Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is absolutely going for that roleplay feeling. The potential for further world-building is exciting I won’t spoil, but as such these left a stronger and more lasting impression than the prior time spent. Quite a few reveals occur late to mix things up and pleasantly surprise you. However, the Ivory Order, along with the world of Voice of Cards, are not all that they seem. Every so often, they’ll show up and be bullish to your party, making for some funny and cheesy conflict. Interesting figures such as the Ivory Order are key they serve as a more acclaimed and proven trio of adventurers that have simultaneously taken the quest to eliminate the dragon. This thankfully means that despite some safe fantasy narrative conventions, most of the meat is great. I wrapped my time with the seven chapters in about fifteen hours. Voice of Cards isn’t a particularly long RPG.

Though if you stick it out, you’ll be rewarded with a lovely little story. You’d be forgiven if you found the story slow going at first. Before long you’ll gather a number of friends and party members to help you on your venture. Your money-hungry hero sees the opportunity to hunt such a dragon to obtain riches and prestige. Whisperings come from the royal capital of a dragon that is causing havoc across the lands you’ve found yourself in. A lowly hero with the naming of your choice (or Ash if you opt for the default convention) has been summoned on a call to arms. Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars features your typical fantasy story for the most part. This is something absolutely great that even with its concessions, is well worth your time. Bringing across some of this talent from the prior games, this is an experience that is more palatable and approachable, while still having that beloved flare. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, released earlier this year, for example, is something I describe as “by weirdos, for weirdos.” Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a new RPG that he is responsible for both co-writing and creative directing. Often considered an auteur (something wrought with its own problems itself), entries that this man works on often have a unique style to them.

Yoko Taro, most known for helming the NieR series, is certainly a unique figure in the gaming sphere.

Whisperings of teh dragom