A new offering. Square Enix
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is launching digitally this September 13 on PC through Steam, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. This is the newest addition to the Voice of Cards RPG franchise. The game offers a standalone experience not only to new players but also to the fans of the previous titles.
Pre-orders are now available for Switch and Steam. Those who purchase the game between September 1 and October 3, get the Iron Avatar DLC that unlocks an avatar design with a lustrous iron color. They also get the Somber Girl’s Abstract Pattern DLC, which unlocks a card that has the reverse patterned after the back view of the game’s heroine as early purchase rewards.
A New Story
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden introduces players to an illustrated world presented through the medium of cards. This time, players get the ability to trap the monsters they defeat in cards and use them as skills in battle. The game also allows players to experience a new story set in a world where a millennium of hatred continues to rage between monsters and humans. In this world, a girl loses her home and swears revenge on monsters. She is joined by a mysterious boy and the two set out into the unknown and unravel the fate of the broken world.
Bringing Back the Team
Fans of the previous games of the series should be happy to know that the creative minds behind this new title are the same ones responsible for the likes of Voice of Cards games, NieR series, and Drakengard series. They include:
Creative Director Yoko Taro (Drakengard series, NieR series)
Music Director Keiichi Okabe (Drakengard 3, NieR series)
Character Designer Kimihiko Fujisaka (Drakengard series)
Digital Deluxe Edition
Fans of Yoko Taro can get the Digital Deluxe Edition set. It has the Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden game along with several DLC items styled after NieR Re[in]carnation, which include:
- 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.
Excited about the new adventure?