Director/artist of Unicorn Overlord leaves Vanillaware, forms his own company under Good Smile. Their first game is an action RPG called DAWNGAZER and they released a teaser:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McpAJLJ-D6EComing in 2028 to PS5, Steam and Switch 2.
he left because he hated george's anti-steam obsession.
Vanillaware is just the art style. Without that they're just a company that makes knock offs of better games
>>748407552looks pretty soulless
>>748407618But they gave in already. Muramasa is coming to Steam.
looks ai generated
2 cakes
ARPG fags won.
>>748407552>ARPGi smell a failure in the horizon. id love to be proven wrong though.
>>748407552>khajiit maidbuyeded
>>748407552all this showed was a harem of girls in a pretty artstyle. can't say it looks like anything special at all
>>748407753Lighting doesnt match the background daylight. They look like they are in a sunset while the background is a normal day lighting.
>>748407552>0 sexy character designSkip
>>748407652Name the better games they knock off.
>>748407652Knocks offs of what>Dragon Crown>Muramasa>13S>etc etcAlmost everything they make is different. Even the ARPGs they made all play different from each other. You can't call Odin Sphere the same game as Dragon's Crown in good faith
>>748409559Hollow knight
>>748407753I thought that about Unicord Overlord too, but ironically AI kinda sucks at generating that style
>>748409624>Temu Beat em-up>Temu Metroidvania clone>Temu VNTheir only noteworthy game is Unicorn Overlord, and even that's just an OB64 clone.
>>748409790>Heh all those games you like are SHITSeething steamie.
The real AI generated UO clone is that Langrisser gacha. Literally stolen backgrounds and character designs. At least this is literally by the guy who made UO
fluffy maid sexo
>>748409790Okay.
I'm getting wakfu vibes from all the damn races
>>748407552>Has offbrand BestralsYou have my interest.Can you romance them? That’s the question.
>>748409320It's s Rat Maid
>>748407750How about some good games though
>Release Date: Scheduled for 2028I'm interested but did they really have to announce this two years in advance.
>>748410242rrat
>>748407552>not strategy>not trpgNot interested.
For me, it's The Vagrant>but that's not Vanillawaredon't care
>>748409928Huh?
>>748409876Who are you quoting?
>>748410173>>748410242now im excited, despite them leaving the company
I started playing Princess Crown and it's extremely charming.Everything has to be so gay and subversive with all this overly complex writing and Princess Crown is the complete opposite of that. It's wholesome and cute.
>>748409790DC is a direct outgrowth of the D&D beat em ups by basically the same people that did those. It's not a temu beat em up at all.
>>748409928I thought you were talking about Ultima Online at first.
>>748410943Maybe he was talking about Muramasa which is admittedly very shallow.
>>748407552Shame it is not an SRPGespecially now that Fire Emblem games became pozzed I would not mind UO 2
>>748411185>least unhinged terminally online culture warriorYou're not exactly different from the fags complaining about the heroine in Stellar Blade and its sequel, just trying too hard to find problems too.
>>748407552Has potential. So pissed UO didnt sell as well as deserved.
>>748411284yes he is, he isn't a faggot tranny like you
>>748411284>trying too hardNo really, I just want good games, not designed to piss their fans off
>>748407552>X leaves VanillawareIt often end up as better games
>>748411284Its pretty brownhttps://files.catbox.moe/txvfon.webm
>>748411415>>748411457>you have to partake in my schizophrenia (about how sexy dark-skinned anime girls are evil for instance despite Unicorn Overlord has them too) or else you're a trannylmao
>>748411525the least obvious turd skinned wokie
>>748407750its not even close to being enoughgenuinely, George held back Vanillaware from getting ANY money for ages
>>748411559I'm sorry Yoruichi from Bleach raped you in your sleep (you wish though)
>>748407552I like the shrimp.
needs more furries
>>748411680Nah
Needs more Amazon.
>>748407552honestly pretty hyped, no idea about the action part but the dev's got a pretty solid vision based on UO's playstyle.>>748407753fucking sad to say but it really does, hope the artist changes the art for the final product. even flat out ripping his UO style would be better.
>>748411476Who left Vware before and what did they produce?
>>748411980Yoshio Nishimura made Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark CastleSHIGATAKE made DEVIL BLADE REBOOT
>>748411585Sounds pretty similar to how Kamiya was running things at Platinum. It's a shame as I love both Kamiya and Kamitani's work but they've been terrible at the management side of things regarding their respective studios and have been mishandling their new talent, not getting them the audience they deserve. Astral Chain and Unicorn Overlord were sidelined by their decisions while they had the potential to do big numbers.
>>748412135>Unicorn Overlord were sidelined by their decisions while they had the potential to do big numbers.extremely grim UO wasn't allowed to have any DLC. biggest issue was the base game being too easy, and the few defense modes were pretty interesting but that was it. a shame a great core game was left dusted that way.
>>748412114Damn, so they've been bleeding talent for some time now. Explains why George has been singing a different tune regarding multiplat & PC releases lately. I love DBR though so maybe it was for the best.
wow its almost like having extremely rigid managers fucking suckeveryone thinks they're Kojima until you find out Kojima is unironically a good producer for real
>>748407552So this means Unicorn Overlord is never ever getting a sequel, huh. Shame, they had something they could've expanded and refined.
>>748407552Looks retarded. Why is it all women? Who is the protagonist?
>>748412510the protagonist: meall the npc: females
>>748412431Kojima's a money black hole. Konami hollowed itself out throwing all their resources behind him. Ultimately led to their other dev teams being shuttered because they weren't producing MGS numbers, and eventually the rest of the industry in regards to AAA game development following suit.
>>748412432Vanillaware never do sequels as I understand it. Noma leaving them was pretty much the only chance it'd get for a spiritual sequel.
>>748412559It looks like the protagonist is the woman leading the "march" (which looks retarded)
>looks ai generated
>>748412879Das a dude
>>748412914eh?
good to see steam skunks seething already
>>748413091THIS
>>748412431Weak bait
>>748407552Uhhhh is this a haremge?
>>748407552Where's the furry one
>>748407552looks gay
>>748407552literally me
>>748413591
>>748413689She kinda cute I suppose
>>748413661
>>748412114Veritas is cool
>>748407552Cool. Hope it's good. UO certainly was.
>>748407552>The action RPG will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam>PC via Steam
>>748407552Any details on what the actual gameplay is gonna be?
>>748414121Probably like Murasama
>>748413091The people who really wanted to play vanilla ware games on PC already emulated them other than 13 sentinels. Hell UO was there day one on switch emulators.
>>748413091
>>748407552>Platforms: Steamgood
>snake, harpy, cat/rat, demonIf it's anything like Unicorn Overlord, I hope we can recruit generics and that they aren't limited by gender, and are more easily modded if is going to the steam, maybe another case of Darkest Dungeon
>>748414369Just realized it says 2028. Damn that's a long wait. They might as well wait till next year to announce it.
snek
choose your partner
>>748414646The slutty nun ofc
>>748414646>all women except the meme character
>>748414872Just how we want it.
>>748414872Good.
>>748407552too flat
>>748409559Ogre Battle 64
wife spotted
>>748407552>monster girlsYou have my attention
>>748409624Bro, Dragon crown in Dungeon & Dragon Tower of doom, with a stupid "click on the treasures" mechanic
>>748407750Because it's owned by marvelous
>>748407552Maybe he can break the curse of Vanillaware because all those games look amazing but I hate how they play (except Dragons Crown)
>>748411090Muramasa is by far the best gameplay vanillaware has put out
It'll be great if they made a game based on this image Vanillaware put out but never did anything else with
>>748415570Is that Starcraft?
>>748415525That doesn't change what I said, and if you think that it's a condemnation of them.
>>748409650>Indie shit >BetterAlso that game came out many years later after most of Vanillas games were released
>>748407552bro they're gonna reverse engineer your game, don't do it!!!
>>748407552>Good SmileFast lane to the merch production
I still think the Little Witch Academia game by Namco that was released a few years ago surpassed everything that Vanillaware wish they could have done in their games with the pseudo 2D art style and vanishing points.
>>748416581With those character designs though? Would've made more sense with Kamitani.
>>748407552>2028nigga that's like 3.5 years away
Imagine the food porn, bros
>>748407552>Good SmileOh boy, time to see this game shilled on 4chan all the time.
No Steam page so I can wishlist it so I don't forget it exists in 2 years? Well, here's hoping I randomly run across it again when it's closer to release.
>>748416283I certainly don't think they would go as far without their artistryThat said Muramsa is great by any metric and I've actually 1ccd bmups. Have you?
>>748410242I will now buy your game.
>>748417279qrd?
>Good Smile>collector's edition comes with a figma of your selected waifu
>>748417547Good Smile owns 30% of 4chan.
>>748415594It's Starcraft with naked cyborg and alien ladies so objectively better.But seriously, it was probably just a number of sci-fi ideas bouncing around that led to 13 Sentinels.
I absolutely cannot stand this shitty yodeling gimmick japs do in their isekai music.
>>748417595Not anymore
>>748407552I am hyped. Unicorn overlord is one of my top strategy games of all time.
>>748407552So everybody talented left Vanillaware? First the guy that has released that cyoa book, and now this dude. There's nobody left there? Will they shut down?
>>748414646Shrimp BRO
>>748407552That artstyle leans a bit too far into the FF Tactics/Tactics Ogre aesthetic instead of the more anime one VW usually uses, a shame.
Bet you the shrimp has a 1 shot move
>>748414646Oni lady, the birb or red hood at the back
That Onis horns look very weak to kisses
>>748418392What an extremly specific but factual post.
>>748418191hopefully it gets revised. it does look a bit too generic, even just the head repainting would go far.
>>748411284>stop noticing!retard
>>748411507>all brown>no loli>can't bang them anywaykek
>>748418072That's perplexing It is quite a downgrade form its direct inspiration
I thought George is the art guy. The director is a literally who.
>>748418972I love Ogre Battle, but UO is a better game in most regards.
>>748411284>stop nooooooooticing!!!>b-b-b-both sides!!Kill yourself you morally and intellectually bankrupt faggot.
the art looks pretty ass
>>748418995George didn't even do the art for unicorn overlord. It was a side project by the director while they worked on 13 sentinels and the remasters.
Maybe an unpopular opinion but I literally hate vanillaware's artstyle. It just looks like deviantart tier cookie cutouts.
>>748407552>open thread>contrarians are seething about Vanillaware nowWhat the fuck even is 4chan anymore, dude
>>748419308Princess Crown was the best balance
>>748407552RED HEADS
>>748417853I blame keiichi okabe for his work on nier with the chaos language.
>>748407552All of this hacks "art" looks like the oldest and free aislop.
>>748419308You're entitled to your likes and dislikes but in no shape or form it is generic
Just bring Dragon's Crown to steam already. I want to play it on my steam deck to remind me of when I was still happy.
>>748419391>NowLet's be honest it's been slowly growing over the years. When you only release one new game every 5 years (if we exclude remasters) it's bound to happen simply because you'll either disappoint the people who waited for too long and had too high expectations (elder scrolls 6 will be a shitshow for this) or you kinda naturally lose some of your shine over time because you don't put out enough new stuff. I don't think that's vanillaware specific, that could apply to any dev studio. Platinum glory days are long over for example too.
>>748419831>Let's be honestDidn't read the rest. I will suffer no disingenuous Vanillaware hater.
>>748419940I don't hate them, if anything I'd like if they released more games. You're just stupid if you can't understand why a studio's glory can fade over time and resort to calling people contrarians because you're an idiot.
>>748407552So, Party Based ARPG?
HUH I FELL ON A BAD HORSE, A BAD HORSE
>>748407552Is Vanillaware even allowed to exist without the artist?
>>748412340Shigatake hasn't left VW, he just does other shit on the sideHe was tweeting about working on the Muramasa remaster when that was announced
>>748407552Looks like something a single indie dev would work on for 12 years only for it to flop
>>748407552nobody going to link the interview?>Noma: Our first priority is to make DAWNGAZER as good as it can possibly be. But going forward, I want to release various works under the IGNISPHERE project. Of course, I’d also like to make another strategy RPG too. Just because I’m making an action RPG this time doesn’t mean I’m abandoning the kinds of gameplay I’ve valued up to now.>Rather, I think it would be interesting to use this world as a foundation for taking on different genres. I want to keep making games for a long time, so I’d be happy if you would continue to follow us for the long haul. Please look forward to what comes next.full https://automaton-media.com/en/interviews/former-vanillaware-veteran-takafumi-noma-on-new-action-rpg-dawngazer-and-building-a-transmedia-fantasy-ip-that-will-accommodate-all-kinds-of-stories-and-forms-of-gameplay/
>>748420016I accept your concession.
>>748414072Finally. Can't wait to pirate it.
>>748407552Looks ugly
I don't understand the obsession with Vanillaware. Their games look odd, and reading more of this chat I get the impression everyone's discord-trannies. That explains why I've never heard about these games till suddenly, in this post cucked up society we're reached.
>>748407552Wow an anime game where every character has the same face how original
>>748407618George K is always based, and I'll follow him anywhere. That said, I'm excited to see how Dawngazer ends up.
>>748420868You haven't heard of them because you're a newfagMuramasa and Dragon's Crown are certified /v/ classics
>>748420868>chatYou have to leave
>>748420882Sorry about your face blindness, inhuman monster.
>>748412135>Sounds pretty similar to how Kamiya was running things at PlatinumHuh? The fuck did Kamiya do? He left Platinum because Inaba was forcing Project GG to become live service slop. And I'm pretty sure Kamiya was one of the people supporting new talent, like that Canadian who directed Bayonetta Origins.
>>748420868>I don't know jack shit about vidya>but I'll toss my opinions into this "chat" anyway
>>748407750Give me odin sphere and i will buy it again
>>748410242skaven maid will pirate-steal yes yes
>>748410605>reminded me Detained exists>check Steam>still not outAre those chinks dead?
>>748409790Wow this is a hilariously shit take. I guess it proves people don't play games but speak like their opinions matter.
>>748407552the trailer looks soulless as fuck ngl
>>748407552I mean, still gonna be a Day 1 purchase for me.>Action RPGIf this means they're going to try to recreate Dragon's Crown I'm definitely in.
>>748407552>Oni girl>skaven girl>harpy girlI will now pirate your game
>>748407552I thought he was in charge of that chink langrisser ripoff
>>748420868You’re a retard.The games are niche but obviously noticeable even by mainstream standards.
>>748421675For me, its Shrimple dude.
