LAIR CAKE

Reaping what you sow in DUNGEON KEEPER II

- OLD GAMES REVISITED by Matthew Elliott

According to one study carried out by a Turkish university, the prevalence of periodontal diseases in mine workers was a shocking 96.2%. Which is a long way of saying that spending extended periods of time deep underground is horrible for your health. And yet, despite this, something about Dungeon Keeper II makes me crave dank, reeking underplaces.

The presentation undoubtedly helps. The repetitive 'shpp shpp shpp' of your faithful imps digging through the dirt is like ASMR for dark overlords, especially when it's followed by the angelic, choral noise of paving slabs magically appearing on the floor of your dungeon. And it certainly helps that the wryly amusing voice of the Mentor is provided by Richard Ridings, who's perhaps better known as Daddy Pig (and the voice of Thorgrim Grudgebearer in