Update [Thu 1st Sept, 2022 09:40 BST]: Square Enix has officially announced Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, and it's coming to the Switch eShop in less than two weeks — on 13th September. This month is already a packed month, and Square Enix has a ridiculously full release slate for the rest of the year — but there's room for one more card on the table, it seems.
The Voice of Cards series has amassed a good fanbase since the first game launched last October, and with their rather lovely art and music, we're not surprised we're already on game number three. This third entry brings a few new skills to the table — such as being able to trap and capture monsters — which will give players more tricks up their sleeves.
Here are all the details we know so far, along with a few screenshots from Square Enix:
Told entirely through the medium of cards, Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is a standalone experience that newcomers and fans of the previous iterations, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars and Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, can enjoy.
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden brings players to an illustrated world presented through the medium of cards as the third release in the Voice of Cards franchise, now giving players the ability to trap the monsters they defeat in cards to use them as skills in battle. Follow a new tale set in a world where a millennia of hatred rages between monsters and humans, and a girl who loses her home swears revenge on monsters. She joins hands with a mysterious boy as they set out into the unknown and unravel the fate of this broken world.
This truly unique gaming experience brings back the creative minds behind the previous Voice of Cards games, beloved NieR series and Drakengard series, including creative director Yoko Taro (Drakengard series, NieR series), music director Keiichi Okabe (Drakengard 3, NieR series), and character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka (Drakengard series).
Fans of Yoko Taro can purchase a Digital Deluxe Edition set*, which includes the Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden game and several downloadable content items styled after the award-winning mobile RPG NieR Re[in]carnation, including:
- Decoration of Those in the Cage – New costumes for the game’s heroine and her companions**
- Handbook Pattern – Card reverse patterned after an expert handbook**
- Mama Avatar – Avatar designed patterned after Mama
- Story Collectors’ Dice – Dice patterned after Mother and Carrier**
- The Cage Board – Board and accessories patterned after the Cage***
- Aid Table – Table patterned after the random draw screen**
- Melody of reincarnation – A soundtrack that brings to mind a certain tale of the girl and the monster**
- Pixel Art Set – Replaces all character and enemy illustrations with pixel art***The items and game sold in this set are available individually. Please take care to avoid making duplicate purchases.
**The design may not be changed in some circumstances.
***This downloadable content does not include dice.
Players who purchase the game now through October 3, 2022 will receive the “Iron Avatar” downloadable content which unlocks an avatar design with a lustrous iron color, and the “Somber Girl’s Abstract Pattern” downloadable content* which unlocks a card with the reverse patterned after the back view of the game’s heroine as early purchase** rewards.
*The design may not be changed in some circumstances.
**Bonus items may be offered for free or put on sale at a later date.
You can find out more details about Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden from Square Enix's official website, and make sure you check out our previous story below for more information on the series.
Original article [Thu 25th Aug, 2022 10:30 BST]: A third entry in the Voice of Cards series has been spotted in the backend of the PS Store. Shared on Twitter by @PlayStationSize and seemingly titled Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, this would make it the second game in the series in 2022 (if it releases this year), and the third game in a franchise that's not even a year old yet!
Of course, only the PlayStation file has been spotted, but since both previous entries came to Switch, there's no way these cards won't be laid out on our table. The series was created by Yoko Taro — of NieR and Draknegard fame — and debuted last year following The Isle Dragon Roars' announcement during a Nintendo Direct.
We know no other details about the upcoming third entry, but we have a sneak peek at the game logo and some key art — and those are some NieR: Automata-like outfits there.
The Forsaken Maiden, the second game in the series, came out in February this year. We'll likely hear an announcement about this third title soon enough via Square Enix. But three games in a year is impressive — and the first two are solid card RPGs!
Are you a fan of the Voice of Cards series? Let us know if you're looking forward to a potential third game in the comments!
[source twitter.com]
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I haven't even bought the first one yet, although I really loved the demo. Hopefully there will be a pack with all three of them!
Enjoyed the first two quite a bit, especially the second one so I'll buy a third one for sure. They're not much of a time commitment which is a nice change for a JRPG. Wouldn't be surprised if it released sooner rather than later given how quickly the second game came out.
I’m still waiting for the physical version of all three games. Please make it happen, Square Enix!
I might buy them in a three-pack. Maybe they've been waiting until the full trilogy was released before they made a physical bundle?
@EarthboundBenjy I hope so!
It hasn't even been a full year since the first!
Why not make a single entry that fleshed out enough to stand out among other RPGs? The two existing games are okay at best.
I knew it! I've always suspected there would be more; I think this was originally intended as one game at some point and they later decided to break it up.
Liked the prologue/demo. Need to start the series.
Guess these must be selling well. And are probably pretty cheap and quick to develop, so they can keep pumping these out.
TBH, I'm not sure if it's even supposed to be a trilogy.
If you look at the top-middle of the cards on each entry, The Isle Dragon Roars has the number VI (6), the Forsaken Maiden has IV (4), and this alledged game has the number IX (9).
We could be looking at a potential 9-game series. Or it could be Yoko Taro just messing around.
That was quick, hasn't even been a year since the first was released (October 2021 if I'm not mistaken).
I think I wait until this game gets, hopefully, bundled with the first two.
The Forsaken Maiden is fantastic and a big step up from The Isle Dragon Roars which I also really liked so I'm more than happy to buy another. Especially considering they are pretty fairy priced at like €30
Can't unsee the character on the far left looking like googly eyes. Also, is that... earlashes on the cat character?
Similar to Dragon Quest Builders 1/2, these seem like well-polished games based on other games that popularized the genre, except that was block building and this is card battles. Nothing wrong with that, it happens every time a genre gets overly popular (remember parkour being in every game like a decade ago?).
It is a bit odd to forcefully push a new franchise by launching 2 games in under a year even though both games have average meta scores in the mid to high 70s. This isn't to say Metacritic is the only measure of quality, but consumers just barely heard of the franchise and the 3rd game is already coming.
It may be best to let consumers develop a craving for a franchise before you decide to mass produce one title each year.
@rushiosan The cynic in me wants to say disguising 1 full game as 3 separate games is a great way to charge $90 for a full game (not including all the DLCs).
But the optimist in me recognizes some gamers enjoy more episodic/shorter gaming experiences spread out over multiple titles and the smaller price is certainly more attractive for those who may be afraid of committing to a full game.
@Pillowpants Same here. Really enjoyed the demo as well but... so many commitments...
I love these games! I definitely recommend them.
They must be cheap as heck to make because the turnaround on this series is insane.
That's pretty soon, as expected. Not sure when I'll find time with Splatoon 3 releasing just before it but given the short length of the first two games, I'm sure I'll squeeze it in at some point.
The art is gorgeous which has always pulled me toward trying these… but the narrator in the first game just lacked something and I haven’t given it a closer look since. The way he’d voice characters in the mostly the same tone of voice made them all lack any sort of presence, despite the good art, and that really hampered my enjoyment at the time. Might give it another go with different expectations.
I enjoyed the first two but the art is a huge part of it for me. Unfortunately I find the art of the third entry subpar (especially the two MCs) and will not be purchasing this entry.
There's probably a fourth in production anyway that'll be out by the time I'm craving more Voice of Cards
The weekly Square Enix lineup expands, at this rate they'll shadow drop Front Mission 1st next week.
I will buy it when they inevitably do the Directors Cut or something like that, which contains all games in one card.
@Astral-Grain The Beatles used to do this all the time.
Also, metal cards:
https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/product/685131/voice-of-cards-the-isle-dragon-roars-metal-card-set
Squeenix sure is keeping busy this year!
...Although these games must be much more efficient to churn out due to their minimal animations vs. a traditional RPG.
... Wun can only hope.
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