Vanillaware might win the award for the most confusing game title instead of Square Enix. They just announced a new game called “Unicorn Overlord” during the September 2023 Nintendo Direct.
This game is made by experienced developers known for their beautiful hand-drawn art, but it’s a different kind of game than what they usually make.
If you’re curious about this game, you won’t have to wait too long to play it because it’s coming out soon. In the meantime, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about it, including why it has such a strange name.
Unicorn Overlord Release Date and Platforms
According to the announcement trailer, Unicorn Overlord will be released on March 8, 2024. The game will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms.
Unicorn Overlord Trailer
Sure, and just like other games made by Vanillaware, this one looks really beautiful. The trailer shows a bit of the story in Unicorn Overlord. It’s about a prince who lost his kingdom and has a special ring called the Ring of the Unicorn.
We don’t know all the details about the story yet, but it’s about the prince trying to defeat a bad ruler and get his kingdom back. We don’t see exactly how the game will be played, but the video gives us some hints. You can watch a new version of Super Mario RPG on Nintendo Switch. Take a look at the trailer!
Unicorn Overlord Gameplay
Unicorn Overlord is a kind of video game where you make strategic decisions. But it’s not exactly like other games in this category, such as Tactics Ogre or Triangle Strategy.
In this game, when you fight with enemies, it’s a bit different. Instead of taking turns, your characters move around on a map in real-time, like in Square Enix’s Diofield Chronicle. But when they meet an enemy, it switches to a screen where they fight, which is similar to the battles in Fire Emblem.
Also, on the map, each character you control actually represents a small group of characters. So when they fight, it’s not just one person against another; it’s a whole bunch of characters on each side.
From the trailer, we can see that you’ll need to control many soldiers and try to take over the enemy’s land while also defending your own. You can also play with others online, as shown in a quick part of the trailer.
When you’re not fighting, you can make friends with more than 60 people and creatures in the game. There are interesting places on the map, like towns, where you can chat with other characters and probably get some missions to do.
Unicorn Overlord seems to have a lot of story stuff in it because the company Atlus is already showing a bunch of scenes that tell the story. In the trailer, we saw a short part where you have to play a mining game. This means you’ll have to gather things like rocks or gems to make your tools better or maybe use them for something else.
Unicorn Overlord Pre-Order Details
You can’t pre-order Unicorn Overlord yet, but Atlus has given us some information about it. When you can order it, you’ll get some extra information if you pre-order. You can put symbols from other games made by Vanillaware on your army’s flag.
Also, there will be a special version of the game with a music CD, a big art book, and a card game based on Unicorn Overlord. But you’ll have to wait a bit for that one.