Fusions have been around since Duelist Kingdom. GX didn't really focus on fusions; that was just the strategy that the main protagonist used. I'm betting fusions still exist in 5D because there's cards that require a fusion of synchro monsters in the game.
I'm 6 episodes in myself and I'm enjoying it. Anyways, that one fusion monster was over a hundred episodes in, so I think it's unfair to say that 3 eps in xP
This one really more reminds of GX/DM than 5Ds - 5Ds was my favourite, so it's sort of a shame, but I think it's maybe supposed to call back a little to the earlier episodes? Or it's AU. Or they banned synchro monsters at some point like Ylliaster had wanted. Or I stopped guessing things and shut up :X On that note, where's Momentum/Enerdy? IT WAS LIKE THE PLOT
-votes for AU-
So "It Has No Synchro, So Now It Sucks"? ZEXAL has its flaws but saying that it's the worst when compared to 5Ds is bad.
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I've seen enough to be annoyed.
Heyo, Yugioh fan here. Not super vocal about it as it's one of my lesser interests, but I've seen every current dubbed episode of all the series up to now (aka Ep. 3 of Zexal), so I've been around. SPOILERS.
And there's no getting through how annoying Zexal is.
Sure, if I was a newcomer, them heavyhandedly explaining the minute rules of the game would be useful, and I may identify slightly with Yuma, not knowing how to play the game and needing to be walked through it. The only problem is Yuma himself, talking high about "going with the flow" when he just totally fails at everything. He doesn't even seem to recognize it, as he disses people's advice in the name of "the flow", mostly just so we could show off the rules of the game and try to paint how awesome Astral must be at dueling!
Which brings us to the "Yami Yugi" of the series, who is probably going to be one of the reasons why I actually stick around (other being the hope that Yuma actually gets better). The mystery surrounding him and his purpose, and as to why he tried to take over Yuma in the first place is a mystery I'm waiting to find out. (It's probably to face off against some evil coming post-Numbers collection, I don't know).
Something common with the past few YGO series is how they focus on a specific card mechanic. GX focused more on Fusions, 5Ds on Synchros, and Zexal's is on Exceed (XYZ in the actual card game (coughXYZDragonCannoncough)) monsters. Which is fine, you need something new to draw in people. While Ritual seems to have phased out almost entirely (which is similar to Synchro interestingly), you at least saw at least one Fusion monster in 5Ds to show that it was still a part of the game. And yes, I realize I'm making this judgement this early in Zexal, but not seeing any trace of Turbo Duels or Synchro monsters in the show makes me wonder what happened to make EVERYONE ditch the archetype. Sure, you don't need the main characters riding motorcycles/motorboards, but some nod would be nice.
Overall, it's a nice series for new people to get into, but it could have been done better to not drive off the old fans. I'll still be sticking around for a little while to see if it does, indeed, turn out better, but it remains to be seen.