History YMMV / DragonsCrown

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Many fans were disappointed that ''[[UpdatedRerelease Dragon's Crown Pro]]'' added nothing new to the game other than remastered music and a graphical upgrade. It's still [[PolishedPort technically the best version of the game]], but many will say it's only worth it if you don't already have the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]] release.

** Any quest, particularly those requiring you to kill a boss in a short amount of time, can be made far easier by resurrecting and bringing along a party of computer-controlled partners at a much higher level than required.

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

* ThatOneAttack: The Archdemon's ''basic attack'' makes it the melee character equivalent of the WakeUpCallBoss Gazer. It's deceptively simple - the Archdemon grabs the character and starts gnawing on them. The issue? ''It has almost no windup.'' You have less than ''half a second'' to react to the Archdemon rearing its arm back - if not even ''less than that'' since the Archdemon autograbs you once it starts the thrust down. It does decent damage, it's the Archdemon's most common attack, and ''jump attacks and blocking do not protect against it,'' because it's a grab, not a strike. The fight with the Archdemon will inevitably turn into a game of footsies as the player takes small potshots before retreating, simply because the time you have to dodge the attack is so unreasonably tight. It doesn't help this makes getting the talisman from the Archdemon a real chore, considering you're on a time limit to beat the boss before you lose your chance to get the talisman.

* DemonicSpiders: Skeletons in general can be a pain, particularly if you have the misfortune of there being a crossbow-type weapon in the vicinity when they spawn. Black Skeleton Wights spawn alongside a healthy number of normal skeletons, they are blisteringly fast, extremely durable, their swords have a chance to freeze (meaning they and their flunkies can annihilate your health in a matter of seconds while you're helpless), and they are surgically precise with any crossbows they get their hands on. Face more than one at a time, and there's pretty much no way you're getting out without losing at least one life point.

* 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 matter, 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.

** 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.

** Black goblins are the same as the Skeleton Wights, being EliteMook versions of the regular goblins. The sword versions attack very quickly and are more immune to being knocked down compared to the regular goblins and the staff versions like to play Keep-Away with you while casting spells like [[BalefulPolymorph Curse]] from afar, making them a bigger nuisance since they like to appear with a large group of enemies to help them hide more effectively.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused quite a bit 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 were rampant.

* DemonicSpiders: Skeletons in general can be a pain, particularly if you have the misfortune of there being a crossbow-type weapon in the vicinity when they spawn. Black Skeleton Wights take this UpToEleven: they spawn alongside a healthy number of normal skeletons, they are blisteringly fast, extremely durable, their swords have a chance to freeze (meaning they and their flunkies can annihilate your health in a matter of seconds while you're helpless), and they are surgically precise with any crossbows they get their hands on. Face more than one at a time, and there's pretty much no way you're getting out without losing at least one life point.

* OvershadowedByControversy: For two years after its announcement, all people talked about were the female character designs instead of anything regarding the game's merits.

* 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. Each room in a level will have at least 2 runes in the same spots every run, but the runes themselves change each run. The runes look pretty similar to each other, and there's 21 spells that are made up of three runes each. Also, every human player needs to buy his/her own set of rune stones to even cast these spells, and they're very expensive by the time they unlock. 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.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Despite only appearing in a piece of collectible treasure art, the Dark Elf appears to be pretty popular in the fandom, if only because she's just as [[ChainmailBikini scantily clad]] as the Amazon. She even appears in the manga as a supporting character.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused quite a bit 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.

* GameBreaker: Combine the Elf's skill, Clone Shots(creates an additional shot when doing dashed/crouched charge shots), Salamander Oil or Toxic Extract (Fire or Poison Magic respectively added to arrows that hit the ground, scales with Magic Damage +X% modifiers) and Volley (Increases the number of arrows you can shoot in a row) and a Strength Potion (damage done+) and fire upwards. With a 25%+ modifier to Magic Damage, which can be found on bows... each arrow will hit, land, and spawn a column of fire or poison cloud. Each landing arrow creates a separate column/cloud, which even the Wizard cannot do as rapidly. It is possible to gib bosses of the same or higher level within 5-10 seconds with a full party, and only the [[OneManArmy Elf needs to do anything.]]
** 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.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: A slight complaint is that it's not very long, once you go through the B-Paths, that's pretty much it to it since The Ancient Dragon is pretty much open by that point and, long as your level 30 and above, you got a go good chance at beating him on your first go, though are free to grind at your own leisure. The quests do add a bit to longevity but a lot of them generally involve just seeking hidden rooms that offer treasure, beating bosses by yourself without teammates, or fighting certain enemies (though there are a few unique circumstances) and of course the 100 dungeon challenge opens up.

* OvershadowedByControversy: For two years after its announcement, all people talked about were the female character designs.
* {{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 at a third difficulty. 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. There's also an unlockable treasure art of the three goddesses of the setting once you beat the last boss at the third difficulty.

** The KillerRabbit isn't much better. It's absurdly tiny, barely any larger than the scorpions and snakes you've fought by this point, and a regular speed demon. It's arguably more difficult to kill than the Red Dragon just because its speed and size make it hard to land hits on the boss. It hits absurdly hard as well; not as hard as the Red Dragon or some other bosses, but it hits like a proper boss regardless. On top of that, its whirlwind attack has a large hit range and makes the Rabbit invincible until the attack ends, and it enjoys spamming the attack. Not to mention the fact that it has an instant-kill attack that it won't hesitate to use.

* ItsShortSoItSuck: A slight complaint is that it's not very long, once you go through the B-Paths, that's pretty much it to it since The Ancient Dragon is pretty much open by that point and, long as your level 30 and above, you got a go good chance at beating him on your first go, though are free to grind at your own leisure. The quests do add a bit to longevity but a lot of them generally involve just seeking hidden rooms that offer treasure, beating bosses by yourself without teammates, or fighting certain enemies (though there are a few unique circumstances) and of course the 100 dungeon challenge opens up.

* EightPointEight: The Polygon review giving the game a 6.5 score caused 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.

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

* 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). The more modestly-dressed and slim-figured elf is also more or less overlooked. 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]].