Overlord Anonymous

I have developed a disease. A sickness really.

It's called Overlord, and it's all Blackwalt's fault.

You know, it started with the usual "I have this game you should see. I think you'd like it." So I watched him for a bit and it looked ok. I then downloaded the demo and it was pretty fun, so I picked up the game on eBay to give it a try.

It's a good thing I don't answer to anyone right now.

I started playing last Thursday and played 'till after Midnight. Not terribly unusual, but a little later than our standard R6V sessions (especially Revek's, wuss). I got up Saturday around 8:30AM and, although I had things to do, I figured I could play for a couple of hours and then run my errands ...

At 7:00PM, my eyes burning, I realized that I really hadn't moved since 8:30, except to grab diet cokes and go to the bathroom. I didn't remember doing either of those things, but since there were several empty DCs on the table in front of me and I didn't need to pee, I must have done both.

I convinced myself to stop. I willed it. I shut the XBox down and got up to walk around. I started pacing. I needed to play. I grabbed something to eat and I talked to my Nephew. Pointless. I had to go back.

I decided that I would show some self-control. I powered up the XBox, but didn't put in Overlord. I tried the demo of PacMan. Ugh. I played single player R6V. Boring. I was only saved by the HOC boys coming on for another online session of blowing each other up in R6V. When that was done, I dragged myself to bed, passing one long loving look at the Overlord box before leaving.

I dreamed of it. Little minions running around, smashing boxes, killing sheep, dying as the little morons ran into water. Hacking Hobbits to smithereens. Ah, the joy.

Fortunately, in the morning Blackwalt had arranged to get me to drag my sorry ass out of the house and go watch the Senators scrimmage. No minions. Boring. Had lunch with Blackwalt, Q-Bert, Revek, Pebbles, Guba and assorted offspring. Couldn't convince Q-Bert to be a minion. Wuss. Went to Ikea to buy a table and chair. All the better for commanding minions with. Got back to the house, put the chair together and proceeded to ignore the other semi-sentient life forms in the house in order to play more Overlord. Until 1 AM.

Managed to get to work this morning, but I'm only here for 7 more hours. 7 hours and 45 minutes to Overlord.

I may, just maybe, be sick.