

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #29 on:** June 19, 2007, 03:44:55 PM »

Yeah, it ran fine on the 360. Maybe I need XP to play it. I'm running 2k.

Ceric · « **Reply #30 on:** June 19, 2007, 04:34:37 PM »

That could be.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #31 on:** June 20, 2007, 05:54:00 AM »

Ian's right that Pikmin is a design that should be developed further. In fact, Capcom should do just that for The Misadventures of Tron Bonne 2. Oh, and Overlord looks cool, too. I'll have to try to remember to download the PC demo.

Kairon · « **Reply #32 on:** June 20, 2007, 05:27:34 PM »

All my settings on low... 640 X 480 screen... AND IT WORKS! The Demo ran fine at Perfect Dark frame rates!!! YAY!!!

I'm about 600 MHz short of the minimum requirements BUT IT WORKED!!! Oh boy, now I can't wait to get this game for PC!

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #33 on:** June 20, 2007, 06:52:35 PM »

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All my settings on low... 640 X 480 screen... AND IT WORKS! The Demo ran fine at Perfect Dark frame rates!!! YAY!!!

I'm about 600 MHz short of the minimum requirements BUT IT WORKED!!! Oh boy, now I can't wait to get this game for PC!

Wow what kind of computer do you have? lol

Kairon · « **Reply #34 on:** June 20, 2007, 09:48:14 PM »

A laptop. The friggin thing lists 2.4 GHz minimum requirement! I mean... SERIOUSLY!!! TWO POINT FOUR GIGA HERTZ!!!

I have the ram, the graphics card, everything! Everything except that... oh well. No matter. They lied. I cried. Then I downloaded the demo.

Darc Requiem · « **Reply #35 on:** June 21, 2007, 03:03:52 AM »

1.21 GIGA WATTS!? Maybe you can pick up plutonium at your local market Mahhty, but this is 1955

Sorry had to do it Kairon.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #36 on:** June 21, 2007, 05:49:47 AM »

PC Gaming strikes again.

Sir_Stabbalot · « **Reply #37 on:** June 21, 2007, 06:39:59 AM »

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A laptop. The friggin thing lists 2.4 GHz minimum requirement! I mean... SERIOUSLY!!! TWO POINT FOUR GIGA HERTZ!!!

I have the ram, the graphics card, everything! Everything except that... oh well. No matter. They lied. I cried. Then I downloaded the demo.

Hertz don't mean everything nowadays. You might be running an Athlon chip. They have slower clock speeds but do more per clock.

capamerica · « **Reply #38 on:** June 21, 2007, 11:58:17 AM »

I downloaded the DEMO on XboxLive today.
Hollyshit is this game a lot of fun! I never cared for Pikmin, infact I found Pikmin to be pretty boring. But Overlord so far is a lot of fun, I can't wait to pick it up when it comes out.

It's like Gremlins meets Pikmin meets the dark side of Jim Henson.
I hope the rest of the games keeps with the same humor as the demo.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #39 on:** June 21, 2007, 03:20:46 PM »

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I downloaded the DEMO on XboxLive today.
Hollyshit is this game a lot of fun! I never cared for Pikmin, infact I found Pikmin to be pretty boring. But Overlord so far is a lot of fun, I can't wait to pick it up when it comes out.

It's like Gremlins meets Pikmin meets the dark side of Jim Henson.
I hope the rest of the games keeps with the same humor as the demo.

You are like me then, I have never been a big Pikmin fan (I think it is a quality game though), but was impressed with Overlord.

TrueNerd · « **Reply #40 on:** June 28, 2007, 09:41:47 AM »

Pikmin was my favorite new IP of last generation, and the thought of the game with an evil twist is delicious. I'll be checking this one out soon.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #41 on:** June 30, 2007, 04:53:41 PM »

Overlord is a fun game and all but I rather wait for a inevitable price drop since I don't want to be under a mountain of back log in gaming.

TrueNerd · « **Reply #42 on:** July 01, 2007, 09:57:50 AM »

I've now spent almost four hours with the game, and its biggest problem is that it's not enough of a Pikmin clone. Overlord is not a strategy game, it's more of an adventure game. The world you explore isn't nearly as interesting as the one in Pikmin and the indoor environments are worse then the caves in Pikmin 2. Also, the whole "Being Evil" factor seems really hamstrung. They should have done more with that. Still, the game is worthwhile. It starts off slow, but once you acquire the Red Pik... er, Minions, some interesting puzzles and boss battles are to be had.

Kairon · « **Reply #43 on:** July 01, 2007, 11:19:23 AM »

That's probably true TrueNerd. I've only played the demo so far, but already I was getting that feeling. A lot of players will probably be sold on the atmosphere and concept alone really, and be happy with the middling gamep-lay because of those two intangible benefits.

It's to be expected though, because seriously... Pikmin was made by Miyamoto. It's nearly a perfect game. You can't expect these guys to top that in what is more or less a derivative effort.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #44 on:** July 01, 2007, 12:58:08 PM »

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That's probably true TrueNerd. I've only played the demo so far, but already I was getting that feeling. A lot of players will probably be sold on the atmosphere and concept alone really, and be happy with the middling gamep-lay because of those two intangible benefits.

It's to be expected though, because seriously... Pikmin was made by Miyamoto. It's nearly a perfect game. You can't expect these guys to top that in what is more or less a derivative effort.

Actually I hear Pikmin was a ripoff of a game called sacrifice for the PC.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #45 on:** July 01, 2007, 01:15:18 PM »

For the record, it doesn't look like Sacrifice was ever released in Japan, so I doubt Miyamoto ripped it off, though he could have, it's even more unlikely.

Kairon · « **Reply #46 on:** July 01, 2007, 01:52:57 PM »

After reading about Sacrifice on Wikipedia, there's NO POSSIBLE WAY that Pikmin bears more than a passing resemblance. Sacrifice is about wizards controlling any of more than 40 different types of DnD creatures and casting more than 40 different types of DnD spells, all against a backdrop of interdimensional travel, different gods, and DESCRATING your opponent's altar.

Pikmin is about ants and gardening.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #47 on:** July 01, 2007, 08:15:32 PM »

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After reading about Sacrifice on Wikipedia, there's NO POSSIBLE WAY that Pikmin bears more than a passing resemblance. Sacrifice is about wizards controlling any of more than 40 different types of DnD creatures and casting more than 40 different types of DnD spells, all against a backdrop of interdimensional travel, different gods, and DESCRATING your opponent's altar.

Pikmin is about ants and gardening.

YEah but the gameplay mechanics are supposedly similar. Regardless I am going to try to get ahold of Sacrifice and see for myself.

Kairon · « **Reply #48 on:** July 01, 2007, 08:34:38 PM »

*holds up one hand* Gardening.... *holds up other hand* Desecrating altars...

Seems pretty cut and dry to me...

j/k, tell me what you discover.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #49 on:** July 01, 2007, 08:36:17 PM »

I see you can get i for 8$ with shipping on Ebay so I may try that.

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Author Topic: Overlord - Or "The closest MS can get to Pikmin wihtout a lawsuit" (Read 16326 times)