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[Zeta Dragoon]

A Collaborative OT by @Zeta Dragoon and @regawdless

Premise

Fight against fate and embark on a royal adventure to regain your reign in the timeless RPG Unicorn Overlord. From the creators of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Unicorn Overlord combines overworld exploration and an innovative battle system in the iconic Vanillaware style. Traverse the vibrant world, cultivate a grand army with over 60 distinct characters and grow your renown throughout the five nations in this epic fantasy experience. Liberate your kingdom and reclaim your destiny!​

 

[Zeta Dragoon]

Title: Unicorn Overlord
Genre: Tactical RPG
Release Date: March 8, 2024
Developer: Vanillaware
Publisher: SEGA | Japan: ATLUS
Director: Takafumi Noma
Game Designer: Wataru Nakanishi
Producer: Akiyasu Nakamoto
Composer: Mitsuhiro Kaneda
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S​

 

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Editions

Unicorn Overlord for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Unicorn Overlord and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

Unicorn Overlord - PS4 & PS5 Games | PlayStation

Buy Unicorn Overlord on PlayStation Store. Reclaim a treacherous continent consumed by evil in this tactical fantasy RPG.

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Buy Unicorn Overlord | Xbox

From the masterminds that brought 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Odin Sphere, and Dragon's Crown, ATLUS x Vanillaware presents the rebirth of tactical fantasy RPG. Fight against fate and embark on a royal adventure to regain your reign alongside trustworthy allies. Unicorn Overlord combines the...

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Premium Outer Box
Base Game
Artbook (132 pages)
2-CD Soundtrack
Card Game 2-4 Players (239 cards)
DLC Voucher (ATLUS x Vanillaware Heraldry Pack)
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Unicorn Overlord — Announcement Trailer


Unicorn Overlord — Demo Trailer | Nintendo Switch


Unicorn Overlord — Launch Trailer | Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S
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Videos

Advance Play of Vanillaware's New SRPG "Unicorn Overlord"





Unicorn Overlord - Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.21.24
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[Zeta Dragoon]

ALAIN
"The people of Cornia are suffering, Lex. Should I turn a deaf ear to their voices... I would have little and less claim to the crown I feel is mine."

Crown prince of the fallen kingdom of Cornia, and son of its queen, Ilenia. After losing his mother at a young age amidst Cornian general Valmore's rebellion, he was ushered to the island of Palevia by the knight Josef, who taught him sword and strategy alike until the age of 17.

SCARLETT
"I'll do everything I can. As is my role as a priestess of the Palevian Church."

A priestess of the Palevian Orthodoxy who, after training tirelessly from a young age, now tends to the cathedral on the island of Palevia. In the end, she opts to leave the island and join Alain on his journey.

LEX
"Sorry, Alain, but this round's mine!"

A childhood friend of Alain's, born on the island of Palevia to a local fisherman. After studying under Josef, he resolves to join the quest to liberate Fevrith.

CHLOE
"I'll give my all in the royal name, Your Majesty."

Daughter of a friend of Josef. When she joined the Liberation Army, she became Josef's apprentice and studied martial arts and academics. While she maintains a courteous attitude toward Alain as her prince, she also counts herself as one of his good friends.

HODRICK
"I know not why you've summoned me here, my prince, but I am ever yours to command."

Former knight of Cornia. Trusted by Queen Ilenia, he served as her personal guard. During the rebellion, he fought alongside Ilenia, but ultimately he was defeated and captured by Valmore.

JOSEF
"I promise you, my queen, the royal lineage shall endure. 'Tis but a great shame I couldn't aid you further..."

A holy knight of the fallen kingdom of Cornia, he fled to Palevia with Alain ten years ago at Ilenia's behest. He has made great strides toward forming the Liberation Army ever since.

ILENIA
"The general seeks my death, and mine alone. I shall not flee from that fate."

The Queen of Cornia who ruled with both a keen military mind and a steady hand. Upon realizing there was no quelling the tide of rebellion, she entrusted her son Alain to her loyal retainer, Josef.

GALERIUS
"It's not merely your throne I aspire towards—it's all of them. Now... I shall achieve that unity through conquest, and reclaim that which is rightfully mine."

Emperor of the reborn Zenoiran Empire, and once a renowned Cornian general by the name of Valmore. After leading a successful rebellion against the Cornian family, he claimed all of the Fevrith as his own.​

 

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KINGDOM OF CORNIA

Located in the center of the continent, Cornia claims fertile fields, a powerful military force, and the largest acreage of land out of all five kingdoms. The lords of the kingdom hold great loyalty to the royal family, and Queen Ilenia's name is sacred to her subjects.

DRAKENHOLD

A land of mountains and deserts in the southeastern part of the continent, the kingdom holds abundant mineral resources and boasts a strong military force led by dragon knights. It also has a long history of border disputes with Cornia.

ELHEIM

A land of elves both light and dark, nestled in verdant forests in the southwestern part of the continent. It boasts a unique system of government headed by a divine seer known as the Turenós. The Winding Wood guards this land from outsiders.

BASTORIAS

A country extending across a vast cold region to the north, populated by various types of beast-folk known as "bestrals" who possess frightening martial prowess. Currently, the country is not ruled by a king but rather a council of clan leaders.

ALBION

A religious state on a large island in the western part of the continent, it commands strong faith-based national and military power under the Pontiff of the Palevian Orthodoxy. Many inhabitants are part of a winged population known as Angels.

 

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Gameplay Mechanics

Unicorn Overlord — Josef's Guide to Exploration! | Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4


Unicorn Overlord — Josef's Guide to Interaction! | Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4


Unicorn Overlord — Josef's Guide to Training! | Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4


Unicorn Overlord — Josef's Guide to Combat! | Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S




Key Features

Traverse a vibrant world, assemble units and direct them into exquisitely animated battles

Perform heroic deeds and grow renown throughout the five nations​

Cultivate a grand army with over 60 unique characters, from humans and elves to massive beasts and heavenly angels​

 

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Unicorn Overlord Details Quests, Town Rebuilding, Mock Battles & Mining Minigame - Noisy Pixel

In the November 30 issue, #1824 of the weekly Famitsu magazine, Atlus and Vanillaware unveiled new information for their upcoming tactical JRPG Unicorn Overlord.

noisypixel.net

Unicorn Overlord Details Quests, Town Rebuilding, Mock Battles & Mining Minigame​

Unicorn Overlord Details Quests, Town Rebuilding, Mock Battles & Mining Minigame
In the November 30 issue, #1824 of the weekly Famitsu magazine, Atlus and Vanillaware unveiled new information for their upcoming tactical JRPG Unicorn Overlord.

Various details are provided, such as the many types of quests, town reconstruction, and the mining minigame.

You can view a translation of the gameplay information below via our team's Ryuji:

Field Quests

The main appeal of Unicorn Overlord is its free exploration. With a few exceptions, the player can go to many places from the beginning of the game, and it is up to them to decide how to proceed. There are many sub-quests and training elements scattered across the map. Some quests are very unique, such as catching chickens on the field.

Quests

Quests are divided into four types: Main Quests, Sub Quests, Field Quests and Liberation Quests:
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• Main Quests advance the story when completed.​
• Sub Quests trigger by talking to NPCs.​
• Liberation Quests are towns you have to liberate by defeating the enemies.​
• Field Quests trigger while on the field, with a conversation event happening to indicate such. (An example shown in the magazine is a character saying, "Please help! Can you save my village?")​
• Accepted quests are added to a list that provides comprehensive details such as the quest description, location, and recommended level.​

Liberation and Restoration

After you've defeated all of the enemies, the town will be liberated, and doing so also makes Armor Shops and Tool Shops become available.

Unfortunately, after being under control for a while, the town is in ruins, which is where you must help contribute to the town's reconstruction in order to restore it back to how it was. The materials that are required can be collected in the field, and reconstructing the town will allow you to unlock new facilities, such as inns and more.

Furthermore, a single ally can be stationed as a "garrison" in each reconstructed town, and they'll earn any bounties and automatically harvest items.

Fortress

Inside the Fortress, you can strengthen your units and have mock battles between allies. Each fort can have up to 5 units, and each unit can have up to 10 allies, making for a total of 50. Points are required to use the functions of forts.

The fort's Functions are increased with Medals of Honor, obtained by clearing quests and delivering materials. You can also spend Reputation Points, which are obtained through your reconstruction efforts. Furthermore, Mercenaries can customize their colors.

Enemy Encounters

Simply put, it's a battle against enemy forces. If defeated, the player is returned to the last liberated area.

Mining Field

A mini-game in which players mine for ore in a minigame. There's also a chance you might find a treasure map and search for treasure while in the field.​

 

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Players can customize their party as they see fit, recruiting allies from different backgrounds.

Human

Elven

Bestrals

Angels

BATTLEFIELD: STAGE
Within each battle stage, both sides will fight to take each other's command posts in thrilling real-time combat. You, the commander, must keep a close eye on the situation, making critical decisions like which units to send when or where. Victory is secured once you've clear certain conditions, such as defeating the enemy general.​

 

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Unicorn Overlord rolls out initial wave of Class Types, Leaders, Promotions, and more Allies & Enemies | RPG Site

Players will have over 60 classes available to them in the upcoming tactical RPG by Vanillaware.

www.rpgsite.net

The developers have revealed that Unicorn Overlord will have over 60 classes in the game. Housecarls and Gladiators were among the few that were revealed to bolster the frontline, while the Arbalist and Hunter can safely launch attacks from afar. Mounted aerial units, such as the Wyvern Knight and Gryphon Knight, join the fray too. Some of the more unique class types revealed were the Werewolf, Elven Fencer, and the winged Featherbow & Feathersword angel units.

Leaders of a squad will have different effects determined by the leader's class; Housecarl leaders, for instance, can destroy barricades.

Players will have to be wary about the three types of movements for their squads - Infantry, Cavalry, and Flying. Infantry and Cavalry excel at traveling through roads. While Cavalry will edge out Infantry on overall speed on roads, forest terrain will hinder them; the Flying movement type, as you can imagine, can travel over terrain that might negatively affect grounded movement.

Honors can be consumed to promote classes into advanced classes; one example of this is Alain's exclusive Lord class advancing into the High Lord which graints him a trusty steed to mitigate the Lord's initial weakness against cavalry units.

 

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Screenshots

 

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News and Previews

Vanillaware's Latest Is a Gorgeous Tactics RPG Called Unicorn Overlord - IGN

Unicorn Overlord is a gorgeous new tactics RPG by Vanillaware, the developers of Odin's Sphere and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. It releases March 8.

www.ign.com

Atlus, Vanillaware Unveil Unicorn Overlord on March 8th, 2024 | RPGFan

Developer Vanillaware and publisher Atlus have announced Unicorn Overlord, a new tactical RPG with turn-based combat. It launches March 8th, 2024, for

www.rpgfan.com

Vanillaware Tactical RPG 'Unicorn Overlord' Playtime Estimated At 50 Hours; 100 Hours For All Sidequests - Noisy Pixel

In an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu with the producer, director, and game designer of Atlus and Vanillaware's upcoming Unicorn Overlord...

noisypixel.net

Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord Will Feature Over 100 Characters - Noisy Pixel

Famitsu confirmed during the Atlus Media Briefing at Tokyo Game Show 2023 that the company's upcoming tactical RPG with Vanillaware, Unicorn Overlord...

noisypixel.net

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Unicorn Overlord Details Quests, Town Rebuilding, Mock Battles & Mining Minigame - Noisy Pixel

In the November 30 issue, #1824 of the weekly Famitsu magazine, Atlus and Vanillaware unveiled new information for their upcoming tactical JRPG Unicorn Overlord.

noisypixel.net

Unicorn Overlord rolls out initial wave of Class Types, Leaders, Promotions, and more Allies & Enemies | RPG Site

Players will have over 60 classes available to them in the upcoming tactical RPG by Vanillaware.

www.rpgsite.net

Unicorn Overlord Preview - Noisy Pixel

A developer branching out to unfamiliar genres is always an exciting yet trepidative sight. Anticipation and nostalgia can clash with fear and uncertainty,

noisypixel.net

Unicorn Overlord details more characters, battle stages, skills, and tactics

Publisher ATLUS and developer Vanillaware have released new information and screenshots for tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord introducing ally characters Yunifi, Ramona, Morard, Nigel, Dinah, and Sanat…

www.gematsu.com

Vanillaware fantasy game teased in 2019 at end of development, George Kamitani says

Back in March 2019, publisher ATLUS and developer Vanillaware released 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Prologue, a paid trial of the 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim full game experience. The “Extras” s…

www.gematsu.com

Three hours of hands-on play proves it: now is the perfect time for Dragon’s Dogma 2 | RPG Site

The first Dragon's Dogma took time to become a cult hit. But the time is right for the sequel to take the world by storm.

www.rpgsite.net

Unicorn Overlord Is A Wholly Fresh Take On Tactical RPGs

Vanillaware is going deep on strategy gameplay with Unicorn Overlord while using its signature art style to make the mature medieval fantasy setting pop.

www.gamespot.com

Vanillaware ran out of money for Unicorn Overlord’s development (as they did for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim) - AUTOMATON WEST

Vanillaware's CEO reveals that the company ran out of funds for Unicorn Overlord's development "this time too."

automaton-media.com

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Pending​

 

[Pressed Ham]

Very good OT, thank you for the work guys!

 

[regawdless]

That seems like such a cool game and one that I'll unfortunately miss because it won't be on PC. The art style is gorgeous. Curious when the embargo will be up.

 

[Stilton Disco]

Fantastic OT guys, really well done.

After the demo I'm pretty much convinced this will be my GOTY. Absolutely phenomenally polished and just an addictively engaging gameplay loop, great characters, excellent and progressive nonsense free characters and story, all wrapped up in Vanillaware's simply gorgeous art.

Also rumour has it there are indeed romances and that Alain can marry his cousin, for that authentic Middle Ages royalty experience.

I really hope we're indeed in for something special here, because all indications are, right now, that we will be.

 

[and 3 others]

Oh God, I want. Maybe if I finish FF7R soon.

 

[Spiders]

Spaced out the demo so I can roll right into the game when it arrives tomorrow.

For those who don't know, the demo is the proper game time restricted to 7 hours and saves transfer to main game.

There's a point early on where you can choose your difficulty so I made some extra save files there.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

Going to have to dust off the Switch for this one. Shaping up to be something very special by the looks of it.

Great |OT| !

 

[JORMBO]

I ordered the CE. It may take me some extra time to start this due to FF7.

 

[HeresJohnny]

I preordered physical on Switch. Looks really good.

 

[JORMBO]

 

[Zefah]

Great OT! The demo really impressed me (still playing it), so I am definitely picking this one up.

 

[Spiders]

I ordered the CE. It may take me some extra time to start this due to FF7.

I was thinking about that just on account of the card game, then I realized I have no friends, plus I make fun of a dude I know who plays Magic and I'm not ready to lose that! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

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Great OT! The demo really impressed me (still playing it), so I am definitely picking this one up.

You fucking hype beasts gonna drive me into poverty!

 

[Franky Family]

This game looks like GOTY material

@Zeta Dragoon @regawdless well done, magnificent official thread. 60+ different classes to choose from when fortifying your army almost sounds too good to be true. Has to be some kind of record

 

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[Spiders]

DAY ONE UPDATE:

Difficulty setting (Main game)
※ The difficulty level "Casual" found in the demo version is equivalent to the difficulty level "Normal" in the main game. The main game's "Story" difficulty is an easier difficulty level; if you want a bigger challenge than provided by "Story", please change to the newly established "Normal"!

 

[DonDonDonPata]

Great OT! I'll be there day one playing w the rest of you guys.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

I just had to boot this on my Switch OLED before going to bed and when I tell you it is fucking gorgeous, I can't quite get over it. Animations, art style and even lighting are absolutely stunning. Really excited to sink my teeth into this.

I think we're in for a great time.

 

[Stilton Disco]

I meanwhile received an email in the middle of the night telling me the retailer I preordered the premium edition from did not receive any stock of it, so had to refund my order.

And of course the premium edition is sold out everywhere now.

To say I am livid is an understatement.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

I meanwhile received an email in the middle of the night telling me the retailer I preordered the premium edition from did not receive any stock of it, so had to refund my order.

And of course the premium edition is sold out everywhere now.

To say I am livid is an understatement.

Yeah I tried having a look and it seems only the XSX Premium Edition is still available on Amazon (at least it was, haven't checked this morning)

Hopefully there's more stock on the way

 

[Stilton Disco]

Yeah I tried having a look and it seems only the XSX Premium Edition is still available on Amazon (at least it was, haven't checked this morning)

Hopefully there's more stock on the way

Seems it was a one run and done type deal. I'm gutted, but accepted there's nothing I can do about it.

The worst thing is that since I've had to order it again and don't want to have to spend more than necessary, just in case I can one day find a good deal on the premium edition, I won't be getting it until next week now.

Real shit start to Friday morning.

Cheers for having a look though, appreciate it mate.

 

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Serious answers only pls.

I want to get this, or Dragons Dogma 2.

I can't get both. Never played the 1st DD. Never played a Vanillaware game.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

Serious answers only pls.

I want to get this, or Dragons Dogma 2.

I can't get both. Never played the 1st DD. Never played a Vanillaware game.

Do you prefer tactics style games such as Ogre Battle or FF Tactics or do you like open world style action RPG? That'll largely dictate what I'd recommend.

 

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Do you prefer tactics style games such as Ogre Battle or FF Tactics or do you like open world style action RPG? That'll largely dictate what I'd recommend.

Both? Damn. That probably doesn't help.

 

[Amorous Biscuit]

Both? Damn. That probably doesn't help.

Looks like it's time to bankrupt you and suggest both then

 

[Stilton Disco]

Both? Damn. That probably doesn't help.

There's a demo available of Unicorn. I'd recommend giving it a try first and seeing if it's for you vs DD2, which will be a known entity if you played the first one.