History YMMV / DragonsCrown

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Taking down any of the larger and/or tougher bosses, especially the dragons, just feels great, and the narration boasting about and congratulating you on your accomplishments makes it even more satisfying.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow quite a bit]] [[InternetBackdraft of debacle]], especially because the reviewer pointed out that she found the much debated FanService "distracting" in some cases and "obvious, one-sided and gross" in others, along with other points of criticism. Made even more controversial by ''Dragon's Crown'' being a [=PlayStation=]-brand exclusive. Polygon has a very bad history of reviewing those lower than their colleagues (their review of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' comes to mind). Accusations of bribery are rampant.

* AwesomeArt: The fanservice's [[InternetBackdraft controversy]] will cause people to completely ignore how incredibly detailed and colorful the game's art is.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Taking down any of the larger and/or tougher bosses, especially the dragons, just feels great, and the narration boasting about and congratulating you on your accomplishments makes it even more satisfying.

** If the player character is a caster, the Soul Gazing quest is also a rough one, since it involves fighting the [[AntiMagic Gazer]] one-on-one. It can be done... but it's a time-consuming pain in the butt.
* ScrappyMechanic: The system of activating runes is somewhat disruptive to the flow of the game, not to mention that you need to have fast reflexes to activate the word before enemies start attacking you. Also, every human player needs to buy his/her own set of runes. Not a big issue for players joining online, but for a partner playing as P2, it's disruptive to have to set your character as P1 so that the option of buying runes becomes available to you.

* LoveItOrHateIt: The art style is just about the ''sole'' reason this game is so polarizing among [[ValuesDissonance many Western gamers]], even before it was released. Japanese players joke about the art as well, but otherwise don't consider it as notable when compared to the reactions in the U.S. and other Western countries.

* FlatCharacter: When you compare ''Dragon's Crown's'' plot and characters to Vanillaware's previous titles like VideoGame/OdinSphere and VideoGame/MuramasaTheDemonBlade, the game falls particularly hard on its face. The entire story is told in exposition by a narrator with little on-screen interaction between the characters. What little interaction does occur is only said by the narrator and never shown as spoken dialogue. The playable cast also receives very little in the characterization department with reveals like [[spoiler:the Amazon's noble heritage or the Wizard's ailing sister]] coming at the very end of the story as a reward rather than actual in-story conflicts. Such issues are more understandable by players who tend to focus more on gameplay and combat rather than story, but others who prefer to have interesting characters with fleshed out backstories are better off playing the aforementioned ''Odin Sphere'' or ''Oboro Muramasa'' rather than ''Dragon's Crown.''

** If the player character is a caster, the Soul Gazing quest is also a rough one, since it involves fighting the [[AntiMagic Gazer]] one-on-one. It can be done... but it's a time-consuming pain in the butt.

* {{Padding}}: After collecting the talismans required to [[spoiler:defeat the final boss, the ancient dragon]], you're told that you need to do it again, but on a harder difficulty. Then once more. The only thing that makes up for this is that the difficulty can be changed on any file, preventing you from needing to make a new character each time.

* ThatOneSidequest: Bear Witness. The quest objective? Kill the Red Dragon. Yes, the same one mentioned above. ''Solo''. '''In the treasure room.''' Good luck. Fortunately the actual difficulty you complete the quest on doesn't factor, so if you wait until your character has completed hard mode it's a small task to change the difficulty to normal and complete the quest.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow quite a bit]] [[InternetBackdraft of debacle]], especially because the reviewer pointed out that she found the much debated FanService "distracting" in some cases and "obvious, one-sided and gross" in others, along with other points of criticism. Made even more controversial by ''Dragon's Crown'' being a Playstation-brand exclusive. Polygon has a very bad history of reviewing those lower than their colleagues (their review of ''TheLastOfUs'' comes to mind). Accusations of bribery are rampant.

** The goddesses, since a lot of statements about their actions hint at JerkassGods, yet they grant their power to revive the dead and fought protect the world from the Ancient Dragons.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow quite a bit]] [[InternetBackdraft of debacle]], especially because the reviewer pointed out that she found the much debated FanService "distracting" in some cases and "obvious, one-sided and gross" in others, along with other points of criticism. Made even more controversial by ''Dragon's Crown'' being a Playstation-brand exclusive. Polygon has a very bad history of reviewing those lower than their colleagues(their review of ''TheLastOfUs'' comes to mind). Accusations of bribery are rampant.

** In a lot fan art featuring just the three female characters, the Elf is depicted as being [[BreastEnvy jealous she doesn't have a figure like the Amazon or Sorceress]].

** In a lot fan art featuring just the three female characters, the Elf is depicted as being jealous she doesn't have a figure like the Amazon or Sorceress.

* {{Moe}}: The Elf, [[http://dragons-crown.wikia.com/wiki/File:Tokuten_p22_0510.png shown more effectively]] in [[http://dragons-crown.wikia.com/wiki/File:Tokuten_p2_0510.png the bonus art]]. Princess Vivian as well, particularly later in the game when she's grown more fond of the adventurers and [[WhenSheSmiles smiles more often]].

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused [[ComplainingAboutPeopleNotLikingTheShow quite a bit]] [[InternetBackdraft of debacle]], especially because the reviewer pointed out that she found the much debated FanService "distracting" in some cases and "obvious, one-sided and gross" in others, along with other points of criticism.
** Made even more controversial by ''Dragon's Crown'' being a Playstation-brand exclusive. Polygon has a very bad history of reviewing those lower than their colleagues(their review of ''TheLastOfUs'' comes to mind). Accusations of bribery are rampant.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In a lot fan art featuring just the three female characters, the Elf is depicted as being jealous she doesn't have a figure like the Amazon or Sorceress.

* InternetBackdraft: Creator/{{Vanillaware}}'s character designs have always include some fanservice, but the fact that it's more obvious this time[[note]]due to the player characters, who are at the forefront of the advertisements, exhibiting most of the artist's... [[AuthorAppeal interests]][[/note]] has caused the majority of gamers to argue about several topics regarding sexism and feminism in video games today. Needless to say, the gameplay and overall quality of the game itself isn't even a footnote in these debates, and bringing up the exaggerated male characters as comparison usually causes more backdraft (often due to claims of false equivalency). Some of the [[DearNegativeReader actions]] between the artist and detractors haven't helped alleviate the situation[[note]]See Trivia section for more info, as well as the BaraGenre trope entry on the main page.[[/note]].

** Unfortunately a recent patch {{Nerf}}ed her a little in that bosses no longer drop arrows when taking damage from the above assault, preventing her from doing nearly as much damage by keeping her quiver full.
* InternetBackdraft: Creator/{{Vanillaware}}'s character designs have always include some fanservice, but the fact that it's more obvious this time[[note]]due to the player characters, who are at the forefront of the advertisements, exhibiting most of the artist's... [[AuthorAppeal interests]][[/note]] has caused the majority of gamers to argue about several topics regarding sexism and feminism in video games today. Needless to say, the gameplay and overall quality of the game itself isn't even a footnote in these debates, and bringing up the exaggerated male characters as comparison usually causes more backdraft (often due to false equivalency). Some of the [[DearNegativeReader actions]] between the artist and detractors haven't helped alleviate the situation[[note]]See Trivia section for more info, as well as the BaraGenre trope entry on the main page.[[/note]].

* ThatOneSidequest: Bear Witness. The quest objective? Kill the Red Dragon. Yes, the same one mentioned above. ''Solo''. '''In the treasure room.''' Good luck.
** Fortunately the actual difficulty you complete the quest on doesn't factor, so if you wait until your character has completed hard mode it's a small task to change the difficulty to normal and complete the quest.

* ThatOneSidequest: Bear Witness. The quest objective? Kill the Red Dragon. Yes, the same one mentioned above. ''Solo''. '''In the treasure room.''' Good luck.

* HateDumb: Among Jason Schreier's notorious remarks against the game's art style is an accusation calling Sorceress' fanservice-y design a "lolicon fantasy." You know, because prepubescent girls are well known for having wide hips and boobs the size of watermelons.
** In general, people who disparage the game and its players by accusing them for being only in it for the {{Fanservice}}[[note]]Similar to how some people [[BestKnownForTheFanservice perceive]] the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' frachise[[/note]], [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch as if the game has absolutely no redeemable features]] or worse: that the redeemable features [[AccentuateTheNegative are irrelevant]] to the {{Fanservice}}. Incidentally, the former attitude has died down since the game's release, but the latter still pops up from time to time.

* ThatOneBoss: The Red Dragon is quite nasty. It's so large, it almost takes up the whole screen. Plus, the chamber you meet him in is quite crowded, making avoiding its attacks a daunting task. One may choose to take the fight out of its chamber, but doing so puts a time limit on how long you have before the boss becomes unbeatable: one can still advance to the next stage if you survive the ensuing chase, but if you don't beat it quickly enough, you won't get the talisman from killing it. In short, it's harder and more of a pain to fight than the final boss!

* HateDumb: Among Jason Schreier's notorious remarks against the game's art style is an accusation calling Sorceress' fanservice-y design a "lolicon fantasy." You know, because prepubescent girls are well known for having HartmanHips and boobs the size of watermelons.