Imo it's going strong so far! I don't see much power creep or at least I don't think it's intentional, and the sets are starting to get some real focus and cool themes with new concepts that aren't too complex or game breaking every time
As a semi competitive Yugioh player since 2011, I can tell you now that from experience engaging with people on social media and locals, the 2020 card game won't be dying anytime soon. I had my doubts coming in with the sole aim to merely collect the cards, but like Yugioh, I can' stop experimenting and building various decks. I am in the process of building my 6th deck, an aggro variant built around Hexeblaumon. The game mechanics are spot on; simple to learn but its also a tough game to get on top of.
I like it because even if you know your deck is going to get stomped, you can usually get a few attacks in so it doesn't feel like a shut out and you get to do a little bit of your strategy/digivolving. In Magic/Yugioh/Pokemon, it feels more like one person can steamroll the other.
@@TCGHistory I’ve been subbed to one of your other channels for awhile about consoles and computers I believe this was a great video to watch thank you. Digimon is my obsession right now. I was able to get all three starter decks and a bunch of packs from Walmart the other day.
One thing about the new card game you didn’t bring up but I think deserves mention. The absolutely drop dead gorgeous art of the cards. Even common and uncommon cards look amazing! When the day comes and the card game is discontinued (hopefully far into the future) I will have bidders full of amazing micro portraits to stare at all day.
I enjoyed the Digimon anime as a kid; so, naturally, I bought the cards too. The game was absolute garbage along with the artworks. I recently stumbled upon a random video of the latest Digmon TCG and was absolutely blown away by the art. The art alone was what sold; I'm so glad its got a good core game mechanic too. I'm looking forward to collecting and playing now!
@@chienpo2945 I have a soft spot for the old cards it’s why EX1 is one of my favorite sets. But yeah the game made no sense and wasn’t great to look at outside of a few exceptions.
Bandai should have change the gameplay into how it was in Japan. But yeah how the first tcg was handled wasn't great. I'm glad Zoids wasn't a random fever dream I had as a kid
One of my favorite things about the new TCG is how for the first couple of packs a lot of the people who were in charge were like "Hey, we tried this before WAY too many times. This won't last, let's have fun." So they released a lot of not so popular (according to Bandai and Toei) Digimon that they liked, flavor their abilities a LOT, and just put heart into it. Who would have thought you know? Making a game with some soul and supporting it actually makes the game popular.
I was wondering. There’s almost 1500 Digimon. How many Digimon have or don’t have their own card & is there an order to follow? # or A-Z? I’m looking on the list and there’s a alphabet chart, and OG number chart that stops at 351.
I love the Digimon card game. I just started really getting into it and I have a booster box coming for my b-day! Love it and hope its here for a long time
Terriermon will always be my favorite. I like it even more than any of its evolutions, because just look at him. One of the best things about digimon is that they can go back to their previous forms. I can love terriermon, digivolve terriermon to destroy my enemies, and then keep terriermon afterwards. There are no downsides to this situation.
Ah~ the D-tector and hyper colosseum style cards I used to own. Never played them but collected quite a number of those cards. Of course the current Digimon card game is the best one out of those so far.
I'll admit I only bought that royal knight deck of that incarnation because of royal knights lol. However I believe the current tcg incarnation might last awhile. It's the most solid of the incarnations.
I had a book for the 1st digimon game. Couldn't find the cards, so I cut them out. Had a whole stack of cards, both sides having different Digimon. Never played it. When I saw the DCG I got so excited and bought. Never found anyone to play it with. Still have the cards mixed in with my cutouts and Yugioh cards.
I discovered the original game back in the day around the same time as Pokemon, Yugioh (which is also pretty bad), DBZ. Even as a kid I knew this was a shockingly bad game.
Sorry, but you didn't exactly explain why Digi-battle failed. Giving it to Upper Deck was one thing, but the rules for the game were just a complete mess. It's an example of localization at it's worst. Hyper Colosseum's rules aren't perfect, but that game is functional. Digi-battle isn't. They inverted the goal of Hyper Colosseum - instead of dragging the opponent's health down, you collect points. The thing is, in Hyper Colosseum early Ultimates heal you upon evolving, and when they brought them into Digi-battle, those gave you score instead. You can undo an opponent's heal, but you can't undo the score. Then they removed Hyper Colosseum's limits - three option cards buffed to unlimited options, so the game would be more of a mess. Six-card hands were buffed to ten-card hands. In a game with a 30-card deck. You get your best cards a lot, and you can unleash them at any point. Gameplay? What's that? Is it tasty? Now, those two would be salvageable. Change the rules, and it works, right? Well, to prevent this, they changed the cards too. In Hyper Colosseum, C is always Defense - lowest attack, but it brings opponent's A to 0. So, A wins against B, B wins against C, C wins against A. First up, they removed the rule that the "Defend" option brings one of opponent's attacks down to 0. And then they swapped attacks. Randomly. As a result, the best number always wins, and any attack can be the best number. Also, there isn't an option to defend, and it's impossible to determine what are you defending against. That last part is the most severe problem of Digi-battle. It's why it's completely unplayable at it's original state. And that's why you don't see a revival with original cards. There is one attempt at reviving it, but they have to change the cards because of all the problems the attack swaps create. So, it's digital only. Which is a huge shame since Hyper Colosseum formula works, and it was specifically designed with Digimon fans in mind. Shame, shame, shame, Bandai.
Does anyone else like the Card Battle minigame in Digimon World 3? That minigame was addictive and I always wished that version was real growing up hahaha
Only thing I don't like about this video is that the music has this annoying high pitched sound to it. Like metal is constantly scraping against metal.
The new Digimon TCG came at the right place at the right time. I've been disillusioned with yugioh since 2012 and ultimately walked away from competitive play/heavy investing of time and money in 2014 because they took away first turn draw (making viable budget decks even MORE of a thing of the past). Getting into the Digimon TCG in mod 2021 was one of the best things to happen to me. I recaptured not only a ton of nostalgia, but also that feeling of discovery and raw experimentation that I haven't experienced since I was 13, first getting into yugioh.
no one has pointed out the fake booster box at 3:57 in the comments yet, so I will. there are two "series three" in the Digi-battle card game. the first one was mentioned in the video and had the "soft re-launch" with all the odd changes such as the different card back, 3D art, etc. The second one I've only ever seen printed in French, and featured cards like MagnaAngemon and Lilymon on the artwork for the booster pack.
I only ever collected the original 2 versions. I had completely forgot about D-tector and honestly thought is was a fever dream. I only ever bought 1 box of the set that focused on the Royal Knights and X evolution and it was to try and get a copy of Lobomon. Now Digimon Fusion though! Boy! I was so hard into that game. Played it at atleast 6 different LGSs and was undefeated in every one I entered. Was pictured in an official promotional ad for competitive play but the day they were taking pics was the 1 day I forgot to bring my playmat and I look like a scrub that doesn't know what he was doing. I was in the middle of building a deck when the pic was taken and I look like I have no clue what I was doing. Loved it so much that I printed up set 2 and plan on building decks to see what could have become of the game if allowed to continue. I am now playing the current Digimon TCG and I'm playing Blue Imperialdramon and Black Ragnaloardmon and am greatly looking forward to the release of Hexeblaumon. Honestly if you ever want to do more coverage on the Fusion TCG, I will gladly help any way I can. I feel like the Speedrobo of Fusion
In keeping with the "monster collecting" craze, I think Magi-Nation would be a good one. Had a bunch of diehard fans that really loved the game design, and a number of the people who worked on it went on to other games like The Spoils and Volition
As far as nostalgia goes, I'm still disappointed that the Kingdom Hearts TCG was cancelled. With how vast and popular the series has become since the card games cancellation? I would love to see a new card game or reboot of the old one pop up again one day. I wouldn't say I'm nostalgic for it, but I would love to see a video on The History of Star Wars Card Games or The History of Super Hero Card Games (Marvel, DC, Misc., etc.)