Games tell stories - but do they work as well as films and novels? How should narrative work in a game? And exactly how awful was Phantasmagoria? Valve's Chet Faliszek, Mirror's Edge's Rhianna Pratchett, Braid's Jonathon Blow and others offer their thoughts.
March 12, 2010 | 09:10The original Overlord gained a reputation for spiking its gameplay with satirical humour. The sequel promises more of the same blend of strategic combat and mouthy goblin gits to satiate your destructive urges. We fire it up to see whether turning to the dark side is still fun.
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