Kickstarter funded video game magazine “A Profound Waste of Time” has announced that their fifth issue will include a feature on Unicorn Overlord. In addition, the cover art will also feature the game, illustrated by freelance illustrator Rica Diaz.
The feature will include an in-depth profile of director Takafumi Noma, and interviews with Noma and lead game designer Wataru Nakanishi.
The 70cm long cover will feature over 40 characters from the game, with the front cover featuring Alain and the Liberation Army, and the reverse cover featuring Galerius and the Zenorian Empire.
The magazine is funded through Kickstarter, with issue 5 available at the £25.00 tier, and the Kickstarter goal at £60,000. The issue is estimated to ship in December, 2025.
Other contents in issue 5 include:
Margaret Robertson interviews Unicorn Overlord’s director, Takafumi Noma, and lead game designer Wataru Nakanishi about how their game’s recent success crowns several decades of interesting work by its developer, VanillaWare.
Simon Parkin speaks to Yoot Saito about the evolution and development of the beloved and iconic Dreamcast cult classic Seaman.
Japanese composer Kohta Takahashi speaks about his landmark work on Namco’s cult classic PlayStation racing game Ridge Racer Type 4, widely considered to be one of the finest electronic game soundtracks ever released.
Christian Donlan explores the genius and influence of Nokia’s Snake, the first hit mobile phone game.
Kat Bailey investigates the development of the revolutionary RPGs Suikoden and Suikoden II, and the legacy of their designer, the late Yoshitaka Murayama.
Ellie Gibson recounts the story of how she became the PowerWash Simulator Guinness World Champion, and the strange allure of the videogame World Record.
Ben Bertoli interviews many of the original team members behind Rare’s classic Donkey Kong 64 like Grant Kirkhope, George Andres, Chris Sutherland and Mark Stevenson.
Unicorn Overlord was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms on March 8, 2024.