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What You Didn't Know About Overlord II
Game development often lasts for years. And in that stretch of time, studios have their fair share of ups and downs. From humorous game bugs to stress-relieving antics, Game Informer peers behind the curtain of game development. In this Tidbits installment, Triumph Studios laughs in the face of PETA, and makes a strong case to have its entire team institutionalized.
- Every team member has had a minion named after him or her.
- In Overlord II, the development team made it a goal to offend as many different groups and ideologies as possible, so nobody has to feel discriminated.
- The game director/co-story designer likes to think the Overlord story is autobiographical.
- On an arctic research trip, select team members practiced the art of seal clubbing firsthand.
- Florian Greenhart, one of the whiney elf antagonists, is inspired by that emo guy in the Crying for Britney video, and also environmental protestors.
- Triumph Studios is located in an 80-year-old hospital. It is said that an iron lung is used for developers to recuperate during crunch time.
- During summer, cute topless students can be seen sunbathing on the rooftops near Triumph Studios.
- During summer, productivity inexplicably drops.
- The IT policy at Triumph is very strict, only the IT manager is allowed to view porn.
- A company director broke his toe after presenting to journalists and dropping a whiteboard on it. He has since refused to allow any communication with the gaming press.
- Over three million minions were hurt during the production and testing of this game.
- One programmer constantly attempts to get sci-fi themes and robots into the game. He hasn’t succeeded (as far as the team knows).
- Dutch food is known to give Englishmen terrible flatulence. At least that’s how the British producers of Overlord II explained their contributions to important meetings.
- “Duvel”, “Leffe”, “Westmalle Triple” are not the names of industry legends who have productive and urgent advice to offer team members after hours.
For other Tidbits entries, click the desired game name: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Scribblenauts
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