Unakis

Unakis and Nala

In her wake, Nala prepares for what is to come, a disaster waiting and looming in the shadows, with everyone around her attempting to divert their attention the other way, each trying to come to terms with what seems to be an inevitable event that will totally submerge them, and leave no hope to be had.

As she listens to the humming that only the angels may hear, she was brought enough time to at least split the path of fate, praying for a helping hand to come, and guide them in the upcoming, restless dawn.

Gameplay Features

There are four main mechanics in Unakis:

• Point and click interactions - The game is played through the player's linear interactions with the environment, which either progress the story through dialogue, or activate combat sequences that the player must navigate through. Basically, an object can be clicked on the screen, which will lead you to the mechanics below.

• Surreal narrative and poems - A defining feature of the game are the poems scattered everywhere through the game, featuring 70+ for the player to find, and add to their library, each of varying length, tone, and style of rhyming. Alongside them, the usual visual-novel styled narrative will unfold the story for the player. Note that the game is text-heavy, though the text can be entirely skipped, should the player want it to be.

• 2D combat of all kinds - The game features many (10+) different combat sequences, that are displayed to the player, and they must learn the controls and a way to free themselves from each of them. As an example, Close Combat is fended off by moving towards an approaching attack, Headfirst attack needs proper timing in order for the player to successfully fend off the attack. Other kinds incrementally build off of one another, culminating in the player needing to understand multiple different sequences to win.