As a child, I was a huge fan of, and so, naturally, never really appealed to me. Fortunately, as I got older, my appreciation for and its slightly complex rules appealed to me more and more — thankfully, my love of never waned.
I remember getting my first free deck from my local card shop, a 30-card green deck with a bunch of cards that I fawned over for days afterward.
It was my gateway into phenomenal world, and it felt like the love would never stop. Unfortunately, over time, my understanding of grew more and more strained as new rules were introduced.
This is the natural progression of TCGs that need to be constantly evolving to both draw in new fans and give existing ones more reasons to buy cards.
I failed to stick around to be a part of this shift, and that's something I regret now. However, it looks like my opportunity for a comeback is in order, as a new crossover is officially in the works.