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[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Hot take: I'm playing unicorn overlord and started it after I read this article a couple days ago. It's honestly not that bad.

The story itself feels a little shallow, being about 10 hours in. Aside from a certain character being "abducted", I really haven't perceived any risk so far. It seems like every decision I make is a no-brainer with consequences only appearing if I make the obtusely obvious wrong decision.

Story and writing wise, it isn't really the shining example of jrpgs to begin with, so the localisation just seems like a footnote so far.

The gameplay loop is pretty satisfying though, which is why I'm still in it. I'm ready for the writing to mature into a darker game and hoping that this first "chapter" is just a light beginning. But I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't happen.

To be honest, if I were going to be offended at anything in this game, it'd be the jiggly boobs on half the girl units for no reason and the overtly sexual way that the witch class character just... Stands there swinging her hips? But I'm not one to even care that much about eye candy. But it'd make a better complaint to me than overly-shakepearean localisation.

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

For another hot take, I'd recommend anyone looking at unicorn overlord to give Symphony of War: Nephilim Saga a try.

The battle system is built extremely similarly, I dare say even better, and the overworld is fire emblem like instead of rts like unicorn overlord.

[–] Purplexingg@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Fucking in love with this game. Bought it on launch and couldn't put it down until I completed it. Hope they put out similar stuff in the future.

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