History YMMV / DigimonStoryCyberSleuth

** This could possibly be a DoubleSubversion, since she was originally going to end the conversation on a positive note. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It could be that said character said what she said at the end in order to give [[spoiler: Yuuko ]]the satisfaction of getting her gripes off her chest without any regrets]].

** This could possibly be a DoubleSubversion, since she was originally going to end the conversation on a positive note. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It could be that said character said what she said at the end in order to give[[spoiler: Yuuko ]]the satisfaction of getting her gripes off her chest without any regrets]].

** This could possibly be a DoubleSubversion, since she was originally going to end the conversation on a positive note. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It could be that said character said what she said at the end in order to give]][[spoiler: Yuuko ]][[AlternateCharacterInterpretation the satisfaction of getting her gripes off her chest without any regrets]].

** This could possibly be a DoubleSubversion on the side of [[spoiler: Crusadermon]], since she was originally going to end the conversation on a positive note. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation It could be that said character said what she said at the end in order to give]][[spoiler: Yuuko]][[AlternateCharacterInterpretation the satisfaction of getting her gripes off her chest without any regrets]].

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Because of the above-mentioned gameplay balancing (especially compared to other ''Digimon'' games), along with its focus on a more detailed and mature story along with some incredibly detailed art assets, this game has received the highest Famitsu score of any ''Digimon'' game to date (34/40, the previous record-holder being ''Super Xros Wars Red and Blue'' at 32).

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Thanks to Masafumi Takada's handiwork the whole soundtrack is amazing, but [[https://youtu.be/z2uISr_5J7k Final Phase]], which plays as the player arrives [[spoiler: in the Digital World]] is an energetic yet melancholy track that stands out among typical RPG final dungeon themes.
** The same can be said for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j53_2XK9G0c the themes of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skOG4qwnalI the Royal Knights]] which contain fantastic OminousLatinChanting.
** [[https://youtu.be/toO4JoK-S5k Something Eroding]], the battle theme against the Eaters. Creepy and oppressive, fitting for a battle against a digital EldritchAbomination.
** [[https://youtu.be/zf6OKtbny7c Hacking Pride]] the battle theme against Eater Adam [[spoiler: aka Arata]]. A rocking fast paced track fitting for what is arguably the [[ThatOneBoss most difficult boss of the main story]].
** [[https://youtu.be/kQ6zJKl9Lnw Hope Ster]] the melodic theme of Kyouko that captures her exuberant yet quirky nature.
** [[https://youtu.be/K7kKAIvzCx0 The Ending Has Lots of Coffee]], the theme that plays usually when a case is complete, has a very heroic and quirky feel to it.
** [[https://youtu.be/5-G-G7RBjk4 Message]], Yuuko's theme, has a very hopeful feel to it, highlighting her [[DefrostingIceQueen kind side beneath her cold exterior]].

* ThatOneBoss: [=BanchouLeomon=], who has not one but ''two'' attacks (one of which is an AreaOfEffect attack) that can easily OHKO you without warning, so you'd better have a ton of revive capsules handy. He compensates for this by not having terribly high HP and defense, but it doesn't mean much when he's constantly killing you in the first place.

** Crusadermon's [[ThatOneAttack Fist Of Athena]] will tear you to ''pieces''. About the only saving grace is that she might decide to attack Gaioumon instead, but other than that it's a death sentence to anything that doesn't have a Safety Guard on it. Even if said Safety Guard does defend the recipient, Crusadermon's so fast that she can simply attack again and finish them off.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Rie Kishibe's [[TheFakeCutie voice and speech pattern]] get very grating almost immediately. It gets slightly better when [[spoiler: she becomes [[EvilIsHammy Crusadermon]]]].

** [[https://youtu.be/zf6OKtbny7c Hacking Pride]] the battle theme against Eater ADAM [[spoiler: aka Arata]]. A rocking fast paced track fitting for what is arguably the [[ThatOneBoss most difficult boss of the main story]].

** [[https://youtu.be/zf6OKtbny7c Hacker's Pride]] the battle theme against Eater ADAM [[spoiler: aka Arata]]. A rocking fast paced track fitting for what is arguably the [[ThatOneBoss most difficult boss of the main story]].

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Thanks to Masafumi Takada's handiwork the whole soundtrack is amazing, but Final Phase, which plays as the player arrives [[spoiler: in the Digital World]] is an energetic yet melancholy track that stands out among typical RPG final dungeon themes.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Rie Kishibe's voice and speech pattern get very grating almost immediately.

** CRUSADERMON. '''''FREAKING. CRUSADERMON.''''' [[ThatOneAttack Fist Of Athena]] will tear you to ''pieces''. About the only saving grace is that she might decide to attack Gaioumon instead, but other than that it's a death sentence to anything that doesn't have a Safety Guard on it. Even if said Safety Guard does defend the recipient, Crusadermon's so fast that she can simply attack again and finish them off.

** While all of the DLC Seven Great Demon Lords missions are fairly difficult, the final one (assuming you've done them in order), Lucemon, deserves special mention. More specifically, the second of [[SequentialBoss three parts]] (normal, Falldown Mode, and Satan Mode), as while the first is a high damage-dealing but easy to kill boss and the third is defeated by [[SheatheYourSword keeping yourself alive until he loses its own health naturally to 1 HP]], the second has these nasty factors in play:
*** He's a virus-type and comes right after a vaccine-type battle, meaning you'll probably have data-type Digimon at the start of the battle that will all get wiped out on the first hit...and unless your next three party members have particularly notable speed, this will probably give him three more turns.
*** Depending on the speed of your party members, he can attack up to four times in a row, with extremely heavy damage-dealing attacks that can easily OHKO you if you're not careful.
*** His attacks can inflict knockback, meaning that your party can be replaced with members that aren't prepared at this stage of the battle, and you'll waste turns trying to get back your useful party (let alone healing them).
*** He can inflict ''any'' status effect (including the incredibly debilitating Panic and Sleep), meaning that not only is anti-status effect equipment essential, it's impossible to cover all of them, necessitating at least one Digimon to constantly keep on top of healing your party; in addition, said status effects include Bug, which, if he manages to get in another hit before your healer can take care of that, means he can easily wipe your entire party out at once.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: Besides possibly Rie[[spoiler:/Crusadermon]], good luck finding a genuinely evil villain:
** Some of the Royal Knights might be a little too enthusiastic when it comes to [[spoiler: destroying all life in the real world]], but they have good reason to be xenophobic, and when it comes down to it they are dutiful knights, following the orders of..
** King Drasil, who only wants to [[spoiler: attack the real world]] as he believes it will protect his subjects in the digital world. Also, he's being corrupted by...
** The Eaters, who suffer from BlueAndOrangeMorality and HorrorHunger, [[spoiler: seemingly as a result of being corrupted by human contact early on]], who in turn get manipulated by...
** [[spoiler: Suedou]], who [[WellIntentionedExtremist genuinely wants]] to improve the quality of human existence and is legitimately baffled that the heroes oppose him, and who mentors...
** [[spoiler: Arata]], who wants to [[TheAtoner make up for past mistakes]], even if it involves some reckless choices.
* {{Woolseyism}}: While it can be [[BlindIdiotTranslation quite haphazard occasionally]], the translation has times where it is clear they changed some puns or speech mannerisms to better fit with international culture. Not to mention the changes to the names of some digimon from previous entries appear once again, like "Lordknightmon" to "Crusadermon" is back in play to put more emphasis on their aggressive personality, religious aspects, and cross motif.

** Gatomon, [=BlackGatomon=] and Clockmon's signature attacks do a fixed amount of 150 damage, which is a huge boon in the early game where 150 is a particularly large amount, and can slice through bosses that have high defense but low HP (such as Eaters). Naturally, it doesn't take long for the HP counts to get to the point where 150 becomes peanuts.

* BraggingRightsReward: Dianamon, gotten from beating all seven bosses from the Seven Demon Lords DLC. By the time you are strong enough to finish these brutal bonus bosses, you have access to far more powerful digimon. Add to this the fact that you can't even start the DLC until near the very end of the game, and Dianamon has very limited usage and just isn't worth using over other endgame digimon.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Alphamon and Yuuko]] to [[spoiler:Crusadermon]].

* BreatherBoss: The main story's fight with Barbamon: a nice, straightforward battle after the brutal ones against the likes of Dynasmon and Bancholeomon. While Pandemonium Lost can deal stunning amounts of damage and heal off just as much, it's telegraphed a mile away by Magic Binge!, which has the added effect of slowing Barbamon to a crawl so you can smack him a bunch of times before guarding, dealing more than enough damage to offset the effects. Bring in a Digimon with Magic Charge Field and keep the Intel boosts up, and you can lower the damage even further. To make matters even worse for the poor Demon Lord, you have backup in the form of [[PintsizedPowerhouse Veevee]], who hits deceptively hard for his level and comes equipped with Speed Charge Field, allowing you to get in even ''more'' hits while Barbamon is slowed down! Overall, the battle is more long than it is difficult, and if you bring in enough SP-restoring items there's very Barbamon can really threaten you with.

** CRUSADERMON. '''''FREAKING. CRUSADERMON.''''' [[ThatOneAttack Fist Of Athena]] will tear you to ''pieces''.

* HilariousInHindsight: You know the plot point about [[spoiler: Kyoko being an Alphamon this entire time?]] ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' did something similar years before with [[spoiler: a man disguised as a Zoroark that gives you a free [=TM=].]]

* ThatOneAttack: Any attack that can inflict party wide status conditions can be disasterous for those unprepared. For example: on Hard Mode, Eater EVE's second unique attack which it starts using at half health. Not only does it do an insane amount of damage to the entire party and heals itself, like with all the other Eaters, but it also inflict Sleep on any that manage to survive it, easily causing a Sleep-lock that can cause a TotalPartyKill. It's also painful to look at it as well as [[spoiler: it involves the BoundAndGagged Yuuko squirming around while the Eater feeds on her despair]].

* {{Woolseyism}}: On the other hand, the translation has times where it is clear they changed some puns or speech mannerisms to better fit with international culture. Not to mention the changes to the names of some digimon from previous entries appear once again, like "Lordknightmon" to "Crusadermon" is back in play to put more emphasis on their aggressive personality, religious aspects, and cross motif.

* BraggingRightsReward: Dianamon, gotten from beating all seven bosses from the Seven Demon Lords DLC. By the time you are strong enough to finish these brutal bonus bosses, you have access to far more powerful digimon. Add to this the fact that you can't even start the DLC until near the very end of the game, and Dianamon has very limited usage and other digimon are better to use.