Square Enix has announced that their trading card game based on the Final Fantasy series will be coming west starting on October 28, 2016. The Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, abbreviated "FFTCG", has been available for over six years in Japan, and has 15 expansion sets which include over 2,000 cards to collect. The first set that will be released outside of Japan is going to be called "Opus 1", and will feature 216 cards. More details are in the press release below.

The FINAL FANTASY Trading Card Game is the result of a close collaboration between Hobby Japan and Square Enix. Designed by former TCG Pro player Taro Kageyama and Shota Yasooka,, the game received high praise for its perfect blend of strategy, luck and fast-paced gameplay making it very versatile and appealing to all kinds of audiences. The European edition will come fully localised into English, French, German, Spanish and Italian* and benefit from reworked visuals and improved balance.

The first set, entitled Opus 1, will feature 216 cards with iconic designs from highly acclaimed artists including Tetsuya Nomura, Yoshitaka Amano and Akihiko Yoshida, covering nearly 30 years of FINAL FANTASY. FINAL FANTASYVII REMAKE, DISSIDIA, and WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY will make their debut in Opus I. Each card of Opus I will also exist in a premium “foil” version, making this set a must have for all the collectors out there.

Opus 1, the first set from the FINAL FANTASY TRADING CARD GAME, will be available in major video-game chains as well as hobby stores on 28thOctober 2016. Organised play will also be supported in the months following the release.

Source: GBAtemp Press Inbox
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[Deleted User]

The only trading card game I will ever play is my super manly Pokemon TCG

 

[Justinde75]

These will be nice for collecting

 

[Onepunchbruh]

is it digital? or just paper cards?

 

[Paraguassu]

is it digital? or just paper cards?

Real Cards, Paper.
Here the oficial Site
https://www.fftradingcardgame.com/

 

[osaka35]

With so many final fantasy games having card games in them (some of them annoyingly required), I wonder how the rules are structured for this one.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Nah, ain't having time and money for another TCG. Yugioh all the way.

 

[GuyInDogSuit]

But why? I couldn't even bring myself to play Gwent.

 

[Burlsol]

Still not Triple Triad.

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

Yay another amazing hobby I don't have time or money for XD

 

[Pluupy]

Still not Triple Triad.

Just play Final Fantasy XIV's then?

 

[a9lh-1user]

There is nothing like MTG ..... and there wont be

 

[VitaType]

A TCG based on a gaming series that isn't that popular.
Dosn't sounds like it will be widely used here.

Still not Triple Triad.

The successor Tetra Master (found in FFIX) has a paper card game
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...ard_set.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120425003148
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr180/SmileSmileX/TetraCardGame8.jpg
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr180/SmileSmileX/TetraCardGame5.jpg

 

[hoist20032002]

I'd so play it IF I didn't live in the boonies 40 miles from a card shop & have the funds to play it... :/

 

[codezer0]

As much as I hated triple triad in 8, no way I am having any of this.

 

[zanfire]

Just play Final Fantasy XIV's then?

Or not pay a ton of money and play it on the FF mobile app for free on your phone.

I played Yugioh a bunch as a kid and then again for like a solid year like 2 years ago...these things are a freakin investment. The game looks like it plays like a version of Magic (like most seem to) and doesnt look super intresting, but i might buy some for the art and FF love/nostalgia.

 

[Pluupy]

Or not pay a ton of money and play it on the FF mobile app for free on your phone.

I played Yugioh a bunch as a kid and then again for like a solid year like 2 years ago...these things are a freakin investment. The game looks like it plays like a version of Magic (like most seem to) and doesnt look super intresting, but i might buy some for the art and FF love/nostalgia.

$15 isn't a ton of money, especially for such a multi-faceted game. I spend that much on dinner every time I go out to eat.

 

[Subtle Demise]

Ooh they're pulling a Phantasy Star Universe I see, where the game is already 6 years behind before it even makes ot over here.

 

[AyanamiRei]

Will this feature plenty of 3DCGI artworks ? Because I would gladly collect cards with traditional painted/drawn illustrations (particularly based on creatures, or characters and locations of Final Fantasy II,IV and after) or even computer-assisted 2D graphics.

 

[anhminh]

I will give it a try when fan make duel emulator for it like Ygopro.