The reason so many people hate on yugioh is because of the complexity of combos and the speed at which you can get multiple 3000+ attack monsters (one turn) with crazy effects. Then it’s your turn and you get max c, ash blossomed, droll and lock birded, etc. However, that’s just what yugioh is. A simple blue eyes deck that has you tribute summoning cards will just not cut it. You have to realize that yugioh’s been around for 25 years so of course the game’s going to get complicated and of course there will be overpowered cards released, but they’re only overpowered because you’re comparing them to older cards. In Pokémon, terra greninja can do 170 damage with 1 energy, and then you can search your deck for any card; 25 years ago, charizard, one of the more powerful cards, used 4 energy to do 100 damage and then you had to discard 2 of the energy. All card games evolve in some way and this is just the path that yugioh has gone down. Yugioh master duel is really generous in giving you gems when you’re just starting so just search up good decks online and make them.

I’ve played several video games and previous apps regarding the game I’ve known since I was a child. But this game managed to cover EVERYTHING* Yugioh is, the good things and flaws alike. I am truly mesmerized by how much love and attention this game as gotten, both from developers and players alike! It has reignited my love for this franchise a million times over, and I will always remember that! *Having said that, there was one feature in a previous game that I hope will come in Master Duel some day. World Championship 2007 had a feature called “Recipe Duel” where you could fight against the decks you made and see how strong they truly were. I hope you can make that feature available for us down the road. EDIT: Also, could you give options for different soundtracks that we can customize to our liking. I loved the winning soundtrack in Duel Generations for instance and would love to hear that again. Even the ones from World Championship 2007 were good as well. EDIT 2: also, adding duel puzzles from previous games would be a nice feature to have as well. EDIT 3: not a critique on the app, but I have deleted it because it felt more like a chore when playing rather than a game. Make this more like a game. Add puzzles and other fun stuff, and maybe I’ll come back.

Not that this review will ever be read, most never are; however, This game is everything I’ve ever looked for in a yugioh game minus a few key points. Gouging for money in this game is insane, I’ve reached a point where building decks is going to cost real world money, and I’m not doing that when I have the real cards, that would be the dumbest thing I could do. No rewards for ranked placement is absurd, literally every other game in the world has rewards and without them, it feels like a casual duel for a cool sticker that tells your friends you’re good at a trading card game. While on the topic of TRADING card games, when is the last time a major yugioh title had cross player trading in it? That doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense considering the game is called a trading card game. Lastly, GOD THAT MATCH SPEED. You’re telling me I can load in to a massive map in the middle of a dessert and shoot a bunch of bad guys on call of duty at 120 frames flawlessly but I get on yugioh on my PS5 and the match lag is so absurd it’s insane on us taking turns placing 2D cards on a field? That’s actually embarrassing. I sit there for thirty minutes for my opponent to make his moves. (Before all you yugioh buffs go crying about how that’s just card effects and whatnot, I’ve won regional yugioh events multiple times, I understand turns take awhile, this is way to long.) good game, needs so much work.