Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Queen’s Blood card sport sounds lots like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s beloved minigame Gwent.
A demo proven to Sport Informer confirmed off some aspect quests and minigames out there within the extremely anticipated sequel, alongside a short point out of the cardboard sport unveiled earlier in 2023. When traversing a model new metropolis known as Crow’s Nest within the demo, Cloud and buddies walked by an NPC speaking about Queen’s Blood.
Although particulars are slim as director Naoki Hamaguchi did not give something away, different Sq. Enix workers known as it a strategic card sport with deck constructing parts Cloud can play all over the world of Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Completely different NPC opponents have various levels of problem.
This does sound lots like Gwent, a strategic card sport with deck constructing parts featured in The Witcher 3. Gamers might journey the likes of Velen, Novigrad, and Skellige difficult inn keepers, retailers, and extra to a sport of Gwent, often being rewarded with one other card for the gathering if profitable.
Gwent was an instantaneous hit with followers of The Witcher 3, a lot in order that developer CD Projekt Pink spun it into its personal standalone sport that spawned two spin-offs itself. Position-playing sport followers will subsequently be wanting to see precisely how this minigame works in Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth when it launches February 29, 2024.
Remaining Fantasy isn’t any stranger to card video games, in fact. Remaining Fantasy 8 had a card sport known as Triple Triad that supplied easy however addictive distraction.
Followers are slowly however certainly studying extra concerning the sport as that launch date approaches. Sq. Enix has beforehand confirmed the sport options new story content material centred round Zack, and maybe even incorporates backstory for Sephiroth included in cell sport Remaining Fantasy 7 Ever Disaster.
An ESBR score additionally revealed some wild and wacky particulars concerning the sport, together with its deep cleavage, swimming pools of blood, and a possible clue to Aerith’s destiny. And Sq. Enix dropped a ton of story particulars, screenshots, and extra in a giant replace in November 2023.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
This text was amended after publication to appropriately determine the origin of Triple Triad.