Unicorn Overlord has been a surprising success in the strategy RPG realm, having completely sold out in some territories and shifted over 500,000 copies, but its roots stretch back to the developer’s sometimes-forgotten action RPG gem.
Developer Vanillaware has been quietly pumping out great games for well over a decade with action side-scroller Odin Sphere and RTS hybrid 13 Sentinels under its belt. But the studio's most recent Unicorn Overlord actually takes inspiration from 2013's Dragon’s Crown, according to a producer.
