Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is the latest turn-based RPG from Square Enix, and it's filled with colorful characters, dangerous monsters, and a grand adventure that will take players across a wide world. It's also replete with different systems, mechanics, items, and stats made to thrill long-time RPG fans.
With all of these systems, though, it can be a little difficult for players to get their bearings when starting this journey out for the first time. Like many RPGs, Voice of Cards is best enjoyed when players go in with some solid tips on how to best approach the game. Read on for some pointers.
8 Stock Up On Status Relief Items
Status effects are a standard feature of just about every RPG, and they're just as present in Voice of Cards. They're just as debilitating as they've always been, either restricting actions or causing damage over time.
Characters don't learn many status healing techniques during the early hours of the game, so it's wise for players to stock up on these kinds of restorative items whenever possible. It also helps that items can be used in battle no matter the party line-up, so they're more versatile in their application.
7 Upgrade Equipment Often
While characters do level up by earning experience in Voice of Cards, the best way to keep stats high is to always have them wearing the latest set of armor. As in most RPGs, each new town's armorer boasts a stronger, more resilient set of equipment for the party to buy.
While upgrading and updating gear standard practice in the genre, Voice of Cards gives it even greater importance. Leveling up is less potent than in other RPGs, often only boosting one or two of a character's stats. A character's equipment makes up that difference.
6 Pay Attention To Random Events
Random events happen throughout the world in the same way that random battles do, but the events require players to pay careful attention. These events can look like almost anything, and players must pay close attention to both images and words to get the right answer.
Choose poorly, and players can find themselves facing a difficult enemy; however, those choose well will often get rewarded with powerful items or heaps of gold. It pays to watch carefullt when the event card pops up.
5 Speak To Everyone In Town
Players will visit plenty of different towns and villages on their journey throughout the world of Voice of Cards, and each town has plenty of different people to talk with. Many will just have a few words to say about their life or current events, but a few will have something more interesting to share.
While Voice of Cards doesn't have side quests in the traditional sense, some of these townsfolk still have small errands they'd like the player to help them with. There's no way for players to know which people need help just by looking at them, so it's beneficial to just talk to everyone.
4 Take Your Time
The story in Voice of Cards moves at a steady pace, flitting from one chapter to the next without much of a break in between. It often feels like the game is urging players to move on to the next town, eager for them to experience the next major story beat.
However, rushing through each area can cause players to miss out on important things left behind in a previous town, from optional quests to hidden treasure. Players should feel comfortable taking their time in each region of the game before moving on to the next major objective.
3 Keep Track Of Enemy Weaknesses
Every enemy in Voice of Cards has a specific elemental weakness that dishes out extra damage whenever it's exploited. Figuring out a monster's weakness is usually intuitive, such as a plant monster that's susceptible to fire. However, a few are a little harder to nail down.
It doesn't help that the game itself doesn't track enemy weaknesses at all, even after the player has discovered them. Keeping track personally of each enemy's weakness is the only way for players to maintain a thorough compendium of monster vulnerabilities.
2 Eliminate Quick Monsters First
Voice of Cards boasts a classic, turn-based RPG battle system that sees each combatant perform a single action before passing control on to the next fastest member of the battle. Speed is the crucial stat here, as it dictates the order in which characters attack.
The character with the highest speed attacks first, and it goes down the list from there. Taking down the faster monsters first is the best strategy to take if given the chance, as it has the potential to shut out an enemy's opportunity to attack altogether.
1 Critical Choices Have Real Consequences
Voice of Cards is a dialogue-heavy RPG that often gives players the chance to choose how they want to respond during a particular conversation. While these dialogue choices come up frequently over the course of the game, most of them are pretty harmless and usually prompt the same response.
Critical choices pop up less frequently, but can have far-reaching effects on the game's overall plot. These decisions should be considered seriously, as they often deal with personal or traumatic events. They can have real consequences on the game, altering the ending or changing how the rest of the party views the main character.
