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Unicorn Overlord | Review Thread
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Unknown Soldier
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After Hogwarts Legacy wasn't "mainstream" enough, I don't really expect the big outlets to review anything except the latest Sony AAAA woke blockbuster now
Which is fine honestly, we don't want people like Jason Schreier anywhere near this game
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
IGN doesn't count?
Unknown Soldier
Member
It's kind of hilarious, if everyone simply ignored his posts and never replied to him, he would fuck off and try his shtick on someone else
He gets the attention he wants, and you all get what you fuckin deserve
ShadyAcshuns
Member
NO, because THEY GAVE TEARS of the KINGDOM goty over Baldur's Gate 3, those bastards! not being serious here haha
Unknown Soldier
Member
They are also the only ones who had the courage to review Hogwarts Legacy, I have great respect for whoever's in charge of reviews at IGN these days
kingpotato
Ask me about my Stream Deck
I mean... I agree with that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This will be my last response as I don't want to derail this thread but given that you said it's a niche game and sitting at a 87+ metascore before launch we can agree is great score and should be worthy of a look/purchase even if you're not a fan of the genre.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Sojiro
Member
Damn! Danjin going for the throat, I don't think I have ever seen you go this hard before lol. I have read some of that guy's posts, and came across the thread about the P2W shit and it's fucking mind blowing someone is actively wanting that shit in their games. I hope to God it's just trolling, but I really can't tell.This guy here is to shit post and pretend his smart about it....
His most idiotic poster I ever seen GAF......again this is same fucking guy who thinks every game should be pay to win.......And that being me "nice" about it.
The reviews for this look good, but I knew this would be a buy even if scores were struggling to hit the 80s. I am trying my hardest to finish Octopatch Travelor II (which I have been loving!) so I probably won't start this for a while after I pick it up tomorrow. Can't wait though!
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
I wish it was but he actually wants that crap on his games, why?.......who the fuck knows what his thinking.
Sojiro
Member
Yeah man it's a fucking wild world we live in when people are advocating for that shit in their games.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
His "agenda" is to troll on SP games in order spit his so called "brilliant" idea about "GaaS games are the future" nonsense...... I simply just got sick of his crap.
He had no attention playing this game in first place, just came to shit post.
NanaMiku
Member
A little PSA for the wait time setting. If you use Japanese dub with English text, sometimes there will be problems for long English text but short Japanese dub. The dialogue auto advance too fastI'm pretty sure this existed in the demo. You can also skip cutscenes if needed
edit. This was from the demo.See below
DeathGuise
Member
Who the fuck is Kakuchopurei????
DeathGuise
Member
Who the fuck is he? Is he some sort of reviewer? Is he in the industry?
DeathGuise
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
I've refreshed the OC and MC screenshots and also added a few more reviews to the OP. 
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Switch Up gave it a 95%.
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SidViscous
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I have no idea how I’ll finish ff7 and this in time for dragons dogma. What a Q1!
Hudo
Member
Ngl, I thought the retards at IGN would hate it. I am pleased.I've updated the OP with most of the relevant reviews that have surfaced so far.
I'll add quotes for each linked review as soon as the OpenCritic review page for the game is up.Done!
That said, the review scores are looking good.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Meth
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
This game has combat units spread out on a battlefield map
It's different from resetera maps
VenomousCoffee
Member
The "sexuality is bad" thread despises this game. Reading that thread honestly makes me more likely to buy it.
Shifty1897
Member
Switch Up gave it a 95%.
SwitchUp is great, one of the few YouTube channels I follow religiously.
Speaking of, the algorithm recommended me a review for this from SiliconEra and they really, really hated all the boobs. It's almost as if they've never played a Vanillaware game.
Kacho
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Danjin44
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Unicorn Overlord Review | RPGFan
To say that the announcement of Unicorn Overlord left me in complete disbelief would be an understatement.
www.rpgfan.com
ShadyAcshuns
Member
My copy is out for delivery!
Hudo
Member
I love BG3 but TotK is my GOTY as well.
Hudo
Member
Not even a hardcore gay dude would react like this. Klepek is such a tragic existence.
Shake Your Rump
Banned
Good game so far.
I don't understand why every JRPG seems to use 8bit 11Khz audio for voices, though. The Tales series, Ys series, Persona... they all use low quality sampling for voices. It drives me nuts. This game uses 1/20 of the space available on disc. You can spare another GB for higher quality audio.
I don't understand why every JRPG seems to use 8bit 11Khz audio for voices, though. The Tales series, Ys series, Persona... they all use low quality sampling for voices. It drives me nuts. This game uses 1/20 of the space available on disc. You can spare another GB for higher quality audio.
GHound
Member
Unsurprising. My last experience with that site before I blacklisted it was that it was another site ran by weirdos that can't stomach the idea of people being informed of censorship.
Unknown Soldier
Member
CRIWARE strikes again!
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Hella good rating. Strongly encouraging.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Its damn good game! They released lengthy demo because they had damn good reason be confident about the game they made.
I trust Vanillaware same way I trust FromSoftware...for me they never disappointed me.
Orbital2060
Member
It sounds great on my end, through speakers or headphones.
I doubt there is any difference to the sound quality between platforms but the xbox install is 11.8 GB vs 7 GB on PS. I do wonder why that is.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I didn't play the demo but I'm already 7 hours into the game and it's fantastic. I've been playing it on Switch. The framerate is great and hardly noticed any drops. Not to mention the loading is super fast and going to the menu and saving is fast and breezy. Graphically looks amazing. Sounds wise is fantastic so far. Really like the story and characters. I've never played any type of SRPG like the OG Ogre Battle and Ogre Battle 64. So the battle system being like that took some time for me to get to used to personally. Overall it's a fantastic game and I can't wait to see what Kamitani actual game he's been working on is
Switch Up gave it a 95%.
I love that YouTube Channel myself
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Nintendo Life have published their video review for Unicorn Overlord.
Renoir
Member
the OST is finally on spotify, i can now make a proper mix.
ConkerTheSquirrel.
Member
I can imagine this is how people feel when they play Civilization games (never played the series). It's addicting: Unicorn Overlord's version of the gambit system from FF12, where you can program how each unit can attack and support each other. You can get lost in this game just trying to modify/refine your units through mock battles, seeing how they stack up against each other. Music is top-quality as well, as expected from Hitoshi Sakimoto:
Also, the waifus.
Got this on sale, but anyone who's a fan of Final Fantasy -Tactics or -12, or just Vanillaware games in general, should get this game. Only 24 hours in, barely scratched the story, but I can say this is another home-run from Vanillaware.
Also, the waifus.
Got this on sale, but anyone who's a fan of Final Fantasy -Tactics or -12, or just Vanillaware games in general, should get this game. Only 24 hours in, barely scratched the story, but I can say this is another home-run
from Vanillaware.
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Danjin44
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I can imagine this is how people feel when they play Civilization games (never played the series). It's addicting: Unicorn Overlord's version of the gambit system from FF12, where you can program how each unit can attack and support each other. You can get lost in this game just trying to modify/refine your units through mock battles, seeing how they stack up against each other. Music is top-quality as well, as expected from Hitoshi Sakimoto:
Also, the waifus.
Got this on sale, but anyone who's a fan of Final Fantasy -Tactics or -12, or just Vanillaware games in general, should get this game. Only 24 hours in, barely scratched the story, but I'm
This game is my personal GOTY for good reason, this game's gameplay loop is super addicting with gorgeous aesthetics and banger OST.
Hudo
Member
The Civilization series is the origin of the "just one more turn..."-meme. And suddenly it's 3 AM.
ConkerTheSquirrel.
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ConkerTheSquirrel.
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Granted, once you finish the story portion in Cornia, trying to fill out its map, side- and liberation- quests felt like the game was slowing down, but I think that slump in momentum is when you truly get a feel of the game's battle system. It's all uphill from there!
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Grildon Tundy
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Danjin44
got me to pick this up from hyping it in the Metaphor:Refantazio OT. Amazon sale had it for $30 on PS5.This game is great. It has 50+ well-defined characters--almost all of them instantly likeable--to the point that I have trouble picking who I want in my different units.
The gameplay loop is addictive: form your units->pick a battle->after the battle, your map is cleared of enemies so->go pick up the items laying in the overworld->use those items to level up your town->station a guard in town to get additional materials->now you've ran into another battle, repeat. And other mechanic layers on top of that. It's hard to put down.
It's got just about everything I like about strategy games and RPGs. It's Fire Emblem + Final Fantasy XII + XCOM + that distinct Vanillaware art style. It's the whole package!
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