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'Four-Player Overlord Announced for PS4, Xbox One, PC'. 'New Overlord Revealed, Teases Four-Player Co-Op'. 'Overlord: Fellowship Of Evil Is A New Direction For The Series'. Players who pre-ordered the game gained access to nine different hats, which are inspired by Team Fortress 2, for their in-game minions, as well as a digital artbook which displays several concept arts of the game. However, it was later delayed to October 20, 2015. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil was originally set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Septemthrough a digital format. She hoped, that fans can consider it as Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris to the major Tomb Raider franchise. Pratchett responded by saying that the development of Fellowship of Evil would not diminish the opportunity of Overlord 3 being developed. The game received strong criticism for not being Overlord 3. In addition, they hired Rhianna Pratchett, the writer of Overlord II, to write the story and plot of Fellowship of Evil. They also brought back returning characters like Gnarl (voiced by Marc Silk). As a result, the world and tone of the game remained unchanged. According to the developer, they wanted to add alterations to the game, while remain faithful to the past installments. The team hoped that they can create something 'exciting' by introducing new characters, story and other new additions.

#Evil west coop series#

It was considered as a spin-off in the series instead of a proper sequel to Overlord II because the team wanted to introduce some drastic changes to the franchise's formula.

According to Rob Elser, an executive producer from Codemasters, allowing players to play as an 'evil' character has always been a goal for them, and they would like to achieve it through Fellowship of Evil. The game was officially announced a month later on Apalongside an official gameplay trailer.

Development Ī new game set in the Overlord installment was teased by Codemasters through Twitter on March 21, 2015. These servants are tasked to recover the world and bring balance back to it. In order to reclaim their world and bring back evil, Gnarl, the chief minion, resurrects and reawakens four fallen servants of the dark arts. The game is set a few centuries after the events of Overlord II, and the world is plagued by goodness, including the Minions' home. Both local multiplayer and online multiplayer are supported. While players can play co-operatively to complete levels, they can eliminate and kill other players, similar to the Magicka series and take their resources. The game also supports four-player co-operative multiplayer, in which players play as the four Netherghūls to battle against enemies. Players can also craft their own weapons by visiting a weaponsmith called Ricket. All the four characters can be upgraded by visiting a statue in the game's hub. In addition, levels are generated procedurally, and loot can be collected. Each of them is equipped with different skills, and players can decide when to use them. Players can choose from four types of Minions, namely Browns, Reds, Greens and Blues. They can help and assist players in combat, as well as providing them protection. Players can also call Minions to the battle. They can choose to play as different characters in different levels. Players can choose to play as one of the four Netherghūls, including Inferna, a warrior who can attack enemies with swords, Malady, a sorcerer and a necromancer, a rogue called Hakon and Dark Elf Prince Cryos, who can create area-of-effect attacks. Unlike the original Overlord and Overlord II, the perspective of the game is shifted from third-person to an isometric top-down perspective, similar to the Nintendo DS game Overlord: Minions. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is an action role-playing video game.