To say that the team behind the magic: The final of the gathering of the gathering is excited to launch a combination of support.
“When we reached the Convention Center, this is a large hotel-shaped screen that has the final fantasy on the hotel-shaped,” said Principal Designer and Set Design Lead Gwen Veri during the press preview event for the next set. “We just looked at each other and said, ‘That’s, that’s what we are waiting for. This is happening.”
Such moments are the same as Executive Producer Zikal Gordon, Principal Game Designer Dillon Divini, and Senior Game Designer Daniel Holt have dreamed in the four -year history of the development of the set. Since the team reminds the team to work on this extension, in Japan’s Square Enxes offices and the Coast Headquarters in Washington, Washington, our zoom call summons: Smiles and laughter on the simple mention of cards such as Bahamut, Yosithka Amano.
For all four people, the release of magic: gathering – the final fantasy is an end of hard work, a celebration of both magic and final fiction, and eventually a declaration of victory. The ultimate imagination with the game spot panel magical: Sitting with a panel for a long chat about the gathering, which begins on June 13.
The design process
“I was designing cards at 2 am” a common phrase outside the mouth of the Veer. In this particular case, he is talking about the powerful Boss of the final XI, and the card appearing during the panel. Gordon, Divine, and Holt deliberately shook their heads, expecting where the story is going.
“I was trying to design absolute goodness, and I couldn’t know what to do,” He says, “And I fell asleep on my desk-as an adult. Suddenly, I woke up, ‘Ah! It was literally in my head when I showed it, but I didn’t think it was, but again, but not all, but again. “
This does not mean that every conversation goes so swimming. Divini used the word “encouragement” to describe some conversation between himself and Holt. “We have only many design slots in the deck for new cards (the pre -built commander) for new cards.” Who is? Who does the cut? ”
Divinie especially remembers the debate around the final fantastic XIV pre -built deck, which was a Herculein task to create itself. “Truth be told, it is a game that has been running for more than 10 years, which has 14 years of content,” says Doni. We can probably make a whole set of the game. ” “I’ve been playing the game since the launch, and Daniel said he was playing it, so our views were different.”
Divini says the difference in the context helped them both FF14 commander Deck to maximize the game. Sometimes Divine would like a character who didn’t think Holt thought it was all important. The second time Divine did not take No. “Especially a character, I had to say, ‘Daniel, if they don’t enter it, I will be very upset, because if no one enters it, someone will be very upset with me.’
Focus on the commander
With such a date to analyze it, and the only place to rotate in the extension set, choosing what cards or designs have received what products have received, which has led to some more “encouraging” conversations. “We look at the entire product as an experience, but then we have to look at every individual piece-man set, commander, etc.,” says Doni. “Sometimes I ask myself ‘If this is the only thing that fans buy, what do they expect to see?’
Especially for the commander, on which Daniel Holt was primarily focused on, it can help them find four games that are previously built by the FF6, FF7, FF10, and FF14 as their own unique stories. As Holt said, “We had to go very deeply in the commander decks.”
Holt added, “The Commander Deck was beyond the product of his universe as we approached them.” “The final imagination VI has its own world, FFVII has its own world. They do not cross. Everyone allows us to add different things. For example, Elos only appears in some sports but not in others, so we reprint some elf in the deck for this game where they meet.
“With the final fantasy VI, we had the theme of repetition of the cemetery, but it is not from death, it is ‘raising its allies.’ We twisted some prints in order to be a bit too timid, but because of this we were able to produce really cool things.
Work of art
One of the interesting reality mentioned during the press preview was some of the artists who participated in the art of the card: nine of them, who are known for producing the final fantasy art throughout history, were given the option to attract whatever they wish. This opened some interesting opportunities. Although Amano has attracted Kefika before, he has never drawn Kiev’s last form throughout his career.
Because of this, Vere described as one of the best moments of his life. “We are in Japan, and we came to the Square Annus office when Amano’s piece came. No one had seen it yet, and it came to this black art brief case provided by Amano.”
The Vere continues, “They put it on the table, and we all fell silent on the same way of staring at the work of the same immunity … but at a distance, none of us wanted to go closer and somehow wanted to take the risk of messing it.” “No one sneezes, no one does anything that can mark it.”
Divine says most artists attracted the characters they would be aware of, but some people had the opportunity to branch and try to do something new. “There were some artists who were like, ‘Oh, I would like to play with the toys of this other game, because I didn’t work on it and it really seems fun,” Doni explained. “They were like that, ‘Oh, I always wanted to attract this character!’
As the ultimate imaginary artwork is known, the sound track for each of these games is just as famous. Implementing music in a physical card game, of course. It is very difficult to do, but the team tried to work it. As Divine said, “This conversation was completely.”
“I will say that there are two or three cards that you will be happy about the titles of the famous songs of ‘Wink, Wink, Nudge, Nudge’-or the moments where you can hear the songs-that we were able to join the set,” says Divini. “About the rights of music and it is a bit different with every industry, but yes, we have been able to get some things that deliberately refer to.”
To choose the headliner
Recent magic sets include a headliner-a specific card that acts as a “chase” card, which has a limited number of printing and each individually number. The last set, Tarker: Dragon Storm, was used as a moxper-Dragon-based mocca-johar-head liner, which was the special art of the original Mox Artist Dan Farazir.
The ultimate imagination, the team, knew that she wanted to choose something to know every FF fan. Certainly, they could make the headliner a roles like cloud or saffron, but fans of the FF7 would fully appreciate it. Other sports fans may not enjoy it. That is why, for Zekal Gordon, the choice was easy: a Chowkobo, especially the Chowkobo was traveling.
“Chukubo was the flagship character we wanted to go to, because it was represented in the majority of the sports,” Gordon said. “If you are a fan of the franchise, but you only have something to do with certain sports, you will recognize a square no matter what.” The team pulled from a specific game for the card-more than one colorful vii in different types showed more than one colorful chococca-but even if a player is not familiar with Chukboo racing, they will know what the bird is.
What is strange about this serialized square, however, is the number of printing-where the previous headliners have made 500 copies, the Golden Traveling Chowko will see only 77 prints. It was deliberate, because the team wanted the card to feel even more special. “I think, 77 is the best medium for where we are recently serialization, Gordon explained,” Where it’s a little less rare than “One -Of One Color”, but it is “a little more rare than the 500 x.” And, in the spirit of the final fiction 7, the two seven felt just like the exact number. “
By age
One of the last major features in this new expansion is the final fantasy: through ages, four cards for each of the 64 card bonus sheet-16 mainline FF games. All 64 cards are re -prints of pre -existing magic cards, but the art shown on each card comes from authentic square anxiety archives. This is a history lesson in the form of cardboard, and Dillon Divini says he had a lot of materials-to comply, more than 5,000 pieces of art.
“We ask all kinds of questions,” said Divini, “What is the most surprising thing we think someone wants to see about this game? What is the best version of this art? What is the best version of this character? Should we go with the concept of sketch or completely ending an example? Is it a good land or a magical or magical? Everything“
Multiple cards of the bonus sheet were shown during the PAX East Panel, including the Ziden tribal Ragan, Fortela Peelper and FF2’s fire, Surfammaster, as senior leader. Earlier, the FF7’s Ef -Kasaragi was unveiled as a lion shadow, Urico’s rescue.
“The bonus sheet was a place where we could balance every game,” Gordon said. “We allot every game a ‘budget’: four cards will have, we will be one main character and one opponent, and then we’ll get two moments. One is probably more based on the story, and the other can be a bit more driven.”
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As the panel signed the preview, the host and former MTG broadcaster Richard Hagun said that although it is still magic: a gathering, there is something about the final fantasy set that feels different. “You can play amazing games of magic with this set, there are cards, designs are there. But, the feelings are unique and special, and the same thing people will remember for a long time.” As the panel shook his head with enthusiasm, that feeling certainly came from the mind behind the seat. Now, what is left is to take and play the players.
Magic: Meeting – Final imagination will be available on June 13 at local game stores and large box retailers.
