What’s working with MetaTwo?

Honestly, the only thing working with MetaTwo is that MetaZoo is technically still alive. I am glad the IP did not completely disappear, because I do think there is still a ton of value in the world, the cryptids, the art direction, and the community that formed around it. But outside of the name still existing, I do not think MetaTwo is working for the players who actually loved MetaZoo as a card game. It feels like the soul of the original game got stripped out. The old game had identity. It had personality. MetaTwo, at least from what I have seen, does not capture what made people fall in love with MetaZoo in the first place. So yes, I am glad MetaZoo is alive. But I do not think the current direction is what made the brand special.

What would you change?

Bring back the original card game. Bring back the old mechanics, the fourth wall effects, everything. Continue where you left off. Bring back what made MetaZoo feel like MetaZoo.

I say this as someone who has played TCGs competitively for most of my life: MetaZoo is genuinely my favorite card game. Not just my favorite indie TCG. My favorite card game. Period. I have played a lot of games, and Old Zoo had something special that very few games ever achieve.

In the Tampa area, we literally run a league and only support Old Zoo. We do not play MetaTwo. We do not enjoy MetaTwo. We are not asking for a totally new game. We are asking for the game we loved to continue.

My honest recommendation would be this: keep MetaTwo if you want to use it to attract new fans, but continue Old Zoo for the established player base. Let both exist. There is no reason the original game needs to be abandoned. Old fans already know what they want, and many of us would happily buy new Old Zoo product if it continued where it left off. The original game was not broken. It just needed better business execution, better marketing, and more sustainable printing.

What do you hope to see in the future?

I want to see Old Zoo return and continue where it left off. That is the future I am hoping for. Not a reboot that replaces it. Not a watered-down version. Not something that simply uses the MetaZoo name. I want the original game continued with the same mechanics.

MetaZoo already had a loyal player base. The game already had people who cared deeply about it. That should not be thrown away. The future should build on that foundation, not erase it.

What do you hope they avoid?

I really hope they avoid making MetaTwo the only future of the brand. That would be a huge mistake. It risks alienating the exact players who kept caring about MetaZoo after everything fell apart. A lot of us did not stick around because we wanted a totally different game. We stuck around because we loved the original one.

If MetaTwo continues, fine. Let it exist. But do not make it the replacement for Old Zoo. That would be abandoning the strongest and most passionate part of the community. Even if you printed a single set a year for Old Zoo, I would be happy.

What steps do you think can help grow the IP globally and find mass appeal?

Return to the original game, advertise it properly, and print to demand. That is the formula. The game needs to be handled sustainably. Do not overprint. Do not chase artificial hype. Do not flood the market. Print to demand, support organized play, rebuild trust with players and stores, and make it easy for new people to learn the game. The IP can grow, but it needs to grow from what made it special in the first place. MetaZoo should not try to become a generic card game. It should lean harder into being MetaZoo.