We have not had the chance to play much of the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG up to this point. We were lucky enough to receive a booster box of the game’s latest expansion, Galactic Overlord. The expansion invigorates and expands upon the game.
While players had a chance to check out the game at the Sneak Peek Saturday last weekend, I feel that further explanation of the set is necessary. There is a high power level to the cards here, but these are properly moderated through a wide array of different Traps and on-character active abilities. The different levels of foils available really make the pack-opening process impressive. We were able to pull some crazy rares – Number 25: Force Focus and Number 32: Shark Drake, while the other rares coming from the box made the EV per pack perfect.
Where the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG succeeds over other games on the market is that there are variation among the common cards that one will receive. While we did get a playset of Doom Donuts and a number of the Dragons, these are useful cards. In fact, we were hard pressed to find a card that could not be successfully utilized in a deck. The Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG has been around for a number of years, but I feel that the design team has done a tremendous job in keeping old fans while drawing in new ones through fun abilities, great art, and a large selection of different foil options. The expansion will be available at your local card store in just a few short days, so make sure to save your money and see how one can take up the role of Galactic Overlord. We’re Yu-Gi-Oh! fans for sure after checking out this expansion.
Rating: 9.5/10
John Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation and long-term product testing.
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