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News Unicorn Overlord (Atlus x Vanillaware) announced, coming to all consoles on March 8th (UPDATE: demo out now!)

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So happy to see Vanillaware's new fantasy IP is coming to the Switch day 1!
 
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This feels overwhelming, but I'd like to think they know what they're doing. Looks incredible
 
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The tag line of "rebirth of tactical fantasy RPG" is pretty funny given all the tactics games being released lately. I know its not an attack, but it feels like calling out Square given they have been releasing a few already lol.
 
Day one, I've been a huge fan of Vanillaware since Odin Sphere on the PS2 and I'm glad they are releasing this day and date with the other platforms. Personally I think Vanillaware and tactical games shine brighter on handhelds so this will be a great fit on the Switch.
 
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Atlus helping out with the RPG crunch means I’m really interested in this, it has a lot of potential
 
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This was stunning. I was eyeing Ogre Battle 64 before the Wii U eshop closed. I didn't get it, but this looks like it could scratch that desire to try that kinda gameplay
 
Kept asking myself "is this VanillaWare ? This soooo looks like their artstyle and animation style, but would it really be announced in a direct ? Is it really them ?"
Then they showed the food and I was like "oh yeah it's 100% them" lmao

Crazy that it was announced in a Nintendo Direct ! And that it's releasing day and date with the PS version !
 
MaitreWakou said:
Kept asking myself "is this VanillaWare ? This soooo looks like their artstyle and animation style, but would it really be announced in a direct ? Is it really them ?"
Then they showed the food and I was like "oh yeah it's 100% them" lmao

Crazy that it was announced in a Nintendo Direct ! And that it's releasing day and date with the PS version !
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I guess, they needed a reminder that their stuff sells good on Nintendo systems, and the success of the late 13 Sentinels port was that reminder.

Hopefully, they never forget that again.

robertman2 said:
This game is going to sell zero copies on Xbox, possibly even less
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Sure ... not going to be a successful port on there ... but it's not that i'm responsible for their release decisions! ^^ ;D
 
MaitreWakou said:
Kept asking myself "is this VanillaWare ? This soooo looks like their artstyle and animation style, but would it really be announced in a direct ? Is it really them ?"
Then they showed the food and I was like "oh yeah it's 100% them" lmao

Crazy that it was announced in a Nintendo Direct ! And that it's releasing day and date with the PS version !
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Lol, my reaction was the same. Kind of reminds me of when they announced Dragon's Crown during the first (and only) Vita Heaven event years ago. I remember seeing that game and instantly telling myself, "this is definitely Vanillaware."
 
This looks pretty good. I’ll be watching out for this, but I hope they add something interesting to make it more than just a tactical fantasy RPG
 
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This was the big downer of the Direct for me.

Like, it's another mid-sized game that didn't grab me due to it being this messy yet generic strategy RPG. Sure. But on a personal level, I'm just bummed that I don't find it in me to be intrigued by something made by Vanillaware and Keiichi Okabe.
 
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I want the card game to be localized.
Heck I would buy a Vanillaware card game at this point on the art alone. They have enough material for a main set + expansions.
 
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unicorn-overlord.com

ユニコーンオーバーロード - 公式サイト

運命（さだめ）に抗う、絆と愛の幻想戦記──アトラス×ヴァニラウェアが挑む、新生シミュレーションRPG『ユニコーンオーバーロード』好評発売中！
unicorn-overlord.com unicorn-overlord.com

Any chance we'll get the limited edition in the west? I'd really like a copy of the artbook.
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Looks like it will come to the West

 
That sure is a name all right, but I'm all in, this look great. After 13 Sentinels I was going to be down for anything Vanillaware, and the fact that it's a turn-based tactics game of some sort is all the better.
 
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Rha, another game I would like to love, but I'm really not a srpg guy...
Looks really beautiful, as always with vanillaware stuff. Glad it doesn't get the "major platforms" Atlus treatment.
 
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13 Sentinels had multiple difficulties, so I'd hope this has an easy mode so that dummies like me can keep up if need be
 
I thought this was Fire Emblem and was surprised when it is not, it even seems to have the same kind of classes. I saw a similar heavy knight and a unicorn flyer. Oh well, what did I miss?
 
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This looks so freakin' awesome, but tactics... why did it have to be tactics? 😞
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Because tactics are great, and this looks like a reasonably fresh take on it rather than a homage to either FFT or FE?* There’s shitloads of other RPGs coming down the pipe.

*(not that there’s anything wrong with that, Triangle Strategy was ace)
 
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This game is ridiculously gorgeous honestly i might buy it just for the visual feast it is.
 
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Aostia82 said:
highlight of the Direct, imho.
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Agreed. Mario wonder was a no-show, but it was already a no-brainer... same with Mario rpg.

I hadn't even heard of this one. Love Atlus(never played a vanillaware game), love the art style.
 
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I told myself I would give the next Vanillaware game a shot after 13 Sentinels blew me away.

It being a strategy game is just absolute serendipity
 
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Whoa whoa..that collector's edition. I am not a trinkets guy at all outside of a handful of artbooms. Hollow Knight is the only collector's edition Ive ever bought...but a full card game is making this tempting for me. Gonna have to think on this one.
 
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Actually gameplay reminds me of Pandora's Reflection by Sting, a bit.
At least until the units are in the turn based battles. Looks really good, love me some Tactical RPGs + Vanillaware games.
 
Sumio Mondo said:
Actually gameplay reminds me of Pandora's Reflection by Sting, a bit.
At least until the units are in the turn based battles. Looks really good, love me some Tactical RPGs + Vanillaware games.
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I was actually thinking this myself lol

I love how I went from having like no new SRPGS to drowning in them the past two or so years, keep them coming
 
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