Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is Yoko Taro’s newest project and will release on Jun 21, 2025. This is another card game RPG similar to last year’s The Isle Dragon Roars.
Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden Releases February 17
Fans of the card game genre are definitely up for a treat this 2022. The Newroguelikedeck builder gameCastle Morihisais releasing on February 10th of this year. We also haveMarvel’s Midnight Sunsfor later in 2022. Fans of Yoko Taro, however, only have to wait until the 17th of this month to play his new passion project, Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden.
The game was unveiled without much fanfare on theSquare EnixTwitter account but is quite a welcome surprise. Instead of ashort teaser trailerlike its predecessor, The Forsaken Maiden was released with a full trailer outlining the story and setting. Square Enix did confirm that this is not a sequel, but a completely standalone story.
The Forsaken Maiden
The Forsaken Maiden takes place on a series of islands that have long been under the protection of various maidens. Until recently, the populace has lived in peace. Now, the isles lie at the precipice of total annihilation. Players take up the mantle of an unknown hero, young and eager to save the world. He is joined by Laty, a girl who failed to become a maiden herself.
It is then the pair’s quest to set sails and journey throughout the islands. They will attempt to beat the incoming devastation by allying themselves with the maidens. We are also introduced to three maidens. We have Phila, the kind, Lanca, the virtuous, and Queni, the unlucky. Hopefully, we get moredetailed character introductionsas the release date looms ever closer.
How the heroes, the maidens, and their attendants will change the world will be up to you.
Voice of Cards
Players of the previous game, The Isle Dragon Roars, should feel right at home. The trailer shows us all the classic elements of the previous game. We have cards representing literally everything about the game - from characters to weapons, to dialogue, to items and foes. Everything is a card in this game. Even the world is presented as a set of face-down cards that beg to be turned up and explored.
Hopefully, we also get thehigh-speed optionthat was added into The Isle Dragon Roars, so players can decide their own pace of play.
Pre-Purchase Bonuses
Players who prepurchase the game before March 8th will receive some little bonuses. First off they get the “Whale of Fortune Pattern” which will change the card back designs to the legendary whale that is said to bring good luck to those lucky enough to look upon it. They will also get the “Ocean Tile Table” which is an ocean-themed game board. Both of these are cosmetic and shouldn’t affect the difficulty of the game in any way.
DLC Crossovers
Fans may also purchase the DLC set bundle for a bit more extra. With this, they get various crossover items with Nier: Automata, much like the previous Voice of Cards game. Among other things, players will get player avatars and card backs based on 2B and the YoRHa group. They will also get the Puppets’ costumes that will affect Laty, Lac and Barren and make them look like androids from the Automata game.
While Yoko Taro fans might be disappointed thatwe may not be getting any more Nier games, Voice of Cards: The Dragon Roars was a pretty good game, according to Steam Reviews.Nier Replicant, the recent remaster, also got a very favourable reception. In fact, Yoko Taro’s games are so good thatNier: AutomataandReplicantdigital sales combinedsurpassed 7 million units.
Joining Yoko Taro will be Keiichi Okabe as the music director, Kimihiko Fujisaka as the Character Designer.Yoko Taroremains to be the head Creative Director for the game.
February 2022is already jam-packed with a lot of high-quality games. In fact, there are so many releases that everyone is sure to find something they’d like. We’ve had a nice turn-based experience inThe Waylanders, andPokemon Arceus sold over 6.5 million copies. Upcoming areLost Ark,Horizon Forbidden West, and of course,Elden Ring. Yoko Taro’s little card game is surely up against a lot of heavy hitters. Here’s hoping it gets the spotlight it deserves.
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