History YMMV / RemnantII

* ThatOneBoss: The corrupted miniboss "The Executioner" is derided by many as the worst boss in the game. It's a jacked-up version of the huge axe-wielding Heavy Fae elites, but the environment you have to face it in is what makes it unbearable- an extremely narrow corridor which makes evasion particularly difficult, the first part of which is filled with speed-reducing boggy water (which of course does nothing to slow the boss). You can run out of the boggy section, but if you head too far down the wrong side passage you run the risk of triggering another elite Lantern Horror who will pincer you between it and the boss, all but guaranteeing your death. What ''really'' pushes it over the edge from "tough" into "utter BS" is how it uses some of the randomised boss enhancement suffixes it can spawn with. With the confined space you have to fight such a powerful enemy in, Shocking (which periodically casts lightning bolts in the area around it) or Displacer (which spontaneously teleports the player into melee range of the boss) can be devastating, but if it rolls the Cubes suffix (which causes giant glowing cubes similar to those fired at you by the Labyrinth Guardian to repeatedly spiral out from its body, not only dealing significant damage that's literally impossible to avoid in the cramped quarters, but also ''completely obscuring your vision'' and [[FakeDifficulty making it impossible to see the boss winding up its crushing attacks]], which combined with the damage from the cubes is all but a guaranteed OneHitKill) then [[KnowWhenToFoldEm you might as well just give up and reroll your world]], because you are ''not'' going to beat it. It may be possible to cheese it depending on where its event spawns it by running far enough away until it gets stuck on terrain trying to follow you (assuming it doesn't have the aforementioned Displacer suffix), but trying to take it on in a fair fight is just more trouble than most players can be bothered with.

** The trait point limit has proven to be a source of contention among the fanbase. In the previous game, trait points were unlimited and you could max out every trait if you so desired. In Remnant 2 however, you are limited to a maximum of 60 points (85 after an update) to distribute between traits. This, combined with the overall nerfing of traits, has resulted in the playerbase finding the system to be overall more restrictive. The developers responded by claiming it was done to promote build diversity, but this hasn't halted the flow of frustration. Mods were already developed within the first 24 hours of game release to uncap trait points.

** The Bright Steel Ring, which let you always roll at the highest possible speed ''regardless of your encumberance'', was so laughably broken that it got patched out of the game shortly after release and replaced with the Dull Steel Ring, which only drops your rolls down a ''single'' weight class. Even the fact that the Bright Steel Ring was difficult to obtain[[note]]Reggie would add it to his shop inventory after you'd defeated 15 world bosses[[/note]] and you stil suffered the stamina penalty for encumberance did nothing to justify the ludicrousness of you tumbling around in the Leto Set as quickly as if you were naked, for the cost of only a single one of your four ring slots.

* ImprovedSecondAttempt: The climax of ''Remnant II'' is similar to that of ''From the Ashes'' as you travel to the heart of the Root's power to try and destroy the source and end its threat. However [[spoiler:Ward 17]] was a DisappointingLastLevel due to being just a straight, unopposed run to the final boss completely bereft of enemies, obstacles or puzzles, and the final boss itself, [[spoiler:Dreamer/Nightmare]], was considered somewhat an underwhelming and gimmicky AnticlimaxBoss. [[spoiler:Root Earth]] in ''II'' is an entire (albeit somewhat short) final world to explore, complete with enemies, two lesser bosses to fight through on your way to the climax, and new items and secrets to discover, while the final boss [[spoiler:Annihilation]] is considered to be, as mentioned above, [[BestBossEver an excellent final challenge]].

** While the previous game had [[GuideDangIt some pretty baffling puzzles in it]] if you wanted to find everything, some of the ones in the sequel (the worst of which are mentioned on the main page under GuideDangIt) absolutely blow them out of the water.

** Ammo drops a ''lot'' less frequently, making the possibility of actually running completely dry a genuine threat, particularly if you lean on one gun more than the other. Combined with the aforementioned reduced frequency of consumable drops while exploring (and Ammo Boxes only appear in Losomn now rather than every world), you should probably buy a couple from Reggie just to be on the safe side.

* Ammo drops a ''lot'' less frequently, making the possibility of actually running completely dry a genuine threat, particularly if you lean on one gun more than the other. Combined with the aforementioned reduced frequency of consumable drops while exploring (and Ammo Boxes only appear in Losomn now rather than every world), you should probably buy a couple from Reggie just to be on the safe side.

** As long as you smashed the majority of the breakable objects (crates, vases etc) you came across on your journey in ''From The Ashes'' you'd get so much scrap that eventually you'd have MoneyForNothing; upgrading your equipment was gated by iron (and Lumenite) rather than its cost in scrap and buying everything the merchants had to sell was child's play. Not so in ''II,'' where not only are there many more things you have to pay for, but finding consumables is a ''lot'' more uncommon, meaning you have to buy most of them rather than being able to cruise by on what you pick up, and upgrading equipment (particularly unique weapons) is a ''lot'' more expensive. However, even if you smash every last little breakable object on every map, not only is scrap considerably less-likely to drop, but it drops it in much smaller amounts, meaning you're constantly going to be strapped for cash and having to choose carefully what you buy and upgrade (although it's slightly mitigated by no longer being able to upgrade your armour, which is one less expense, and also having the ability to get a refund of all resources spent on upgrading a weapon if you decide you've changed your mind and even to sell items you no longer want).

* GameBreaker: The Enigma is widely regarded as one of if not the single best gun in the game. It's essentially an SMG that shoots ChainLightning, trivializing any encounter with groups of enemies even ''after'' receiving a substantial nerf in the first major patch, especially if you gear yourself to maximize Shock damage and damage to Overloaded enemies. You don't even need to aim with it as the lightning will automatically target the closest enemy in range. Admittedly, said range is rather short, which is its only major drawback (other than the fact that friendly fire is a thing in the game, making it a dangerous gun to use in multiplayer), but that's where the mod comes in. It launches electrified stakes which embed into the enemy to deal DamageOverTime, with a much longer range than the primary fire. Additionally, the material required to craft it can be found in the Labyrinth, a fixed biome with fixed loot, meaning there's absolutely zero rerolling required for you to get your hands on it. Finally, if you put yourself through all of the GuideDangIt needed to unlock the [[spoiler:Archon]] archetype, then any future characters you make can even start the game with it!

** The trait point limit has proven to be a source of contention among the fanbase. In the previous game, trait points were unlimited and you could max out every trait if you so desired. In Remnant 2 however, you are limited to a maximum of 60 points (65 after an update) to distribute between traits. This, combined with the overall nerfing of traits, has resulted in the playerbase finding the system to be overall more restrictive. The developers responded by claiming it was done to promote build diversity, but this hasn't halted the flow of frustration. Mods were already developed within the first 24 hours of game release to uncap trait points.

* PortingDisaster: The PC version launched with abysmal performance, regularly struggling to get good framerates even on modern rigs, forcing players to set everything to low and bear it. Even after the first patch or so improved performance substantially, this did nothing to address another major problem - weird shimmering and blurry graphics that makes everything look muddy and indistinct, like you're playing the game through a very opaque pane of glass.

** Armor upgrades and abilities being removed has also caused some displeasure, since now the only reason to equip certain kinds of armor is because of flat defensive values and weight rather than mixing and matching according to what suits your playstyle, and there's no way to improve pieces of armor to make up for enemies getting stronger as the game goes on.

** The trait point limit has proven to be a source of contention among the fanbase. In the previous game, trait points were unlimited and you could max out every trait if you so desired. In Remnant 2 however, you are limited to a maximum of 60 points to distribute between traits. This, combined with the overall nerfing of traits, has resulted in the playerbase finding the system to be overall more restrictive. The developers responded by claiming it was done to promote build diversity, but this hasn't halted the flow of frustration. Mods were already developed within the first 24 hours of game release to uncap trait points.

** The trait point limit has proven to be a source of contention among the fanbase. In the previous game, trait points were unlimited and you could max out every trait if you so desired. In Remnant 2 however, you are limited to a maximum of 60 points to distribute between traits. This, combined with the overall nerfing of traits, has resulted in the playerbase finding the system to be overall more restrictive. The developers responded by claiming it was done to promote build diversity, but this hasn't halted the flow of frustration. Fortunately, a mod was made to uncap trait points and has amassed 243 downloads within the first 24 hours of its existence.

** The Red Prince. He was hyped up in trailers and boy does he deliver: A LightningBruiser MagicKnight with a FlamingSword who can switch between lengthy melee combos, unleash [[{{SwordBeam}} waves of holy flame]] at a distance, unleash a StormOfBlades that can then [[{{BoomerangComeback}} return to him]], teleport, and even [[{{SelfDuplication}} summon spectral copies of himself.]] If that's not enough, when you deal enough damage to him, he summons a [[{{RingofFire}} whirlwind of flame]] that forces you into the center platform of the arena, [[{{BattleAmongstTheFlames}}forcing you to engage]] in [[{{DuelToTheDeath}} melee range against him.]] All while each hit punishes you with [[{{MaximumHPReduction}} Curse]] and [[{{ManOnFire}} Burning.]] Not to mention the [[{{SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic}} blaring orchestra playing during the entire fight!]]

** The Red Prince. He was hyped up in trailers and boy does he deliver: A LightningBruiser MagicKnight with a FlamingSword who can switch between lengthy melee combos, unleash [[{{SwordBeam}} waves of holy flame]] at a distance, unleash a StormOfBlades that can then [[{{BoomerangComeback}} return to him]], teleport, and even [[{{SelfDuplication}} summon spectral copies of himself.]] If that's not enough, when you deal enough damage to him, he summons a [[{{RingofFire}} whirlwind of flame]] that forces you into the center platform of the arena, [[{{BattleAmongstTheFlames}}forcing you to engage]] in [[{{DuelToTheDeath melee range against him.]] All while each hit punishes you with [[{{MaximumHPReduction}} Curse]] and [[{{ManOnFire}} burning.]] Not to mention the [[{{AwesomeMusic}} blaring orchestra playing during the entire fight!]]