After years of anticipation, Wizards of the Coast unveiled multiple cards from the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy expansion set, which launches in store June 13, at PAX East. Among the cards was Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, a double-faced card with new original artwork from Tetsuya Nomura, the creative director of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at Square Enix. Nomura commented on the artwork he created for the card via social media, while also hinting that there may be more to the card than it seems.
The card features adult Sephiroth on one side, and it flips over to show his final form, Safer Sephiroth. Nomura says that he specifically designed the art to match up vertically: "if you manage to get two of the same card and line them up, you'll see how the original illustration looked."
Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
However, Nomura also commented that one of the halves may seem different to eagle-eyed FF7 fans. "There is also a reason that the design of Safer Sephiroth is different from the original game," Nomura said, "but I unfortunately can't share more about that."
The tease implies that something about Safer Sephiroth is going to change from what fans normally expect, though when that change happens is still a mystery. The Final Fantasy team is currently developing the third as-yet-unnamed installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, but Ever Crisis: Final Fantasy VII is also still active on mobile devices.
Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy launches June 13 in local game stores and big box retailers. Prerelease events are set to begin June 6 at local game stores.
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The card features adult Sephiroth on one side, and it flips over to show his final form, Safer Sephiroth. Nomura says that he specifically designed the art to match up vertically: "if you manage to get two of the same card and line them up, you'll see how the original illustration looked."
Sephiroth, Fabled Soldier // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
However, Nomura also commented that one of the halves may seem different to eagle-eyed FF7 fans. "There is also a reason that the design of Safer Sephiroth is different from the original game," Nomura said, "but I unfortunately can't share more about that."
The tease implies that something about Safer Sephiroth is going to change from what fans normally expect, though when that change happens is still a mystery. The Final Fantasy team is currently developing the third as-yet-unnamed installment in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, but Ever Crisis: Final Fantasy VII is also still active on mobile devices.
Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy launches June 13 in local game stores and big box retailers. Prerelease events are set to begin June 6 at local game stores.
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