Showing posts with label Vanillaware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vanillaware. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Demo Play Thursday - Unicorn Overlord On PS4


For this week's Demo Play Thursday i played the PlayStation 4 version of Unicorn Overlord, developed by Vanillaware, published by SEGA, and also released on PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series.

This seems to be one of the biggest releases of the year with the amount of buzz it's been getting. This is a genre that i've played a couple of games in, but i wouldn't say i'm great at it. So trying out the demo for Unicorn Overlord
was actually quite appealing so when it came out i quickly downloaded it and gave it a go.

The demo, and i assume the game, starts of strong with a colorful video showing locations and characters in the game and it looked like a cross between Vanillaware's Dragon Crown design and the design from Final Fantasy Tactics. so, somewhat familiar but also someone different. There's a title page and a decent options menu that details what each option does at the bottom. i only changed sound effect volume before starting the demo and watching the opening story play out.

After about 3 minutes of in-game cinematics it's our turn to take control and unfortunately the game uses on screen prompts for a tutorial but at least the music during this sequence is very epic and great to listen to. what's a little strange is how during this tutorial section it's telling us what to do but then fails to tell us to attack of how it works before our first fight. So there were a lot of unknowns going into the first and then second fight, the main being were the characters attacking automatically because it's a tutorial, because it's the demo, or because that's how it normally is.

We wouldn't find out for a while to come. so the tutorial we got wasn't really a tutorial but rather it was a set of instructions to make the story proceed. once it's over, we get more story, and then comes a time skip to the "present". We get another intro sequence before the story picks back up and we're fighting once again. This tutorial also uses information on screen and i'll be honest, i don't think i fully understood it all. it felt like there was a lot to take in and it was clear by the end of this video that there was a lot left to teach. After playing this demo i'm a little concerned with the tutorial and that this game might not be the most accessible.

But once this section is finished and we set off away from the island with a new old friend the game does give us the option how we want to play the game. do we want to play for the story, do we want to use more tactics, or do we want expert difficulty. So whilst the tutorials might be average at best, by choosing story i know that they're now not as difficult to manage so i feel more confident that i have the time and space to learn without the punishment.

I only played a little bit of this next section but it did reveal even more elements of gameplay like castle management. this demo didn't feel close to finishing, but it also never said how long it is. It was saving along the way but again, it never said if the save is carried over to the retail game. I hadn't read the PSN Store page, i saw it was out and downloaded it so i can play it. it's a shame that a game with this much attention got such an average demo.

So whilst as a demo it's fine, the experience playing the game was great. even on my base PS4 it looked stunning. there's soo much attention to detail, so much movement, and things like the backgrounds and lighting made it all look cohesive rather than great looking characters on top of a background. And the music is fantastic, just from this demo alone i know i want to get the soundtrack. the soundtrack outshone the gameplay more than once in this demo.

So whilst it's not the best demo, the game itself does enough to still shine and i would still recommend people try it out but i would also recommend people just get the game as this is something special.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

NIS America Announce The Dragon's Crown Cross-Play Patch Is Out Now Across Europe

NIS America have announced the Dragon's Crown Cross Play Patch is out now across Europe. this patch was already out in the USA and now EU Players on PS3 and PS Vita can play together.



Press Release

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Atlus Have Released A Game Trailer For Dragon's Crown

Atlus have released a new trailer for Dragon's Crown. this Vanillaware game is coming out on PS3 and PS Vita and this trailer uses in-game action to show the characters and some game play features.


Friday, July 19, 2013

NIS America And Atlus Announce Dragon's Crown Will Come Out Across The EU This Fall, Release New Screenshots

Atlus and NIS America have confirmed that they are bringing Dragon's Crown to the EU this fall. Dragon's Crown was developed by Vanillaware and will come out on both PS3 and PS Vita.







Press Release

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Aksys Games Have Released A USA Launch Trailer For Vanillaware's PS Vita Game Muramasa Rebirth, Reveal DLC

Aksys Games and Vanillaware have released a launch trailer for the PS Vita game Muramasa Rebirth. Aksys Games have also confirmed there will be DLC which will add 4 additional characters to the game, each with their own story line, new characters and new enemies.



Press Release

Friday, June 14, 2013

Atlus Have Released A E3 Trailer For The PS Vita And PS3 Game Dragon's Crown

Atlus have released a E3 trailer for Vanillaware's upcoming PS3 and PS Vita game Dragon's Crown. this trailer uses in-game action to show the characters in action and to also reveal some locations and story. the trailer shows some of the quests you can undertake, leveling up your characters and more.


Saturday, June 8, 2013

Atlus Have Released Dragon's Crown Character Trailers For The Amazon And Wizard

Atlus have released 2 new character trailers for Vanillware's upcoming PS3 and PS Vita game. the first video shows the Amazon character in action whilst the second video is for the Wizard. both videos show a range of moves and some game play hints.




Thursday, May 30, 2013

Atlus Announce Character Narration DLC For Dragon's Crown, Free For First Month on Sale


Atlus have announced DLC for Dragon's Crown. available for free during the first month the game is on sale, this DLC gives users the choice of having their character narrate their game. after the first month, this DLC will go up from free to $1.99. there will be a voice pack for each of the characters in the game.


Press Release

Monday, May 27, 2013

Atlus Have Released 2 New Character Videos For Vanillaware's Dragon's Crown

Atlus have released 2 new videos for Vanillaware's upcoming Dragon's Crown PSV and PS3 Game. the first video shows in-game action of the Elf, showing her character traits like agility and her archery skills. the second video features the Dwarf and again shows in-game action of his bomb skills and also briefly shows what appear to be a couple of bosses.




Friday, May 10, 2013

Atlus Have Revealed The Boxart For Dragon's Crown On PS3 And Vita, Detail Limited Edition Art Book


Atlus have revealed the boxart for the PS3 and PS Vita version of Vanillaware's Dragon's Crown. Atlus have also revealed the USA release will also get a Limited Edition soft cover art book for pre-orders. it has 64 pages of colour illustrations from Japanese artists including Akira Yasuda, Kinu Nishimura and Gouda Cheese.

Press Release

Friday, May 3, 2013

Atlus Have Released 2 New Character Videos For The Fighter And Sorceress In Dragon's Crown

Atlus have released 2 new videos for Vanilliaware's Dragon Crown. the first video shows the Sorceress in action with the second video showing the Fighter character. these videos use in-game action to show their abilities and hints how to play with them.





Press Release

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Atlus And Vanillaware Announce Dragon's Crown Comes Out Across The USA On PS Vita And PS3 From 6th August

Atlus and Vanillaware have announced Dragon's Crown is coming out across the USA on 6th August. Dragon's Crown is coming out on the PSN for both PS3 and PS Vita and will feature Cross Save between the two platforms. there is no Cross Play between the games and whilst no price was revealed, in the comments Atlas say the PS3 version will cost $49.99 and the PS Vita version will cost $39.99, there is no Cross Buy promotion.

Screenshots


Source: USA PlayStation Blog

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Aksys Reveal The Muramasa Rebirth Blessing of Amitabha Collectors Edition And Regular Edition Pre-Order Bonus


Aksys Games have revealed the Muramasa Rebirth Collectors Edition and the Pre-Order Bonus for the regular edition. Coming out 25th June, Muramasa Rebirth is a PS Vita game by Vanillaware. the Muramasa Rebirth Blessing of Amitabha Collectors Edition is a limited edition that includes a PS Vita velvet pouch, a lithograph by Vanillaware, and a PS Vita skin and face cover by Hori.

Aksys Games have also announced that Amazon and GameStop have a pre-order bonus for the regular edition. this will come with an abridged soundtrack.


Track Listing:
Track 1Turbulent State
Track 2Powerful Look
Track 3Gods of Heaven and Earth
Track 4Inscrutable Stratagem
Track 5Tacit Understanding

Press Release

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Atlus And Vanillaware Have Released The Debut Game Play Video For Dragon's Crown

Atlus And Vanillaware have released the debut gameplay video for Dragon's Crown. coming out this summer on PS3 and PS Vita, Dragon's Crown is a hack and slash beat'em up game that features Vanillaware's familiar hand drawn art style.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Aksys Games Announce Muramasa Rebirth For The PS Vita


Aksys Games have announced they are bringing Muramasa Rebirth to the West, at present no release date has been announced for the game. This Japanese RPG from Vanillaware is the sequel to Muramasa: The Demon Blade. the game has been designed for the PS Vita to take advantage of the OLED Screen and features Hi-Rez hand drawn graphics.

There will be 2 stories to play through, Momohime is a possessed princess who is travelling west battling demons or there is the Kisuke story where you play as a Ninja who has lost his memory and he is travelling east collecting demon blades. The Game will feature DLC, where you can purchase additional characters and play through their scenarios.

Press Release

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Rising Star Games Announce They Are Bringing Grand Knights History To PAL Territories In Early 2012

Japanese Boxart from Wikipedia
Rising Star Games have announced they are bringing Grand Knights History to PAL Territories. Grand Knights History is the latest title from Vanillaware, their previous games include Muramasa: The Demon Blade on the Wii. Like Muramasa, Grand Knights Story is a turn based RPG that features hand drawn graphics. the game takes place in a medieval setting and its up to the player to decide the fate of 3 powerful nations. you have to choose which faction you'll fight for and develop squads, of 4 individual characters, to battle enemies. 

Grand Knights Story is set to come out in early 2012 on both UMD and on the PSP PSN Store.

Press Release