Overlord Hands-on Preview

GameSpot has conjured up a hands-on preview of the PC version of Codemasters and Triumph Studios’ Overlord.

Spree winds up acting as something of a quest hub for your overlord, with a half-dozen or so quests getting dropped in your lap when you first arrive. But many of those quests are initially impossible to attempt, thanks to walls of flame that block your path. However, you are capable of chasing down food that was stolen from your peons and taken to the halflings’ burrows. With our minions in tow, we charged into the Hobbit-esque dwellings and recovered the food from the cooks deep within the structures. It was then that we were given a choice right out of an RPG: We were asked to either give the peons back the food or steal it for our own minions. Performing evil acts, like stealing the food, boosts your powers. But being decent and letting the peons have their way will keep them happy, which in turn will eventually boost the amount of gold you can take from them. Either way, you win!