{"id":27456,"date":"2024-02-20T14:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27456"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:20:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:20:05","slug":"20240220-27456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240220-27456\/","title":{"rendered":"Unicorn Overlord will be the most content-packed game in Vanillaware\u2019s history\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Atlus and Vanillaware\u2019s tactical RPG <strong>Unicorn Overlord <\/strong>releases worldwide on March 8 for the PS4\/PS5, Xbox Series X|S and the Nintendo Switch. Counting down the days until the highly anticipated launch, Vanillaware revealed a brand-new illustration of the game\u2019s characters on February 19. This was followed by a comment on Unicorn Overlord\u2019s impressive volume \u2013 the game is apparently the largest in the developer\u2019s history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30e6\u30cb\u30b3\u30fc\u30f3\u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9<\/a> \u767a\u58f2\u307e\u3067\u3042\u306818\u65e5\u3011<br>\u6c17\u304c\u3064\u3051\u3070\u6211\u304c\u793e\u6700\u5927\u306e\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4\u91cf\u3092\u8a87\u308b\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u306b\u2026\uff01\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u3082\u6ca2\u5c71\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u8ab0\u3092\u63cf\u3053\u3046\u304b\u60a9\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u5e7c\u99b4\u67d3\u7d44\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30a2\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u306f\u3001\u541b\u3060\u30fc\uff01\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3082\u304a\u6c17\u306b\u5165\u308a\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\uff08\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30de\u30fc\uff1a\u5927\u897f\uff09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/laYEYHwA15\">pic.twitter.com\/laYEYHwA15<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30f4\u30a1\u30cb\u30e9\u574a\u3084 (@vanillaware_boy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vanillaware_boy\/status\/1759412495301902753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>(18 days until Unicorn Overlord\u2019s launch) Before we knew it, this title came to have the highest volume of content in our company\u2019s history&#8230;! Also, there are so many characters, I had trouble choosing who to draw, but I went with the familiar crew. Everyone, look out for your own favorite characters! &#8211; Programmer Onishi<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unicorn Overlord is a fantasy tactical RPG with overworld exploration and real-time battles. The story takes place on the war-stricken continent of Fevrith, where five nations coexist. The protagonist Alain is a \u201cfallen prince\u201d tasked with regaining his kingdom and leading his people to freedom after the revolt of the rogue General Valmore. Gameplay revolves around leading Alain around the expansive overworld and reclaiming and rebuilding towns, gathering and training allies and engaging in battle with foes. Unicorn Overlord will feature free party member customization, multiple difficulty levels and a PvP online mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-002.jpg 800w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240220-27456-002-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of Unicorn Overlord has famously lasted over 10 years \u2013 as it was first conceived by Takafumi Noma in 2014. But, as the title\u2019s programmer Onishi has revealed, it is also Vanillaware\u2019s most ambitious title up to date in terms of content.&nbsp; Apart from its rich gameplay and story and impressive volume of hand-drawn assets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inside-games.jp\/article\/2023\/09\/21\/148715.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it has also been revealed<\/a> that Unicorn Overlord will feature over 60 companion characters and over 60 classes of units that the player can freely combine in parties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unicorn-overlord.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unicorn Overlord<\/a> is scheduled to launch on March 8 for the PS4\/PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlus and Vanillaware&#8217;s upcoming tactical RPG Unicorn Overlod will be the developer&#8217;s most content-packed game up to date, as recently mentioned by the title&#8217;s programmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":27461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-27456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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