After making one of the all-time best PS4/Switch games, Vanillaware has struck gold again with Unicorn Overlord

As soon as I saw the trailer for Unicorn Overlord back in September 2023, I knew it was a Vanillaware game. It was the food, you see; the studio behind the sublime 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has a specific eye for food – Ghibli-esque in its detail – and as soon as a massive meal fit for an army appeared on the screen, I could see Vanillaware’s fingerprints all over it. The studio’s gourmand obsession traces back to its first high-profile game, Dragon’s Crown, which people may remember for...