Cool thing about emulation is getting all the GBA games and finding something you forgot you even once owned and going "oh yea I knew everything about this game"
Its also scary how a game I learned back to front over like 2 years just completely left my memory. It makes me belive that there are definitely entire childhood friendships I have completely forgotten as well.
Its also scary how a game I learned back to front over like 2 years just completely left my memory. It makes me belive that there are definitely entire childhood friendships I have completely forgotten as well.
Out of the "Nonsense rules" YGO games this was one of the most enjoyable ones.
A problem with the old games is that getting good cards is hard as fuck and it results in a very grindy and tedious experience just to beat the first few opponents. In this one monsters win instantly if they have a type advantage (Kuriboh beats Blue Eyes for example), letting you win any duel with garbage cards as long as you build it correctly for the matchup. This makes it kinda easy but i still prefer it to the "grind for an eternity to maybe get a playable card and pray to the rng you draw it". Your deckbuilding actually matters and lets you make some fucking progress.
Another thing i greatly appreciated as a fan of the manga is the characterization and interactions with side characters. Having a chance to become friends with characters like Rex Raptor, Bonz and even Bandit Keith is super cool.
It's far from perfect but it's an enjoyable, chill adventure. Worth playing if you're a fan of the anime/manga.
A problem with the old games is that getting good cards is hard as fuck and it results in a very grindy and tedious experience just to beat the first few opponents. In this one monsters win instantly if they have a type advantage (Kuriboh beats Blue Eyes for example), letting you win any duel with garbage cards as long as you build it correctly for the matchup. This makes it kinda easy but i still prefer it to the "grind for an eternity to maybe get a playable card and pray to the rng you draw it". Your deckbuilding actually matters and lets you make some fucking progress.
Another thing i greatly appreciated as a fan of the manga is the characterization and interactions with side characters. Having a chance to become friends with characters like Rex Raptor, Bonz and even Bandit Keith is super cool.
It's far from perfect but it's an enjoyable, chill adventure. Worth playing if you're a fan of the anime/manga.
I appreciate that this was a game with an overworld and sprites for the Battle City Arc, but the gameplay and oversimplification of the actual rules of YGO was pretty insulting. Like I get that it's a kids game and the anime up to this point was only barely following the rules anyway, but I expected a little more.