Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7

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  1. Starmansam
    Dec 2, 2022
    8
    The voice of cards series is a curious little experiment, but three entries in, I'd say its a successful one. The format is classic jrpg, and the window dressing is that of a table top game. Combat is super basic, but the embellishment of capturing monsters to use in place of skills is a nice deviation from the formula from the other two voice of cards games. The story is tighter thanThe voice of cards series is a curious little experiment, but three entries in, I'd say its a successful one. The format is classic jrpg, and the window dressing is that of a table top game. Combat is super basic, but the embellishment of capturing monsters to use in place of skills is a nice deviation from the formula from the other two voice of cards games. The story is tighter than forsaken maiden, and more unique than isle dragon. All the narrators have been excellent, but this one is particularly good. These aren't huge deep games. But they are excellent little cozy (sometimes sad) games. It is a treat that we're getting so many of them so quickly… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Cubed3
    Feb 10, 2023
    80
    Even though an RPG lover since an early age, the thought of a stripped down, bare bones experience raised a lot of questions. The answer, however, is that Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is an absolute treat on a handheld console. Easy to pick up and bash out for a quick half hour but still allowing you to fall in love with a beautiful world and its cast of characters as well as retaining every factor that makes an RPG great. There is certainly no burden giving this one your time.
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  2. IGN Adria
    Oct 11, 2022
    70
    The Beasts of Burden is already the third story in Mr. Yoko Taro's new card JRPG, although it doesn't bring anything drastically new compared to previous editions, the concept is still quite fresh and different, especially if you haven't played other two Voice of Cards games in the past year.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Oct 4, 2022
    90
    At about 15 hours in length Beasts of Burden respects your time and moves beautifully from plot highlight to highlight. It’s the perfect “Sunday morning gaming” game to unwind with while enjoying a coffee and there’s a humble warmth and love for the genre that makes it difficult to criticise those small things that don’t quite work in its favour. Thanks to the monster collecting, this is the finest in the Voice of Cards series so far, but you really should play them all.
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