There’s a good reason for that excitement, aside from Disney fans keen to collect shiny cards. The hotly-anticipated TCG has already seen staggering demand during its pre-release at last week’s Gen Con, ahead of a wider launch in local game stores next week.

On the other end of things, original games such as Flesh and Blood have earned respect among hardcore trading card game enthusiasts looking for an alternative to Magic: The Gathering, but don’t necessarily have the familiar characters and welcoming gameplay simplicity needed to bring in brand new players to the world of TCGs.Ī first look at Disney Lorcana gameplay in actionīacked by both that nostalgic appeal and what so far looks to be rich potential for proper gameplay depth, Lorcana manages to find a deft balance between being a light Disney title that casual players can get into though its playful, gorgeously-rendered takes on characters, songs and moments from the movies, and succesfully laying what feels like a solid enough foundation to grow an enjoyable game beyond its licensed ties. Recently, licensed card games - particularly those based on anime, like the One Piece Card Game and Dragon Ball Super Card Game - have been blowing up among dedicated fans of their respective franchises, but they still remain relatively niche among mainstream players. While other TCGs have found success, they’ve typically been on a far more modest scale. Based on my time with it so far, that could finally change with Disney Lorcana. Many have tried to crack the tight hold held by the combination of MTG’s gameplay innovation, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s intense deck combos and Pokémon’s nostalgia-fuelled phenomenon, but none have truly muscled in and permanently evolved the state of the TCG scene. For three decades - or thereabouts - the trading card game scene has been locked down by what many consider to be an unbreakable trinity of games. Yu-Gi-Oh marks its 25th anniversary next year, Magic: The Gathering has just turned 30 and Pokémon celebrated its own quarter-century birthday just a couple of years ago.

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