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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Released On: Aug 20, 2019
79
7.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
79
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
79
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Relive epic battles from every Yu-Gi-Oh! series to date, build and customize your own decks, and challenge yourself online. Full of content with over 9000 cards to collect, all without microtransactions. A definite must buy for Yu-Gi-Oh! fans and a great choice for those new to the franchise. Get out there and Duel!
Despite a few bumps along the way, Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution is the best Yu-Gi-Oh video game I have played in years. Opening booster packs to build your best deck out of the cards you have is the perfect simulacrum of actually playing the trading card game (unless you’d prefer to just buy the single cards you need online), and the choice to include no real-money purchases whatsoever helps mitigate the cost sink that has kept me away from the physical card game in the past. There will never be a Yu-Gi-Oh game that is quite the same as simply playing with real cards, but Legacy of the Duelist is the closest that we have ever gotten to the real thing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 77 User Ratings
7.8
71% Positive
55 Ratings
55 Ratings
16% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 77 User Ratings
7.8
71% Positive
55 Ratings
55 Ratings
16% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
I wish there were more 3d monster models. It's annoying when you can't undo your moves. If you're not interested in the the new card mechanics, all you have to do is play the first seasons story mode and buy the First season card packs.
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Nintendo Switch
The best Yugioh simulator you could ask for! You get to replay the storylines of the first six series, using either the story character's deck or your own. Building your own deck is easy and cards unlock very quickly, in fact you start out with a basic beat-down deck that is more than capable of beating the early opponents. Once you beat a computer character, you can do a "reverse duel", where you play as the person you just defeated. After beating that, you can unlock a much harder version of that character.
The game is a perfect balance of storyline and straight up dueling. If you want, you can skip all the cutscenes and use your own deck, making it like some of the Yugioh games of old. Or, you can read through all the story text and use the deck accurate to the character you're playing as, the choices are yours. In that way, I think the game will appeal to all Yugioh fans.
On the negative side, there is the repetitive music. There are only 5 or 6 battle tracks, and for most of the story you only hear 3 of them. Also, the VRAINS campaign has only 4 characters (unless you download the update).
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution covers all of the card updates and additions from the past 2 decades giving us over 9,000 cards to build our dream decks with. With some of our most loved monsters, spell or trap cards from the earliest (and most beloved, in my opinion) the first season of Yu-Gi-Oh! To some of the most recent expansion, Vrains. There’s a lot of customization to be had with your decks not to mention the thrill of playing online or in Sealed and Draft modes, this is definitely a title that any fan of TCGs or Yu-Gi-Oh will really enjoy.
Collecting the cards from any TCG series is fantastic and rewarding, but realistically not everyone can afford to participate in such a hobby. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution gives players a way to access over 9000 cards by simply playing and earning them as they go along. No micro-transactions or DLC keep them locked behind a wall; it’s all wrapped up in one package. Those who love the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG will be happy to know this is an amazing experience for as simple and straight-forward as it is. It’s hard to stop playing when there’s so many cards waiting to be unlocked, a variety of modes and near endless decks that can be made. There’s no better time to duel than with the current best digital take on the TCG that is Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution.
Despite not having an ideal system for obtaining cards and that the online mode needs a revision, this title reminds us of how entertaining a TCG can be. Konami offers a very funny product that fans will appreciate.
There’s no doubt that Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelists: Link Evolution has a few problems of its own – the delays between actions and the randomness of card deliveries still rankle – but that doesn’t stop this from being the best version of the game yet. Hardcore devotees will notice that its 9,000+ card archive is missing a few key special cards, but as a virtual representation of the long-running TCG, this is a formidable beast. With no microtransactions, a constant stream of cards to unlock and a streamlined recreation of all six seasons of the anime, this ranks as one of the best CCGs on Switch – if you can overlook its somewhat irksome issues.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution! is the definitive encyclopedia of the famous card game.
9000 cartes a collectionner, une quantité importante de duel tirés de la série.
Fan du Yu-Gi-Oh sauté dessus, c'est le meilleur jeu de la série.
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Nintendo Switch
I'm a huge fan of the original manga, so my review is based on the campaign of the first anime. I think the dev team did a great job building these decks. They captured the essence of the manga very well. For example, in the duel against Bones, you have to use sword and shield to defeat his strong zombie monsters who have 0 DEF; in the duel against PaniK, his cards keep you from attacking, so your key card is Catapult Turtle. The matches are not always balanced very well, so winning a "reverse duel" against the story deck can be tough. But this is a minor issue. The decision that the player can chose between their own deck and the well-crafted story decks is also great. And the switch controls make it easier to play with touch controls.
However, I have one major complaint: The game is too slow. It's not possible to change the gameplay speed in the options. Even compared to old titles such as NIghtmare Troubadour or Stairway to the Destined Duel (for the Game Boy Advaced!), the gameplay is so slow. The game constantly asks where you want to put a card, although it does not matter at all for the first generation of Yu-Gi-Oh. The AI takes a long time to deliberate. For a simple game like first generation Yu-Gi-Oh, this is taking a ridiculous amount of time.
Other minor issues are the boring presentation: The story is skippable, the backgrounds and music extremely simple and monotonous. But even when it is watered down like this, Yu-Gi-Oh is still a lot of fun.
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Nintendo Switch
Kinda sad you can’t put multiple special summoned cards in the monster zone until you link summon them. Miss the old rules. Also can’t battle locally with banned cards.
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Nintendo Switch
I enjoy the game it's really amazing in terms of single player. But for me it falls apart mostly in online/ranked play. It's very lame that everyone uses a meta deck vs create there own strategy with the 9000+ cards. Very disappointing how people try hard so bad in a game when they cant even use there own created decks. It's a bummer cause my favorite thing to do is deck build and play other players with that deck. But low and behold duel someone using a meta deck.
If you wanna play strictly for single player experience I suggest this game 100% with 9000+ cards Konami really put love into this game and for 29.99 cant beat that price.
Stay away from ranked as everyone uses decks that are considered tier 0 and 1 decks very boring people and opponents in those terms. But literally once in a blue moon you'll face someone doing the same by building a random archetype deck and they are testing the waters as they love that archetype. If you love Yugioh then pick this baby up dont let my low score scare you off. It's just the multiplayer that urks me.
Also 3 mins to make a no e in ranked is to dang long. Make it 1 min maybe that will help with weeding out the meta decks.
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Nintendo Switch
The game itself is fun but between the frequent crashes and the fact it takes about 10 seconds to get a pack of 8 cards playing it can feel a chore at times
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Experience over 20 years of Yu-Gi-Oh! history with Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution on Nintendo Switch. Build your Deck from over 9,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original animated Yu-Gi-Oh! series through Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, and challenge the newest gen...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- PC
Initial Release Date: Aug 20, 2019
Developer:
- Konami
Publisher: Konami
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