In Overlord: Raising Hell, you don't play the halfling hero. Somehow, though, that's exactly what makes everything work.īecause everything is so familiar, the few twists are completely memorable. On the surface, it's all as generic as a sex-starved succubus. Dwarves drink a lot and sport bushy beards. Ethereal elves can't seem to utter a syllable without it sounding melodic. Halfling broods dwell in cottages carved from grass-covered hillsides. You'll encounter plenty of irritating do-gooders during your 20 or 30-hour journey through a warped reflection of Middle Earth. Self-righteous heroes such as Frodo Baggins aren't the focus of the game, but they might as well be. Why else would Overlord: Raising Hell exist? Or maybe that's just me, but I don't think so. Perhaps you pictured him slowly sailing through the air as the camera panned around his surprised face and paused for a second so that you could see what he looks like without his favored expressions of martyrdom and anguish. all fall to your blade, spear, ax and sorcery."Īdmit it: sometime during the course of watching “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” you wondered just how far Frodo would fly if someone hit him with a solid uppercut. Human and sea serpent, halfling and sheep. Your goal instead is to slaughter him like a pig. And when a noble paladin enters the picture-Sir William the Black, they call him-you aren't there to offer a wedding toast. "Because everything is so familiar, the few twists are completely memorable. Overlord: Raising Hell (PlayStation 3) review
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