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im honestly surprised how at how big metazoo got in the first place. when i first saw it on kohdok’s channel thought it would just be another one of those niche hobby store games. but it got big enough to get into major big box retail stores

This also looks like the type of game you would see in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid lmao

I picked up decks and spellbooks of native to try out of curiosity recently, and my girlfriend and I enjoy it currently. Also just showed it to my mom and sister and had them play it with us just to have them also have fun playing it. We currently just have ruling questions that aren't very clear to us, but otherwise all of enjoy it to tje point my sister bought decks and my mom also looking at buying some. Honestly barely paid attention/noticed to the fact the borders are red as was more busy looking at the cool art and wacky effects.

Any idea how many non-sleeved PVC cards they could hold?

Thanks for great review, Can i ask are there any drawbacks for using this deck boxes in long term ? Because once i tried to buy ultra pro satin tower deck boxes and it became very sticky and dirty in 5 - 6 month..

Because it isn't Pokemon

I pulled some great Zoo cards...I'm going to keep them....

Amazing job. Thank you for this unbiased review.

Tcc is such a hypocrite. celebrates stinginess and incites people to boycott Wotc and only buy singles. Yet the same guy sells such overpriced deck boxes. If you're really someone who believes in TCC, you'd better not buy this shit and get a cheap cardboard box for your cheap singles. What a walking joke this man is.

I haven't watched the whole video yet, but the game's name is odd or different at least... I also feel the same about the aesthetic of the cards itself. They're not great, but not bad either. I thought it was some old abandoned game from the 90s, but no it's recent. I barely even heard about this game. The monsters themselves are a hit or miss. Some of them are cool and some of them are a turn-off. The game isn't relatable in the slightest either, so no one will care about it on top of the game's name, the aesthetic of the cards themselves, and playing the actual game. It's like they created the game for it to simply fail. That was the whole goal and strategy here just for it to fail, so it seems like a waste of time to try to figure out why it failed in a way, lmao. The game also looks overly confusing at first glance like modern Yugioh. I love Yugioh, but yea modern Yugioh is not easy to get into now. With TCGs time and money are a big factor. I don't know about Magic, but the reason Pokémon TCG is popular is because the game is easy to get into and the cards aren't an eyesore. Even if someone never played the Pokemon TCG before they can make a good guess at how the game works without even playing the game. That is how it was for me and my friends growing up and I noticed the same with my little sister and her friends most of witch aren't even into Pokemon but know how the game works in a way. The TCG space is already not an easy business to get into even the big ones have their struggles still. Besides the game being a flop their management seemed nonexistent, so that played a role in the game's failure, too. Whether you collect these cards or not (which is a small number of people as is) it's not sustainable for the game long term just as you said yourself. I can say though that I like those Hello Kitty cards and the only monster that I saw that I liked was Frogman. Oh, and you can't forget about those damn resellers...

The reason Metazoo went with the red border was based on a Discord community vote in the early days of the game's conception. I don't think there was any color theory analysis to it. Metazoo was very community centric to the point that Metazoo management relied on the community for marketing and product ideas - definitely a double edged sword though

I never heard of this card game

Are you out of the loop? It failed because the creators squandered their profits on orgies and lambos.

I'm using one to hold all my Warrior stuff for Flesh and Blood so I can build any hero as I go

2:48 You may not know this, but pokemon players use sleeves too. You can NOT fit a pokemon deck in there

Sorcery should take notes: a game with no players is going to fail, even if it is fun to collect

He said a small reason was how the cards looked. Pretty much the main reason.

Your first points about it blowing up too fast and overprinting was a big reason but a lot of the other points are moot at best. There was a lot of inner conflicts that really costed them that an outsider never saw or was a part of to understand. Some of these are just subjective opinions or at least generalized ideas that may have played a role in it not expanding as quick as they hoped but wasn’t why it died. The wonderful thing about MZ was it incorporated cryptids that people grew up with and could have expanded worldwide and brought together cultures. Which is nothing like any other TCG that is created these days. Good video nonetheless though

Easy. Ugly art. No one knew how to play the game. Horrible product management.

I think people overhate the design/art. The borders aren't that bad to me (though black would probably be better), white border magic cards look worse to me. The almost zero gameplay attention from anyone is probably the biggest issue, like you said the game just has pretty much 0 organic interest, and I say that as someone playing the game now (you can tell the gameplay was a backseat in design, a lot of rule interaction is weird/bad/unintuitive, go look at the status effect rules if you want to feel your brain melting, we have to play with the rulebook open every time).

Thanks for this review! Was about to get a 266 but you really sold me on two 133's instead. Your review was easy to listen to and you get to the point, also loved the editing and nods to the Prof. Well done! :)

Sorcery tcg is NEXT

Viva Metazoo!

Regarding color theory please look at Native, it got better. But i totally agree with early set having terrible color theory. Also $0 is not entirely true those are 1st ed. MetaZoo has a lot of engagement in my opinion regarding 4th wall effects. I wish you didnt generalize that the game was unplayable, it absolutely is playable and every early TCG has to learn and adjust. Overall loved the video and subscribing!

I love your style of commentary, very articulate and calming, never heard of metazoo before but you caught me up with its contextual information in just a few minutes

5:22 local lore is engaging. I collect MetaZoo for the exact same reason I collect tobacco cards: personal visual appeal, subject matter, and the art.

why it failed? easy. It went from being a card game to a franchise and the creator pushed the hell out of every partnership he could and encouraged people who treated the cards as an investment who confused a nostalgic art style for a repeatable brand boom that could replicate the likes of Pokémon in the 90s. He went from Naive card game creator to actively deceptive and greedy business man in about a year and it showed with how he and his staff interacted (or chose not to interact on certain subjects) with his fans. Sucks because the card game looked cute and had plenty of room to be molded into a better game with the people who liked playing it, but sets were rushed out and pushed as investments instead of playable material.

I mean, I'm sitting here eating a Krispy Kreme donut as I watch this so your analogy just before 2:56 seems a bit off somehow

I don't think it's identity was part of what sunk it. If anything its style was part of the draw. No, what really sunk it was how it tried to pander to "finance bros", pegging MetaZoo as little more than bargaining chips in a speculator bubble, rather than an actual GAME. The real nail in the coffin was their egregious shoehorning of NFTs. Word of Mouth is paramount for a game to survive long term, and it pretty much squandered a lot of goodwill with that move. Kohdak, one of the main TCGtubers thay helped it gain traction originally, swore off the game because of that. Those burned bridges only sped up its demise.

Good work, high quality, and easy to listen to voice that is suitable for the subject matter.

those red borders really ruin what's otherwise quite lovely card art

It really took you 10 minutes to say "meta zoo failed because every game that isn't one of the big three will eventually fail"? That's some serious padding for time.

Another reason for the failure is that the tcg market is a really tough market to succeed in. Many many large ips like star wars, transformers, Naruto, etc have tried and failed to make a long term successful card game. Most only like 2-3 years before losing popularity and failing. We're at a point now where again, there's an over saturation of card games. Metazoo was more of an "investment" than an actual card game, so once the "finance bros" stopped buying the cards, the game fizzled out.

I wanted SO HARD to like this game, but the red bordered cards put me off immediately 😢😢

"had a very successful ks in 2020" They only raised 18k

Really enjoyed this video. I collect MetaZoo now and really enjoy ripping packs with my daughter. Played with my son and it’s tricky to learn. Coming from Pokemon, it’s WAY more fun to collect and rip. Especially now if you’re on a budget. What’s left of the community is pretty awesome bcuz all the investor bros got flushed out

Really great video! I actually learned something new. Can we get another video on Shadowverse?

Great job filming. Did you get a camera or just use your phone?

For me, the best pick up was that manual on that Mario 3! Nice find!

Sick video, love the music too.

Hi there, your video randomly came on after another one ended. My experience has been rather similar in so far as there don't seem to be a lot of Magic cards at sports card shows in my area (Denver). There is an abundance of Pokemon but Magic are pretty much few and far between. Looks like you picked up some nice unlimited cards. I picked up an unlimited icy manipulator myself and some others at a Denver show last month. (that and my other magic pickups from that show are in my 5-25-2024 Denver card show video in the last five minutes of the video).

awesome video!

What up

Chantilly was good for me too! I went on Saturday and mostly was looking to sell, but I did get some cards for my PC (football). I'm glad to see there was a good variety of dealers: vintage, NFL, NBA, Pokemon, Marvel, Lorcana, etc. Only thing I really didn't see this time was Yu-Gi-Oh.

Great video! You should buy the Mickey Mantle card and do a wife reaction video.

I went Friday at 3pm. I really enjoyed myself. Got four low graded Ohtani Bowman rookies (8,8,8,7). Thank you for the great content. I subscribed.

Oooh a little behind the scenes. Looked like it was a fun time! Got some good cards! Super Mario's bros 3 is such a vintage card 😊

That last pack really saved the box!

Hi post video me, pack 12 really came in clutch there. Also some of these packs looked like a pain to open.

Wahoo always nice to see my favorite youtuber! I think your bathroom renovation turned out great!!