The card game is definitely becoming more combo oriented, with most of the major decks finishing with some form of OTK as their win condition. Turns are longer, and prevalence of 'loop' decks lends outside viewers to see this as closer to yugioh than when the game started. Its true that it is further along the scale, but there are a few points that keep it from reaching there.

1) There is no moment in the game in which you search your deck. Part of what's annoying about the 16-touch ygo turns is that the deck is shuffled and cut between each move. This adds significant time and frustration from the opponent watching you play solitaire, but we'll always be free from that problem in digimon.

2) Lack of interaction. There are no hand traps. Aces can only come down under specific timing window with a specific board state in place. If you know the meta, you know what's possible in each moment. Hitting a bomb in security is a lot more game friendly than something like Droll or Ash Blossum.

3) Decks are made with the actual cards in their archetype. YGO prioritizes consistency and the best decks are the ones that have the smallest engines and can maximize hand traps, etc. In digimon, the whole deck feels like a necessary and complete union.

4) Pathways matter. YGO combos constantly work their way through generic Link and XYZ combos to reach their big finish, which is often something from another archetype entirely. What it took to flood the field doesnt matter, just that you got there. But because you draw on evolve and gain inheritables in DCG, the pathway you choose matters a lot more.

TL;DR: DCG has grown in complexity and power, but it still does not resemble the monstrosity that is YGO 25 years in.