History YMMV / DigimonWorld3

** Cannondramon isn't a slouch either, being capable of hitting almost any 'mons weaknesses, and its finishing move being super-effective against machines.

* GoddamnedBats: ANY enemy that is capable of paralyzing, confusing or putting you to sleep. Gekomon, Andromon, Vademon, you name it. StatusEffects are very debilitating in this game since it can take a long while for you to regain control of your character.
* {{Padding}}: Before you even be able to cross the water, you got things like being scammed with a fake card (and you can't check it before you attempt to try to use it), a sudden boss fight with DifficultySpike (which caught players by surprise both due to its sudden nature and the spike, so more often than not, players would usually reload their save at this point due to losing), the obfuscated place where you have to obtain the egg to summon Submarimon...
* ScrappyMechanic: The ForcedLevelGrinding is among the most hated part of the game, possibly the second after Padding as described above.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Detractors accuse that this game is a [[NintendoHard Playstation Hard]] knockoff of ''Videogame/{{Pokemon}}'', with the redeeming factor is the beautiful 2D sprites and pre-rendered game world that push the limit of Playstation 1's capabilities.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Say what you will about the game, but its anime style soundtrack was pretty awesome, particularly for the AOA and their chilling environment track.
** Some of the music is so awesome, the DS games [[RecycledSoundtrack reused it]] (the battle theme and the sewers theme, for example).

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: While Confusion is annoying, all but incapacitating the afflicted Digimon, it is also absolutely hilarious, replacing the battle menu with nonsensical commands like "Laugh", "Mad" and "Seduct". Choosing one either makes the Digimon attack or, alternatively, yields a completely useless message like "[Digimon name] Shiny white teeth!" or "[Digimon name] Tears are salty!". Even the [[https://youtu.be/lcabyILeubE music]] goes absolutely bonkers!

* NightmareFuel:
** Amaterasu Server's version of Divermon's Lake; the reddish liquid where the water would be looks very much like blood. The Divermon happily swimming in it doesn't make things better. The creepier part, is that if you pay attention carefully, you'll realize the water is not even reflecting the sunset. ''The water is naturally colored red.''
** The Jungle Grave. The theme itself is creepy, and the fact that many players probably won't have done the ForcedLevelGrinding needed to simply survive one second in it means you probably got your butt kicked when you first got here.
** The whole premise of getting trapped in a video game is full of FridgeHorror, especially since Digimon Online does not utilize NarniaTime. Just imagine what it would feel like to hear that your friend or [[ParentalAbandonment family member]] has essentially been trapped in a pod, their conscious in a virtual world with ''no way of getting them out''. One random NPC also worries about her being unable to feed her dog now. What if she (or any other pet owner playing the game) lives alone and there is nobody else around to care for her dog...?
** The whole Digimon World turning into Oinkmon is quite creepy.

** The whole premise of getting trapped in a video game is full of FridgeHorror, especially since Digimon Online does not utilize NarniaTime. Just imagine what it would feel like to hear that your friend or [[ParentalAbandonment family]] [[AdultFear member]] has essentially been trapped in a pod, their conscious in a virtual world with ''no way of getting them out''. One random NPC also worries about her being unable to feed her dog now. What if she (or any other pet owner playing the game) lives alone and there is nobody else around to care for her dog...?

** The Amaterasu Server, in general. Its enemies are at least as tough as the aforementioned Numemon and Musyamon. One could argue the problem is not so much that the enemies are hard, but rather the fact that every area in this new sprawling world map has enemies of equal strength to each other, so if you stumble into a scary, powerful enemy somewhere, you can't really retreat safely to a previous weaker area to grind. A player can easily feel overwhelmed enough to decide going into a familiar peaceful place like Amaterasu's Central Park, expecting to find wimpy Kunemon/Tapirmon, only to be ambushed by H-Kabuterimon/Antylamon.

* GoddamnedBats: ANY enemy that is capable of paralyzing, confusing or putting you to sleep. Gekomon, Andromon, Vademon, you name it. StandardStatusEffects are very debilitating in this game since it can take a long while for you to regain control of your character.

* HilariousInHindsight: The premise of being trapped in an online game is quite similar to ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', which in turn was also done by the ''Franchise/DotHack'' and ''LightNovel/LogHorizon''.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: While Confusion is annoying, all but incapacitating the afflicted Digimon, it is also absolutely hilarious, replacing the battle menu with nonsensical commands like "Laugh", "Mad" and [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Seduct"]]. Choosing one either makes the Digimon attack or, alternatively, yields a completely useless message like "[Digimon name] Shiny white teeth!" or "[Digimon name] Tears are salty!". Even the [[https://youtu.be/lcabyILeubE music]] goes absolutely bonkers!

* HilariousInHindsight: The premise of being trapped in an online game is quite similar to ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', which in turn was also done by the ''Franchise/DotHack'' and ''Manga/LogHorizon''.

** Guilmon in general, simply because you can equip him with the Zweihander as soon as you have enough Charisma to get the El Dorado ID. This weapon gives Guilmon ''a whopping +300 strength''. With decent Strength training and this weapon, Guilmon can reach the 999 strength cap the fastest, and he can also access MetalMamemon, who has pretty good physical techniques, very quickly as well. He can 2HKO nearly all regular enemies with this, though you'll want to train his defensive stats and especially speed as well.

* {{Padding}}: Before you even be able to cross the water, you got things like being scammed with a fake card (and you can't check it before you attempt to try to use it), a boss fight with DifficultySpike (and the game doesn't tell you that you are supposed to only force it to flee by dealing enough damage to it, so many players gets stuck trying to power their Digimon up to deal massive damage to it, only to get defeated because they took too long), the obfuscated place where you have to obtain the egg to summon Submarimon...

* {{Padding}}: Before you even be able to cross the water, you got things like being scammed with a fake card (and you can't check it before you attempt to try to use it), an unbeatable HopelessBossFight in which you have to find a way to stall until the battle ends (and nothing in the game tells you you're supposed to just stall and survive), the obfuscated place where you have to obtain the egg to summon Submarimon...

** Soul Snatcher and Soul Plunder are two moves accessible to players, and both moves have identical effect: they '''one-hit KO''' the opponent, with Soul Plunder having an insanely high ''96%'' chance of success (Soul Snatcher is lower, but no slouch either at ''72%''). Guess who has Soul Plunder? None other than the aforementioned best Digivolution in the game, Imperialdramon Paladin Mode.

** Soul Snatcher and Soul Plunder are two moves accessible to players, and both have identical effect: they '''one-hit KO''' the opponent, with Soul Plunder having ''96%'' chance of success (Soul Snatcher is lower, but no slouch either at ''72%''). Guess who has Soul Plunder? None other than the aforementioned best Digivolution in the game, Imperialdramon Paladin Mode.

* GoddamnedBats: ANY enemy that is capable of paralyzing, confusing or putting you to sleep. Gekomon, Andromon, Vademon, you name it. StandardStatusEffects are very debilitating in this game since it can take a long while for you to retain control of your character.

** Amaterasu Server's version of Divermon's Lake; the reddish liquid where the water would be looks very much like blood. The Divermon happily swimming in it doesn't make things better.

* {{Padding}}: Before you even be able to cross the water, you got things like being scammed with a fake card (and you can't check it before you attempt to try to use it), an unbeatable HopelessBossFight which you have to find another way to defeat it, the obfuscated place where you have to obtain the egg to summon Submarimon...

** Soul Snatcher and Soul Plunder are two moves accessible to players, and both have identical effect: they '''one-hit KO''' the opponent, with Soul Plunder having ''96%'' chance of success (Soul Snatcher is lower, but no slouch either at 72%). Guess who has Soul Plunder? The aforementioned best Digivolution in the game, Imperialdramon Paladin Mode.

** Imperialdramon Paladin Mode is the best digivolution of the game, for a good reason. By the time you get him, your digimon will be at least level 55.

** The Amaterasu Server, in general. Its enemies are at least as tough as the aforementioned Numemon and Musyamon. One could argue the problem is not so much enemy strength, but rather the fact every area in this new sprawling world map has enemies of equal strength to each other, so if you stumble into a scary, powerful enemy somewhere, you can't really retreat safely to a previous weaker area to grind. It can be jarring for one to go into Amaterasu's Central Park, expecting to find wimpy Kunemon/Tapirmon, only to be ambushed by H-Kabuterimon/Antylamon.

** The Musyamon in the Gecko Swamp and the Jungle Grave, who hit unusually hard for random encounters for that level.
** Purple Numemon, high defense, high attack, if it hits you, your stats are lowered. When you're strong enough to kill them in one hit, they become a good source of Level Grinding, giving you 250 EXP.
** Amaterasu Server in general. In Amaterasu, everything you ecounter is at least as powerful as said Numemon. There's a reason that the plot ordered you to visit the Jungle Grave right before Amaterasu Server.

* GoddamnedBats: ANY enemy that is capable of paralyzing, confusing or putting you to sleep. Gekomon, Andromon, you name it. StandardStatusEffects are very debilitating in this game since it can take a long while for you to retain control of your character.

** Purple Numemon, high defense, high attack, if it hits you, your stats are lowered. Oh, did we mention that it is everything you will ecounter at the time where the random ecounter are at best half as powerful as said Numemon. When you're strong enough to kill them in one hit, they become a good source of Level Grinding, giving you 250 EXP.

* ScrappyMechanic: The ForcedLevelGrinding is among the most hated part of the game.