Games

Unicorn Overlord Army Gameplay and Units

Published by
Inggit Virgiawan

After releasing it in 2019 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Vanillaware has released its newest game, entitled Unicorn Overlord. 

Unicorn Overlord is games which combines elements of strategy, stimulation, and RPGs. This game by Vanillaware offers quite unique mechanics and playing systems.

From a visual perspective, you could say this game has a stylish appearance anime. For classmates strategy games, this game has a fantasy story which also becomes its attraction.

So, what exactly is the uniqueness and attraction offered by Unicorn Overlord. Come on, let's look at the review.

Also read: 10 Recommendations for the Best Action Games Similar to God of War

Unicorn Overlord Storyline

Source: YouTube/Nintendo of America

This game is set on a continent called Fevrith which is divided into several jobs. In this game, you will act as an exiled prince named Alain. 

This game tells the story of Alain who has a mission to take the right to the throne in the Kingdom of Cornia. Where, the kingdom was couped by General Valmore when Alain was still a child.

Since childhood, he lived with a trusted soldier named Josef who was entrusted to him Ring of the Unicorns to defeat Valmor.

With his power in the Kingdom of Cornia, Valmor alias Galerius caused chaos in Fervith.

In the midst of the chaos that occurred, Alain's guards defected because of the magical influence that whispered in their minds. 

Play Unicorn Overlord and find out how Alain's journey saves the Fervith Continent and reclaims its throne.

Also read: Recommendations for 9 Good Anime to Watch

Vanillaware Attractive Appearance

Source: YouTube

If you have ever played the games Dragon's Crown and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, You must be familiar with the visual experience of Vanillaware games. The design and visuals in the Unicorn Overlord game are anime-based.

However, this is a unique side of the game that is created from hand scratches. So, the appearance is different from games in general.

As a game that Vanillaware has been developing for ten years, it feels like nothing disappoints from a visual perspective.

The visual aspect of this game that is most stunning is when the characters talk to each other.

However, during battle and exploration the visuals presented in this game are no less good. 

Starting from the map design, character visuals, and places look stunning in two-dimensional images. 

Vanillaware's attack animations in this game are mostly hand-drawn or hand drawn. But that doesn't make it limited. 

In fact, the animations displayed will make you feel at home playing this game for hours, especially the animations in the battle scenes. 

From a visual perspective, Unicorn Overlord's weakness lies in the design of the main characters. A design that is too simple makes the main character look the same as the regular troops in the unit. 

Overall, Vanilaware's latest work, from a visual perspective, is still inferior to its previous work 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Especially in terms of lighting and exploration.

Also read: 9 Best American Civil War Video Games Ever

Unicorn Overlord gameplay

Source: Youtube SummonWolfYawn

This game is very exciting so the discussion starts with its advantages first.  The advantage of this game is that it is easy but complex.

The thing that makes this game easy to play is the tutorial which is explained briefly and easy to understand. 

There are tons of tutorials that appear in each new game scene and their placement is spot on.

In this way, new players will definitely be able to easily understand the gameplay of Unicorn Overlord.

Then what makes this game complex is that there are many tasks that you have to do. 

Starting from recruiting units, buying weapons, maintaining the city, and managing the kingdom. In terms of gameplay during the battle itself, this game will really drain your mind. 

You must be skilled at arranging units, formations, weapons, skills, valor points and many other complex things. 

But you don't need to worry about the difficulty of playing this game, the main thing is that you have to try it first and then you will understand how to play it yourself.

The main goal of every battle in this game is to control the enemy base. The battles in this game do not use a system turn based RPG or attack alternately. 

But using the system timers which requires you to destroy the enemy's fortress within the time limit provided. 

The amount of time you can use when attacking an enemy fort varies, starting from 2-5 minutes.

In this way, you must be able to develop the most effective strategy so that you can occupy your opponent's fortress in the shortest time possible.

System timers on each battles This makes this tactical RPG game have a fairly fast game tempo compared to similar games in general.

That's a glimpse of the gameplay of Unicorn Overlord. No need to hesitate to play it, because there are many tutorials in the game that will help you understand how to play. 

You need to know that this game does not only include battles that hone strategy. However there is side missions which attracts you to explore all corners of the map.

Troop Unit Composition

Unicorn Overlord World Snapshot. Source: Atlus.com

After you get an idea of the gameplay of the Unicorn Overlord game, you need to get a glimpse of the troops in Alain's Unit.

In short, Alain has many troop units with their own advantages and uniqueness. 

So, as a player you have to pay attention to the composition of the unit by understanding the strength of the troops.

For example, the Gryphone Knight is strong against cavalry but weak against air attacks from archers. 

Then there is the Horseback Knight who can repel all attacks but will lose if he meets a Gryphon Knight. 

Well, in this game each unit has its own type of knight. In battle, sometimes the enemy makes unexpected attacks. 

For example, you only bring knights on horseback without bringing archers. Meanwhile, the opponent takes out the Gryphone Knight to launch it counters, of course you will be overwhelmed in that fight. 

But in this game you can ask for help from other units that have archers. Winning or losing a battle in Unicorn Overlord depends on how you arrange your troops. 

So it's not because of you unlevel in this game, but you can review in more detail how the units are composed and mixed equipment you are not right. 

platforms

Source: Nintendo

This game is very suitable to play if you like long games. Because, to finish this game you need 40 hours.

For a game with 2D visual art, Unicorn Overlord is quite good. But it's still not good for those of you who don't like retro visual style games. 

You can play this game via console Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series S/X. This game is priced at 800-900 thousand depending on which console you use.  

Also read: 5 Cheap Steam Games, You Can Keep Playing Even If You're Broken!

Confused about finding a top up place that is cheap, safe, fast and reliable? Now you don't need to be confused anymore, at VCGamers Marketplace all gaming needs are available.

Inggit Virgiawan