#virtual tcg

[jennifercrowart]

I got to draw art for a virtual card game my brother is making! Excitingly, he had a few rat-themed cards for me to draw 😂 Rat, and Rat Attack!!!

[onsecondthoughtno]

Final Boss

[radioactivetoad]

Neopets Desert Cybunny Poster 21" X 14 3/4"

[wolftheidioticfan]

Yooo hey man. it's me. I'm back. uh. sorry about the absence man... it's a long story. Kinito is... going a bit crazy haha. I discovered those pokemon card things? Super cool! so I decided to show him. Problem is, he found out that uh... pokemon is a whole game franchise, featuring a digital version of the cards, and now he thinks the pokemons souls or something are stuck in the cards?? I dunno man. he's strange as hell but he's committed to bringing them to life. Also he's obsessed with trading cards now. he's branching out man I haven't even HEARD of some of these.

so uh. yeah a lot of our... everything over here is going into Kinitos latest obsession. jade says it's good that he's got something new to fixate on, but like, I dunno man. what if he does bring the cards to life. what if they're ALREADY alive and haunted or something?? dude don't tell anyone but I'm TERRIFIED of ghosts man. they're gonna get ya and you can't do anything about it...

anyways. in order to stop him from uh. spending all our money and RAM on cards. we're trying to give him card pack opening videos. like those baby sensory videos but to prevent financial and digital despair. man. got any suggestions? might be a reach but it's been a ride man.

welp. that's what I've been up to... missed you so much dude. how's your life been? any unhinged axolotls in your world?

-sam

Oh god I wish i had good videos for that I don't really watch most of that at least not serious ones typically. If I'd known I would've done one of the packs I got on my birthday...

I'VE MISSED YOU TOO A LOT. There's two of you now. The other one is Sammy. That's fuckin nuts right. I WISH there were axolotls in texas but theyre like. specific to one place in Mexico. Tho there is a local petstore with axolotls apparently I really need to go visit them. I am...well all things considered, my dad's going to his parents for thanksgiving so I'm going to be at home for a whole week alone (though I will go see my mom so not alone after all).

Also get him card game shop simulator it's like 10 dollars it gives the card opening dopamine without paying one million dollar.

[lunareiitic]

Bandai make a Digimon tag equivalent of Duel Links challenge (but let it live instead of killing it after two years difficulty: impossible)

[ygo-monster-type-tournament]

Round 1b, Match 13: Kaiju vs. Virtual World vs. Synchro Dragon

Gameciel, the Sea Turtle Kaiju // Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen // Crystal Clear Wing Synchro Dragon

[ur-not-real]

lucky paralysis coin flips have got me this far

Can The Worm Kill The Dinosaur

goodness me caterpie did actually take down the kangaskhan

[banjo-be]

Base Card (Common)

Fame-Break (Uncommon)

3D! (Rare)

Animated! (Epic)

Shiny Logo! (Legendary)

ANIMATED FRAME! (Ultra)

INFINITY!! (Max Quality)

Card Progression System

Marvel Snap!

[battle-acs-official]

Laptop back thus far

[oosoart]

Virtual World Kyubi - Shenshen !

[atelier-rougelian]

SOON. (matchy new site banner & rushing to collect my blorbos pixel tcg style)

[daburuwosagase]

c-can we agree on sora vs kurosaki as the best in the series then? rannyu penaruti TCHINTCHINTCHING and KAIHI are the trademark of arc v, pendulums are a second(third?) thought to the writing after these, if we go there, we might never come back. (speaking of action cards, i got so frustrated that the bad action cards never appeared again after the sawatari duel, i kept waiting for the day someone would mess up by taking one of them)

Oh we can absolutely agree on that. Sora and Shun were some of the best supporting cast. Seeing them finally clash was so satisfying.

I almost forgot about the action cards... most series have some kind of gimmick that's not accepted in regular duels, and among them action cards are kind of hamfisted gameplay-wise, but they're so fun to watch!! Yeah, I wanna see the characters run through an obstacle course to possibly turn around the match!

They did try hard to make the duel environments interesting. The areas are really what make or break a lot of iconic YGO duels -- Heartland, Duelist Kingdom, and the Lancers qualifiers come to mind, among many, many others. Arc-V's environments were particularly colorful and made the whole show stronger. Maybe that's just cause I don't have a good memory for the gameplay itself, but in theory the show should be accessible to people who don't play.

Meaaaanwhile the most interesting we got in office-building-land was that one time Yusaku got tied up in an abandoned church. Which was pretty exciting at the time, admittedly, but they never got close to that for the rest of the show's run...

[umbreoneon]

Question for Yu-Gi-Oh players, I'm looking at doing Adventure/Brave Token & Virtual World without a Baronne for now as the cost is still crazy (waiting for that reprint)

What's the best substitute for it?

[digi-lov]

Digimon Liberator Novel

[read on the official website] DEBUG.1-1 [Yuuki] - DEBUG.1-2 [HEAVY METAL PLAY] - DEBUG.2-1 [Winr] - DEBUG.2-2 [GOOD GAME]

First spoiler free, then more detailed including spoilers under cut

So the first 2 chapters of the Digimon liberator novel dropped last week! We don't exactly know how frequent it'll update, but most likely not as regular as the comic. First impressions on the main characters, I really like them. I think they are fun and interesting enough to drive the story. They don't feel like exact copies of previous characters, and make me exited for a fresh adventure!

As far as I could tell, the translation seems fairly good, but there was a mistranslation of a card effect. However the translation of TCG card effects can be a bit tricky, and the translators might not have known the official english wording. They also show the respective card right there, so it's easy to see what the effect should be, but it might be confusing to people who weren't already familiar with the cards.

Nevertheless I'm optimistic and looking forward to read more!

So now for a bit more detail

First off, I think they way they incorporate the player's tamer cards is really smart. A player get's their own blank tamer card, and can obtain various effects to add to it within the game, to customize their own tamer card to their play style. Nice! This way it doesn't feel like a weird 4th wall break for Yuuki to have a Yuuki Tamer card for example.

I really like Yuuki , immediately! She's fun, and she definitely has flaws and quirks to work on that'll make her interesting to watch grow. Her relationship with Impmon is nice too. Impmon is not exactly a serious character, but does want Yuuki to be a bit more serious, and recognize the weight of the situation. To an extend, Impmon wants Yuuki to take their partnership more serious in turn, I'd say. The way they talk to each other feels very familiar. You can tell they're close, not holding back complaining about the other. They bicker, but they also quickly drop the fight when needing to figure something out together.

Yuuki's Impmon, as most already know, get's a new evolution line: Punkmon, Loudmon, and HeavyMetaldramon. I love them! I like how it gives Yuuki and her Impmon more of an individual identity, than if they used a previously common Impmon line. The detail about Yuuki being a dancer, and vibing with the cool metal dragon is sweet too!

Also, I wonder if that Altea character is this girl from the poster? It's interesting that Impmon is not a fan of her...

Winr and FunBeemon's introduction was great too. Winr seems like a proud kid, without being feeling too stuck up. The story taking place after he's already known Yuuki for a year, really helps with his walls having started to come down already. I'm curious if his parents will be related to the in universe Digimon Franchise or Game Company in a way, or it they're just generic absent rich parents. Which, I don't think would take away from Winr's character if they are. I feel for him to want to escape from his home life into a virtual world. I love his relationship with FunBeemon. FunBeemon is very attentive to Winr's feelings, and cares a lot about him. And Winr doesn't get annoyed by it, but appreciates it, even though he doesn't quite know how to express it. The new evolutions for FunBeemon are also cool! I've like FunBeemon for a partner Digimon for a while, and I'm excited to see it finally happen!

I'm curious about Winr's real name too, assuming Winr is his username. Winr is a play on "winner", with his Japanese name サイキヨ Saikiyo being a play on 最強 (さいきょう) saikyou meaning "the best" or "the strongest". FunBeemon's nickname "Winnie" is キヨちゃん kiyo-chan in Japanese.

For anyone who's interested: Japanese first person pronouns

Yuuki uses the japanese first person pronoun あたし atashi, which is quite feminine, but as being too over the top girly is sometimes seen as disruptive, atashi also has a do-as-I-please kinda vibe sometimes. For example, it's used by Yuffie from FFVII. The even more cute-girly atai in turn is often used in media by very strong-willed, rough women, such as Plumeria fom Pokémon Sun&Moon, or the Gerudo women from the Legend of Zelda games. It can also be played straight as super cute too thoug, like with Vivian from Paper Mario TTYD.

Impmon uses オレ ore, which is a strong, proud, often masculine pronoun. In formal situations it would be considered rude, but it's normal for guys to use in a casual setting. Very rarely it is also used by super tough women in media, such as Kumatora from Mother 3, or Big Mom from One Piece. Eiichiro Oda mentioned himself knowing women who use ore, but this is quite uncommon and likely a modern developement. You go girls! Impmon also uses it in katakana, which gives it a bit more emphasis.

Winr uses 僕 boku, which is quite common for young boys, or more soft spoken men in casual settings. In media it is also occasionally used by girl characters that have a "tomboy" vibe, but also sometimes by female singers in their songs.

FunBeemon uses 私 watashi, which is technically a polite neutral pronoun, but using it in a casual setting has a feminine connotation.

PS: Sorry this took so long, I'm still very sick, and writing coherent sentences with okay spelling is diffcult.

[quartervirus]

In collaboration with @upperdeck-blog, Neopets' new trading card game is out and available in stores now!

⭐The NEOPETS BATTLEDOME TCG⭐

I had the incredible opportunity to be part of this amazing project from Neopets and Upper Deck! It has been a truly surreal experience working alongside so many talented artists I have looked up to and admired for years, and an absolute joy to work on. I'm not sure will ever be able to properly express how much it means to be a part of this collaboration, and to see my art featured alongside theirs.

Upper Deck were even so sweet and kind and sent us all personalised boxes with first edition sets and prints of our individual cards!!

I have been playing Neopets virtually nonstop since 2003 and credit the site for turning me onto art and the games industry as a career. It has been instrumental in my development as an artist and whetted my appetite for creativity and storytelling, and it has been an honour to work with them in an official capacity this year. It feels like the culmination of all my childhood dreams, 12-year-old me would have died and gone to heaven if she knew she of this experience 20 years later.

I sincerely hope everyone who picked up a copy loves playing the game as much as I have loved making it, and enjoys all the incredible art my fellow creators and I worked so hard on. I had a ton of fun drawing so many classic characters from my youth, and look forward to future opportunities to do so!

Thank you to everyone who made this possible! Thank you to Upper Deck and their liasons, who worked tirelessly to keep the machine moving smoothly between so many artists across so many countries. Thank you to the fans for their support, to the loving community who has held Neopets in their hearts for so long, and of course, thank you to all of you for sticking around being so patient, especially when life, commissions, and frequent mental health oopsies take priority 💙

Happy gaming, and I'll see you in Neopia!

[bestygogirl]

BEST YGO GIRL: Round 4, Group B

Match 2

please use this as an opportunity to say why you like a character, not why you don't.

Propaganda under the cut!

Aoi Zaizen

The show hates her but she is a very good character. Trickstars and Marincesses are both hella cool decks.

Aoi’s parents died when she was around 6 and she was mostly raised by her older brother. She’s the 2nd best Duelist in the VRAINS at the start of the series and over the course of the first season goes from being rather shy and only putting on a happy facade to a determined Duelist willing to risk her life to save the world. She even puts a stop to a virus that’s leaving people in comas.

Aoi gets two more avatars (Blue Girl and Blue Maiden) and also obtains a semi-magic AI named Aqua as her partner.

She never lets her trauma keep her down and was a huge inspiration for me in high school!

AOI ZAIZEN IS THE BEST GIRL! She's gonna sweep this whole tournament and here's why:

Is the peak YGO Girl who Deserved Better from the writers

Just a normal everyday girl IRL who secretly turns into an ultra bubbly sweetheart idol who everyone absolutely loves when in the virtual world.

Her VRAINS persona is extremely popular, and none of her fans know that she's just Some Girl.

Plays an idol deck with Trickstars (toxic meta combo not included)

Is sheltered by her overprotective older step-brother/guardian, but very quickly stands up for herself and what she believes is right.

Mutual protection with said step-brother is the sweetest thing ever, I love Aoi and Akira moments so much!

She does NOT fall head over heels for the main protagonist, but they do share a nice conversation and handshake as they become friends IRL (one of the best VRAINS scenes, honestly)

Absolutely wrecks Soulburner for like 99% of their duel, and only loses because the writers don't understand how to move a plot along if Soulburner doesn't win as many duels as possible

Duels two seasonal antagonists, and completely destroys them both before losing thanks to an OP anime card that will never see the light of day, and a one-off card made specifically to counter her strategy and have her lose.

Her first virtual avatar, Blue Angel, is inspired by the main character from her favorite childhood book. That's adorable!

Her main summoning chants are all about hopes, dreams, and believing in yourself.

In the English dub, she says "I could so swipe left on you right now" implying that Tinder exists in the Yu-Gi-Oh universe.

Never got the Magical Girl transformation sequence she deserved because the writers apparently were not aware that Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS is a Magical Girl show, despite the two main dudes getting that special treatment.

AOI ZAIZEN DESERVED BETTER! Give her what she deserves!

AND SHE'S A TRANS LESBIAN

Dark Magician Girl

she is iconic, basically the unofficial mascot of the anime. She has so much merch and so much fanart she is THE girl ever