If you've read the books, you'll at the very least have an appreciation for this game. Be prepared for difficulties none the less. This is the hardest card game I have ever played.

I don't know why anyone would pay money for maya or 3dsmax over this, well I do, but I wouldn't spend my money on that OP software. Blender is an amazing piece of software that has so many powerful tools to model and animate just about anything you can imagine. I like to use substance painter once my model is complete for the UV process but if I didn't have the money for substance blender has plenty of tools to still achieve excellent results. This is by far my most favorite program out there.