The Pokémon Company presents Pokémon TCG Live, the new version of the pocket monster card game for smartphones. We tested it on the Moto Edge 30 Ultra and we’ll tell you if it goes to the deck or not!!
Pokemon TCG Live is the new online card game from Pokemon for cell phones, which replaces the now extinct Pokemon TCG Online. It carries over the already known mechanics and gameplay and incorporates some new features, such as the creation of avatars, in addition to offering free competitive decks from the beginning. With only the casual and competitive modes as alternatives, this title seeks to attract new players and maintain its core following of always. Will you have a card up your sleeve to achieve it? We tell you in our review by the hand of the Motorbike Edge 30 Ultra!
shuffle again
Much of the content in this game has already been known for years, but it never hurts to review. These are duels between two players (in this case online), where each one has a deck made up of various cards that include pokémon of various types, elemental energies that allow the abilities of each creature to be used, and trainer cards, objects, scenarios, among others.
At the start, a coin is tossed to see who starts the turn and six cards are dealt to each participant. The basic pokémon must be placed in our field (if there are none, the cards are returned to the deck and others are distributed), each one with specific life points, types and abilities. Also, six prize cards are shuffled, obtainable by defeating rival monsters with attacks that have a damage counter number that accumulates until reaching an amount equal to or greater than life points.
In addition to the cards already mentioned, we can find evolutions, EX variants of certain pokémon, objects, trainers, scenarios, among others. Each one has a wide variety of effects, which can involve changing creatures between the active and those on the bank (up to five in that place), drawing cards, discarding and shuffling again, recovering discarded cards, etc. There are even skills that do not consume energy and can be very useful.
Victory is achieved by taking all six prize cards, by making sure the opponent has no Pokémon cards in their hand to put on the field, when the other player’s time counter reaches zero, or when there are no cards to draw in the field. his mallet.
The cards on the table… And the prizes, too!
Winning matches can grant various rewards. By the mere fact of playing, or succeeding in the best of cases, you get coins to use in the avatar customization store (clothes, poses, accessories, etc.). points for the season pass and experience to level up our account. As for the competitive, points are achieved to climb the ranking.
Climbing through both account level and ranked grants other rewards, including special cards, booster packs, points to unlock cards in the deck assembly section and another currency to get complete packs or decks. In turn, the competitive mode gives even more juicy rewards when climbing the leagues (accessible after a certain number of levels climbed), with special decks, cosmetics and the aforementioned points to use in stores.
A play that stayed in the comfort zone
As a new version of its predecessor, Pokemon TCG Live it did not make a substantial leap. On the one hand, she added the avatar customization section, which is quite complete. On the other side is the inclusion of the updated starting decks, which already offer some competitiveness from the beginning.
The gameplay is entertaining and requires strategy (obviously it varies depending on the deck of each one and how you put it together), but perhaps it loses part of its appeal with only two game modes that change very little from each other. In terms of content, it has a season pass and some daily mission going around. Maybe later they add more modes, but it is clear that they played it safe.
In visual matters, there are many improvements, but it seeks not to squeeze too many teams, since it is not a title that requires too much of the graphic section, with the idea that it can be played everywhere. It has 3D models on the avatars and some animations. Something similar happens with the music and sound effects, which only accompany the environment so as not to be invasive in long gaming sessions.
How does it feel on the Moto Edge 30 Ultra?
He Motorbike Edge 30 Ultra with your processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8475 8+ Gen 1 built with 4nm technology and its 12GB LPDDR5 RAM memory are that victory card that allow you to have an optimal experience due to its power and performance. Due to its requirements, it would be best to aim for a high-end mobile like this one that we use more than anything for optimizing battery use and on-screen effects.
In the case of the Edge 30 Ultra, the 6.67-inch screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 20:9 ratio and 395 PPI will guarantee you a good panorama to see each play in detail, in addition to having a 144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ with 1250 nits to complete a better experience.
If you use the aforementioned Moto, the 4610mAh battery will give you all the energy that a good series of games requires. And if the game sucks a lot of battery, you will have the super-fast charge of 125 Watts to charge it with speed.
This is a strong point to keep in mind, because if you play it on other computers, the battery usage can be quite high.
This online card game weighs 108 MB and can be downloaded for free at play store and app store.
conclusions
With Pokemon TCG Live as a new format of the online card game, pokemon company he was looking to add new players with the option of new starting decks with certain competitiveness and the seasoning of avatars. Ideal for fans of the card game and a retouched visual for those new to the world of Pokémon. Of course, if you played the previous one, you will not see too many changes.
RELEASE DATE | November 11, 2022 |
SPECTRUM | High average |
DISTRIBUTOR | pokemon company |
WEIGHT | 108MB |