Unicorn Overlord (PS5, Xbox Series X or Nintendo Switch)

speedracerq

Jun 8, 2025 7:17 PM

199 Comments

Joined Dec 2003

speedracerqJun 8, 2025 7:17 PM

199 Comments

This needs to come to PC Frown

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jedinat

Jun 8, 2025 9:04 PM

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Joined Dec 2011

jedinatJun 8, 2025 9:04 PM

2.6K Comments

Would have been quite a good game if the story wasn't so lame.

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Shake-N-Bake

Jun 9, 2025 4:30 PM

6.1K Comments

Joined May 2020

Shake-N-BakeJun 9, 2025 4:30 PM

6.1K Comments

I couldn't get into this. I don't understand the hype.

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TenaciousJP

Jun 9, 2025 5:24 PM

648 Comments

Joined May 2010

TenaciousJPJun 9, 2025 5:24 PM

648 Comments

The story does kinda peter out at the end, it's a very basic JRPG template but since you can do some stuff out of order it feels a bit disjointed. That being said, the gameplay is FANTASTIC and really scratches the classic Ogre Battle itch that really has not been around for 20-odd years

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dabomb156

Jun 9, 2025 7:28 PM

655 Comments

Joined Feb 2016

dabomb156Jun 9, 2025 7:28 PM

655 Comments

Quote from Shake-N-Bake

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I couldn't get into this. I don't understand the hype.

I agree. The gameplay was meh to me, the tactical combat is not very involved. The animation and 2D-HD art is amazing, a high point for the game, but the story couldn't keep me going nor could the gameplay.

butalearner

Jun 9, 2025 8:03 PM

468 Comments

Joined Jan 2007

butalearnerJun 9, 2025 8:03 PM

468 Comments

This was my GOTY last year for sure. My biggest complaint is that you get too many characters, including new ones super late into the game, and you just don't have a way to reasonably use them in battle, and you have to go out of your way to see their character development. They should have given you fewer characters, and/or let you create additional squads, even if they limit the number of squads you can deploy.

Granted, it's not for everybody. You get literally dozens of characters who each have their own equipment and "tactics" which gives you control over the characters' behavior, like FFXII's gambit system. Equipment often gives characters extra moves, which you often should incorporate into the unit's tactics. If micromanaging equipment and tactics sounds like a nightmare, I really don't know if this game is for you. You'd probably do just fine on a lower difficulty if you didn't engage too heavily with it, but I personally LOVED it and spent a solid half the game or more in the menus, setting up equipment and tinkering with tactics.

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Tskspree

Jun 9, 2025 8:19 PM

176 Comments

Joined Oct 2016

TskspreeJun 9, 2025 8:19 PM

176 Comments

Good game, but the localization is a piece of ****

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emceephi

Jun 10, 2025 8:42 AM

372 Comments

Joined Oct 2006

emceephiJun 10, 2025 8:42 AM

372 Comments

My 2024 GOTY

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BeautifulWallaby273

Jun 11, 2025 4:02 AM

144 Comments

Joined Dec 2024

BeautifulWallaby273Jun 11, 2025 4:02 AM

144 Comments

Quote from butalearner

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This was my GOTY last year for sure. My biggest complaint is that you get too many characters, including new ones super late into the game, and you just don't have a way to reasonably use them in battle, and you have to go out of your way to see their character development. They should have given you fewer characters, and/or let you create additional squads, even if they limit the number of squads you can deploy. Granted, it's not for everybody. You get literally dozens of characters who each have their own equipment and "tactics" which gives you control over the characters' behavior, like FFXII's gambit system. Equipment often gives characters extra moves, which you often should incorporate into the unit's tactics. If micromanaging equipment and tactics sounds like a nightmare, I really don't know if this game is for you. You'd probably do just fine on a lower difficulty if you didn't engage too heavily with it, but I personally LOVED it and spent a solid half the game or more in the menus, setting up equipment and tinkering with tactics.

There were some really creative builds in the "PvP" portion of the game using many of the endgame characters. As soon as I unlocked those late game characters, I couldn't wait to try them out (multiple foxgirls are crazy and angel shields are super annoying). I probably spent a hundred or so hours creating different builds to counter the current meta, and it's always fun to see other people get beat by your teams. However, the "ladder" is exploitable and with no real rewards other than being matched up with people of relatively the same skill level, it can get tiresome fighting the same people and then losing because of RNG.

jboze84

Jun 11, 2025 4:07 AM

15 Comments

Joined Nov 2013

jboze84Jun 11, 2025 4:07 AM

15 Comments

Quote from Tskspree

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Good game, but the localization is a piece of ****

poor take

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DrFace

Jun 13, 2025 12:05 AM

60 Comments

Joined Mar 2018

DrFaceJun 13, 2025 12:05 AM

60 Comments

Currently about to beat this game. Really good! Solid game mechanics with beautiful art. It's a nice change of pace from the massive open world games I typically like and there's some…. Tasteful characters in it too.

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