A game of Lorcana involves playing cards to create ink and summon glimmers
Instead of white goals being achieved through red means, for example, were now embracing our red ethos and drive and using white mana to achieve what we need to
Both see a good amount of multi-format play, mind you, which is some consolation
(I was personally hopeful for more Final Fantasy 8 cards myself.) But within the tight constraints of trying to represent 16 games in a 310-card set, they still managed to cram in enough iconic scenes that respect the beloved idiosyncrasies of a video game series nearing its 40th birthday things like, yes, being able to kill Final Fantasy 6s Phantom Train with the Phoenix Down card
The archetypes primary guiding voice was historically great deckbuilder Mike Long who actually went on to win that Invitational with Keeper, albeit with both copies of The Abyss in the sideboard
Whats your favorite payoff for drawing cards