Pokémon is a franchise full of substance and style, something that we have not appreciated in this sample. If we compare the board of Pokémon Trading Card Game Live with that of other digital TCG games like Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel or Magic: The Gathering Arena, the lack of style is even more apparent. It offers visual improvements over Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, to be sure, but so far it doesn’t seem like it’s pushed its innovations far enough. The presentation is striking and clean, but also sparse and basic. Pokémon cards rise into the air to launch attacks, and the board lights up with a pretty flourish that corresponds to the Pokémon’s elemental type. Although we couldn’t test it ourselves, playing the cards seemed easy and fluid. For those who need a refresher on the rules or are learning for the first time, PTCGL offers a simple tutorial that teaches you everything you need to know.Ĭards are played by dragging and dropping them into their proper place on the board, with highlighted prompts to help guide your hand. Of course, there are new types of cards, such as supports and Pokémon VMAX, but the flow of play, easy to learn and difficult to master, remains the same, with the evolution of the Pokémon, the declaration of the attacks and the obtaining six prizes to win.
If you learned how to play the Pokémon TCG when it first came out in the ’90s, you’ll be happy to know that not much has changed. Pokémon Trading Card Game Live uses the same official rules as the physical TCG. Pokémon Trading Card Game Live: a look at its gameplay We’re going to share everything we learned and show off some new screenshots. IGN attended a Pokémon Trading Card Game Live demo with a press group to see the game in action. Live offers a fresh look, a ranked mode for the first time, and a new crafting system, among other updated features.
Out with the old and in with the new! Pokémon Trading Card Game Live is a video game that will allow you to play the Pokémon card game and that replaces the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online client which launched in 2011.