VoC: The Isle Dragon Roars

SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

About this game

Voice of Cards, a series inspired by tabletop RPGs and gamebooks told entirely through a medium of cards, is now available for smartphones! Enjoy an all-new yet appealing nostalgic gaming experience from YOKO TARO, Keiichi Okabe, and Kimihiko Fujisaka, developers of the NieR and Drakengard series.

■Gameplay
Just like during a tabletop RPG, you're guided through the story by the game master as you journey through a world where all the field, town, and dungeon maps are depicted as cards.

The battles are turn-based, and gems—an item needed to unleash skills and granted each turn—are key to victory. You can also deal extra damage or inflict status ailments with a roll of the dice—an action that may determine your fate...

■Story
Long, long ago, the people lived in peace. But then the Dragon appeared, sowing terror throughout the land.

Valiantly, the kingdom fought, claiming narrow victory. Grievously wounded, the Dragon fled.

Thenceafter, the years passed, and people again knew peace. Until the Dragon returned.

Now the queen gathers adventurers to slay the Dragon...

*Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Chapter 0, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, and Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden can be enjoyed as standalone adventures.
*This app is a one-time purchase. Once downloaded, the entirety of the game can be enjoyed without purchasing additional content. Cosmetic in-game purchases, such as changes to the aesthetic of cards and pieces or the BGM, are available.
*You may find that the gamemaster occasionally stumbles, corrects themselves or needs to clear their throat, in order to give you the most immersive and true to life Tabletop RPG experience.

[Recommended model]
AndroidOS: 7.0 or higher
RAM: 3 GB or more
CPU: Snapdragon 835 or higher
*Some models may not be compatible.
*Some terminals may not work even with the above version or higher.

Ratings and reviews

It's OK. Imagine a traditional JRPG, but cut down on cutscenes, character, and story, and turn most of the art assets into cards. Some might like it, but to me it's too empty. The story was serviceable and the characters were likeable to an extent, but there's just not enough there to keep me engaged. For the price tag it's understandable.

A solid turn-based RPG with good fundamentals, nice card art, and that Yoko Taro... charm? Movement can be a mite finnicky (a small problem in a game like this) and scrolling through items mid-battle is tricky to impossible (a far bigger problem, but only mattered for me on the last boss). The combat has a solid balance between depth and simplicity, and is surprisingly flashy for a game repped entirely by cards, and the story goes places. A dozen houts is a good length for a game like this.

The game runs well enough but honestly the one glaring issue that I cannot overlook is that anytime I want to switch apps like to reply to a message the game completely restarts and I have to load back in to my game. So every time I want to respond to messages or check something on a different app I need to save my game and then go through all that loading time to get back in. If not for this I would easily give 5 stars for a solid port.

What's new

Bug fixes