Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links 9+

This game is great, especially when you know how to take advantage of what the five you. I haven’t spent a penny on the game and I’ve been able to make great decks. There are ways around the “shortage of gems”. There are 5 different series on this game, from the original YGO to Zexal. Each one has their OWN stages that refresh standard duelists when completed, and those standard duelists can be used to beat missions that often reward gems (or lead up to earning gems). Several events are made for easy gems (like duel quest, duelist road, KC Cup, etc.). PvP rewards crazy amounts of gems, and half the time you don’t even have to win to get them.

There are many ways to get gems, and if you’re good at PvP you can potentially get twice as much just from getting promoted through the ranks. Just make sure you buy starter decks of your favorite archetypes and then buy booster packs from boxes that have cards that compliment them. Don’t go headfirst into the boxes.

This game is most definitely viable for F2P players. Again, I haven’t spent a dime and I can compete with ranked players. As long as you know what you’re doing and you aren’t dumb with your gems, you can go very far. I even had to make a new account before (I forgot to put my data on a Konami account) and I’m even further than I was before. It’s a great game for new players and experienced players, but learning about the archetypes you like to use will pay off tenfold.

This game has no heart. PvP is ruled by people who load their decks with the same cards to the point on higher levels every match feels the same and can be won in the first 3 turns.
This game would be a lot better if some of the cheesier cards that allow you to summon 3 or 4 monsters per turn were actually rare and not handed out to everyone. I want an actual duel not just watching somebody play half their deck in one turn and win.
Also i dont understand the “shuffle” aspect. I noticed some of my best spell cards rarely get put in my hand while the same 3 cards will constantly be put in my hand. I once got to turn 30 by strategizing and utilizing my spell and trap cards, with the hope of being dealt my favorite magic card only to never see it in the 15 turns i had. Not just in those 15 turns but i played 15 straight PvPs and didnt see that card once. Theres no way these cards are being shuffled like they are supposed to be. I even rearranged my deck and see no improvements.
Overall playing the computer on higher levels is fun but PvPs get monotonous when everybody’s playing the same way in order to get quick and cheesy wins in 3 turns. I want to actually duel like in the anime/game. Not just cheese summon cards to get all my best monsters in turn 2. Thats not how the game is played. Nobody is summoning their best monster in 2 turns in any episodes ive ever seen.

This game is great in many ways and dynamics. The number one thing to give credit, is it is not pay to win. They have a great leveling system with excellent rewards. Which makes easy to catch up if you haven’t played in awhile. It is very easy for new comers. I could never get my friend to play the actual card game, but I got him to play this, and now he plays the actual game with me, because this app taught him how to play. I love the animations for those monsters that got them. But now I must say the things that need improving. The dialogue is so cheesy; I always have it on silent! Also I do understand there are a lot cards missing and the reason would be to progress the game through time and keep it relevant. However, the game is only up to the synchro era, and the synchro era doesn’t have as much progress as the the fusion and original era. It is definitely time for the synchro era and all of its characters to get their support maxed. There are so many, stardust, red dragon, black wing and many other cards lacking from the game today. The xyz could also be included finally. I mean yugioh vrains is already getting kinda close to finishing. This game is very fun and I play it every day, and I don’t plan on stopping as long as the progression system stays the same and they update the cards. There definitely needs to be more cards, overall though; a great game and I even recommend to people who have never played yugioh.