It's finally here! The world of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's has been added to Duel Links! I, for one, have been waiting for this with great excitement and anticipation. Did the newest area hold up to my expectations? I will review the new world in 2 areas: design and characters.
Design
I love the look of the 5D's world. I think this area is the best-looking of all 3 areas of Duel Links. I do have a few concerns. In every area, there are certain spots you can click to try to earn gyms. These clickable areas are as follows: arena light posts, the card shop roof, a trashcan in front of the card studio building, and the fountain next to the legendary duelist gate. For 5D's, the trashcan and lights are the same but the other two have been changed. While the fountain is now just a circular area on the ground that lights up, the trashcan is 2 areas. Let me explain. You can click on a toolbox in the center of the area or a tent flap on the right. No matter which you choose, both of those areas will pop open. I do not understand this choice at all. Why didn't they just put the toolbox where the trashcan usually is or just use another trash can? I was very confused and just clicked randomly until I found the clickable areas. Either way, I am still pleased with the look and feel of this new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's world. Well done, Konami.
Characters
You start in the world with Yusei but later you can unlock Akiza, Crow, and Leo. I think you can unlock Luna but I haven't confirmed this yet. Akiza and Leo unlock missions appear when you reach Stages 7 and 11, respectively, but Crow is a bit more difficult. You have to beat the Sector Security NPC with a duel assessment score of 5000 or more. Then, at the next stage, Crow's unlock missions will appear. I am not a fan of these hidden character unlock conditions. I feel for something so specific, it should be visible to the players from the beginning. If I hadn't gone online to look it up, I never would have known about it. Aside from that, the unlocking missions aren't that difficult.
I guess it goes without saying that all character starter decks are garbage. A deck of all low-level, low ATK and DEF, normal monsters is not going to cut it. Plus, the ace monster Synchros are only in the decks via their skills... actual copies of the cards and certain tuners are not available yet (Stardust Dragon is the only exception in the latest box). This is even more annoying now that NPCs have way better decks: Sylvans, Gem-Knights, UAs, Batterymen, Vampires, and Gladiator Beasts, to name a few. It makes leveling up a bit difficult. The character level-up rewards are not that stellar either. Plus, most of the best cards are legendary duelist drop rewards. I don't like grinding, but I am definitely going to have to for the Blackwing cards that I want. The characters are still fun to use and I am enjoying the new accessories that using them can unlock.
Overall, I have been enjoying the 5D's world. There are new characters, new cards, even new accessories to enjoy. There are some questionable things but I love it nonetheless. I hope certain missing cards will be in the next box/deck like Sonic Chick and Quillbolt Hedgehog (both of which Yusei uses in his decks at the gate but aren't listed in his rewards). Nitpicks aside, I think Konami did a great job with this world and I look forward to seeing which Synchro monsters will be added to Duel Links in future boxes/decks. I hope you enjoyed reading this post as much as I enjoyed writing it. You can Follow me so you won't miss out on future posts by clicking the blue 'Follow' button on the top right of the page. You can also leave a comment telling me your thoughts on the new world, characters, cards, and summoning mechanic. I hope you have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!
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