Unicorn Overlord details its Gambit-like tactical battle system and more characters

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We’re now just a few weeks out from the latest Vanillaware game, Unicorn Overlord. And with all the talk of fantasy tales, heroics, and war on the horizon, we should probably examine how battle actually works in the world of Vanillaware’s strategy RPG.

The latest bit info dump sent out by Atlus and Vanillaware does just that, as well as detail some of the more strange and fascinating allies Prince Alain can recruit in his quest to liberate the world of Unicorn Overlord. It’s not all swords, bows, and magic, after all. We’ve got bestial races to recruit, and they’ve got quite a bit of Vanillaware flair. Plus, a combat system that reminds me of the Gambit system from Final Fantasy XII? Let’s take a look, starting with the characters:

We’ll start with our two human characters. The former, Yunifi, is part of the Bastorian resistance group, the Frostblooms. Bastoria looks to be a frigid area, largely populated by animal-like (bestral, here) races, but we’ll get to that in a moment; Yunifi looks to bring some archery to the crew if you recruit her.

Nigel, meanwhile, is leader of the Knights of the Sacred Heart. He’s got an imposing presence, and I’m curious where his allegiances lie. He’s definitely got some rival energy going on, at the least.

Now we’re talking. Ramona is the leader of the Frostblooms and descendant of the owl bloodline, and adoptive mother to Yunifi. Owl mage! Love this! We also have Morard, a lion bestral from the Frostblooms and all-around beefy boy. That big axe looks terrifying.

Dinah rounds out our potential bestral allies today, a captain of the Snowpetals and lance-wielding warrior. It’s really interesting to compare these designs to, say, Dragon’s Crown or Odin Sphere and see how Vanillaware’s fantasy designs have changed over time, yet still look absolutely fantastic.

For our last batch of character previews today, Sanatio is an angelic attendant and leader of the Heavenswing Knights. We knew there were winged fliers in this game, but the idea