The following Yu-Gi-Oh buying and selling card set appears full of Elden Ring, Darkish Souls, and different FromSoftware references, with monsters seemingly primarily based on the likes of the Hearth Keeper, Godfrey, and extra.
As reported by DiceBreaker, the Phantom Nightmare Yu-Gi-Oh set arrives February 3 and followers have seen that sure promotional materials launched by Konami bears a placing resemblance to the beloved collection of FromSoftware video video games.
“The occasions of an historical battle play out over and over as a model new world premiere Pyro theme lights up the sphere in Phantom Nightmare,” reads the official synopsis. “Ensure to choose up Maze of Millennia to get your copies of Bonfire so that you’ll be able to strive it out when Phantom Nightmare launches in February.”
Historical battle enjoying out again and again may be very Darkish Souls, which is all about linking the hearth in perpetuity. Pyro and Bonfire additionally tick loads of packing containers (alongside a brand new Ashened archtype), and art work launched by Konami depcting a barely cosmic trying witchy character with a crown over her eyes (above) is reminding followers of the Hearth Keeper.
Reddit person MalefixTekX has identified a bunch of different references. “Vados capturing a laser is an apparent reference to Midir,” they mentioned, referencing the Darkish Souls 3 boss (within the second piece of art work above). “He even has related battle broken wings and an additional pair of them like Midir.”
Additionally they liken the third piece of art work to Andre the blacksmith and Gwyn, Lord of Daylight, however most of all to Godfrey, the First Elden Lord in Elden Ring, who has a really the same armour set and hair type.
The Bonfire-containing Maze of Millennia set talked about by Konami focuses on bringing playing cards from the anime to the actual Yu-Gi-Oh buying and selling card sport, even ones that debuted greater than twenty years in the past. This contains the Eye of Phantasm, a card utilized by basic villain Maximillion Pegasus in Episode 2 of the Yu-Gi-Oh: Twin Monsters anime.
Yu-Gi-Oh is as well-liked as ever greater than 20 years later, with followers persevering with to play in particular person and digitally in one of many many video games. The correct simulation sport of Grasp Duel was launched in 2022 and proved extremely profitable, with tens of thousands and thousands of downloads within the first few months.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
