TCG

Did you ever wonder why there isn’t a Final Fantasy trading card game, given its iconic popularity and how well the characters and designs would fit into such a product? It took a while, but it’s finally happening: Square announced a US version of their Final Fantasy TCG will be published soon. Mechanics of gameplay are typical of the TCG genre — through a combination of attacks and defense moves printed on the cards, the goal is to make your opponent lose seven points or run out of cards, whichever comes first. It would’ve been interesting (and not that hard) to make the card game work exactly like a battle in the video game series. Of course there are just those who will collect the cards for the sake of having them. Square is promising characters will be represented from the entire series’ 30 year history, and the first wave will consist of 216 cards. Below lies Square’s press release. The Final Fantasy Trading Card Game comes October 28th to