History YMMV / CytusII

** In a different way, the Crystal [=PuNK=] folder. At some point in the story you have to level them up to 25, and you start with a measly ''three'' songs, meaning you will be playing and hearing those same songs over and over, and new songs are slowly drip-fed over the span of those 25 levels.

* ThatOneLevel: "Space Alien" from Sagar's pack quickly became infamous for its build-up section, where the scan line slows to a crawl (making it harder to judge the song's rhythm) while the chart turns into a chaotic mess of tap and tap-drag notes which is very difficult to navigate, especially once the scan line starts to speed up again while the pattern becomes more complex and harder to follow. Despite its rating of Chaos 13, most players view it as harder than the majority of Chaos 14 songs, and even a few of the lower-end 15s.

* ScrappyMechanic: The CAPSO system allows players to win random prizes after playing enough songs. These include things like new songs, [[HarderThanHard Glitch charts]], and character skins. However, you can earn skins and charts for characters you haven't purchased yet (which makes them useless until you buy that character), there's a chance that you might earn no prize at all (even if you still have plenty of prizes left to unlock), and activating the CAPSO machine in the first place requires a microtransaction (in a game that's already criticized for having a lot of things to buy).

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Depending on how many characters you have, Cytus II has a 40 to ''whopping 70-hour-long'' story, on par with ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. It has [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 12 main characters]][[note]]PAFF, Neko, ROBO_Head, Xenon, Conner, Cherry, JOE, Ivy, Sagar, Rin, Vanessa, and Ilka[[/note]] with an additional five guest characters[[note]]Miku, Kizuna AI, Alice, Hans, and Kaf[[/note]] who are also nicely integrated into the story. As a result, the game is not for [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory people expecting a "normal" rhythm game]], as rhythm games in general tend to have a low or nonexistent [[StoryToGameplayRatio Story-to-Gameplay Ratio]]. That isn't to say the gameplay is poor by any means; it is a huge improvement over [[VideoGame/{{Cytus}} its prequel]] with new game mechanics and four difficulty levels (plus [[HarderThanHard one more]] once the story is finished).

* FanPreferredCouple: A lot of fans ship Xenon with [=ConneR=]. The ship is only rivaled by fans who ship Neko with PAFF and Ivy with Vanessa. For those interested more in heterosexual ships, Neko and Xenon is also a fairly popular pairing. Rather hilariously, both the Xenon/[=ConneR=] and PAFF/Neko pairings are addressed on the [=iM=] boards. Evidently, Xenon/[=ConneR=] has been an incredibly popular ship in-universe from the beginning, and PAFF and Neko's otherwise divided fanbases end up going full-blown ShipperOnDeck after [[spoiler:discovering that the two of them had basically been living together]].

** Despite Ivy describing her and Vanessa's relationship as being like sisters, their friendship borders on RomanticTwoGirlFriendship with how devoted they are to each other, Ivy especially considering the sheer planning she went through just to wake Vanessa up.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The game is rated ''E10+'' despite containing a lot of mature subject matter that is both implied and plainly shown, including HumanTrafficking (strongly implied to be for sexual purposes), people getting brutally beaten and shot, strong language (some of which, such as "dick" and "retard", being completely uncensored), and offscreen sex scenes, one of which is [[spoiler:non-consensual and involving a minor]].

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Depending on how many characters a player has, Cytus II has a 40 to a ''whopping 70-hour-long story'', on par with ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. It has [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters 12 main characters with an additional five guest characters who also fit nicely into the game's lore]]. This game is not for [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory people expecting a "normal" rhythm game]], as rhythm games in general tend to have a low or nonexistent [[StoryToGameplayRatio Story-to-Gameplay Ratio]]. Though that isn't to say the gameplay is poor by any means, it is an improvement over [[VideoGame/{{Cytus}} its prequel]] with five levels of difficulties.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Cytus II has an ''extensive'' plot for a rhythm game, let alone a mobile rhythm game. It has [[RotatingProtagonist at least 8 protagonists]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters and two separate criminal organizations]]. This game is not for [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory people expecting a "normal" rhythm game]], as rhythm games in general tend to have a low or nonexistent [[StoryToGameplayRatio Story-to-Gameplay Ratio]]. Though that isn't to say the gameplay is poor by any means, it is an improvement over [[VideoGame/{{Cytus}} its prequel]]. It's just that the story is so elaborate and in your face that the gameplay feels like a side-deal.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The game is rated ''[[EveryoneTenAndUpRating E10+]]'' despite containing a lot of mature subject matter that is both implied and plainly shown, including HumanTrafficking (strongly implied to be for sexual purposes), people getting brutally beaten and shot, strong language (some of which, such as "dick" and "retard", being completely uncensored), and offscreen sex scenes, one of which is [[spoiler:non-consensual and involving a minor]].

* ShockingMoments: Probably one of the most depressing versions of this occurred in the 2.6 update of Crystal [=PuNK=] with the [[spoiler:[[CharacterDeath death of Cherry]], one of the ''main characters''. Needless to say, everyone was caught off guard.]]

** The FinalBoss song of the main storyline, " ͟͝͞Ⅱ́̕", only has a rating of 14 on Chaos difficulty. For comparison, "V.", the previous boss song, is a Chaos 15, the highest rating possible. Most of its difficulty also comes simply from [[EpicRocking its sheer length]], rather than actually having a challenging note pattern.

* AntiClimaxBoss: In more a story-sense. [[spoiler:Diego was built up throughout as a fairly major threat, only for him and many of his associates to be killed off by Xenon somewhat suddenly.]]

** A major plot point in Aroma's story is Aroma refusing to perform after collapsing on stage while trying to sing Gravity. Nikki Simmons, who sang a lot of songs for both PAFF and the Aroma DLC and is closely associated with Aroma's character in general within the fandom, would announce on August 5, 2019 that she's [[https://youtu.be/OphzsAb9P1k taking a break from singing to explore other venues]], feeling that she's plateaued as a singer.

* HilariousInHindsight: Fans have long since dreamt of Nikki Simmons voicing PAFF, the character she does several of the songs for. Come VideoGame/NoStraightRoads where she's voicing a character who happens to be an incredibly popular IdolSinger that performs in virtual space.

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:Even after her memories come back, she doesn't even act antsy when she meets Noah again, despite the incredibly dubious circumstances of their reunion. All things considered, she's incredibly forgiving to an almost saint-like degree to the man who erased her original identity and attempted to rape the original Aroma.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:Even after her memories come back, she doesn't act antsy when she meets Noah again, despite the incredibly dubious circumstances of their reunion. All things considered, she's incredibly forgiving to an almost saint-like degree to the man who erased her original identity and attempted to rape the original Aroma.]]

** Quite a few fans have interpreted [=ConneR=]'s rather coy interactions with Xenon in an almost flirtatious light. [=ConneR=] in general does seem to have a particularly keen interest in Xenon. Though Xenon is less than receptive of [=ConneR=], it could also be seen as Xenon being a {{Tsundere}}.

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler:Fans were very quick to point out ways Cherry could survive despite the 2.6 update very heavily suggesting she died of her wounds. She's confirmed dead in the 2.7 update, but the update after that suggests she's actually still alive in some capacity. [[AbortedArc Nothing ultimately comes of it however]].]]

* TheScrappy: Nate, an agent working for A.R.C, is an interesting example. Players mostly regarded him with indifference when he was first introduced, but after [[spoiler: gunning Ivy down right as she was about to peacefully save Vanessa]], he quickly became ''very'' hated by the player-base to the point where many wish [[spoiler: there was a way to kill him beforehand. Admittedly, the animosity is somewhat [[MisplacedRetribution misplaced]] as he was actually the one member of the squad trying to ''negotiate'' with Ivy. It was really one of the trigger-happy agents accompanying him who opened fire on account of it being [[JustFollowingOrders the command of the higher-ups]]]].

* TheScrappy: Nate, an agent working for A.R.C, is an interesting example. Players mostly regarded him with indifference when he was first introduced, but after [[spoiler: gunning Ivy down right as she was about to peacefully save Vanessa]], he quickly became ''very'' hated by the player-base to the point where many wish [[spoiler: there was a way to kill him beforehand]].

* TheScrappy: Nate, an agent working for A.R.C, is an interesting example. Players mostly regarded him with indifference when he was first introduced, but after [[spoiler: gunning Ivy down right as she was about to peacefully save Vanessa]], he quickly became ''very'' hated by the player-base to the point where many wish there was a way to kill him beforehand.

* TheScrappy: Nate, an agent working for A.R.C, is an interesting example. Players mostly regarded him with indifference when he was first introduced, but after [[gunning Ivy down right as she was about to peacefully save Vanessa]], he quickly became ''very'' hated by the player-base to the point where many wish there was a way to kill him beforehand.