History YMMV / MightyNo9

* MemeticLoser: With the [[TroubledProduction many delays, growing pains, and the infamous launch]] for the game, Beck, the main character, changed from one of the faces of successful Kickstarter games, to a punchline for everything that can go wrong with a Kickstarter game, as seen in fanart made before and after the controversies began. This perception only strengthed when Capcom promptly made the very well-received ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' in-house, which caused many to see Beck as nothing more than a cheap knockoff in comparison to Mega Man.

* MemeticLoser: With the [[TroubledProduction many delays, growing pains, and the infamous launch]] for the game, Beck changed from the face of successful Kickstarter games, to a punchline for everything that can go wrong with a Kickstarter game. Not helping matters was that this game was meant to be a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Franchise/MegaMan'' without Capcom's involvement, only for Capcom to promptly make the very well-received ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' in-house and only a fairly short time later, making ''Mighty No. 9'' look like nothing more than a pale imitation.

* FanartAtFirstSight: At the time, many people were on board with a Mega Man-like game and did some art of Beck, both liking his design and trying to help promote the game with fanart of him. Likewise when Dynatron was displayed first with it being thought she was going to be the main villain.

* MisaimedMarketing: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc Masterclass trailer]] takes a brief swipe at anime fans. This is rather strange for a game originating from Japan, which is intended as a successor to a franchise with strong anime influences (including [[VideoGame/MegaMan1 its original game]] once being largely inspired by [[Anime/AstroBoy an anime about a robot boy]]), and whose Kickstarter backer fanbase was largely comprised of anime fans.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: While the game's visuals have been criticized for their lackluster quality, as well as the fire and explosion effects that has became a laughing stock in gaming media, some can agree that the game's artwork, promotional pieces, and concept art captures the cartoonish artstyle of its spiritual ancestor with a strikingly colorful look that stands on its own.

* OvershadowedByControversy: By the time the game was released, about three years after its Kickstarter concluded, the initial hype for it had largely been overtaken by its massive TroubledProduction and controversial choices made by the developers (including, but not limited to: the subsequent crowdfunding goals, the three delays [the third of which was followed by more than three months of silence], everything about ''VideoGame/RedAsh'', and the Masterclass trailer).

** Seismic's weapon is a charge attack where Beck turns into a bulldozer and then goes straight forward. Aside from [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 bad memories of the Charge Kick]], it suffers from the same issue as Pyrogen in terms of being a close-range weapon that has a much nicer alternative in Brandish. Speaking of whom, it is also his weakness, which really exposes its unwieldiness when used against a melee boss that's way more agile. It does have some added effects, such as a slight speed boost and immunity to mines while active, but [[GuideDangIt most players never even notice]], and even those advantages are pretty minor when you can get a much bigger speed boost by just spamming dashes.

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* OvershadowedByControversy:
** By the time the game was released, about three years after its Kickstarter concluded, the initial hype for it had largely been overtaken by its massive TroubledProduction and controversial choices made by the developers (including, but not limited to: the subsequent crowdfunding goals, the three delays [the third of which was followed by more than three months of silence], everything about ''VideoGame/RedAsh'', and the Masterclass trailer).
** The game’s poor reception and TroubledProduction combined with its very high profile Kickstarter campaign also helped cast a large shadow over crowdfunding in games, with subsequent games funded with the model having to fight against the stigma of Crowdfunded games overpromising and underdelivering.

* GameBreakingBug: The computer versions of the game may have a potential memory leak problem that can crash the game.

** [[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud [Ad Lib Moaning In Pain] ]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A script direction for RAY's level that was left in both the [[https://twitter.com/protodude/status/736244957388759042 demo build]] and [[http://techraptor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mighty-No-9-Moaning.jpg final build]] of the game. It's since been used in a derogatory fashion. However, the computer versions [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=805571317 corrected this oversight]].[[/labelnote]]

* MisaimedMarketing: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YngbHOz--oc Masterclass trailer]] takes a brief swipe at anime fans, which is rather strange considering that comprises a large number of the backers and fans.

** Cryosphere is the least well-liked among the Mighty Numbers, due to her frustrating pattern, repetitive sound clips, and annoying voice. Her habit of constantly making ice-related puns has also drawn comparisons to the way Mr. Freeze was depicted in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: While the game's visuals have been criticized for their lackluster quality, as well as the fire effects that have become a laughing stock in gaming media, some can agree that the game's artwork, promotional pieces, and concept art captures the cartoonish style of its spiritual ancestor with a strikingly colorful look that stands on its own.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: While the game's visuals have been criticized for their lackluster quality, as well as the fire effects that have became a laughing stock in gaming media, some can agree that the game's artwork, promotional pieces, and concept art captures the cartoonish style of its spiritual ancestor with a strikingly colorful look that stands on its own.

* HilariousInHindsight: On April 1st, The Mega Man Network website made a joke about [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/mmesque/2014/4/1/exclusive-ruby-spears-developing-mighty-no-9-animated-series an animated Mighty No. 9 show.]] [[http://www.themmnetwork.com/mmesque/2014/7/6/announcement-trailer-for-mighty-no-9-the-animated-series Fast forward three months later...]]

** [[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud [Ad Lib Moaning In Pain]]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A script direction for RAY's level that was left in both the [[https://twitter.com/protodude/status/736244957388759042 demo build]] and [[http://techraptor.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mighty-No-9-Moaning.jpg final build]] of the game. It's since been used in a derogatory fashion. However, the computer versions [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=805571317 corrected this oversight]].[[/labelnote]]