In our first meeting he casually mentioned a few old cards that I had to go look up
It is considered the best theatrical version for Yu-Gi-Oh fans who were thirsty for theatrical version animation
Links monsters are the easiest to make in general, out of all the Extra Deck monsters
If you really don't know anything about Yu-Gi-Oh, I suggest you look it up elsewhere (also where you living under a rock in the early 2000s?) As for my experience with the franchise, I enjoyed the anime as a child, and more recently the Abridged Series on Youtube, but was never really into the trading card game
Turn one (Drawing): Mox Diamond, plains, Soltari Priest (5 cards in hand) Turn two: Plains, Empyrial Armor, and the Priest attacks for 5 (14 life for your opponent, 4 cards in your hand) Turn three: Tithe for two plains and attack for 8 (6 life, 6 cards in hand) Turn four: Attack for 9 (extend hand, good game) 31
Sugimori has been with Game Freak since the beginning and drew the official artwork for the original 151, giving the entire franchise its visual identity in one consistent hand