Yugioh RUINED Me

Based on the comments I am reading, wanted to add some thoughts: Above all else, I wanna play a game to have fun, not min/max it, I didn’t have fun with yugioh in almost 5 hours. I am not saying the game is bad, I just didn’t personally enjoy it at all. I think it’s completely fair to say that I didn’t play the game the correct way, but I still gave it a shot, I think 4 hours is enough time for me to justify feelings towards something.

"I'm going first, I don't want my opponent to play the game" Very good, he's learning how to play.

"The tutorial feels like it was made for a game made 15 years ago" a true statement has never been made for the single most powercreaped game in existence

You summoning Accesscode and then correctly deducing that you should pop their traps only to also accidentally banish Accesscode was both hype and funny

The fact that he figured out splash into transcode to make access all on his own was actually pretty impressive. It took me a month of getting back into modern ygo to figure that out 😂😂😂

the second he made accesscode and was histerically banishing to pop i was looking forward to one very specific play. and boy he did not disappoint 😂

While I think the chat wasn’t fully recognizing the gravity of how difficult it is to learn how to play yugioh, I sorta understand why everyone wanted you to find a YouTuber to help out. For me the quickest/most fun way I found to get the hang of the game was to play with a buddy of mine who has more experience with the game! Jumping straight into the deep end of Master Duel is incredibly difficult at the best of times, but that problem is amplified if you’re trying to learn the game on its own.

The problem you've described has been plaguing Yu-Gi-Oh for a while now. The game has constantly evolved for 20 years and is now unrecognizable from where it started. There really should be more resources to help new players learn the game, but just jumping into Master Duel is a nightmare. Personally, I learned from watching the Progression Series and the History of Yu-Gi-Oh series here on YouTube. Watching the game slowly evolve, set by set, really helps you understand how the game currently works and isn't nearly as overwhelming.

Came here from the Farfa video. I've played this game for almost 20 years now, but I have to admit your criticism is completely valid. This game is borderline impossible to get into and there absolutely no shame in quitting. You honestly gave it a really good shot.

I have such a love-hate relationship with this game. I hate that the higher power formats basically revolve around preventing the other player from playing and its not fun, but I love the lower power formats and the occasional slower matches because they feel so insanely rewarding. Especially if you pull off a niche strategy

As a Yugioh player myself, I think this is a really good and valuable video that a lot of Yugioh players should watch (with an open mind, not immediately jumping to the defensive). It's funny that you decided this week to try Yugioh out, because there's been a lot of discourse over the past few weeks about retention rates of new players in Yugioh and how to improve them without fundamentally altering the game that current players love. I think you've done a really good job outlining a lot of the reasons why new players get frustrated with the game and quit after a short time, while still being respectful of the game and those that play it.

7:01 Even anime Yu-Gi-Oh had a Duelist Academy to teach duelers, so its not a bad idea having a coach 😂

If I didn't have over a decade of experience with yugioh I don't know if I would have the resilience to learn it today, it's rough and I can definitely relate to the feelings in this video 😅

As someone who has played Yugioh for about 4,5 years (I've only started playing since the early days of the Link era, not an absolute old player), I totally get what you're saying about Yugioh not being the best idea to jump into on your own as a newbie. Having a few friends who are down to help out when you've got questions, or even better, can show you the ropes, will make a big difference. I was very happy when some of my friends showed interest in YGO, and I always did my best to help them get the hang of Yugioh and played some games with them to have some fun together. They still keep playing YGO ever since then.

Chat is actually devious for starting you with salamangreat. It’s easy to pick up after learning the game, but holy hell is it confusing to outside players.

Yeah that video you pulled up at the beginning is a bit old 😂😂😂 If you want a more simplified experience that still feels very “Yu-Gi-Oh,” I’d highly recommend either Goat or Edison format (the latter being preferred). Sadly, there’s no way to play either format on Master Duel, but it’s much easier to get a grasp on basic mechanics. Feel free to hit me up if you want a crash course!

As someone who started playing Yugioh properly from Master Duel: It took me almost A YEAR to understand how the game really works. It is really annoying how I would never learn in-depth rules (like spell speed, difference between effect timing activation, term like 'cost and effect' , "target and non-target" etc.) without help from my friends because the game will never teach you about them. Yes, I agree the game has become ridiculous nowadays, but Yugioh is also the most satisfying card game to learn about.

That's what Yu-gi-oh anime should've been: people reading cards in confusion for dozens of minutes and then a moment of action that nobody understands.

The ongoing "I hardly know her" jokes are the consistency I need in my life

I've been playing Yugioh for about 15 years. Videos like this break my heart. It's a great game and it's very frustrating seeing Konami do absolutely nothing to make it more approachable for new players.