History YMMV / SuperRobotWarsV

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Lord Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in [[Anime/CrossAnge his home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of the DRAGON as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desired elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the Innovators, Amalgam, Blue Cosmos and more]] to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns that leave countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to kill all the humans trapped in the world while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{sex slave}}s to breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsession, when they refuse to be his playthings.

* OlderThanTheyThink: This is actually the second time that the [[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer 00 Qan[T]]] is seen connecting the Twin Drives, like it does when it enters Quantum Burst, to empower and finish its Raiser Sword attack. Its first actual use was in the Compati-Heroes series entry ''Lost Heroes 2''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of the English script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which was accused of BlindIdiotTranslation. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers''.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Lord Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in his [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of the DRAGON as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desired elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the Innovators, Amalgam, Blue Cosmos and more]] to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns that leave countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to kill all the humans trapped in the world while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{sex slave}}s to breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsession, when they refuse to be his playthings.

** Despite the roster featuring many [[UnexpectedCharacter unexpected additions]], fans had expressed their disappointment the majority being used in ''V'' are reused from the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Third Super Robot Wars Z]]'' duology. This got worse when it was revealed the game also recycled music not only from the ''Third Z'', but ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme VS]]'' as well.

* HolyShitQuotient
** The initial teaser trailer had a couple of these: ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' returns after being absent since ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 2]]'', ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' isn't the ''Anime/BraveSeries'' representative this time around, [[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Mazinger ZERO]] appears as a playable unit and '''''[[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199]]''''' appears as the "unorthodox" series! Needless to say, fans were thrown for a few loops.
** The first promotional video revealed that ''[[Anime/ShinMazinger Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!]]'' incarnations of [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi and the Great Mazinger]] will appear in ''V''[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger ''did'' appear in the show, but in minor roles: Tetsuya was part of the Bardos expedition via {{Flashback}} as a guilt-fueled hallucination by Tsubasa; in the final battle, he was TheCameo under the pseudonym "[[PaperThinDisguise Blade]]". Meanwhile, Great Mazinger got an implied cameo via a silhouette[[/note]], with Tetsuya receiving a Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}-esque MidSeasonUpgrade called "Mazin Emperor G". Furthermore, the Huckebein, [[ExiledFromContinuity which many fans thought would never appear again due to legal reasons]] in ''Super Robot Wars'' [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute and looking like a]] Franchise/{{Gundam}}, returns in this game as a playable unit.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of the English script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which was accused of BlindIdiotTranslation. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers'', chief among them hiring a well-regarded PromotedFangirl by its players.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Lord Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in his [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of the DRAGON as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desired elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the Innovators, Amalgam Blue Cosmos and more]] to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns that leave countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to kill all the humans trapped in the world while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{sex slave}}s to breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsession, when they refuse to be his playthings.

** ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' is not designated as part of the {{Mecha}} genre when it made its ''Super Robot Wars'' debut here, but by the events of its {{Sequel}} ''Space Battleship Yamato 2202'', it has established [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/5b/69/fd5b69fcc5026a65429820262984d19e.jpg itself]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su8OshDjlv8 as one]].

** ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' is not designated as part of the {{Mecha}} genre when it made its ''Super Robot Wars'' debut here, but by the events of its {{Sequel}} ''Space Battleship Yamato 2202'', it has established [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/5b/69/fd5b69fcc5026a65429820262984d19e.jpg itself]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su8OshDjlv8 as]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97WyDAtGrQ one]].

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in his [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of them as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desirable elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the Innovators Blue Cosmos, and more]] to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns leaving countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to KillAllHumans trapped in the world, while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{Sex Slave}}s and breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsessions, when they refuse to be his playthings.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in his [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of them as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desirable elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Innovators]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Blue Cosmos]], and more to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns leaving countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to KillAllHumans trapped in the world, while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{Sex Slave}}s and breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsessions, when they refuse to be his playthings.

* BrokenBase: The inclusion and heavy featuring of ''Anime/CrossAnge'', due to how controversial the show is. It mostly comes down to whether you like the show or not; those who do find it a welcome addition and like the new units, attacks, the way it integrates itself into the universe, Embryo's performance as main villain, etc., while detractors find that the show does not mesh well with the others, creates gaping inconsistencies, does not deserve to be featured in the same verse as beloved classics, find Embryo to be a lousy villain who draws attention away from the more fascinating villains and believe his kidnapping of every heroine to MindRape them and turn them into his harem ''screams'' GratuitousRape and disrespects all of said heroines as a result, and would overall prefer that ''Cross Ange'' never had been added to the roster. This, combined with the overall game being [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] and [[ItsTheSameSoItSucks too similar]], has led to fans outright [[FanonDiscontinuity ignoring its existence]].

** ''Literature/MobileSuitGundamHathawaysFlash'' is based on the novel adaptation of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'' called "Beltorchika's Children". Since the latter was displaced by the film in Universal Century {{Continuity}}, people were surprised Banpresto included a novel series that's non-{{Canon}} (even though fans tend to include ''Hathaway's Flash'' as part of Universal Century).

** After years of speculating SpaceOpera-centric titles were ExiledFromContinuity because of their premise, Banpresto tore this notion apart by including ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' as the "unorthodox" entry of ''V'', effectively breaking down more barriers like they previously did with ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' and PoweredArmor in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment''.
** As part of [[MilestoneCelebration Super Robot Wars' 25th anniversary]], the Grungust and Huckebein are available as playable units. Many players believed the latter would never be used by Banpresto again following its absence post-''Second Original Generation''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of the English script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which had accusations of BlindIdiotTranslation. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers'', chief among them hiring a well-regarded PromotedFangirl by its players.

** ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' was not a {{Mecha}} anime when it joined this game but by the events of its sequel ''Space Battleship Yamato 2202'', it has established [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/5b/69/fd5b69fcc5026a65429820262984d19e.jpg itself]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su8OshDjlv8 firmly]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97WyDAtGrQ as one]].
** Part of the lyrics of [[AwesomeMusic/SuperRobotWars "THE EXCEEDER"]] in the second verse is "Super Robot o kanaero", which translates to "Grant us the Super Robots". While the song itself is mostly known for its awesomeness, that line becomes hilariously ironic because the game which featured the song actually had ''way'' more Real Robots than Super Robots, so it's like Music/JAMProject is telling Bandai Namco that they want more Super Robots. And guess what? [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsX Each games]] [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT afterwards]] increased the number of Super Robots (until it's more or less equal in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT T]]''), so Bandai Namco looked like complying to JAM Project's subtle request.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Jill's portrayal in here has been a lot better received [[Anime/CrossAnge than in her home series]], [[spoiler: mainly because she actually gets a chance to redeem herself for holding the IdiotBall if [[SecretCharacter you unlock her]], unlike in ''Cross Ange'', where she dies before she gets said chance]].

* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter They Wasted a Perfectly Good Unit]]: [[spoiler:Players can recruit [[Anime/CrossAnge Jill]] as a SecretCharacter, who pilots the [[SuperRobot Raziya]]. Too bad she only has access to its beam and sword attacks, thus making her feel like a watered-down version of Hilda (who uses the Cleopatra) and Salia (pilot of the Theodora). Admittedly, Jill does have access to decent Spirit Commands[[note]]Notably "Foresee", where an allied unit can evade all attacks for one turn, and costs a measly 10 Spirit Points, as opposed to the usual 20-25[[/note]], making her a good support unit. However, one can't help but wonder why her Raziya doesn't have "Ability Unlock" when all of the other Ragna-mails do. They might as well have made her pilot a Glaive and given Tusk or Rosalie the Raziya instead]]!

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of the English script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which had accusations of BlindIdiotTranslation. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers''.

** The first promotional video revealed that ''[[Anime/ShinMazinger Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!]]'' incarnations of [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi and the Great Mazinger]] will appear in ''V''[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger ''did'' appear in the show, but in minor roles: Tetsuya was part of the Bardos expedition via {{Flashback}} as a guilt-fueled hallucination by Tsubasa; in the final battle, he was TheCameo under the pseudonym "[[PaperThinDisguise Blade]]". Meanwhile, Great Mazinger got an implied cameo via a silhouette[[/note]], with Tetsuya receiving a Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}-esque MidSeasonUpgrade called "Mazin Emperor G". Furthermore, the Huckebein, [[ExiledFromContinuity which many fans thought would never appear again in SRW because of legal reasons]] [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute due to it looking like a]] Franchise/{{Gundam}}, returns in this game as a playable unit.

* ItsEasySoItSucks: Modern installments have never been very taxing tactically, but ''V'' is probably one of the easiest [=SRW=] games in recent memory. There are a bevy of useful pilots and units, with plenty of evasive {{Real Robot}}s used by pilots with high stats that they can dodge anything enemies throw at them and deliver a near-guaranteed counterattack[[note]]Simultaneously, the universal pilot skill "[[CriticalStatusBuff Prevail]]" received a buff in ''V'', meaning real robot pilots will still have trouble dealing with enemy bosses as the game progress[[/note]]. Meanwhile, allied {{Super Robot}}s are difficult to destroy due to a combination of having high armor and {{Hit Point}}s or a multitude of pilots with good "Spirit Commands" at their disposal or, in some cases, both. That's not even getting into the titular Yamato, THE GameBreaker in ''V'', and universally agreed to be the best battleship ever seen in a ''Super Robot Wars'' installment since the [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Nadesico]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment''. This is all compounded by a lack of difficult enemies to deal with throughout the game - players find themselves facing enemies with poor abilities and statistics, while allied units can take anything thrown at them. Furthermore, the ability for players to use Spirit Commands ''after attacking'' and '''''during the enemy turn'''''[[note]]The latter was previously available in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''[[/note]] makes unintentionally losing units more of a challenge than the actual game itself.

* StockFootageFailure: A reused cityscape battle animation background from the ''Third VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' still has the text "[=SRWZ3=]" written on a building.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Anime/Daitarn3'' was nothing more than a background element for the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' saga, with Banjo Haran saying he already took care of the Meganoids [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome behind the scenes]] by the time he shows up in ''Tengoku-hen''. Furthermore, ''Anime/Zambot3'' received a bigger focus in the trilogy than it had in any [=SRW=] prior. ''V'' would have been the perfect opportunity to feature both stories at once, possibly with Banjo and the ''Zambot 3'' crew taking turns comforting the other during their trying battles. Both shows [[PostScriptSeason already had their plots resolved by the time they show up in the game proper]]; the closest thing ''Daitarn 3'' has to enemy representation is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzR8DdAUxE Nibergen tanks]] and [[AdaptationSpeciesChange changing]] [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Hokushin]] [[AdaptationSpeciesChange into a Meganoid]].

** If there's a ''Anime/BraveSeries'' included in a ''Super Robot Wars'' installment, chances are it has to be ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', right? Not this time: ''Might Gaine'' isn't just the second ''Brave Series'' in [=SRW=] after ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'', it displaces the latter for the first time as the ''Brave Series'' representative for an installment since its debut in ''Alpha 2''[[note]]For that matter, any ''Brave Series'' other than ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' to be featured in future games has a higher chance of representing it, given ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' was the GrandFinale of that franchise[[/note]].

** ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' was not a HumongousMecha anime when it joined this game but by the events of its sequel ''Space Battleship Yamato 2202'', it has established itself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su8OshDjlv8 firmly]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r97WyDAtGrQ as one]].

* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lord Djibril]] was killed-in-action by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Rey Za Burrel]]; in ''V'', Djibril also dies, but from Embryo. Both characters are voiced by [[Creator/ToshihikoSeki the same person]].

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game, as a whole, looks amazing, but the ''Yamato'' stands out in particular - its attacks are depicted using a combination of the animation style used for other units and the 3D CGI that stands alongside [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 the anime]] is a feast for the eyes.

* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter They Wasted a Perfectly Good Unit]]: [[spoiler:Pplayers can recruit [[Anime/CrossAnge Jill]] as a SecretCharacter, who pilots the [[SuperRobot Raziya]]. Too bad she only has access to its beam and sword attacks, thus making her feel like a watered-down version of Hilda (who uses the Cleopatra) and Salia (pilot of the Theodora). Admittedly, Jill does have access to decent Spirit Commands[[note]]Notably "Foresee", where an allied unit can evade all attacks for one turn, and costs a measly 10 Spirit Points, as opposed to the usual 20-25[[/note]], making her a good support unit. However, one can't help but wonder why her Raziya doesn't have "Ability Unlock" when all of the other Ragna-mails do. They might as well have made her pilot a Glaive and given Tusk or Rosalie the Raziya instead]]!

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of just about the entire script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which had [[SarcasmMode revolutions to the realm of translation]] such as [[BlindIdiotTranslation "crazy ghost-chan of rampage", "the same genders differences", and "Such words... even I could...!"]]. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers''. Even a new quirk of replacing every instances of ellipsis was forgiven.

* CompleteMonster: [[TheManBehindTheMan Embryo]] is as awful here as he was in his [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]]. Having manipulated the annihilation of the Ancient Humans, Embryo creates a new world with brutal systems against those born without Mana, or "Norma", using them as cannon fodder in a war against the DRAGON people to kill as many of the DRAGON as possible and harvest energy from their bodies. Embryo, desiring to purge his humanity of less desired elements, also [[ShadowDictator manipulates the Innovators, Blue Cosmos, and more]] to launch terrorist attacks or brutal, genocidal campaigns that leave countless innocents dead. Deciding to destroy the World of Mana and start over, Embryo plans to kill all the humans trapped in the world while kidnapping every heroine to MindRape them into his {{sex slave}}s to breed a new race of humanity, even trying to murder them and Ange, the object of his obsession, when they refuse to be his playthings.

* HilariousInHindsight: In ''MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lord Djibril]] was killed-in-action by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Rey Za Burrel]]; in ''V'', Djibril also dies, but from [[Anime/CrossAnge Embryo]]. Both characters are voiced by [[Creator/ToshihikoSeki the same person]].

** The initial teaser trailer alone had a couple of these: ''Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam'' returns after being absent since ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 2]]''. ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' isn't the ''Anime/BraveSeries'' representative this time around. [[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Mazinger ZERO]] appears as a playable unit. '''''[[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199]]''''' appears as the "unorthodox" series! Needless to say, fans were thrown for a few loops.
** The first promotional video also had two notable ones: Firstly, the ''[[Anime/ShinMazinger Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!]]'' incarnations of [[Anime/GreatMazinger Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger]] appear in ''V''[[note]]Contrary to popular belief, Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger ''did'' appear in the show, but in minor roles: Tetsuya appeared as part of the Bardos expedition via {{Flashback}} as a guilt-fueled hallucination by Tsubasa and in the final battle as TheCameo under the pseudonym "[[PaperThinDisguise Blade]]". Great Mazinger, meanwhile, only got an implied cameo via silhouette[[/note]], with Tetsuya receiving a Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}-esque MidSeasonUpgrade called "Mazin Emperor G". Secondly, the ''Huckebein'', [[ExiledFromContinuity which many fans thought would never appear again in SRW because of legal reasons]] [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute due to it looking like a]] Franchise/{{Gundam}}, returns in this game as a playable unit.

** Ever since they first meet, [[Anime/ShinMazinger Tetsuya Tsurugi]] becomes ''very interested'' in [[Manga/GetterRobo Ryouma Nagare]]. The actual reason for this is [[spoiler:Tetsuya believes Getter Ray radiation is the solution to break [[Anime/ShinMazinger Kouji Kabuto]] out from the control of the [[Manga/ShinMazingerZero Mazinger ZERO]]]], but the way Tetsuya obsesses over Ryouma made players assume that he has a crush on him.
* ItsEasySoItSucks: Modern [=SRW=] installments have never been very taxing tactically, but ''V'' is probably one of the easiest [=SRW=] games in recent memory. There are a bevy of useful pilots and units, with plenty of evasive {{Real Robot}}s used by pilots with such high stats that they can dodge anything enemies throw at them and deliver a near-guaranteed counterattack[[note]]At the same time, the universal pilot skill "[[CriticalStatusBuff Prevail]]" received a buff in ''V'', meaning real robot pilots will still have trouble dealing with enemy bosses as the game progress[[/note]]. Meanwhile, allied {{Super Robot}}s are difficult to destroy due to a combination of having high armor and {{Hit Point}}s or a multitude of pilots with good "Spirit Commands" at their disposal or, in some cases, both. That's not even getting into the titular Yamato, THE GameBreaker in ''V'', and universally agreed to be the best battleship ever seen in a ''Super Robot Wars'' installment since the [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Nadesico]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment''. This is all compounded by a lack of difficult enemies to deal with throughout the game - players find themselves facing enemies with poor abilities and statistics, while allied units can take anything thrown at them. Furthermore, the ability for players to use Spirit Commands ''after attacking'' and '''''during the enemy turn'''''[[note]]The latter one was previously available in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsNEO'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE''[[/note]] makes unintentionally losing units more of a challenge than the actual game itself.

** Despite the series listing featuring many [[UnexpectedCharacter unexpected additions]], many fans had expressed their disappointment the majority being used in ''V'' are reused from the ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Third Super Robot Wars Z]]'' duology. This got worse when it was revealed the game also recycles music not only from the aforementioned duology, but ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme VS]]'' as well.
** Most units in ''V'' reuse the attacks they had in the ''Third Z'' duology: although [[OlderThanTheyThink animation recycling isn't new in the franchise]], it's usually reserved for when games are part of an on-going series (for instance, ''Alpha''), allowing the animators to focus on the newcomers, except WordOfGod admitted ''V'' is a standalone installment. This is exacerbated when players discovered the [[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer Gundam Meisters and their units']] (the 00 [=Qan[T]=], Raphael and Harute) attack animations are barely touched upon, if not at all[[note]]In fact, the only new attack the [=Qan[T]=] has in ''V'' exists simply to replace its "ALL Attack" from the ''Third Z'' duology[[/note]]. The Zabanya is the sole exception to this, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks but that's for a whole different reason]].
*** As a corollary, while many units do gain a new attack or earn a re-animated one, some players are miffed by the new animations, even finding problems with them. For example, take the [[Manga/GetterRobo Shin Getter]] and its two new animated attacks, the "Getter Razor" and "Stoner Sunshine": both feature the typical robot cut-in where the machine's art style briefly resembles its counterpart from the {{Anime}}, but the style hearkens much closer to its depiction from the [=OVA=] than the similar ''Third Z'' cut-ins, which haven't changed at all, making the visual difference in style extremely obvious.
* MemeticBadass: [[Anime/CrossAnge Ange]] has been turned into one for some fans because of her opening her cockpit and firing at her enemies with a machine gun [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace in space]].

** Embryo's sick fascination and lust for Ange: anyone who has watched ''Cross Ange'' already knew how disturbing it was, but that doesn't lessen the stalker feeling it gives off in this game. That's not even getting into how he plans to repopulate humanity, [[spoiler:especially by using ''everyone's'' LoveInterests and [[NoYay very young girls like Sylvia]]]]. [[{{Squick}} Eek.]]
** Before the party gains control of it, Mazinger ZERO is a monster who seeks to be the sole super robot in existence, and will do anything to achieve that ambition. To make matters worse, it's implied this incarnation of ZERO is barely using its full power.
* OneSceneWonder: Instead of being voice only in the anime, [[spoiler: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable and Lalah Sune]] appear after defeating [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Full Frontal]].]]
* ScrappyMechanic: Given the Yamato's WaveMotionGun is its signature weapon, some players weren't happy the attack is locked out for use until the few final scenarios of the game, made available only if they trigger the "IF Route". [[PurposefullyOverpowered Given its power]] and the morality of using it in the original series, there's a good InUniverse reason the attack is sealed for the most of ''V''.
* SpecialEffectFailure: If a unit is in the red sea of Universal Century Earth, [[DevelopersForesight the sea background will be recolored to match]]. The problem? The ''sky'' is colored red too, even though it's commonly shown to be blue in other shots with the red sea. [[https://youtu.be/7HYeRKf9p2Q?t=19m21s This can get particularly jarring when some attack animations show a red sky in one shot, only to transition to a blue sky in the next shot.]]
** As mentioned in the StockFootage entry on the main page, some of the animations during the Vilkiss and Yamato attack animations are outright recycled from their [[Anime/CrossAnge home]] [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 series]], and the difference in animation quality between the footage and in-game animations are obvious.
* {{Squick}}: Embryo hitting on any female pilot who attacks him is creepy enough. It's ''extra'' creepy when he does it to ''Puru''.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Anime/Daitarn3'' was nothing more than a background element for the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' trilogy, with Banjo Haran even saying he already took care of the Meganoids [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome behind the scenes]] by the time he shows up in ''Tengoku-hen''. Furthermore, ''Anime/Zambot3'' received a much bigger focus in the trilogy than it had in any [=SRW=] prior. ''V'' would have been the perfect opportunity to feature both stories at once, possibly with Banjo and the ''Zambot 3'' crew taking turns comforting the other during their trying battles. Like the sound of that? TOO BAD! Both shows [[PostScriptSeason already had their plots resolved by the time they show up in the game proper]], and the closest thing ''Daitarn 3'' has to enemy representation is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzR8DdAUxE Nibergen tanks]] and [[AdaptationSpeciesChange changing]] [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Hokushin]] [[AdaptationSpeciesChange into a Meganoid]].
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter They Wasted a Perfectly Good Unit]]: [[spoiler: Wow, you can recruit [[Anime/CrossAnge Jill]] as a SecretCharacter, who pilots the [[SuperRobot Raziya]]? Too bad she only has access to the beam and sword attacks, thus making her feel like a watered-down version of Hilda (who pilots the Cleopatra) and Salia (who pilots the Theodora). Admittedly, she does have access to a pretty good skill pool[[note]]most notably, Foresee, a skill that lets one allied unit evade all attacks for one battle, costs 10 SP if used by Jill, as opposed to the usual cost of 20-25 SP[[/note]], making her good as a support unit but one can't help but wonder why she doesn't at least have Ability Unlock when all the other Ragna-mails do. They might as well have made her pilot a Glaive and given Tusk or Rosalie the Raziya instead!]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The animations for the [[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer Zabanya]] are uncharacteristically sluggish compared to its ''Third Z'' counterpart, looking incredibly lacking and static. Needless to say, fans were not amused.

** ''Shin Mazinger Zero vs The Great General of Darkness'' and, by extension, anything ''Shin Mazinger Zero'' related: not only is it a {{Manga}}, but it's largely forgotten by ''Mazinger'' fans and readers since it doesn't share the same {{Continuity}} as ''Edition Z''. Considering that both Tetsuya and the Great Mazinger show up, it's likely that the reason that it was featured was to use the ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' plotline, which ''Shin Mazinger Zero vs The Great General of Darkness'' does incorporate.
** In a similar vein to ''Gundam ZZ'' and its absence in the ''Z'' saga, it seemed like Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment and Creator/{{Sunrise}} had no plans regarding ''Crossbone Gundam'', despite fans clamoring for something from it. Its return in ''V'' is considered surprising and untimely, given that, at the time, its sole appearance was in one game released over a decade ago.
** Novel trilogy ''Hathaway's Flash'' is based on the novel adaptation of ''Char's Counterattack'' called "Beltorchika's Children". Since the latter has been displaced by the film in Universal Century {{Continuity}}, people were surprised Banpresto would include a novel series that's non-{{Canon}} (even though fans tend to include ''Hathaway's Flash'' as part of Universal Century).
** If there's a ''Anime/BraveSeries'' included in a ''Super Robot Wars'' installment, chances are it has to be ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', right? NOT THIS TIME: ''Might Gaine'' isn't just the second ''Brave Series'' in [=SRW=] after ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'', it ''displaces'' the latter for the first time as the ''Brave Series'' representative for an installment since its debut in ''Alpha 2''. [[note]]And to forewarn anyone who's not aware of this issue, any ''Anime/BraveSeries'' other than ''GaoGaiGar'' who are to be featured in the future will ''forever'' displace ''[=GaoGaiGar'=]'; for that ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' was the ''last show'' of their franchise.[[/note]]
** After years of speculating SpaceOpera-centric titles are ExiledFromContinuity because of their premise, Banpresto tore this notion apart by including ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' as the "unorthodox" entry of ''V'', effectively breaking down more barriers like they previously did with ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' and PoweredArmor in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsJudgment''.
** As part of Super Robot Wars' 25th anniversary, the Grungust and the Huckebein are available as playable units. Many players believed the latter would never be used by Banpresto again following its absence post-''Second Original Generation''.
** In the second preview commercial, we see Yurika Misamaru back in her Nergal captain outfit. Many [=SRW=] games that use ''The Prince of Darkness'' never put Yurika back in the saddle, preferring to leave Ruri as captain. [[spoiler:It ends up being a little of both, as Yurika is added as Ruri's subpilot in the Nadesico-C.]]
** [[spoiler:Just how ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX'' had the Great General of Darkness as a boss, ''V'' does the same with [[Anime/ShinMazinger The Emperor of Darkness]]]].
** [[spoiler:3 [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Dogatie]] clones show up on the final stage with the Gamillas, giving you a trio of Divinidads to fight alongside Desseler and his fleet.]]
** [[spoiler:Yazan Gable, Jerid Messa and Full Frontal join the Londo Bell forces, and Jerid apologizes to Kamille for making fun of his name.]]
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The game, as a whole, looks amazing, but the ''Yamato'' stands out in particular: its attacks are depicted using a combination of the animation style used for other units and 3D CGI that stands alongside [[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 the anime]] as a feast for the eyes.

** As mentioned in the StockFootage entry on the main page, some of the animations during the Vilkiss and Yamato attack animations are outright recycled from their [[Anime/CrossAnge home]] [[Anime/Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 series]], and the difference in animation quality between the footage and in-game animations are obvious.

** As mentioned in the StockFootage entry on the main page, some of the animations during Vilkiss' attacks are outright recycled from its [[Anime/CrossAnge home series]], and the difference in animation quality is obvious.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Despite a couple of grammatical hiccups here and there, the Asian release of ''Super Robot Wars V'' contains a [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish surprisingly good translation]] of just about the entire script, in contrast to the Asia version of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Moon Dwellers]]'', which had [[SarcasmMode revolutions to the realm of translation]] such as [[BlindIdiotTranslation "crazy ghost-chan of rampage", "the same genders differences", and "Such words... even I could...!"]]. It's telling that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment put more effort into improving their translating skills with localizing ''V'' after learning from some of their mistakes with ''The Moon Dwellers''.