History YMMV / MultiVersus

** Morty's appearance in the final shot of the relaunch cinematic trailer gained some notoriety due to his [[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ffront-facing-morty-is-cursed-v0-phi9nsrh5l1d1.png%3Fwidth%3D205%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db8a3a1015ec68c618d8b4025b4c7c5ec2b039f08 vacant thousand-yard stare aimed directly toward the camera]], leading to comments that he had seen some serious stuff or that [[https://x.com/PineappleGbomb/status/1792593750058741835 he was terrified of the Banana Guard standing right behind him]].

** The official relaunch trailer a few days after the [=PvE=] trailer, which revealed the addition of Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith to the roster and teased numerous other characters to come, would solidify for many players that the game was coming back swinging after many players had spent the months between then and the announcement of the relaunch date concerned that the game wouldn't have much to offer upon relaunch.

** The reveal that the Banana Guards would become playable became one of the most contested things yet. Fans in agreement went along with the obvious joke, while detractors noted it was too early to install a joke character and that they'd wasted a potential slot.

** Fans were disappointed when Rick and Morty were revealed to speak through [[FakeShemp reused voice lines]] instead of having newly recorded dialogue like the rest of the cast, ensuring they can't have unique interactions with the rest of the roster and going against one of ''[=MultiVersus=]'''s core selling points (unique dialogue between characters), though there is plenty of evidence (such as them being TheVoiceless in the non-English versions and them not having a corresponding announcer pack like every other character) to suggest that this is only temporary.

** The beta roster has similarly split the fans, mainly due to its heavy focus on more obscure or {{Unexpected Character}}s. On the opposite side of the spectrum, other people think there's too much focus on DC characters. Some like all the various surprises to the roster, saying they're fun to play as and were fun surprise when they got revealed. Others were annoyed by less important characters getting in over characters who had actual fan demand behind them or should have been playable first (some of the more infamous examples of this include Taz and Marvin getting in before Daffy Duck, Black Adam being picked over far more iconic DC heroes such as the Flash or Green Lantern and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' getting two fighters while several, arguably more iconic franchises not having any fighters yet)

** For some bizarre reason, you can't have a free-for-all match with only three players; it has to be either two or four, so if you only have three players, you either have to leave someone out or add an CPU opponent. This has been widely mocked due to being a basic feature that almost every other PlatformFighter has without issue.

* WinBackTheCrowd: While some people were cautious of the game upon its initial reveal, as described above, both the initial playtest and the closed beta were met with overwhelmingly positive reception for the gameplay and aesthetics from those who took part in it.

** Perhaps one of the biggest examples would be the Banana Guards from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' being announced as a character, something surprising to most considering them being chosen before much more major characters from the show like Princess Bubblegum, Ice King, or Marceline.

** Out of all the possible ''Adventure Time'' characters to show up, absolutely no one expected the Banana Guard to show up over characters like [[BreakoutCharacter Marceline]] or [[TragicVillain Ice King]].

** The beta roster has similarly split the fans, mainly due to its heavy focus on more obscure or {{Unexpected Character}}s. Some like all the various surprises to the roster, saying they're fun to play as and were fun surprise when they got revealed. Others were annoyed by less important characters getting in over characters who had actual fan demand behind them or should have been playable first (some of the more infamous examples of this include Taz and Marvin getting in before Daffy Duck, Black Adam being picked over far more iconic DC heroes such as the Flash or Green Lantern and ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' getting two fighters while several, arguably more iconic franchises not having any fighters yet)

* GermansLoveDavidHasslehoff: Marvin the Martian of course has a massive Japanese fanbase who were estatic about his inclusion but also were very disappointed that as of writing this, the game is not available in Asia.

* BrokenBase: Some players think the game focuses too much on aerial combat, perceiving it to be too floaty (which they say removes the need for skill) and feeling like every character plays like Jigglypuff in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. Other people have no problem with it and consider the notion that they don't have to time their aerial attacks as an AntiFrustrationFeature.

* BrokenBase:
** Some players think the game focuses too much on aerial combat, perceiving it to be too floaty (which they say removes the need for skill) and feeling like every character plays like Jigglypuff in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. Other people have no problem with it and consider the notion that they don't have to time their aerial attacks as an AntiFrustrationFeature.

** Some players think the game focuses too much on aerial combat, perceiving it to be too floaty (which they say removes the need for skill) and feeling like every character plays like Jigglypuff in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.

* HarsherInHindsight: One of the fanbase's major complaints with the game was the fact that WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty had reused voice clips rather than having Creator/JustinRoiland record new voice clips for the game. Warner Bros would later cut all ties with Roiland once [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor allegations of his history of domestic abuse came to light]], meaning if Rick and Morty ever DO get new voice clips, [[TheOtherDarrin they would have to be supplied by their next voice actors]], Ian Cardoni and Harry Beldan.

* HarsherInHindsight: One of the fanbase's major complaints with the game was the fact that WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty had reused voice clips rather than having Creator/JustinRoiland record new voice clips for the game. Warner Bros would later cut all ties with Roiland once [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor allegations of his history of domestic abuse came to light]], meaning if Rick and Morty ever DO get new voice clips, [[TheOtherDarrin they would have to be supplied by their next voice actor]].

** A meta example; when the Cromulons stage was revealed, the developers announced that they would add it to the game after the players collectively performed 10 million ring-outs. It was added ''the day after'' its initial unveiling thanks to the community's dedication, completing the task in ''three hours''.
** Another meta example; the game itself won Best Fighting Game at the 2022 edition of the Game Awards. For a game that moved into an open beta state for a few months as of current writings, it's an impressive achievement.