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A new entry in the Voice of Cards series is coming. Square Enix confirmed that Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, the third entry in the line. It's coming to PS4, Switch, and PC on September 13, 2022. NieR and Drakengard creator returns as Creative Director, with music by Keiichi Okabe and Character Designer Kimihiko Fujisaka.

Like the previous entries (Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars and Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden), the story is told entirely through the medium of cards.

Check out the announcement trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sta3GwzCVkI

The Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden story lays out the premise: Humans have been in conflict with fearsome Primals, with millennia of hatred between the two races. Now a girl left without a home allies with a mysterious boy, to seek revenge against the monsters. New gameplay mechanics allow the capture of monsters defeated by the player, harnessing their power to use as skills in battle.

Check out some screenshots in the gallery below.

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The game is available both as a standard and Digital Deluxe Edition. The Digital Deluxe Edition includes DLC items based on NieR Re[in]carnation. The items include costumes patterned after characters from the game, an avatar based on Mama, Dice patterned after Mother and Carrier, a Cage-themed board and accessories, and a Pixel Art Set that replaces the illustrations with pixel art. Players who purchase Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden before October 3, 2022 will get an "Iron Avatar" and "Somber Girl's Abstract Pattern" DLC, unlocking more cosmetics.

Here's a full list of the DLC items included in the Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden Digital Deluxe Edition.

• 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

Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden arrives on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2022. Check out Siliconera's review of The Isle Dragon Roars, the first installment of the series.

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It’s quite rare to see multiple installments in a series appear practically one after another. But that’s exactly what happened with the Voice of Cards games. In the span of four months, two installments appeared. To help better understand how Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, the second entry, came to be and what changed from the first game, Siliconera spoke with Executive Producer Yosuke Saito and Director Maasa Mimura about the game.

Jenni Lada: Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is arriving four months after The Isle Dragon Roars. Were the two games in development at the same time? How difficult was it preparing the two in close succession?

Yosuke Saito: I was always conscious of wanting to turn it into a series. Though I kept that a secret. However, many of our staff were swamped with an inundation of tasks, so deciding on the order of prioritization for development was difficult.

Despite that, everyone at Alim and all our younger staff worked hard to complete everything, which made me think, “Youth is power!” There wasn’t much of a need for this old man to jump in.


Given the brief gap between the two games, how did affect Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden’s development? Was there anything in particular you changed after hearing from players?

Saito: In the previous game, we received about the game’s progression, so for this title, we made it so that High Speed mode can be used from the start.

What were you able to do or accomplish with Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden that wasn’t possible with The Isle Dragon Roars? Were there any elements that shifted from one to the other during development?

Maasa Mimura: Given the constraints with regard to the development period, it was thanks to The Isle Dragon Roars existing already as a base that we were able to adjust details and expand upon how we portrayed elements in Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden.

Specifically, we were able to present adjustments to the world within the heart, as well as unique expressions for the Maiden and Maiden’s attendant. There are some details that we adjusted, but in of how the game is set up, the idea was to expand upon elements, so in that regard, I don’t think anything has shifted.

Now that you have the Voice of Cards framework in place, how long does it take to create new entries? How many Voice of Cards games would you like to make?

Saito: We’ll think about the future of the Voice of Cards series if The Isle Dragon Roars and The Forsaken Maiden sell well.

We get why all the NieR crossover material is showing up in the games, but when is Square Enix going to let you start slipping more Drakengard characters into things?

Saito: Our plans for the future are… a secret.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars and The Forsaken Maiden are both available on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC.

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NieR series creator Yoko Taro will appear on THE TRAD, a Square Enix music radio program, alongside series composer Keiichi Okabe. The program will discuss their various bodies of work, including Voice of Cards and the NieR series. Both Yoko Taro and Okabe will appear on THE TRAD radio program through TOKYO FM on February 24, 2022. Yoko Taro and Okabe have tweeted about their appearances on their individual Twitter s.

Previously, Final Fantasy XIV composer Masayoshi Soken appeared on the program. During the program, Soken explained his creative process while creating the music and sound effects for Final Fantasy XIV. The program doesn't have an outline available, though. The announcement simply revealed that Yoko Taro and Keiichi Okabe will discuss the NieR series alongside Voice of Cards.

Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is the latest game in the Voice of Cards series. It's a standalone game with an all new cast and a story that focuses on various shrine maidens and their individual servants. It also has several quality of life features, like a high speed function. While Voice of Cards does carry over some staff from the Drakengard series, it is completely unconnected from that series of games.

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Square Enix announced a second Voice of Cards game. Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is an entirely new journey, featuring a new cast of characters. Additionally, pre-order benefits include special card backings and a sea tile table. People can also purchase a version of the game that will include a total of seven DLC. The DLC items range from cosmetics to cards and dice. One add-on gives characters costumes based on characters from NieR: Automata. Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden will release digitally on February 17, 2022.

In addition, Square Enix shared a trailer for the title through its official YouTube . You can watch the it below.

https://youtu.be/S1tdy1aBA1U

Yoko Taro, Keiichi Okabe, and Kimihiko Fujisaka are part of the development team for this new installment. As the game is described as stand alone experience, players will not have to have play Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars in order to enjoy this installment.

As mentioned, the game will get several pieces of DLC content. Outside of the NieR: Automata costumes, there will be card backings, dice, a game board and table, a jukebox, and a player piece inspired by the title. The jukebox will allow players to listen to music from NieR: Automata.

Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden will release digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC through Steam on February 17, 2022.

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Square Enix announced that the Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars OST is now available to purchase. However, only the digital version of the OST is available at the moment. Additionally, a special website has been opened, which features all 14 songs that will be available through the OST. The website also allows for consumers to listen to a 30 second preview of each song. The Voice of Cards OST is immediately available to purchase through the Apple Music storefront for $11.99. [Thanks, Gamer!]

The OST will also be available to purchase as a physical CD at some point in the future. The official website reveals that more details regarding this release will appear at a later date. As mentioned previously, the OST will feature a total of 14 songs. This includes the title song for the game.

Voice of Cards is the latest title from Yoko Taro. Leading up to the release of the game, Taro continued to reaffirm that while Voice of Cards does feature some of the same staff that helped create the Drakengard series, this title has no relation to any of his previous works. This also includes the NieR series.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is immediately available for PlayStation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

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Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, the new game from NieR creator Yoko Taro, is a peculiar little game. It knows what it wants to be! And its aesthetics definitely come first. But if you're at home in its slower pace and tavern feel, you'll have a good time.

In Voice of Cards, you control an adventuring party, moving around the world, talking to NPCs and fighting monsters. Sound familiar? It should! Its safe, traditional storytelling approach is definitely intentional. It wants to feel comfortable and old, like a well-worn poker deck.

Everything is represented by cards, including environments and items. The game distinguishes the overworld from smaller locations by using different layouts. When you zoom out, half of the card columns shift downward, creating a pseudo-hex grid. You move along by controlling a metal marker, revealing surrounding areas (by flipping the cards) as you go.

The combat portions of the game play out similarly to standard JRPGs. It’s turn-based, with party sporting various physical and elemental abilities. But hey, these are cards! So that has an effect on gameplay. First: low numbers. Since your stats are right on your card, every point of attack matters. Same with defense and hit points! Many modern games love accelerating digits until it all feels meaningless. Here? You can feel the one-attack bump of a new accessory in a very real way. Still, there’s some randomness. With dice rolls on some attacks, critical hits and a slight damage variation for your attack, it’s not totally predictable.

If you’re looking for a challenge, you might not find it here. It takes a while to get to challenging foes! And if you, like us, find yourself compelled to reveal every spot on the map? (Which the game really feels designed to entice you to do?) You’ll do more than enough grinding. Each party member has a growing assortment of cards from which to choose to build a loadout, but you’re only sporadically tested enough to make that matter.

The action of Voice of Cards proceeds at a contemplative pace. It’s a game designed for you to nestle in and calmly follow. And it’s absolutely about its narrator, voiced in the English track by Todd Haberkorn. It’s probably handy from a recording standpoint that everything’s voiced by the same person, but it’s also an important part of the game’s feel. It’s a clear homage to Dungeons & Dragons red box-style tabletop storytelling! So the casual, audiobook-like tone works toward that feel. This isn’t an adrenaline-fueled action game! It better fits with a cup of hot cocoa on a lazy weekend.

The game’s definitely plodding at times, but it tries its best not to overstay its welcome. Our playthrough clocked in at under 13 hours while still getting sidetracked a few times, and a speedy first play could probably manage credits in less than ten. And yet it feels like it left so many of its ideas unexplored to the fullest! Perhaps that’s why the game puts The Isle Dragon Roars at the forefront, though. Voice of Cards as a series of ten-hour adventure games might be interesting! And development could be sustainable with all the reusable work creating the format. Still, if that’s the case, we’d like to have seen more in this first entry.

This pace fits well with the game’s whimsy. The narrator is a character too, reading words he didn’t always write himself. He’s happy to call your protagonist a headstrong idiot, and he’s right. He grows tired of dawdling. He cheers you on, and challenges you, in battle as he controls monsters. More than any of the in-world adventurers, he’s a well-realized personality.

So yeah, in Voice of Cards, voice is unsurprisingly important. But hey, so are cards! We talked about the gameplay, but the idea of physical card games also drives the aesthetic. The game takes place on wooden tables and trays. Cards are stamped with gold foil and dice and gem tokens drop into view as you use abilities. For a game that isn’t pushing technical specs, it’s a nice look. (Though, if you play the Switch version, you might find some performance issues that would have you disputing that technical specs point.)

While Voice of Cards seems to love tabletop games, where it falters a bit is in its choice. You’re often presented with options meant to let you shape the story, but very few are meaningful. The joy of tabletop play is in customization and weaving a collaborative tale. Voice of Cards, on the other hand, is very much following its own script. But hey, you can ad lib here and there.

Somehow, there’s also a card game inside the card game, too. Visiting the Game Parlor lets you play against other local players or computer opponents with a poker-style deck. It’s about building sets of the same card for both points and special abilities or consecutive numbers for pure points. There’s some definite randomness here that undermines the bragging rights of the victor, but it can still be decent fun. We wish there were more reason to play, but once you win with each rule set, that’s kind of it. You just... play again? The final, “Include All” rule set includes an ability for Joker cards that really does make the outcome feel like luck, so we’d recommend mostly sticking to “Add Events,” the third rule option.

We wish Voice of Cards took the time to explore its gameplay ideas a bit more. We also wish there were a few menu options to accelerate battle pace when you know what you're doing. But as-is? There's a lot here to love, if you have the right temperament for it.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will release October 28, 2021 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.

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In an interview with Dengeki, Yoko Taro reaffirms that Voice of Cards: The Isle of Dragon Roars has no connection to Drakengard or the NieR series. While white and black dragons appear in the trailers for Voice of Cards, Yoko Taro states that there is simply no connection between this new title and his previous works. Taro originally shared this through a previous Twitter post. At that time, he stated that Voice of Cards was "not a Drakengard game." [Thanks, Dengeki!]

However, when asked about a potential connection to NieR: Reincarnation, as the narration in Voice of Cards is somewhat similar to the mobile title, Yoko Taro hinted that the only thing remotely the same about them was their cost.

Additionally, Executive Producer Yosuke Saito shared some insight into the development of Voice of Cards. He spoke in detail about the development period of the game, saying:

It took longer than expected because it was developed between NieR Reincarnation and NieR Replicant, but I'm very happy that we can finally show this to everyone.

He also revealed that the development for Voice of Cards took 1.5 times longer than initially planned due to the number of titles in development at the same time.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will release on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4 on October 28, 2021. A demo is immediately available.

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Voice of Cards creative director Yoko Taro said the game was initially pitched as a mobile social game. He revealed this during Square Enix's Voice of Cards at Tokyo Game Show 2021. However, executive producer Yosuke Saito later convinced Yoko to release the game as a consumer title. Saito cited the time commitments required for developing social games.

Yoko Taro pitched the game as a mobile title due to the higher hurdles involved in pitching and developing consumer games. Instead, he had intended to work on Voice of Cards as a "smaller, compact mobile game." He pitched the title with character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka.

Upon receiving the pitch, Yosuke Saito asked to change the game to a multiplatform consumer title, as modern social games "would not be compact." Furthermore, Saito worried that Yoko would be unable to manage his work due to the number of social games he was already managing. One of these, NieR Re[in]carnation, recently launched globally. Narrator Hiroki Yasumoto added that releasing Voice of Cards as a one-time purchase also benefits the team. This approach made the game comparatively more niche and refined, Yasumoto said.

Additionally, Square Enix showcased some gameplay footage of Voice of Cards. It also showed physical editions of the game. This includes the bonus metal cards currently available for pre-order at the Square Enix eStore.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will release on PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4 on October 28, 2021. A demo is out now.

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Square Enix updated the description for its Square Enix Presents TGS 2021 YouTube stream. It revealed many of the games that will appear during its presentation. Some of the inclusions are fairly obvious, since it already confirmed they will be at the show. For example, the TGS 2021 livestream will look at Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and FFVII The First Soldier. [Thanks, Nibel!]

Here's the full list of games that will appear at the Square Enix Presents TGS 2021 showcase so far. Keep in mind that more unannounced titles could also appear. Also, in the case of one, it is a title immediately available on multiple devices worldwide.

• ActRaiser Renaissance (PS4, Switch, PC, mobile)
• Chocobo GP (Switch)
• FFVII The First Soldier (mobile)
• Forspoken (PS5, PC)
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
• Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
• Triangle Strategy (Switch)
• Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roar (PS4, Switch, PC)

In addition to their appearances during this presentation, Square Enix confirmed there will be TGS 2021 streams for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and FFVII The First Soldier. The former will appear on October 2, 2021. The battle royale’s presentation will appear on October 3, 2021.

The Square Enix Presents TGS 2021 showcase will be held at 3am PT/6am ET on October 1, 2021.

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The new Yoko Taro game Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will appear at TGS 2021. Square Enix announced there will be a live presentation for it on October 3, 2021. People will be able to tune in on YouTube at 2:15pm JST, which will be at 10:15pm PT on October 2, 2021 and 1:15am ET on October 3, 2021. This will be a live presentation.

This was one of a few updates to the official English Square Enix TGS 2021 website. In addition to the new Voice of Cards stream on the schedule, which does note Yoko Taro, Yosuke Saito, and Keiichi Okabe will be present to talk about the game, a few other additions appeared. For example, there is now a Chocobo GP livestream. That will appear just ahead of Voice of the Cards on October 3, 2021 at 1pm JST and on October 2, 2021 at 9pm PT. That will be another “live” segment. Both of these appeared on the English version of the site, meaning an English option will be available.

The Japanese version of the site also included another Yoko Taro game stream. It will appear on October 3, 2021 at 4:30pm JST/12:30am PT/3:30am ET. Like the Voice of Cards game stream, Saito and Okabe will Yoko Taro for it.

Voice of Cards will come to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC on October 28, 2021. A demo is out now.

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A new trailer for Yoko Taro's table-top RPG Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars was shown during today's Nintendo Direct Stream, with the title set to release on October 28, 2021. Additionally, it was announced that a Voice of Cards demo will be available to on the Nintendo Switch via an eShop on September 23, 2021. Update: The PS4 and PC Voice of Cards demo versions are also available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVk3vWIMrsw

Other of the production crew include Yosuke Saito as Executive Producer, Keiichi Okabe as Music Director, and Kimihiko Fujisaka as Character Designer. Everything in the turn-based fantasy title, including towns, monsters, and characters, will be represented by cards. A teaser trailer for the title was released earlier in September 2021.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars will be released on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC on October 28, 2021, and the demo will be out today.

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Yoko Taro has confirmed that his new project, Voice of Cards, has no ties to the Drakengard series. Immediately upon the announcement of the title, Yoko Taro took to Twitter to share some information about the game. Additionally, Yoko Taro, and the Voice of Cards website, states that the title is "not a social network game."

While of the Drakengard development team are working on Voice of Cards, specifically Character Designer Kimihiko Fujisaka, the title has no relation or any connection to the series. As it stands, Voice of Cards seems to be a self-contained story with no connection to any of Taro's previous works. However, there is little to no information regarding the game outside of its initial announcement.

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That said, Voice of Cards will arrive as a table-top RPG that focuses on the use of cards. As of yet, no gameplay of elements of any kind have been shown. The title does currently have an official website and Twitter , however.

Yoko Taro revealed that he would be working on a project of a smaller scale in April 2021. Yosuke Saito, Executive Producer on Voice of Cards, chimed in during the interview to reveal that the project had a "nostalgic" feel to it.

Voice of Cards is currently in development.

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Square Enix has revealed that Yoko Taro's latest project is Voice of Cards, a unique table-top RPG video game that will incorporate the use of cards. Additionally, this announcement revealed other of the production crew. Yosuke Saito, Keiichi Okabe, and Kimihiko Fujisaka are all a part of the development team for Voice of Cards. While Square Enix did post a short teaser video for the title, details regarding gameplay, a potential scenario, and release date are not yet available. This also includes potential platforms the title will release on.

You can watch the trailer for Voice of Cards below.

[embed]https://twitter.com/SquareEnix/status/1435875991025590273[/embed]

Yoko Taro will serve as Creative Director for Voice of Cards, with Yosuke Saito taking the role of Executive Producer. Drakengard 3 and NieR series composer Keiichi Okabe will be the Music Director for the title, whereas Kimihiko Fujisaka will serve as the Character Designer for the title. Fujisaka previously worked on the Drakengard series as its Character Designer.

In April 2021, it was revealed that Yoko Taro was working on a new game. However, this project would be smaller in scale than previous titles he worked on, such as Drakengard or NieR. Additionally, he revealed that the title would be "indie-like" and available to access after ing. Voice of Cards appears to be the project in question.

Voice of Cards is currently in development.

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