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Vanillaware Artist Moved Into The Mountains For Six Years To Create Lush Love Letter To Old School RPGs

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Vanillaware
COMPANYSubject
Vanillaware
Role · Developer
Active · 2007–2024
Latest · Unicorn Overlord
Top genres · rpg, strategy, hack_and_slash
155 articles 75 writers 11 games
Mountains
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Mountains
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Active · 2018
Latest · Florence
Top genres · indie, puzzle, adventure
48 articles 37 writers 1 games
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