yu-gi-oh is unwatchable

Thanks so much to ‪@DistantCoder‬ and ‪@PhyYuGiOh‬ for making this video possible through their interviews, and Dan from ‪@TheOrganization‬ for editing my script once again. Yu-Gi-Oh does not really have non-player spectators to it's competitive circuit, despite the fact that millions of people across the globe played the game growing up. A lot of this can be chalked up to the game's complexity, but other complex games like Super Smash Bros. Melee have a thriving scene for spectators. How do they do it? I think a significant part of this issue is a presentation problem; for the game to do better, people need to be shown the exciting stories about it that are still waiting to be told. YouTube sources for this video:    • Sources for "YuGiOh is Unwatchable"   Full interview with Phy:    • Interview with Phy   Join my patreon:   / outofcharacters   Join my discord:   / discord   Follow me on twitch:   / outofcharacters   Follow me on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/outofcharact... Follow me on twitter:   / ofcharacters   00:00 introduction 01:35 who even watches this game?! 02:53 of course, yu-gi-oh is complex 06:20 guess the card and its consequences 08:30 double elimination vs. swiss 11:09 psyche! double elimination bad 15:04 the power of storytelling 21:52 why don't people tell these stories? 26:09 tournaments can be fixed 29:48 outroduction #yugioh #YCS #videoessay #outofcharacters #distantcoder #phy #ssbm #supersmashbros #melee