Lord of Vermilion

Lord of Vermilion
Developer(s)Think Garage[1]
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Composer(s)Nobuo Uematsu
Hitoshi Sakimoto
Tachytelic
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: June 17, 2008
Genre(s)Fantasy collectible card game
Arcade systemTaito Type X2 Satellite Terminal

Lord of Vermilion (ロード・オブ・ヴァーミリオン, Rōdo obu Vāmirion) is an arcade-based fantasy collectible card game developed by Think Garage and distributed by Square Enix[2] in which players control combat cards on an arcade play surface. The objective of the game is to destroy the enemy team's Arcana Stones and eliminate their servants in order to win the game. Players design and develop avatars, increasing their statistics and obtaining equipment, then compete with each other locally, or online, or play the single player story mode.

As of November 2008, Lord of Vermilion has contributed over ¥4 billion in earnings for Square Enix.[3]

A sequel, Lord of Vermilion II, was released in Japan on October 27, 2009, and was followed up by Lord of Vermilion Re:2 on July 26, 2011. The sequels prominently featured collaborations with a number of other franchises and game series, including the Final Fantasy, Romancing SaGa, Magic: The Gathering, The King of Fighters, Touhou and BlazBlue.[4]

It has also spawned a spin-off franchise of action RPG titles for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita, including Lord of Arcana and Lord of Apocalypse.

Another sequel, Lord of Vermilion III, was released on August 22, 2013.[5][6]

A free-to-play third-person action multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), Lord of Vermilion Arena, was officially launched on June 17, 2015.[7] The servers were closed on June 30, 2016.[8]

In Final Fantasy XIV a parody real-time strategy (RTS) game using in-game minions called "Lord of Verminion" was made in reference and parody to Lord of Vermilion on November 10, 2015.[9]

A fourth installment, Lord of Vermilion IV, was released in July 2017.[10] Another arcade release for up to eight players, it featured music by Taku Iwasaki.[11]

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  2. ^ "Lord of Vermilion: Coin-based card combat", Electronic Gaming Monthly 225 (February 2008): 24.
  3. ^ "Outline of Results Briefing by SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS held on November 7, 2008" (PDF). Square-Enix.com. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Re:2 Official Site: Collaboration". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28.
  5. ^ "Square Enix Has Lord Of Vermilion III Set For Summer". 31 January 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  6. ^ "Lord of Vermilion III".
  7. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Arena".
  8. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Arena Will be Shut Down - MMO Game News - MMOsite.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  9. ^ Inc., SQUARE ENIX. "Lord of Verminion | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone". FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone. Retrieved 2016-07-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Square Enix Teases 'Exciting Announcement'". Gamespot. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Lord of Vermilion IV". Lord of Vermilion IV official site. Retrieved 26 January 2017.