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You're a Scalper, Aren't You? Is a Japanese Card Shop Sim Where You Hunt Down TCG Scalpers
You're a Scalper, Aren't You? is an upcoming card shop management simulation game developed in Japan that tasks players with identifying and confronting suspected scalpers who buy up popular trading cards to resell at inflated prices. The game features interrogation mechanics and moral decision-making, with player choices significantly affecting the story's outcome. It is framed as a vindictive take on the real-world problem of TCG card flipping, balancing profit motives against ethical integrity.
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Rock Paper Shotgun framed the game as a fun, vindictive power fantasy for TCG fans, while AUTOMATON emphasized the narrative depth and moral-choice mechanics, giving a slightly more nuanced picture of the gameplay.
What we know
- You're a Scalper, Aren't You? is a card shop management sim where players run a TCG store and root out scalpers
- Players can interrogate suspected scalpers and decide how to deal with them
- Choices between profit and moral integrity have a major impact on the game's story
- The game is developed by a Japanese studio and targets the real-world frustration around TCG card scalping culture
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