After half a decade in development, two years spent building up anticipation, and months of teases and reveals, Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy collaboration has finally hit shelves. Even before its official release, the set made history as Magic: The Gathering’s best-selling set of all time, and the weeks that have followed have only further cemented the launch as one of the most significant in MTG’s history.
At this year’s Summer Game Fest, GameSpot had the chance to speak with one of the collaboration’s lead designers, senior game designer Daniel Holt, about the collaboration and how it feels to see folks finally playing with the new cards. We also chatted about preventing Final Fantasy spoilers, how the team manages its regrets, and if he thinks “power creep” is a prevailing issue in the new collection.
GameSpot: You have been working on this set for basically half a decade at this point. What is it like seeing all of this out in the wild–seeing folks playing with these cards?
