Square Enix has announced Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, a third entry in their Voice of Cards series.
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is launching on September 13th across Windows PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4. As mentioned, this is the third game in NieR creator Taro Yoko’s series, after The Isle Dragon Roars and The Forsaken Maiden.
Here’s the reveal trailer:
Here’s a rundown on the game:
Told entirely through the medium of cards, Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is a standalone experience that newcomers and fans of the previous iterations, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars and Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, can enjoy.
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden brings players to an illustrated world presented through the medium of cards as the third release in the Voice of Cards franchise, now giving players the ability to trap the monsters they defeat in cards to use them as skills in battle. Follow a new tale set in a world where a millennia of hatred rages between monsters and humans, and a girl who loses her home swears revenge on monsters. She joins hands with a mysterious boy as they set out into the unknown and unravel the fate of this broken world.
This truly unique gaming experience brings back the creative minds behind the previous Voice of Cards games, beloved NieR™ series and Drakengard® series, including: Creative Director, YOKO TARO (Drakengard series, NieR series), Music Director, Keiichi Okabe (Drakengard 3, NieR series) and Character Designer, Kimihiko Fujisaka (Drakengard series).
Fans of YOKO TARO can purchase a Digital Deluxe Edition set*, which includes the Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden game and several DLC items styled after the award-winning mobile RPG, NieR Re[in]carnation, including:
- 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**
*The items and game sold in this set are available individually. Please take care to avoid making duplicate purchases.
**The design may not be changed in some circumstances.
***This DLC does not include dice.