The anime is better then zexal, true. However, the yugioh card game is way better in my opinion.
As far as I see this game depends ONLY on luck, on the right draw for the summon or the attack support when you attack. Yugioh needs luck too, but in yugioh you can do a lot more, you can use many different strategies, then just summon a monster and hope to draw a trigger. The spell and trap cards allow you to defend yourself more and even to counter your opponent, not to hope for a miracle draw...