Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:31

Unicorn Overlord is to Tactical RPGs What Sea of Stars is to Classic JRPGs

Written by Matt Karoglou
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Atlus and Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord looks to provide the same kind of genre 'comfort food' that Sabotage's Sea of Stars delivered.

Though there's an argument to be made that the genre is stronger today than it ever has been, it's hard to deny that the 1990s and the coinciding fourth and fifth console generations represent a heyday for JRPGs. The noteworthy output of developers and publishers like Square, Enix, Atlus, and many others still rank high on fans' "best of all-time" lists, and for good reason. Last year's Sea of Stars tapped into the nostalgia fans have for this era while simultaneously combining its various inspirations to bring something worthwhile to the genre, and now Unicorn Overlord looks to do the same in its homage to the strategy and tactics RPG greats of the 1990s.

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