Whether or not you are a fan of the famous monster duel, the name of Yu-Gi-Oh! surely reminds you of something. Whether with the legendary White Dragon with Blue Eyes used by Kaiba, the Dark Magician of Yugi or even more recent monsters like Number 39: Utopia and the Talkative Coder for example, each generation of duelist with its emblematic monsters and this, since 1999 and its launch by Konami.
Either way, there may be times when you want to duel, but without cards or players nearby, it can get tricky especially if you don’t have a Duel Center near you. It’s there that Yu Gi Oh! Master Duel wants to slip in to allow all license fans to enjoy their favorite card game from anywhere and without having to move their decks or buy physical cards.
Scheduled for release this winter, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, maybe the game that will allow more players to play in the Master Duel format, but will it be suitable enough to satisfy different types of players? That, we’ll really know once the latter is released, but in the meantime, we were able to attend a presentation of about forty minutes in which we were able to see a little more about certain modes in the company of the members of Konami. It’s also important to note that while we were able to participate, we were unable to get our hands on the game itself.
- Genre: Card Game
- Release date: Winter 2021
- Platform (s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S / X, iOS and Android
- Developer: Konami
- Publisher: Konami
- Price: Free but with in-app purchases
A Solo mode suitable for all types of players?
Well, now let’s start talking about what we were lucky enough to find out since this presentation focused on two game modes. The first was Solo mode and the second was Friend Duel mode. We will therefore come back to each of the two modes by providing our opinion on what we have seen. Although Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is a rather focused game online and so PvP, he still has a Solo mode which is not without remainder. Where a traditional game of the license tells us stories linked, most of the time, to the anime, that of Master Duel will be oriented on the lore of the cards.
Already, this first point is an interesting point that will allow players to perhaps learn more about the heart deck, but we will come back to that later. First let’s talk about the content offered in this single player mode. This will offer you discover several types of decks in an intuitive way by offering you missions of different orders.
First of all, let’s go back to the basis of the game, because there is a tutorial to allow new players to discover basic mechanics such as summoning monsters, using magic or traps. From what we have seen, the latter is very well done and it allows novices to get started step by step by following the instructions on the screen.
The tutorial is followed by another mode which will be based rather on more complex mechanics such as fusions, attack and defense positions or even special summons. We can therefore see this mode as a second more extensive tutorial.
If you are new to it, these two modes will be the most suitable at the start and Konami was keen to return the Yu-Gi-Oh! really accessible in this title.
We also had the chance to discover a little more about famous stories related to decks. Indeed, there are a number of decks that will have the right to their scenario, but for the preview, we were able to see only two. The first “The Absolute Emperor” which focuses on monarchs and the second “The Pyroxene Warriors” which is more geared towards gem knights.
Each of its stories offers several types of missions. At the beginning, you will discover the mechanics of the deck through training which will be followed by duels against the AI before ending with a mission revealing more lore around the deck.
Note that each campaign will start with a story mission to introduce the lore of the deck to which it is attached.
A little duel between friends?
The other part of the presentation focused on duels between friends and we were able to learn more about this mode which will allow you to play with your friends. Okay so far, that seems logical, but you have to know that this mode will allow you to play with 5 of your friends. The room consists of three tables that can each accommodate a duel. You can also watch a duel. A bit like if you were in your Duel Center, the tables would be available and it will be up to you and your friends to see how you organize yourself.
In addition, you will be able to use your decks, but also structure decks and your various unlocked accessories. You can also change the rules of your duel to adapt it to what you want to do. The thing that may be the most interesting for the competitive side is being able to easily watch the duels.
Besides that, we were therefore able to see thecard animation during a duel and it was really fluid and the notion of chains is much more explicit. Where in other games, we only have a small animation, there is really a chain that is set up with each of the cards by resolving the effects card by card.
We will end by saying that this presentation took place with the game still under development and therefore it may differ from its final version.
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