History YMMV / NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle

** Cloe Walsh is the easiest boss in the game so long as you avoid her [[KissOfDeath acid-spit kiss]] and poisonous BreathWeapon.

*** One can argue this was an [[InvokedTrope intentional play on the game's part]], meant to hammer home the game's narrative on revenge being unfulfilling by making the character and encounter so despicable as to not feel like it was worth it.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jGk2k8JO8A Jasper Batt's stage]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpelCsqkkKE his]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzU2k5brEYU boss]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wacVfJLG4Rk themes]], ''everything''.

** Any assassin the player thinks is badass, CrazyAwesome, or just plain cool-looking.

* CrazyAwesome: Nathan Copeland.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jGk2k8JO8A Jasper Batt's stage]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3wVGtz5lI his]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7h65KAPLoE boss]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wacVfJLG4Rk themes]], ''everything''.

* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound:
** Gettin your jollie- '''Chicken shit.''' Gettin your jollies? '''Chicken shit.''' Gettin your jol- '''Chicken shit.'''
** Nathan Copeland's '''''BLESS YEW!'''''
** ''Everything'' Million Gunman says during his fight can become tiresome.
** "I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're a girl! Come on! Show me something SPECIAL! Do you like money like I do? I'm not going e''FUCK YOU!!'' Do you love money like I do? I'm not ''FUCK YOU!'' I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're a ''FUCK YOU!'' I'm not going..."
** [[spoiler: New Destroyman's]] laugh. It doesn't help that one of him never stays still either.
** Alice's "''All'' mine! ''All'' mine! ''All'' mine!" This is the sound of you being murdered.

** Million Gunman is near-universally hated for being a very uninteresting assassin thematically (even the whole Bond villain motif isn't particularly unique), being one of the more obnoxious fights in the game, the poor platforming required to beat him and the screams of [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound "DO YOU LOVE MONEY LIKE I D-I'M NOT GOING TO GO EASY ON YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A GIR-DO YOU LOVE MO-FUCK YOU"]] he makes. Next to Jasper Batt Jr, his boss fight is likely the most disliked of any in either of the games.

** Million Gunman is near-universally hated for being a very uninteresting assassin thematically (even the whole Bond villain motif isn't particularly unique), being one of the more obnoxious fights in the game, the poor platforming required to beat him and the screams of [[MostAnnoyingSound "DO YOU LOVE MONEY LIKE I D-I'M NOT GOING TO GO EASY ON YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A GIR-DO YOU LOVE MO-FUCK YOU"]] he makes. Next to Jasper Batt Jr, his boss fight is likely the most disliked of any in either of the games.

* MostAnnoyingSound:

* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler: After defeating the final boss, Travis falls to the ground and Sylvia proceeds to escort him back to Motel No More Heroes while the credits roll. It's a long drive through the city to accompany the credits... Unless you remember that Batt's tower was right across the street from the Motel, according to the in-game map. Did Sylvia make a wrong turn or five?]]

* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler: After defeating the final boss, Travis falls to the ground and Sylvia proceeds to escort him back to Motel No More Heroes while the credits roll. It's a long drive through the city to accompany the credits... Unless you remember that Batt's tower was right across the street from the Motel, according to the in-game map. Was Sylvia high or something?]]

* EarWorm:
** Margaret's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpRoTTaJBpY boss music]] is this for many fans. Even Travis says that it's "catchy as hell". When he walks away from the match, he is whistling the first few notes of her song. The European version got a remixed version of the song in place of the original version. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvoe6ZfskSE You can judge for yourself if it is good or not.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YsWFMgQlxU It's Kill Or Be Killed]] expands on the series' EarWorm jingle... with lyrics and an up-tempo jazz beat.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V20w1cfvmHg Kimmy Howell's theme.]]

* HolyShitQuotient: [[spoiler:Skelter Helter tearing off his own head in his death scene]] kicks off the game, though it's briefly upped on both sides of the fourth wall right before the fight against [[spoiler:Jasper Batt. Jr,]] who has three of henchmen come in and literally [[spoiler:deliver Travis the heads of Shinobu, Henry, and Sylvia on platters. None of them turn out to be dead, however: it was just an attempt to psyche out both the player and Travis.]]

* FandomBerserkButton: Travis' rank up screen for the match lists Alice's name as Alice Moonlight, but credits list her as Alice ''Twilight''. The Japanese special edition and the European version have her correctly listed as Alice Twilight, however. There's also the ''[[ThemeNaming rather obvious fact]]'' that the battle against her takes place at twilight, while the battle against Margaret takes place under moonlight.

* ContestedSequel: Though most people do still like it, whether the sequel is better or worse than the original game is a very contested point so far. Supporters cite the game's more detailed levels, lack of entry fees, more varied enemies and weapons, the tedious sandbox being gone, and the retro style of the side job minigames. Detractors cite that the absence of an overworld removes the game's pacing, that some of the bosses are tedious to fight, and have the opinion that the stages starring Shinobu need polishing.

* DemonicSpiders: Ryan's spinners, God, ''the spinners''.

* BrokenBase:
** The removal of [[ScrappyMechanic Travis' motorcycle]] and the sandbox city in general. Some fans were very glad that it was removed because it took no time at all to travel around the city and it was much easier, while other fans hated that they could no longer explore the city and drive around. Even [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] complained that removing the sandbox city from the game was just lazy.

*** "I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're a girl! Come on! Show me something SPECIAL! Do you like money like I do? I'm not going e''FUCK YOU!!'' Do you love money like I do? I'm not ''FUCK YOU!'' I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're a ''FUCK YOU!'' I'm not going..."

** Jasper Batt Jr. Even forgetting his MoralEventHorizon and the FreudianExcuse it stemmed from, fans also hate him for his design and annoying speech patterns, and for having a very hard second phase in his boss fight filled with near-unavoidable attacks. For those who see him as a HateSink BigBad, said second phase is probably the only thing that's ''unintentionally'' unlikable, and therefore more in line with this trope.

** Jasper Batt Jr. Even forgetting his MoralEventHorizon and the FreudianExcuse it stemmed from, fans also hate him for his design and annoying speech patterns, and for having a very hard second phase in his boss fight filled with near-unavoidable attacks.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much the whole damned soundtrack.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Pretty much the whole damned soundtrack.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hrsQU8fuBs Skelter Helter's theme]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVLOHziXCeM&fmt=18 Lay the Pipe B]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNM5mFQ9siI Reaper, Reaper, that's what people call me...]] Philistine is the catchiest song you'll ever hear about [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how much you suck.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojfclpZEW_o "No More Riot"]]
** [[spoiler: New Destroyman's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MeT8c132k battle theme]], an awesome rock-heavy theme, is more than enough of a substitute for [[spoiler:all of the [=DJs=] being hanged]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jGk2k8JO8A Jasper Batt's stage]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ3wVGtz5lI his]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7h65KAPLoE boss]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wacVfJLG4Rk themes]], ''everything''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YsWFMgQlxU It's Kill Or Be Killed]]

** Margaret Moonlight, mostly by virtue of her [[AwesomeMusic boss theme.]]

* FandomBerserkButton:
** Travis' rank up screen for the match lists Alice's name as Alice Moonlight, but credits list her as Alice ''Twilight''. The Japanese special edition and the European version have her correctly listed as Alice Twilight, however.
** There's also the ''[[ThemeNaming rather obvious fact]]'' that the battle against her takes place at twilight, while the battle against Margaret takes place under moonlight.

* DisappointingLastLevel: Done on purpose - the level to reach Jasper Batt Jr. isn't especially interesting, and Jasper as a boss is intended as TheScrappy, leading to a generally unfun experience for most players.

** Dr. Letz Shake for being Letz Shake that's actually fought and his hilarious VerbalTic.

** Travis' rank up screen for the match lists Alice's name as Alice Moonlight, but credits list her as Alice ''Twilight''. The Japanese special edition and the European version have her listed as Alice Twilight, however.

** Million Gunman, in addition to him being annoying, has the odd combination what might normally be a BreatherBoss with terrible platforming sequences and the fact that Shinobu stops to taunt after landing a combo.
* HilariousInHindsight: After the giant robot fight, Travis feels a bit guilty about tearing through all his cheerleader hoes. After his victory almost gets nullified though he backs up, saying "you can do some damage with those pom-poms!" [[VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw Indeed you can.]]
** A Meta example: Matt Mercer, Skelter Helter's voice actor, is also a known cosplayer. One of his cosplays is, in fact, of Cloud Strife. [[AffectionateParody And Skelter is supposed to look like Cloud.]]
** Tara Strong voices Margaret Moonlight with exactly the same voice she would later use for [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]]. Margaret's sister's surname is also Twilight.
* HolyShitQuotient: Significantly upped. [[spoiler:Skelter Helter tearing off his own head in his death scene]] kicks off the game, though it's briefly upped on both sides of the fourth wall right before the fight against [[spoiler:Jasper Batt. Jr,]] who has three of henchmen come in and literally [[spoiler:deliver Travis the heads of Shinobu, Henry, and Sylvia on platters. None of them turn out to be dead, however: It was just a MindScrew aimed at both the player and Travis.]]

** Mimmy, due to being a composite of Travis' Fetishes. Made with a LampshadeHanging when she will occasionally sit down with the character 萌 (for "mo" in "mo-e") over her.
** Margaret's dying words ask if you memorized her ''song''. After Travis says yes, she simply smiles, says "That is so... Sublime", and falls.

** For Jasper Batt Jr. [[spoiler:you can go back and forth on this one, but he certainly wanted Travis to ''believe'' he crossed it by killing Henry, Sylvia, and Shinobu. While he didn't actually kill them, the attempted MindScrew may still qualify for some.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Playing as Henry and Shinobu definitely could have been done better.
* TooCoolToLive:

* ActorAllusion: Jennifer Hale voiced Kimmy Howell has a British accent and wields a double bladed energy blade, like Jennifer Hale voiced Bastila Shan of Knights of the Old Republic.

* ContestedSequel: Though most people do still like it, whether the sequel is better or worse than the original game is a very contested point so far. Supporters cite the game's more mature plot, levels that have detail, lack of entry fees, more varied enemies and weapons, the tedious sandbox being gone, and the retro style of the side job minigames. Detractors claim that the absence of an overworld might potentially shorten the game's longevity despite the higher number of rank missions, that some of the bosses are tedious to fight, and have the opinion that the stages starring Shinobu need polishing.
** The idea of a "more mature plot" is itself rather contested. Those who prefer the first game have said that the plot's far less clever and self-aware, and prioritizes fanservice and trying to be funny over the more subtle, silly-but-insightful writing of the first game. Changes like the removal of the sandbox and the side job minigames have been cited as contradictory to the themes of the series. The fact that the first game was written and directed by Suda while the second game had very little input from him is likely what led to these differences.