Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Okay, this isn't going to be a very good OT. Simply because there is an absolute lack of media from this game on the internet. Any screenshots are either from the Japanese version or off-screen digital camera shots. There is just absolutely nothing usable at all. Oh, except the logo.
There. Now that that's out of the way...
Release Date: 12/22/10 (JP), 9/13/11 (US)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Platform: Playstation 3 (Playstation Network)
Price: $0.99
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Okay, so what is this?
Simply put, and as the game's title might imply, Elemental Monster -Online Card Game- (henceforth referred to as simply Elemental Monster) is an online TCG style game for the PS3. However, despite the emphasis on online, the game also has a very long singleplayer campaign, 12+ hours in length.
So it's like Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh! or something?
Yeah, sort of. It's much simpler than those, though. "Decks" consist of anywhere between 1 and 6 monsters. There are no other card types. Well, there are accessories/equipment cards, but these are also treated as monsters. The first player to lose all of their monsters loses the game. Monsters attack each other directly. The players have no life points of their own.
I hear there's a lot of DLC, and you have to pay to play online? Is that true?
DLC/cards:
There are 215 cards normally obtainable, plus 20 or so Super Rare cards only available as prizes from tournaments. Playing in singleplayer, you can get cards from the first two sets (The Legend Begins and Otherworldly Visitor), and also cards from the third set (Legendary Dragons), but only from the 100 Man Battle. To get cards from the other sets, you have to either win Ranked matches (see below) or buy 24-card booster boxes from the Playstation Store for $4.99 each.
Multiplayer:
Ranked Play: Costs 1 ticket. You have 10 tickets at the start of the game. You can obtain more by either buying them from the Playstation Store (99 cents for 4, $4.99 for 21, etc) or by winning them in tournaments (more on that below). At the end of each Ranked match, you gain XP and get to pick a booster pack (containing one card) from one of the seven expansions. You get a booster whether you win or lose.
Tournament: Tournaments are free to play, however each tournament has a limited number of matches you can play (10 for single win, 5 for best of three). At the end of every tournament game, you get points. If you finish in the top 85% of the rankings, you get the runner-up prize (usually 5 tickets). If you finish in the top 40%, you get the grand prize (usually a Super Rare card, but sometimes something else, such as 7 tickets). You do not get booster packs after tournament games.
Friend Matches: Simply play against a friend. This is free, and no prizes, points, or XP are awarded at the end of the game.
The main thing to remember is that it is completely possible to obtain everything in the game without spending anything more than the initial 99 cents.
Oh, and there's a Platinum trophy. For 99 cents. Yeah.
You, uh...really didn't do a good job of explaining how the game works...
Yeah, I know. To be honest, I'm not very good at explaining things like this. But look at it this way. You've read this far down, so you're obviously interested in the game. And it's only 99 cents. If you like TCG's, you really can't go wrong with this game. Even if you don't plan on playing online, there's still a lengthy singleplayer campaign for you to play, and 12+ hours of play for 99 cents is really one of the best values in gaming right now.
Screens:
Here's the few suitable images I could find of this game. Hey, it's better than nothing.
...and that's it. IGN also did a "review preview" video for this, but of course it's not an IGN video without some blatant misinformation. They say that you have to pay to play against friends, which is just completely untrue. So yeah, not going to link that video here. I will, however link to Diehard GameFAN's excellent "10 Thoughts On..." article about Elemental Monster.
http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/09/14/10-thoughts-on-elemental-monster-online-card-game-sony-ps3/
Really, that article has far, far more info on the actual workings of the game than my terrible little OT does. So yeah, go ahead and read that if you're really interested.
Then go buy the game and post your PSN ID in this thread. This game is too damn good to go unnoticed.
There. Now that that's out of the way...
Release Date: 12/22/10 (JP), 9/13/11 (US)
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Platform: Playstation 3 (Playstation Network)
Price: $0.99
GAF Elemental Monsters PSN Chat now up! Add SeraphisCain to your friends list for an invite. Be sure to put "GAF" in the message so I know who you are!
Okay, so what is this?
Simply put, and as the game's title might imply, Elemental Monster -Online Card Game- (henceforth referred to as simply Elemental Monster) is an online TCG style game for the PS3. However, despite the emphasis on online, the game also has a very long singleplayer campaign, 12+ hours in length.
So it's like Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh! or something?
Yeah, sort of. It's much simpler than those, though. "Decks" consist of anywhere between 1 and 6 monsters. There are no other card types. Well, there are accessories/equipment cards, but these are also treated as monsters. The first player to lose all of their monsters loses the game. Monsters attack each other directly. The players have no life points of their own.
I hear there's a lot of DLC, and you have to pay to play online? Is that true?
DLC/cards:
There are 215 cards normally obtainable, plus 20 or so Super Rare cards only available as prizes from tournaments. Playing in singleplayer, you can get cards from the first two sets (The Legend Begins and Otherworldly Visitor), and also cards from the third set (Legendary Dragons), but only from the 100 Man Battle. To get cards from the other sets, you have to either win Ranked matches (see below) or buy 24-card booster boxes from the Playstation Store for $4.99 each.
Multiplayer:
Ranked Play: Costs 1 ticket. You have 10 tickets at the start of the game. You can obtain more by either buying them from the Playstation Store (99 cents for 4, $4.99 for 21, etc) or by winning them in tournaments (more on that below). At the end of each Ranked match, you gain XP and get to pick a booster pack (containing one card) from one of the seven expansions. You get a booster whether you win or lose.
Tournament: Tournaments are free to play, however each tournament has a limited number of matches you can play (10 for single win, 5 for best of three). At the end of every tournament game, you get points. If you finish in the top 85% of the rankings, you get the runner-up prize (usually 5 tickets). If you finish in the top 40%, you get the grand prize (usually a Super Rare card, but sometimes something else, such as 7 tickets). You do not get booster packs after tournament games.
Friend Matches: Simply play against a friend. This is free, and no prizes, points, or XP are awarded at the end of the game.
The main thing to remember is that it is completely possible to obtain everything in the game without spending anything more than the initial 99 cents.
Oh, and there's a Platinum trophy. For 99 cents. Yeah.
You, uh...really didn't do a good job of explaining how the game works...
Yeah, I know. To be honest, I'm not very good at explaining things like this. But look at it this way. You've read this far down, so you're obviously interested in the game. And it's only 99 cents. If you like TCG's, you really can't go wrong with this game. Even if you don't plan on playing online, there's still a lengthy singleplayer campaign for you to play, and 12+ hours of play for 99 cents is really one of the best values in gaming right now.
Screens:
Here's the few suitable images I could find of this game. Hey, it's better than nothing.
...and that's it. IGN also did a "review preview" video for this, but of course it's not an IGN video without some blatant misinformation. They say that you have to pay to play against friends, which is just completely untrue. So yeah, not going to link that video here. I will, however link to Diehard GameFAN's excellent "10 Thoughts On..." article about Elemental Monster.
http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/09/14/10-thoughts-on-elemental-monster-online-card-game-sony-ps3/
Really, that article has far, far more info on the actual workings of the game than my terrible little OT does. So yeah, go ahead and read that if you're really interested.
Then go buy the game and post your PSN ID in this thread. This game is too damn good to go unnoticed.
