Unicorn Overlord review: A perfect blend of tactical RPG styles in one great game

As a strategy RPG connoisseur, Unicorn Overlord is a game I’ve had my eye on for many months. Now that I’ve spent time getting deep into it, I can safely say that it’s one of the most enjoyable times I’ve had playing a strategy game. It combines the features I love about some of the best RPGs of all time without the parts of those games that made me want to throw my controller into the ocean.

It’s a beautiful game that offers ease of difficulty and nearly limitless tactical possibilities. While the story might not be the most mindblowing tale ever told, it gives players a gorgeous setting to explore, interesting characters to meet, and a wealth of emotional moments to behold.

If you’re in the market for a tactical RPG, Unicorn Overlord is going to deliver.

Unicorn Overlord’s story isn’t going to set the world on fire, but the gameplay sure will. It’s set in a fantasy world where a powerful, evil emperor has overrun the land, demolishing everyone in his path. It’s up to the lone prince of the fallen kingdom of Cornia to set things right once and for all.

Using the Unicorn Ring, he can undo the tampering the sinister Galerius has put into the minds of others, but he can’t do it alone. This game has so many NPCs, factions, and units to keep track of. Thankfully, there’s a Library that updates anytime someone or something new shows up.

Vanillaware has seriously put together two of my favorite RPG styles and slapped them together in one masterful video game. Unicorn Overlord has the formation and overworld combat system of Ogre Battle, with the Class/Unit combat system of Fire Emblem. However, it fixes the things that both of those franchises do wrong.

Ogre Battle, for example, gives you a set amount of attacks per unit, depending