Unicorn Overlord aims to bring tactical RPGs back to the ‘90s

A screenshot from the video game Unicorn Overlord.
Image: Atlus

More than just about any other game studio, Vanillaware is known for its style. At the same time, the developer is constantly shifting between genres. It originally made waves with the side-scrolling action RPG Odin Sphere, and more recently released the sci-fi epic 13 Sentinels, which is part visual novel, part turn-based mech-vs-kaiju combat. Holding all of these disparate ideas together is Vanillaware’s incredible 2D art, along with a clear to desire to experiment.

Given how the studio loves to jump around so much, it’s probably not too surprising that its next project, Unicorn Overlord, will be a grand-scale tactical RPG inspired by the classics. Ahead of the game’s launch next March (it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and the Switch)...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/23/23971097/unicorn-overlord-retro-tactical-rpg-interview-switch-xbox-playstation

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