CZAR, thats a really funny comic!
Ok so I got a copy of it last night at a gamestop, totally randum too, I called, they said, "well we have one copy" , I passed three gamestops on the way home so I figured one had to have it. And NO I will not put money on a preorder because if yoru store gets it late..then I am SOL for over a week!
And so my judgement is this game is for someone who likes card games, no joke, this looks to be a great game, not just average, but you really have to enjoy card games like this or at least willing to learn. The tutorial is really good (low def video though...wtf?) But the game graphics are very good, well done. Great sound, the music is this crazy rock ballad thing, but is good. Online play, you dont see the other guys game board at all, so you can't see "copies or dupes" BUT you do have to register and confirm your deck, and there are restrictions of HOW many of each card can be used. So basically, you contruct a good deck and play, no cheating. The game also tells you what your next card is so no cheating on your hand. AND if you have more than one card in a deck, when registering, you MUST have all cards present to prove you have more than one. It sound tedious, but is EXTREMELY fast, you literally just place 4 cards down at a time to register instantly.
It is important to do the tutorial because it explains how you rotate your cards, attack befor summoning your last part of the turn, etc. Rules that make the game more than just a glorified tic tac toe.
I got a good solid couple hours in, and plan on playing a bit over the weekend. I'll look into the card copying thing too, because everyone who DIDNT want the game was discouraged that they felt they MUST buy 100s of cards to be "good". Copying is cheating wizards out of sales, so I don't support it, but you'd think they would have some sort of barcode to make each card unique??
ok back to work...more later...
Any questions or people who are on the fence to buy it? I plan on trying to introduce new players to this game for sure.
PS_ the new eye cord is too short I think!