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Overlord Episode 1 Review

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Warning, full spoilers below.

From Sword Art Online to Log Horizon, we’ve seen plenty of players take up swords and fight for their lives in digital worlds. Overlord has a similar premise that features a player getting stuck in a game after the servers are shut down. While the protagonist and setting help Overlord feel a little bit different from the rest of the shows in this genre, Overlord’s introduction suffers from pacing issues and less than astounding action.

For two years, protagonist Momonga built a powerful guild in the fantasy DMMO-RPG (Dive Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) Yggdrasil. He sits at an impressive level 100, is in charge of a massive fortress, and wields a godly weapon of incredible power. With Yggdrasil scheduled to shut down, Momonga decides to stay in the game until its servers go offline.

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