Brad Grenz
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Loot and Legends was a mobile spinoff of Card Hunters, but they actually shut it down last year so Card Hunters is both the canonical version, and the only playable version.
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Good Card-Based RPGs?
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Loot and Legends was a mobile spinoff of Card Hunters, but they actually shut it down last year so Card Hunters is both the canonical version, and the only playable version.
WHAT. I still have it installed on my iPad.
Looks like it is unplayable without a server connection. I never finished my campaign! Sigh. Gotta love modern gaming.
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That makes 3 for me. Dominion Online shutdown on the 1st, Solforge (on which have spent a couple hundo) shuts down on Jan. 31. Fuck this shit.
Good call, I have that game on iPad, too. Not sure what to put it under, though.
I love these types of games because I get to collect cards and build decks without spending money but I also can't just get an unlimited amount, I have to work for them.
Snakethesniper
Member
I love this kind of games, especially Metal Gear Ac!d 2. Unfortunately they seem very few. Is there anything on the 3ds for example? I know there's the old pokemon tcg and a yugioh one that apparently has no progression
Heart of Black
Member
Chain of Memories is a terrible game. It's why I stopped caring about Kingdom Hearts.
PseudoViper
Member
Would Chain of Memories count?
I do have it in the OP but I might agree that it isn't very good. I played a few hours on GBA and was bored.
Specifically 3DS? Not to my knowledge. Best bet is either the MegaMan Battle Network games for DS or Culdcept DS - though unless you know Japanese you would need a flash cart with the english patched ROM on it.
Another game that might appeal to you is Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes. The original is on DS. It isn't a card game but it does have units you slowly acquire over the campaign and "decks" you build with them and these units are randomly "dealt" during gameplay. Pretty unqiue game.
It kind of plays like a mash up of a card game and a Match-3 game.
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Speaking on Battle Network, I started playing BN3 (my first MMBN game) on the GBA yesterday. The combat system is pretty awesome! Story seems silly and childish but I can deal with that if I can skip all that crap.
butzopower
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Also on mobile, at least on iOS.
Askherserenity
Member
You already have the best one listed in the OP.
Lost Kingdoms <3
Lost Kingdoms <3
That game is sweet!
There was a Marvel Trading Card Game for the PSP/DS (based on the "Vs. System" TCG that incorporated Marvel, DC and one expansion with Hellboy). It had a single player mode with a full story (even got to choose between a hero and villain campain), though I'm not sure if it'd count on the OP's list.
RPS Saga by Magic Cube
https://appsto.re/us/70NTgb.i
This is a new game that just released for 99 cents.
Don't know if it's any good but it's a buck!
https://appsto.re/us/70NTgb.i
This is a new game that just released for 99 cents.
Don't know if it's any good but it's a buck!
Death Penalty
Member
Pathfinder Adventures is a fun free-to-play mobile game in the style of Dungeons and Dragons/Pathfinder that has a deck-based combat and exploration system. It's a lot of fun, though I'm not super deep into it yet, and the systems are fairly deep.
I like it, it's a deep dive though.
Hitlersaurus Christ
Banned
The .hack//GU games have a card minigame but I'm not sure if it's any good. I loved the main games but I never played the card game section.
Crimson VS is insanely fun, by far the best part of the //G.U. trilogy for me.
Edit: Should note it's only becomes available in volume 2.
Evoland is also on mobile, just fyi.
Card City Nights is triple-triad inspired if you like that style.
There's Duel Masters games on PS2 and GBA. I'm not sure exactly how good they are as video games, but the core gameplay as a card game is top notch.
Just eyeballing I'd say Duel Masters: Shadow of the Code is probably the best one? Has eight sets, that's a great range of cards to choose from. The GBA games are visually inconsistent too, to say the least.
The Japanese releases seem better, but language barriers and all.
I miss Duel Masters, what a fantastic game. It deserved a Hearthstone style revival.
Just eyeballing I'd say Duel Masters: Shadow of the Code is probably the best one? Has eight sets, that's a great range of cards to choose from. The GBA games are visually inconsistent too, to say the least.
The Japanese releases seem better, but language barriers and all.
I miss Duel Masters, what a fantastic game. It deserved a Hearthstone style revival.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Chrono Cross might as well be a card-based RPG. The Elements are cards in all but name.
Pokemon Trading Card Game and Pokemon Trading Card Game 2 *there's a fan translation
Man those 2 games are so good. Still remember playing the crap out of them as a kid. Also Magic: The Gathering (1997 video game) is another one I remember sinking my teeth into a couple decades ago.
Man those 2 games are so good. Still remember playing the crap out of them as a kid. Also Magic: The Gathering (1997 video game) is another one I remember sinking my teeth into a couple decades ago.
Holy shit, did not know.
magnificenz
Member
Yep. I like Digimon World 3 card game. Shame its just an add-on to a terrible main game.
Alex Connolly
Member
Eye of Judgement: Legends on PSP is up there. Doesn't need all the physical gear of the PS3 version, and is a great little card-based battler.
Alex Connolly
Member
The Sid Meier seal of quality right there.
ODY
Neo Member
Reviving an old thread 
Our upcoming indy TCG/RPG might be of some interest of you. It will be a RPG/TCG mix. So you have an overland map and the combat is done via TCG in real time (not turn based) - pretty unique gameplay.
The game will be ready sometime 2018 and is soon to be entering alpha stage.
So for more info you can visit http://www.requiaonline.com/en and its news section. So its still pretty early...
The RPG is based on a german fantasy epos called Requia - so while the german part of the site has more content - the game will be ready in english and german at the same time.
Kind regards,
Oliver
Our upcoming indy TCG/RPG might be of some interest of you. It will be a RPG/TCG mix. So you have an overland map and the combat is done via TCG in real time (not turn based) - pretty unique gameplay.
The game will be ready sometime 2018 and is soon to be entering alpha stage.
So for more info you can visit http://www.requiaonline.com/en and its news section. So its still pretty early...
The RPG is based on a german fantasy epos called Requia - so while the german part of the site has more content - the game will be ready in english and german at the same time.
Kind regards,
Oliver
I know the GBA one was mentioned in the OP, but Monster Rancher Battle Card 2 on PS1 is one of my favorite games as a child. I just went and looked it up and I never realized it was a sequel back then. They battle mechanics are great. Don't remember the story too well, but I would pay good money for this type of series on PS4.
Bump because Card City Nights 2 just got released. With some mechanic changes and now with online play
http://store.steampowered.com/app/241300/Card_City_Nights_2/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/241300/Card_City_Nights_2/
ODY
Neo Member
Here is a video of the upcoming TCG/RPG Requia Online for iOS, Android and Windows.
This shows the cards and how they will look like once they get upgraded - can't wait to get you guys playing.
Hope you like it.
Requia Online - Enchanting
This shows the cards and how they will look like once they get upgraded
- can't wait to get you guys playing.Hope you like it.
Requia Online - Enchanting
theofficefan99
Junior Member
Lost Kingdoms 1 and 2
Baten Kaitos 1 and Origins
NO CONTEST. ALL 4 GAMES ARE AMAZING.
Baten Kaitos 1 and Origins
NO CONTEST. ALL 4 GAMES ARE AMAZING.
Etherlords 1 & 2 are oldie but goldie card games with adventure and exploration
yugioh card game ever, because it has an insame amount of content and replayability that it's not easy to say in words, thousands of cards, dozens of character stories, probably a hundred of different characters with multiple decks to fight, minigames, exploration etc and what i like the most, seeying my opponent and its reactions during the match.
For me Yugioh gx tag force 3 is the best
Duchess O'Death
Member
Hand of Fate! That game is so underappreciated!
Hand of Fate 2 is coming out very soon.
Hand of Fate 2 is coming out very soon.
Rolling Start
Neo Member
I'm surprised this didn't get bumped because Culdcept Revolt is out in a week.
butzopower
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Feels too late for there to be a huge player base or for it to sell much, but I'm hoping that it does alright. Was thinking of buying the CE, as I bet it will be worth something, but I'm pretty much digital only these days.
Solidus187
Member
This game (still!) isn't out yet, but Eminence: Xander's Tales looks like something that should really please Triple Triad fans.
Culdcept: Revolt for 3DS is still coming out in the West, right?
I have Armello, it's not an RPG at all. It's literally a digital board game and cards are just part of it.
There's no campaign or anything. You don't collect cards or make decks.
That said, it is a very good game.
I have Armello, it's not an RPG at all. It's literally a digital board game and cards are just part of it.
There's no campaign or anything. You don't collect cards or make decks.
That said, it is a very good game.
piratepwnsninja
Member
Yeah, next Tuesday.
butzopower
proud of his butz
Pretty amazing we got Culdcept in the west and Phantom Dust re-released in the same year. If the gods were good, we'd somehow get PSO:EP3 re-released, but pretty much everyone wants that game buried and forgotten.
Anyways, probably not gonna spend too much time on this forum anymore. Would be awesome if someone at the new forum with thread making privileges could make a similar thread there. Just a thought.
Peace.
Anyways, probably not gonna spend too much time on this forum anymore. Would be awesome if someone at the new forum with thread making privileges could make a similar thread there. Just a thought.
Peace.
Have you played the first one too? Mechanics were kind of the same and the game felt better overall.
OP: Check out Pokemon Play It! on PC. I remember having it from covermount in 2002 or something like that - huge replayability.
Lord Thrappleper The 49th
Member
Have you ever heard of a gamecube game called baten kaitos?