There are some parts where I have to disagree with Yahtzee. It's told early on, through the first starting mission, that you have a grudge (and a sort of duty as an evil overlord) against the Empire. They tried to kill you as a little boy and they are trying to kill/detain everything magical (the Overlord is magical/knows magic). But I do have to agree on the part about it being close to Fable, ESPECIALLY the art direction (just take a look at the minimap from both games and compare them, the sameness is staggering!).
Minion resurrecting hasn't really gotten anything to do with you being endeared to the imps. The imps have individual leveling, so sacrificing 20 level 1 imps to resurrect a fallen lvl 10 imp is for convenience sake. As for caring about them... Well I didn't really, but the perfectionist in me made me reload every time 3 or more high level imps died (especially if it was a random enemy and not a boss). It was just so frustrating. And yes... the imp controlling is pretty bad, but not as bad as in the first one. Random fuck-ups still happen now and again when trying to direct them through holding down both mouse buttons. The ladies in the game... just part of the story and there to look good and strengthen the, "evil overlord" aspect they are trying to give you.The moral choices in this game however, are shallow and unnecessary.
