Unicorn Overlord - Tactical RPG by Vanillaware

[I eat frozen vegetables]

Must be embarrassing for Square suits how this game just mogged the FF7 remake.

I remember that they were concerned that Persona 5 would mog FF15. This is infinitely worse because FF7 is a sacred cow.

 

[Reinhardt]

btw why virginia can't equip unicorn stuff? only alain can. i blame patriarchy!

 

[Hobo Elf]

Must be embarrassing for Square suits how this game just mogged the FF7 remake.

I remember that they were concerned that Persona 5 would mog FF15. This is infinitely worse because FF7 is a sacred cow.

While Square keeps chasing a mythical market that doesn't exist other companies are servicing people with the kind of games that should've been Square's MO. Unfortunately Square is going to learn all the wrong lessons from this, as usual.

 

[Jaedar]

Trying to beat coliseum at level 20 is a bit too hard for me. Managed to make it to the top ten, but took a lot of tries to clear bishop fight, and double gryphon is kicking my ass. Fighting enemies that have 1 more unit in the formation, and 10 levels ahead is a bit too harsh.

The online part also seems to suck a bit. There's no level scaling to the opponents, usually I roll 4 opponents that are all level 50 with endgame gear and 1 total scrub. So not very engaging, and the online server is either overloaded or just bloated as fuck because it takes forever to load anything. Bit of a shame, because the stuff you can buy with the coins looks really strong.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

UO is very different (although yeah Grand Knights is kind of similar) so it's hard to compare, but the gameplay was always the weak point of their previous titles. Odin Sphere/Muramasa/Dragons Crown were fine for what they were but the gameplay wasn't the main draw.

Dragon's Crown was a legitimately good beat-'em-up, with AI-controlled party members to simulate a multiplayer arcade game, strong D&D influences, and the best artwork of any Vanillaware game.

 

[Crayll]

UO is very different (although yeah Grand Knights is kind of similar) so it's hard to compare, but the gameplay was always the weak point of their previous titles. Odin Sphere/Muramasa/Dragons Crown were fine for what they were but the gameplay wasn't the main draw.

Dragon's Crown was a legitimately good beat-'em-up, with AI-controlled party members to simulate a multiplayer arcade game, strong D&D influences, and the best artwork of any Vanillaware game.

It was fine, I just didn't find the gameplay that compelling. I'm not a huge fan of beat-'em-ups though so I'm not the best judge here.
The artwork is obviously top notch.

 

[Abu Antar]

Dragon's Crown's level of fun all depends on what character you play. The dwarf and amazon were my favorite characters to use. Online was also fun, if a bit messy.

 

[Sentinel]

I'm retarded. What's the most effective way of recovering stamina? It's pretty stupid that I have to keep resting and protecting units every 4 battles cause the enemy just keeps spawning units.

 

[Jaedar]

I'm retarded. What's the most effective way of recovering stamina? It's pretty stupid that I have to keep resting and protecting units every 4 battles cause the enemy just keeps spawning units.

There's no truly effective way. Resting always works, but is slow. There are items, but they're limited. There's activated abilities, but those are also limited. You also get +2 stamina when you capture a location.
Best way is to not lose it in the first place. Ideally you should be defeating most enemies in 1-2 attacks.

Infantry leaders start with 6, cavalry with 5, and fliers with 4.

 

[Reinhardt]

use vitalize, buy all food. camps and capturing enemy locations.
most important thing - you don't lose stamina if you defend location, even if it's just shitty bridge or tower so if many enemies approaching - retreat to one(siege machines are NOT locations, you will spend stamina if attacked while operating one)

 

[Crayll]

Honestly you shouldn't even need vitalize or stamina food.

In most maps you should have enough squads to allow one to rest while the others keep advancing (don't let an enemy sneak past your line and jump the resting squad). Consider unlocking more squad slots if needed.

Use garrisons as chokepoints when you need a breather, no stamina cost to defend.

If you're preparing to attack a tough base, any damage at all will interrupt enemy spawns. You can use a damage map skill (warriors and mages have skills that only cost 1 valor) or throw a sacrificial squad at the enemy.

If you're finding normal enemies take more than 1 or 2 battles to kill, adjust your squad comps.

 

[Reinhardt]

i'm mostly talking about zenoiran. no sacrificial squads unless absolutely necessary and 5 items for stage.

 

[Abu Antar]

Watch towers are imperative. I had Alains unit deafeat six units in a row by luring them to a watch tower that they were stationed in. Cavalry can be good bait.

 

[Reinhardt]

close to finishing second run. only 2 final missions in albion and galerius left. will be around 100 hours combined. skipping cutscenes but to compensate spent lots of time farming arena.
i have no idea what to play next.

 

[Sentinel]

Dub or sub?

 

[Abu Antar]

Dub or sub?

Doing dub, and my ears aren't bleeding. Some sound great, others are meh.

 

[Crayll]

The sub is nothing special, but consistently good if you like typical JRPG Jap audio.

 

[Reinhardt]

alcina is voiced by same person who voiced scatnach in fgo. so shishou is shishou. very appropriate.

 

[Reinhardt]

almost there. hired 50+ generic characters to place my people in charge everywhere. now only need to decide on future wife and kill galerius.

 

[Sentinel]

almost there. hired 50+ generic characters to place my people in charge everywhere. now only need to decide on future wife and kill galerius.

Wait, can't you place generics in charge instead?

I hate leaving the unique characters behind.

 

[Jaedar]

I hate leaving the unique characters behind.

"behind"
It's not like it matters? Only reason to place specific characters is to give them gifts so you can get alain affection.

I'm slowly making my way through the game. Finished elheim now. Quite a big level gap to bastorias, so I guess I'll have to clean up some optional content.

 

[Abu Antar]

It doesn't matter who you put as a guard in cities. You can use them anyway.

 

[Sentinel]

Oh yeah I forgot lol. Sorry, played the tutorial like 2 weeks ago. Only resumed playing yesterday. About to rescue Scarlett soon.

 

[Reinhardt]

you can only hire 64 generics. not nearly enough for all cities.

 

[KingDoofus]

Beat the game recently and had a blast doing it. Started another playthrough on True Zenoiran difficulty and I've gotta say - it needs to turn off the battle forecast. Or at the very least have the option to turn it off. Would make the game completely different and with the knowledge gained from a first playthrough, I think a lot more fun for a challenge run.