Unicorn Overlord developer Vanillaware revealed it’s engaged on a brand new motion RPG. The undertaking is probably going extraordinarily early in growth and doesn’t have a title but. Nevertheless, the studio did share some art work revealing just a few character designs.
Vanillaware is hiring builders for a brand new motion RPG
On Tuesday, Vanillaware’s official Twitter account introduced the Osaka-based studio is on the lookout for a programmer, background artist, and 2D animator/movement designer for a brand new fantasy motion RPG. The precise positions make sense, given the studio’s love of detailed sprites and exquisite 2D backdrops. Nevertheless, as an motion RPG the sport is probably going nearer to Dragon’s Crown than Unicorn Overlord or 13 Sentinels.
The art work accompanying the announcement additionally provides Vanillaware followers one thing to take a look at. The primary character, or at the very least the one on the middle of the image, is a younger girl in an impractically tall crown holding a purple apple. She provides robust Snow White vibes, although her armored gauntlets suggest she’s not defenseless. At first look, one may miss the small white fairy hovering by her hair and searching down with an expression of shock.
A witch in a frilly hat and low-cut gown stands holding her black cat within the again left. She additionally seems to be the supply of the tentacles stretching throughout the background. In the meantime, the dragon girl on the proper appears to have an precise face on the again of her head. Nevertheless, because the dragon head is the half carrying a crown, it might be the opposite approach round.
Vanillaware’s final two video games have been a tactical RPG with Unicorn Overlord and a hybrid RTS journey recreation with 13 Sentinels. Nevertheless, the studio additionally has loads of expertise with extra action-oriented video games. This goes again to Odin Sphere on the PS2 and Muramasa: The Demon Blade on the Wii. Nevertheless, probably the most related comparability might be 2013’s Dragon’s Crown on the PS3, PS4, and Vita. Whereas it’s too early to invest, it appears probably that the brand new motion RPG could have related side-scrolling gameplay.