Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist

 PlayStation 4
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  1. reaidstar
    Aug 3, 2015
    8
    This game is probably the most well executed titles in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series.

    It has every version, as well as tutorials to help understand the game. The script is on point, and the gameplay is just as satisfying as playing it in real life. The constant pop-ups are always frustrating, however it needs to be there to work. Absolutely great game, and very well worth the low price    This game is probably the most well executed titles in the Yu-Gi-Oh! series.

    It has every version, as well as tutorials to help understand the game. The script is on point, and the gameplay is just as satisfying as playing it in real life.

    The constant pop-ups are always frustrating, however it needs to be there to work.

    Absolutely great game, and very well worth the low price mark of a cool $20...    … Expand
  2. ACHATOO
    Aug 9, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is just good but lacks of voice acting. Legacy of the Duelist is probably the most satisfying Yu-Gi-Oh video game I've ever played. I played the GBA games back when those were big, and this game is much more detailed (and has over 6,000 cards to collect). You also get to relive the duels of all five generations of the Yu-Gi-Oh TV series (Duel Monsters, GX, 5D's, Zexal, and a little bit of Arc-V). But I don't really care about any of those except for the original Duel Monsters series, since that was the one I grew up with. It covers a decent amount of that show, but not as much as I had hoped (the Noah arc isn't there at all, and I think there's a bunch of other stuff missing too). That said, most of the battles you care about are there from the beginning of the show up through the Battle City season. You can either use the story deck or your own custom deck for each duel, and you can even play as the opposing side if you want (giving you a chance to use Pegasus' deck against Yugi, rather than the other way around).… Expand
  3. Archangelkain
    Aug 3, 2015
    8
    If you are looking for a straight good Yu-gi-oh game, then this is the one to get. It has online play, a good story mode, with interesting match ups, and is very worth the $20 price tag. Very nostalgic, for those of us who stopped playing a while ago, and really fun. Also, you can play sealed and draft formats, which is a first for me in yugioh video games. Basically, if you want to getIf you are looking for a straight good Yu-gi-oh game, then this is the one to get. It has online play, a good story mode, with interesting match ups, and is very worth the $20 price tag. Very nostalgic, for those of us who stopped playing a while ago, and really fun. Also, you can play sealed and draft formats, which is a first for me in yugioh video games. Basically, if you want to get off yugioh pro or duel network to a place where not everyone has every card in existence, and there's a bit more polish, then this is worth it.

    The only problem ive been having is finding a match for sealed format. Going to keep trying, and hopefully it works, because that was really half the reason I purchased it.

    Buy it if you are a yugioh fan who wants to play, but doesn't want to buy cards irl.    … Expand
  4. latinochico
    Aug 8, 2015
    9
    Do you enjoy playing yugioh? or perhaps enjoyed playing in the past? if the answer is yes then you should definitely pick this game up.I have 50 plus of gameplay I finished the campaign and playing multiplayer online at the moment which is solid by the way. I would also highly recommend this game to new people that want to get into yugioh cards
  5. FutureDiary805
    Sep 29, 2015
    8
    I grew up on Yu-Gi-Oh when I was a child. I was 10 years old when the show and cards had released. I had fell in love at first sight and continued to play for 3 years. I had quit for about 6 years and then came back and the love is still there, even though many of the mechanics had changed. I do not like how the way 5ds turned out. But anyway, the game itself is great and has from what II grew up on Yu-Gi-Oh when I was a child. I was 10 years old when the show and cards had released. I had fell in love at first sight and continued to play for 3 years. I had quit for about 6 years and then came back and the love is still there, even though many of the mechanics had changed. I do not like how the way 5ds turned out. But anyway, the game itself is great and has from what I believe all of the cards minus some new ones. The minor complaint I do have is the lack of the new arc not being included, it is nice that the cards are there though. A few of the great adds are the reverse duels which add quite a lot of replayability and the challenge modes. There is also a lack of tag duels in the game which bothers me because they were in the last one. I might be able to understand that they removed it because people wouldn't play the other modes added but tag duels was a big thing. It is still a great game none the less. I would have given it a 9 if it had a tag-duel mode.… Expand
  6. Rad_McBad
    Nov 2, 2015
    5
    This game is decent at best. Hardly any of the monsters receive 3D-models, the first player doesn't get to draw a card, and some trap cards which are supposed to stop magic spells don't actually stop them. I think Yu-Gi-Oh could have a much better game if they created a story for it, made sure the rules were correct, and had 3D-models for every card in the game, at least monsters if not all.
  7. Cruzi
    Oct 6, 2015
    8
    It's a solid Yu-Gi-Oh! game and as someone who only played the original card game back in the days, the game offers neat little tutorials that introduce you to the new cards and mechanics that have been added over the years. I had a blast playing through the campaign of the OG Yu-Gi-Oh! series and it was a throw back in the past, being able to play with the same decks as used in the animeIt's a solid Yu-Gi-Oh! game and as someone who only played the original card game back in the days, the game offers neat little tutorials that introduce you to the new cards and mechanics that have been added over the years. I had a blast playing through the campaign of the OG Yu-Gi-Oh! series and it was a throw back in the past, being able to play with the same decks as used in the anime serie was really exciting.

    In general I think Konami could've done better with the UI, once you get a lot of cards scrolling through becomes really painful and the search function could've been better. If you want to play a Yu-Gi-Oh! on the homeconsoles I'd recommend this one since there is no arbitrary paywall unlike the previous game on the PS3.    … Expand
  8. lamashu
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    El juego perfecto para duelistas de yugi, sin historia extensa y aburrida simplemente las campañas de cada serie y listo, el juego te motiva a ganar y obtener puntos para desbloquear mazos lo cual hace que quieras jugar y jugar y jugar, y siempre vuelve esa nostalgia de la niñez cuando juegas con cartas clasicas, muy bueno la verdad. Es ideal para probar mazos y combinaciones de cartas queEl juego perfecto para duelistas de yugi, sin historia extensa y aburrida simplemente las campañas de cada serie y listo, el juego te motiva a ganar y obtener puntos para desbloquear mazos lo cual hace que quieras jugar y jugar y jugar, y siempre vuelve esa nostalgia de la niñez cuando juegas con cartas clasicas, muy bueno la verdad. Es ideal para probar mazos y combinaciones de cartas que a uno se le ocurran, los desafios de duelista estan muy bien ya que la IA pesee muy buenos mazos que rapidamente quieres armar y poder usar (aqui todo consiste en prueba y error, probar y sacar cartas como en la vida real). El problema que le veo es el de no poder desbloquear cartas a gusto (cuando ganas o compras el pack de cartas las que te vienen son al azar) por lo que gastas muchisimas horas jugando para obtener una carta que quieres y termina siendo muy frustante. No me gusta para nada el hecho de no incluir la campaña del arco 5 de yugioh aunque almenos hay cartas pendulo por lo que no es tan terrible. Excelente juego si lo que se quiere es revivir la infancia y eres fanatico de yugioh.… Expand
  9. salamanca
    Aug 2, 2015
    7
    Growing up, I played the original Yu-Gi-Oh! card game with just about anyone I could find. My brothers, my friends, and even my dad (who didn't have any idea what he was doing).

    I always admired the mechanics of Yu-Gi-Oh as a card game, but since time has moved on and it's become less socially acceptable to play Yu-Gi-Oh now that I'm a grown-ass man, I figured it would be nice if I    Growing up, I played the original Yu-Gi-Oh! card game with just about anyone I could find. My brothers, my friends, and even my dad (who didn't have any idea what he was doing).

    I always admired the mechanics of Yu-Gi-Oh as a card game, but since time has moved on and it's become less socially acceptable to play Yu-Gi-Oh now that I'm a grown-ass man, I figured it would be nice if I could satisfy that occasional pang of Yu-Gi-Oh nostalgia by playing this game.

    Legacy of the Duelist is probably the most satisfying Yu-Gi-Oh video game I've ever played. I played the GBA games back when those were big, and this game is much more detailed (and has over 6,000 cards to collect). You also get to relive the duels of all five generations of the Yu-Gi-Oh TV series (Duel Monsters, GX, 5D's, Zexal, and a little bit of Arc-V). But I don't really care about any of those except for the original Duel Monsters series, since that was the one I grew up with. It covers a decent amount of that show, but not as much as I had hoped (the Noah arc isn't there at all, and I think there's a bunch of other stuff missing too). That said, most of the battles you care about are there from the beginning of the show up through the Battle City season. You can either use the story deck or your own custom deck for each duel, and you can even play as the opposing side if you want (giving you a chance to use Pegasus' deck against Yugi, rather than the other way around).

    You also win all sorts of trinkets for completing individual duels, including signature cards, and a sizable amount of DP (duelist points) you can use to buy different packs. You can also make up to 10 customizable decks with the cards you get, which is pretty handy.

    Yes, the game features online duels too, but I haven't gotten the chance to try those out yet (I'm afraid I'll get stomped since I haven't been playing long). But based on how in-depth the rest of the game is, I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. I'll update this review if there are any glaring problems with the online.

    The majority of the issues I have with the game are less about the features in the game and more about the game's presentation. What little character models there are are extremely underwhelming - seeing an ugly PS2-era Blue-Eyes White Dragon materialize out of your card leaves a lot to be desired. Fortunately very few of these cards have these ugly animations. Most of the time it plays like you're playing the card game, with few interruptions.

    Also, there are no clips from the anime to bridge the duels you complete, and you get no chance to explore the world. All you get is a list of duels to beat in chronological order, and some text-based retelling of the context behind it. Considering the fact that past games have let you explore the world, and the fact that the world Yu-Gi-Oh takes place in is actually a fairly interesting one, this is a missed opportunity.

    On top of the other presentation-related complaints, the background of the playing arena rarely changes, and neither does the boring loop of music, making most duels feel same-y and of little consequence. I just switch on the Pandora app on Xbox One when I tire of the in-game music.

    Overall though, if you're looking for a way to play the straight Yu-Gi-Oh card game, build custom decks, play competitively with people online, and relive the anime (or maybe discover it for the first time), this is a surprisingly good package for the seemingly hefty $20 price tag. Hey, it's either find some friends who aren't embarrassed to play Yu-Gi-Oh and shell out on expensive packs and decks for the real thing, or shell out the $20 for this game.

    Personally, I'm all for the latter. :)    … Expand
  10. dylan323i
    Sep 17, 2015
    6
    Overall this game is rather fun albeit cheese! But there were some issues I saw with it.

    1. Dialog - The Dialog on this game is riddled with little typos. You'd think for a $20 game they'd have hired a person to check the selling! 2. No free roam! - Sadly this installment unlike the tag force series had no ability to free roam which IMO was quite fun and added to the story. In this    Overall this game is rather fun albeit cheese! But there were some issues I saw with it.

    1. Dialog -
    The Dialog on this game is riddled with little typos. You'd think for a $20 game they'd have hired a person to check the selling!
    2. No free roam! -
    Sadly this installment unlike the tag force series had no ability to free roam which IMO was quite fun and added to the story. In this game its basically a comic book with battles in between "Issues".
    3. The DLC! -
    The DLC for this game is ridiculous. Its $5 for as little as one new person to duel. If you purchased this game for $20 then bought all of the DLC it would end up costing you $60! Thats right folks the price of a AAA game!
    4. The animations -
    For some of the more popular and memorable of cards there are these little animations when you destroy monsters. Ultimately these are really hit or miss and annoying! When I say hit or miss I mean a lot of popular cards (Egyptian god cards, Exodia ect) are not even given animations (The ones I've seen thus far (Blue eyes, Dark magician & Red eyes). But thank god they did not do this for every card! Because whenever you attack you have to sit through this little animation over and over. Honestly forbidden memories had is right where you had to attack pressing a specific button for the animations.

    In conclusion I must say its a rather fun play but the creators of this game clearly got to money hungry and lazy. They want AAA money for a game with PS2 graphics and not so great story telling.    … Expand
  11. Longoria92
    Nov 13, 2015
    4
    online mode is so umbalanced but apart that game is ok if you are a fan in my case I regreat I was expenting more 3d atacks not only on important monster like blue eyes dragon and it take a long timw to get good cards is a good game but not enought for me or for being in ps4 it is a vita game or a wii game not quality in graphics or sound
  12. mhswv20
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    This game is so much fun! It teaches you how to do the newer ways of battling! Very nice and fun game for any yugioh fan!
  13. Phoxly
    Jul 30, 2016
    0
    The largest and most fulfilling feature in Yu-Gi-Oh of the last generation on the PS3 and Xbox 360 was Tag Dueling.

    There are no Tag Duels in this game. This is unacceptable. Whether this game was made by a different company or not is irrelevant. I normally expect game series to move forward with their designs, and add to themselves. Instead, they have just flat out removed solid    The largest and most fulfilling feature in Yu-Gi-Oh of the last generation on the PS3 and Xbox 360 was Tag Dueling.

    There are no Tag Duels in this game. This is unacceptable.
    Whether this game was made by a different company or not is irrelevant. I normally expect game series to move forward with their designs, and add to themselves. Instead, they have just flat out removed solid features of the game.

    Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist has taken a big step backward, and unless you like playing card games alone, you should not buy this game.    … Expand
  14. josesueiro
    Jun 9, 2016
    8
    in Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist! Players from around the world have been invited to take part in an elite Dueling program that simulates the best Duels across all of Yu-Gi-Oh! history. Replay actual events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! timeline, from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series up to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, featuring the storylines, characters, and Decks in a brand new Story Campaign. Duelists will alsoin Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist! Players from around the world have been invited to take part in an elite Dueling program that simulates the best Duels across all of Yu-Gi-Oh! history. Replay actual events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! timeline, from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series up to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, featuring the storylines, characters, and Decks in a brand new Story Campaign. Duelists will also Duel against characters from the newest generation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series.

    + Campaign and Reverse Duel
    + Multiplayer
    + Easy to Create Decks
    - Don't include Tag Duels    … Expand
  15. Ace_
    Jul 30, 2016
    1
    No tag battles.

    The game isn't worth $20 when the only notable game modes are single player and 1v1 online duels.
    It's just not good enough for a modern Yu-Gi-Oh! game.
  16. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    8
    in Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist! Players from around the world have been invited to take part in an elite Dueling program that simulates the best Duels across all of Yu-Gi-Oh! history. Replay actual events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! timeline, from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series up to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, featuring the storylines, characters, and Decks in a brand new Story Campaign. Duelists will alsoin Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist! Players from around the world have been invited to take part in an elite Dueling program that simulates the best Duels across all of Yu-Gi-Oh! history. Replay actual events in the Yu-Gi-Oh! timeline, from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series up to Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, featuring the storylines, characters, and Decks in a brand new Story Campaign. Duelists will also Duel against characters from the newest generation of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series.

    + Campaign and Reverse Duel
    + Multiplayer
    + Easy to Create Decks
    - Don't include Tag Duel
    - Pendulum Feel Overpowered    … Expand
  17. zidfrit
    Jun 9, 2022
    7
    Un juego para verdaderos fans ya que trae muchos duelistas con el cual combatir y posibilidades de armar varios decks, contándote la historia de cada saga hasta el momento, lo único malo es que hay muy pocas variedad de modos de juego y un online limitado y simple. Pero perfecto para los amantes de este juego de cartas.
  18. Joshybhoy4699
    Jan 8, 2017
    10
    Love this game, really impressed by it, you can make so many decks, and love the storyline (just wished it was free lol)
    Hope that they. a game to PS Vita or a another game for PS4
  19. Berik
    Feb 20, 2019
    7
    You want to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Without having to sink hundreds of euros or dollars into real cards? Well luckily you mostly can with this game. Mostly.

    The game is structured as follows: You got a campaign where you can play most of all the duels from the several tv series. You can play multiplayer against other people, and there is a challenge mode where you open packs and make a deck from    You want to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Without having to sink hundreds of euros or dollars into real cards? Well luckily you mostly can with this game. Mostly.

    The game is structured as follows: You got a campaign where you can play most of all the duels from the several tv series. You can play multiplayer against other people, and there is a challenge mode where you open packs and make a deck from scrap cards. Unfortunately some key duels in the series are locked behind DLC. That's very **** Konami.

    While playing you will earn credits which you can use in the deck store to buy packs. These credits are only in-game and not premium, and you can get most cards in the game this way. But... unfortunately Konami decided to lock several decks, which number in easily a thousand cards, behind a separate pay wall. These often include popular cards from the series to incentify extra spending. This is a shame.

    Luckily the actual game works well and is fun. This is a great game if you are into Yu-Gi-Oh and don't have any one to play with. At a starting price of 15 Euros this is a great deal with many hours of fun.

    It's a good game. I give it a 7/10.    … Expand
  20. jin44jim
    Mar 30, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Would be a lot higher if the game had a tag mode and the AI didn't cheat. The card unlocks is okay for me because I'm used to the other yugioh games with this concept but the AI is really bad. I dueled Jack 5 times in a row just to see if he would pull the same cards. All 5 times he pulled 3 dark holes and a raigeki on the first turn.… Expand
  21. JarrodSR
    Jun 30, 2019
    1
    Game is behind in graphics. We are now in the era of 3d monsters. I feel like this is a step back compared to duelist of the Rose's and capsule monsters because of the beauty of the 3d creatures. This game is met for mobile maybe not for main console. Dont even bother playing it unless you enjoy lackluster graphics and gameplay
  22. PersonaTime
    Sep 6, 2020
    5
    Would have been great if there was a fast forward feature when off line just like it's other counterparts that are not official. (Those are fast, and are better than this.)
  23. hussainbh
    Dec 18, 2020
    6
    لعبة تحاكي قصة انمي لكنها جميلة وممتعة تتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتت
  24. Alessiuss
    Jan 26, 2022
    3
    impensabile che un gioco di ultima generazione sia concepito cosi male. Mathmaching fatti malissimo, Animazioni lentissime e il gioco in se è veramente molto molto lento.
    per passare da un menu all'altro passano dai 30 ai 45 secondi . caricamenti infiniti non motivati .
  25. KonamiCNM
    Jul 2, 2022
    0
    卡池不更新，无中文，十分敷衍的作品，还不如把psp上的作品搬来卖
  26. gokuAli123
    Jul 15, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is very weak.The game isn't worth $20 when the only notable game modes are single player and 1v1 online duels.
    It's just not good enough for a modern Yu-Gi-Oh! game.    … Expand
  27. Killerpummkin
    Aug 10, 2023
    7
    A game for true fans, as it offers many duelists to fight with, the possibility of building different decks and telling the story of each saga so far, the only downside is that there is very little variety in the game modes and a limited and simple online. But perfect for fans of the card game.

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Aug 24, 2015
    60
    Konami would do well in scouting out a new development team to handle the next Yu-Gi-Oh! game. With the last couple being workmanlike but unremarkable efforts, it's difficult to shake the feeling that without an overhaul the star of this particular CCG is only going to fade further. And that would be a pity, because the core card game remains one of the most strategic that we've ever seen.
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  2. PSNStores
    Aug 19, 2015
    80
    If you are a hardcore fan, or someone who is interested in becoming one, this is the game to buy.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Aug 9, 2015
    80
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist is a great TCG offering that comes recommended to newcomers and fans of the series alike.
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