Today Vanillaware and Atlus released a new gallery of screenshots and plenty of details about the upcoming strategy JRPG Unicorn Overlord.
We get to hear about more of the characters that we’ll be able to recruit in our army as we fight against the Zenoiran Empire, on top of a relevant enemy.
On top of that, the developers shared quite a few relevant concepts focusing on battle gameplay.
Yunifi (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Hisako Kanemoto
“Wherever you go, the Frostblooms will always be there to stop you!”
A member of a Bastorias based resistance group known as the Frostblooms. She is a preeminent archer central to the fight against Zenoira. Though born to humans, she was taken in and raised by Ramona.
Ramona (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Nanako Mori
“We must weather any storm, no matter how fierce!”
The leader of the Bastorias-based resistance group know as the Frostblooms and Yunifi’s adoptive mother. Though chieftess of the owl bloodline, she is well-respected by members of all bestral races.Morard (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Tomoyuki Shimura
“But I’d rather see you rot in a cell than burn in the underworld.”
A lion bestral and member of a Bastorias resistance group known as the Frostblooms. He boasts immense physickal strength, and together with Yunifi, forms the core of the Frostblooms’ ranks.
Nigel (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Takayuki Ashii
“While the breath of life still flows through me, you’ll not cross this point.”
Leader of the Knights of the Sacred Heart, he attained reverend-knighthood at a young age, then claimed the role of captain after playing an influential role in Albion’s defense against Zenoira.
Dinah (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Sayaka Senbongi
“I’m after your boss’s life, not yours. Out of the way.”
A fox bestral and captain of the Snowpetals. Though quick to anger, she cares deeply for her soldiers, who respect her greatly in turn.
Sanatio (Protagonist’s Ally)
Japanese VA = Mutsumi Tamura
“I shall see it through, even if I must suffer eternal damnation as a result.”
Angelic attendant to the pontifex and leader of the Heavenswing Knights. As a winged reverend knight, he was identified as a future leader of the Orthodoxy at a young age.
Elgor (Protagonist’s Enemy)
Japanese VA = Shigeru Chiba
“Now the time has come to set sail. And I’ll be paying the fare with your life.”
A knight of Reimann, high commander of the northern Zenoiran Army. Granted a set of ancient Zenoiran Armor by Galerius. It’s said that none have seen his face and lived to tell the tale.
You can enjoy all the new screenshots below.
We learn that every battle stage has different victory conditions and allied units can be deployed from any base flying the blue flag using Valor Points. Defeating enemies and liberating points replenish valor points.
The player can select a unit with the cursor to order them to move. If an enemy is encountered, selecting the “battle” option starts combat.
You can swap positions of two allied units in close proximity to face enemies with the unit most suitable to defeat them.
An unit that loses a battle is knocked back and enters a waiting state. If a waiting unit is attacked, the enemy will automatically be granted the first strike.
Units spend stamina to fight, and when it reaches zero, they’ll be unable to move. You can select the Rest option to recover stamina, but the unit is defenseless while resting.
An item named Hallowed Corne Ash can be used to reverse a Game Over if the time limit for a battle expires, the player’s army is defeated, or their command post is captured.
You can also use Valor to activate Valor Skills specific to each class during battles, but since the Valor Points are also used to deploy units, they should be used carefully.
Battlefieds also include a variety of features like Traps, Divine Effigies, Encampments, and Siege Weapons. Divine Effigies can create cyclones, while Encampments help you by healing your units.
You should also pay attention to AP (Active Points) and PP (Passive Points). AP are used to activate Active Skills during a unit’s turn. PP are used to activate passive skills under certain conditions, for instance when a unit is attacked. When both sides have run out of AP, the battle ends.
You can set Tactics for each unit to determine which skills they will use and who they will attack. You can select the priority of each skill and the conditions in which they’ll be used. If you don’t set tactics, units will simply attack units in front of them. There is an “Optimize” feature that can automate setting tactics and equipping units.
Unicorn Overlord was revealed during the Nintendo Direct back in September 2023. It’ll release for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on March 8, 2024. If you’d like a physical copy, you can pre-order one on Amazon.
If you want to see more, you can watch the previous trailer, another video, and a third from a series explaining the basics of the gameplay.
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