Voice of Cards releasing this Thursday 28th October
Voice of Cards was fully announced at Nintendo’s Direct Streamed on the 23rd of September. The Nintendo Direct featured other games, such as Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bayonetta 3, Splatoon 3 and but most importantly, Yoko Taro’s newest masterpiece, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (VOD or Voice of Cards for Short) brought to you by Square Enix. Yoko Taro has also worked on previous games and is very well-known known for his work on the NieR and Drakengard series. However, Yoko Taro is only one of the masterminds that bring his work to life.
What is Voice of Cards?
Voice of Cards is a tabletop RPG, as described by Square Enix themselves “The story follows a self-proclaimed hero as they set off to slay a recently awakened dragon” The game is presented in the form of a tabletop RPG, the gameplay being narrated by one known as the gamemaster. The trailer doesn’t reveal much and neither does the Twitter account, except a few words from Square Enix this week during the countdown towards the game.
– 3 days to go – “Three is the magic number! Dizzy symbol Not long until you are introduced to Melanie and can find out more about her grudge with the Dragon in #VoiceOfCards The Isle Dragon Roars.”
– 2 days to go – “Unlock character and enemy stories as you make your way through your quest and fight monsters.”
Square Enix has been very subtle about what they show their viewers, they want the players to go in without any expectations and just enjoy the game for what they dish out to them. They have shown little gameplay, but not nearly enough to pull out a judgement card.
Should You Get Voice of Cards?
Well, it depends if you enjoy story, reading and narration. If you enjoy thinking strategically during gameplay. If these are all a yes, then this game is for you.
Personally speaking, Voice of Cards feels like it will be a masterpiece and I could tell from just playing the DEMO. The writing is fantastic and the way it’s been executed is a great way to draw you in. Not only are you welcomed by the game master, but the game master also informs you that the ‘journey’ in this game of cards will be a dangerous one. However, there’s something that makes you want to continue and once you’re in, you feel as though you HAVE TO commit, you have to finish what you started.
The soundtrack is beautiful, but that is to be expected. Square Enix has always been good at working with people who know how to make amazing soundtracks, especially with the NieR Series where the soundtrack has been described as ‘God singing’.
There’s a lot to expect from Voice of Cards and tons to unfold. It’s certainly worth a try and for the price, we can’t complain.
Here’s a small list of some of the masterminds behind Voice of Cards.
- YOKO TARO (Creative Director)
- Keiichi Okabe (Music)
- Kimihiko Fujisaka (Character Design.)
Pssst…if you’re interested in NieR, why not check out Nier: Automata?
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