For awhile, decks were all pre-made and you could only ever swap out a handful of cards from a small pool of choices that was unique to each deck. "Duels 2") though they were standalone games with no connection to prior versions, they each felt like a DLC update to its predecessor. It became obvious why they refused to refer to each game as direct sequels (i.e. The persisting problems, however, kept the franchise from ever really taking off in the mainstream Magic community. There were minor gameplay improvements and the variety of game modes gradually increased, slowly attracting a few more players with each passing title. With each subsequent year, though, we would see a quick rehash of the game released with a slightly improved engine and some shiny new cards for another $10. We didn’t have much to compare the game itself to, so we just sort of assumed it was about as good as it would get for a console. At the time, Magic was completely dominating the TCG world and going through its largest period of growth the game had ever seen. The end result was also titled Duels of the Planeswalkers and was glaringly similar to the 1998 release, though obviously included updated graphics, gameplay, and card options.
As consoles progressed technologically through the years, though, Wizards was obligated to introduce a digital Magic game to the online stores for Sony and Microsoft. Magic Online, Wizards’ premier computer program, was introduced in 2002 and brought with it the ability to own digital copies of cards, build your own decks entirely from scratch, and buy/sell/trade cards just as in reality. We were finally able to take our cards and play from the comfort of our remote caves against others from across the world (after a later update). The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of or any other user.īeginning all the way back with 1998’s Duels of the Planeswalkers for PC, digital Magic had always been a coveted and sought-after product. Why You Need to Fix Magic Duels An Honest Plea to Wizards of the Coast and Stainless Games Why You Need to Fix Magic Duels Opinion z a n d l 13 June 2016 5822 views
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