Oh boy, Virtual Programming sure our busy! Overlord & Overlord 2 are also on their way to Linux. I can't wait!
I had honestly never heard of either, but they both look pretty damn fun.
It's quite hard to find official trailers and gameplay of older games, but here's a bit of gameplay from Overlord:
About Overlord
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic? THINK EVIL, BREED EVIL, CONTROL ALL!
About Overlord 2
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition and lots of cute creatures to, err... murder (and a mini-map).
Can't wait to try them. Being on Linux has created a void of games I've missed out on, so VP bringing over some older titles is pretty cool. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I had honestly never heard of either, but they both look pretty damn fun.
It's quite hard to find official trailers and gameplay of older games, but here's a bit of gameplay from Overlord:
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About Overlord
Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic? THINK EVIL, BREED EVIL, CONTROL ALL!
About Overlord 2
Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition and lots of cute creatures to, err... murder (and a mini-map).
Can't wait to try them. Being on Linux has created a void of games I've missed out on, so VP bringing over some older titles is pretty cool. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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FredO 9 Oct 2015
Well that's unexpected, and these two will be on my list for sure. It looks like Triumph Studios and Codemasters are taking a real interest in Linux now. Was there any news if Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is coming out for Linux too? It's due to be released on Oct. 20 for Windows at least.
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edo 9 Oct 2015
This is great news, I already own those game but I have never played them, not I probably will.
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JoZ3 9 Oct 2015
I have the two games in my library and I don't remember why :)
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Beamboom 9 Oct 2015
I played Overlord 2 on the ps3.it's a really solid - and fun! - game. Easily recommended.
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STiAT 9 Oct 2015
I have both of them (bought them when I still dual booted - it was the time they were released), and they're really fun titles if you don't mind killing baby seals :D. I enjoyed the games a lot.
Looking forward to playing them again, I for sure don't remember much of the two games.
Last edited by STiAT on 9 Oct 2015 at 4:25 pm UTC
Looking forward to playing them again, I for sure don't remember much of the two games.
Last edited by STiAT on 9 Oct 2015 at 4:25 pm UTC
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You will enjoy those games. Overlord 2 is a bit better. The words 'for you' will take on new meaning. LOL
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metro2033fanboy 9 Oct 2015
Thnx...at last im playing it!
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lucifertdark 9 Oct 2015
Brilliant!!! I never thought I'd see these games running in Linux, is there any indication if the DLC for the first one will be included?
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wojtek88 9 Oct 2015
I've just decided to find a humble bundle with this titles and add them to my library. Let's see test them when they are out :)
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I have a distinctive memory of lighting sheep on fire in the first game :).
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fscherrer 9 Oct 2015
I have them! Finished the first one and really liked it. I started the second one but didn't finish as I completely abandoned the other platform. I even caught myself sorry sometimes for not being able to play the second to its end... I'm really happy with the news!
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boltronics 10 Oct 2015
I brought these games ages ago, and they work perfectly under Wine - better than some native games. The port should be fine.
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Nanobang 10 Oct 2015
VP wins all the gold stars, rainbows, unicorns, and (sigh) my heart. :D
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Comandante Ñoñardo 10 Oct 2015
I have them on GOG... But I don't think they will release those linux versions...
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oldrocker99 10 Oct 2015
And, Another Game I bought in my dual-boot days is coming to Linux. I haven't played Overlord 2, but I did like the first one. Perhaps it'll be at some huge discount for both on release.
I'm also pretty happy with VP's wrapper for The Witcher 2, which I know is heresy for some people.
I'm also pretty happy with VP's wrapper for The Witcher 2, which I know is heresy for some people.
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omer666 11 Oct 2015
And, Another Game I bought in my dual-boot days is coming to Linux. I haven't played Overlord 2, but I did like the first one. Perhaps it'll be at some huge discount for both on release.It is heresy for early buyers. I was one of them and was very disappointed by this launch. Also the fact it was a wrapper was really obvious because of the numerous bugs and poor performance showcased by the port. Now everything runs almost native speed, and I recently bought Bioshock Infinite which uses the same wrapper. Now, I'd say that a wrapper port is better than no port, but still, some native ports still run much better than this.
I'm also pretty happy with VP's wrapper for The Witcher 2, which I know is heresy for some people.
For games like Overlord 1 & 2 it will be just fine. ;)
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Comandante Ñoñardo 11 Oct 2015
Well.. Deadfall Adventures is a Native port and its performance sucks: Everytime I load the game it takes minutes to load and it makes my machine crash very often... The first time I thought it was a wrapped game, but no, is native.... a bad native port.
Meanwhile, Bioshock Infinite, a wrapped game (that uses the same engine, UE3) runs beautifully on the same machine... The first time, I thought it was 100% native... But no, is just a job well done..
So, there is no winner in this Wrapper vs Native war... Well, there is one: US, the players.
Meanwhile, Bioshock Infinite, a wrapped game (that uses the same engine, UE3) runs beautifully on the same machine... The first time, I thought it was 100% native... But no, is just a job well done..
So, there is no winner in this Wrapper vs Native war... Well, there is one: US, the players.
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Xpander 11 Oct 2015
wooah.. those games are pretty neat. i played them in wine some years ago, worked mostly fine but performance was pretty bad back in the days.
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I can't get Overlord 2 or Fellowship of evle to run via wine and Overlord has mouse issues. Kubuntu 15.04 64bit,. NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 730, driver = 346.96 which is the recommended binary driver. I couldn't belive a game as old as Overlord would ever be ported. Overlord II maybe. Overlord:fellowship of evil, I was prety sure would be since it came out when Stem iss leading the port to Linux charge. O my mouse is a Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000. The batteries were replaced recently.
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