History YMMV / DaemonXMachina

* ClicheStorm: Many reviewers criticized the very anime plot and the archetypes of the characters, ranging from [[BigBrotherAttraction big brother obsessed]] GyaruGirl and ElegantGothicLolita {{moe}} (complete with NoblewomansLaugh) pilots working for TheOjou along with their honor-obsessed AloofBigBrother and his BattleButler, a CharClone and his HotBlooded rival, a ReiAyanamiExpy, two {{Stock Shonen Hero}}es trying to find their parents' murderer, a hip-hop and graffiti obsessed [[UncleTomfoolery ethnic joke character]], a GenkiGirl eternally pepping up her teammates, three different [[TheStoic stoic military men]] coolly commanding the player, and so on and so forth. Over the course of the game, you gain no less than three different StockShonenRival characters.

** The B-Rank Free Mission "Repel the AIs Invading the Neutral Zone" is another mission where you destroy Immortals. The side objectives includes dealing finishing blow to 50 and 60 enemy AIs. You're often paired with partners for this mission, especially [[CharClone Crimson Lord]], who will destroy them faster than you. Keep in mind that kills done by partners do not count to ''your'' side objectives.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: When the timer runs out in PvP mode, remaining VP determines the winner instead of damage dealt. This would be fine (and reminiscent of many [[FightingGame fighting games]]) if it weren't for the Devotion shoulder part, which can heal you on demand. For some time after the game's release, almost ''everyone'' would equip Devotion so that they could heal themselves at the last second and snag victory even if they were losing badly beforehand. Eventually, the part was straight up banned from PvP.

** The BonusBoss Aviator, which is unlocked after beating the game, can be defeated in about '''ten seconds''' with the right weapon loadout.

** Collecting every equipment for a title can be a hassle. You may think that just collecting weapons without paying attention to letters is good enough but you have to collect ''all'' letter variants, including the "M" variants from Exploration Missions. Fortunately, you don't have to farm [[ThatOneBoss Zeruchroar or Eclipse Ω]] for their weapons.

* ThatOneLevel: Any of the {{Escort Mission}}s, of which there are entirely too many;
** The C-Rank mission, "Guard the Freight Train", is often regarded as one of, if not ''the'' hardest story mission in the game. The player and two allies have to protect a slow moving train from three rival Arsenals and a small horde of killer AI. The rival Arsenals have high HP, defense, and speed, on top of a having tendencies to dart around. The player can only focus on trying to fight one at a time while your [[ArtificialStupidity computer controlled allies do little to keep the other two from going to town the locomotive]]. And even if you manage to get it out of the cave, AI will start attacking it as well causing the train's health to quickly plummet.
** While not quite as difficult, another C-Rank mission, "Investigate Illicit Cargo", is similarly frustrating. It is functionally the same mission as the previously mentioned one, only the objective is to defeat the opposing arsenals before the train leaves the area. Forcing you to complete a BossRush on a time limit.
** In another, the player protects a group of [[TooDumbToLive unarmored cars being led through an active war zone]] while hordes of killer AIs swarm in from every angle. Not only can the cars be destroyed if one of the enemies so much as touches them, but the ''player'' can accidentally destroy the cars as just by touching them as well.
** Yet another of note is when you have to go against Panzer Crown. The trio is aggressive to say the least, and like to divide their attention so one or two focus on you while the other(s) pummels the transport. You often have to just soak their attacks just to make sure they don't focus on the transport, which basically means taking on three bosses at once.

** It has also widely been received positively by the ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' fandom, who sometimes referred to the game as "Armored Core 6" before said game’s actual announcement.

* GuideDangIt: It's not hinted anywhere how the Secret Factory can be unlocked, which is by reaching the C-Rank and eating 20 ice cream in total.

* ThatOneLevel:

* ThatOneSidequest: {{Escort Mission}}s. The player protects a group of [[TooDumbToLive unarmored cars being led through an active war zone]] while hordes of killer AIs swarm in from every angle. Not only can the cars be destroyed if one of the enemies so much as touches them, but the player can accidentally destroy the cars as just by touching them as well.
** The one of note is when you have to go against Panzer Crown. The trio is aggressive to say the least, and like to divide their attention so one or two focus on you while the rest pummels the transport. You often have to just soak their attacks just to make sure they don't focus on the transport, which basically means taking on three bosses at once.

** With ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroesIII'' as [[spoiler: Dr. Juvenile sends in an Arsenal Rollout Model to save Travis and take down Damon Riccitello's Thunder Break Mecha, accompanied with [[AwesomeMusic the Immortal boss theme, Arms of Immortal.]]]] "Creator/Suda51 is a mad genius" comments stormed the music video for that too, as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1FiOjLC0eE here]].

** With ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroesIII'' as [[spoiler: Dr. Juvenile sends in an Arsenal Rollout Model to save Travis and take down Damon Riccitello's Thunder Break Mecha, accompanied with [[AwesomeMusic the Immortal boss theme, Arms of Immortal.]]]]

** The one of note is when you have to go against Panzer Crown. The trio is aggressive to say the least, and like to divide their attention so one or two focus on you while the rest pummels the transport. You often just have to just soak their attacks just to make sure they don't focus on the transport, which basically means taking on three bosses at once.

* ThatOneLevel: The C-Rank mission, "Guard the Freight Train", is often regarded as one of, if not ''the'' hardest story mission in the game. The player and two allies have to protect a slow moving train from three rival Arsenals and a small horde of killer AI. The rival Arsenals have high HP, defense, and speed, on top of a having tendencies to dart around. The player can only focus on trying to fight one at a time while your [[ArtificialStupidity computer controlled allies do little to keep the other two from going to town the locomotive]]. And even if you manage to get it out of the cave, AI will start attacking it as well causing the train's health to quickly plummet.

* ThatOneSidequest: Escort missions. The player protects a group of [[TooDumbToLive unarmored cars being led through an active war zone]] while hordes of killer AIs swarm in from every angle. Not only can the cars be destroyed if one of the enemies so much as touches them, but the player can accidentally destroy the cars as just by touching them as well.

* ClicheStorm: Many reviewers criticized the very anime plot and the archetypes of the characters, ranging from [[BigBrotherAttraction big-brother-obsessed]] GyaruGirl and ElegantGothicLolita {{moe}} pilots working for TheOjou (complete with NoblewomansLaugh) and their honor-obsessed AloofBigBrother and his BattleButler, a CharClone and his HotBlooded rival, a ReiAyanamiExpy, two {{Stock Shonen Hero}}es trying to find their parents' murderer, a hip-hop-and-graffiti-obsessed [[UncleTomfoolery ethnic joke character]], a GenkiGirl eternally pepping up her teammates, three different [[TheStoic stoic military men]] coolly commanding the player, and so on and so forth. Over the course of the game, you gain no less than three different StockShonenRival characters.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: When the timer runs out in PvP mode, remaining VP determines the winner instead of damage dealt. This would be fine (and reminiscent of many [[FightingGame fighting games]]) if it weren't for the Devotion shoulder part, which can heal you on demand. For some time after the game's release, almost ''everyone'' would equip Devotion so that they could heal themselves at the last second and snag victory even if they were losing badly beforehand. Eventually the part was straight up banned from PvP.
* CriticalDissonance: The game holds an average on Metacritic of 68 for the Switch version and 71 for the PC versions, with critics generally lambasting the game's forgettable storyline and framerate issues on the Switch version. This however didn't stop fans from absolutely loving the frantic gameplay, beautiful art style and mecha design, and awesome soundtrack. In fact, the PC version holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: Particularly during the first half. A lot of the characters, plot points, plot twists get thrown at the player with little introduction or build up, making it hard to become invested in the story or anyone in it. Additionally, a lot of information gets fed to the player during missions when they have to focus on the the game over the NPC dialogue.
* SlowPacedBeginning: When the game first starts, it's rather hard to make sense of the plot as you're only given bits and pieces of information about the world and is mostly focused on introducing you to the various factions of the Reclaimers. Most players and reviewers agree the game is rather slow and uninteresting at that point. Upon reaching C-Rank, however, the plot starts to become more prominent, and you're pitted against other Reclaimer mercenaries almost regularly.
* ThatOneLevel: The Rank C "Guard the Freight Train" mission is often regarded as one of, if not the hardest story mission in the game. The player and two allies have to protect a slow moving train from three rival Arsenals and a small horde of killer AI. The rival Arsenals have high HP, defense, speed and a tendency to dart around. The player can only focus on trying to fight one at a time while your [[ArtificialStupidity computer controlled allies]] do little to keep the other two from going to town the locomotive. And even if you manage to get it out of the cave, AI will start attacking it as well causing the train's health to quickly plummet.
* ThatOneSideQuest: Escort missions. The player protects a group of [[TooDumbToLive unarmored cars being led through an active war zone]] while hordes of killer AIs swarm in from every angle. Not only can the cars be destroyed if one of the enemies so much as touches them, but the player can accidentally destroy the cars as just by touching them as well.