Unicorn Overlord is the visually stunning strategy RPG from developer Vanillaware, which we are confident will be one of the year's best games. You can try it now for free in an incredibly generous demo, with progress transferring to the full game, which releases next week on 8th March. In the meantime, publisher Atlus has released a trailer teaching potential players how the game's complex, real-time battle system works.
Unicorn Overlord combines elements from strategy games and RPGs in a compelling mix, but one which can be pretty overwhelming, at least initially. Players will form characters into units, which are moved around a map in real-time, pausing to issue commands. It gets incredibly granular, with each character's individual positioning within a unit mattering, kind of like Darkest Dungeon (but really like Ogre Battle), and combat plays out automatically, similar to Fire Emblem, and there are Tactics Ogre nods for fans of those excellent games here as well.
What do you think of Unicorn Overlord? Are you happy to spend hours blissfully drilling, optimizing, and leading your forces in battle? Does the addition of real-time make the typically slow strategy genre more appealing? Let us know in the comments section below.
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"Are you happy to spend hours blissfully drilling, optimizing, and leading your forces in battle?"
YES
I’ve played entire games shorter than the demo, and loved every minute of it!
I’m curious to see if the story takes any twists, or if your choices matter, but otherwise so far it’s a nice series of little vignettes defeating the bad guy and saving the day, with fun characters.
I'll be a little late to the party but will definitely play at some point!
This would’ve been a Day 1 buy if FF7 Rebirth wasn’t so close to it. Unicorn Overlord looks to be an awesome game.
Looks cool. Not always been so keen on these 'gambit' style systems, but it looks like it has some depth. I do wish it'd give you the option to customise characters, even if it's just a palette swap, like in Dragon's Crown. The 'good guy with blue hair' thing seems so overdone...
Wow Sakimoto’s soundtrack is immediately recognizable, he’s so underrated!
Not usually my sort of game but I tried the demo because I like free things and spent over an hour playing it. I decided to stop in the end because it’s highly unlikely I’d spend £55 on the full game.
I've never played a SRPG before but I feel a self-contained one made by Vanillaware is a perfect entry point.
I enjoyed the demo, even though it was my first try at a game like this. It ramps up the complexity slowly. That said, I’m sure I could have set up my units more effectively because I couldn’t keep the difference between soldier, warrior and fighter straight.
Looking forward to this and Taxi Life next week! I might grab Expeditions to keep me busy until then.
Day 1 baby. Demo made me book a holiday just continue my save.
I like RPGs but this one is very different from what I'm used to playing. That said, I'm totally addicted after playing the demo. Can't wait for release.
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