History YMMV / RaidenV

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimi Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/RaidenFighters Jet'' than any main-series ''Raiden'' game, and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

* TearJerker: The GameOver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInuSMs3Cns theme]].

* NightmareFuel / TearJerker: The GameOver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInuSMs3Cns theme]].

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: The game is noticably more story-heavy than past entries in the series (even more so than ''RF Jet''), but all it ends up doing for many players (especially main-series players) is have them shut off voices and top-of-screen subtitles.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: The game is noticably more story-heavy than past entries in the series, but all it ends up doing for many players is have them shut off voices and top-of-screen subtitles.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimi Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/{{RaidenFighters}} Jet'' than any main-series ''Raiden'' game, and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimi Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' than ''Raiden'', and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimi Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, and the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' than ''Raiden'', and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimi Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, and the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/Darius'' than ''Raiden'', and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: This game receives considerable criticism from [[NostalgiaFilter players who were first exposed to]] ''Raiden II'' and ''Raiden DX'' as their entry point into the series. The main points of contention in ''Raiden V'' by these players include [[LifeMeter a shield mechanic replacing lives,]] [[SuddenlyVoiced voice acting,]] Yoshimu Kudo composing the soundtrack instead of long-time series composer Go Sato, and the non-linear stage progression that is more akin to ''VideoGame/Darius'' than ''Raiden'', and a story that is more than an ExcusePlot like earlier in the series to flesh out many mainstay narratives in the series that had gone unexplained until this game.

** The 50 USD price tag has some people complaining that it's too expensive for a shmup, and others justifying the price and feel that the genre's historically low game prices have not done wonders for the series' image. It didn't help that many considers the developers are like committing suicide because the Japanese developer made the game only available for Xbox One, which is beyond underperforming in Japan. However as of 10th of October of 2017, it has since available for PS4, Steam, and GOG with slightly reduced price.

* ContestedSequel: The game is even more divisive than ''Raiden IV'', due to the heavy deviations from the usual formula, including branching stages rather than the usual linear romp, weapon customization that opens up many options but is considered to be [[GameBreaker heavily unbalanced]], as well as story elements (''especially'' in-stage dialogue) that's either seen as adding flavor or an unnecessary addition when most shmup players [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory do not care about story]].

* NightmareFuel / TearJerker: The GameOver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInuSMs3Cns theme]].

** The 50 USD price tag has some people complaining that it's too expensive for a shmup, and others justifying the price and feel that the genre's historically low game prices have not done wonders for the series' image. It didn't help that many considers the developers are like committing suicide because the Japanese developer made the game only available for Xbox One, which is beyond underperforming in Japan.

* AwesomeMusic: The music is simply fantastic, almost as similar to the ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series, ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'', or ''[[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Gradius V]]''. Examples include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3vEQ-KQvs Unknown Pollution]], the first stage theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC35pYSgQvw Its Name Valbarossa]], the Stage 5 theme which also serves as Valbarossa's {{Leitmotif}} and has a very ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' feel, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtgoBgllvrQ Crystal of Abyss]], the final stage theme with its use of OminousLatinChanting.

* NightmareFuel: The GameOver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInuSMs3Cns theme]].

** The non-Japanese release being digital-only; it's either a way to cheapen the game's value and make it [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes impossible to buy once the Xbox One's digital distro marketplace shuts down]], or justified due to the increasing popularity of digital distro in the west with the added point that one can just import the Japanese version and set it to English if they really want a physical copy.

* NightmareFuel: The GameOver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dInuSMs3Cns theme]].
* SoCoolItsAwesome: ''Raiden V'' blends in some RPGElements like those from the ever-popular ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' which is also BigInJapan.

* AwesomeMusic: The music is simply fantastic, almost as similar to the ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series, ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'', or ''[[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Gradius V]]''. Examples include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3vEQ-KQvs Unknown Pollution]], the first stage theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC35pYSgQvw Its Name Valbarossa]], the Stage 5 theme which also serves as Valbarossa's {{Leitmotif}} and has a very ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' feel, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeHYkUdS5YQ Crystal of Abyss]], the final stage theme with its use of OminousLatinChanting.

* AwesomeMusic: The music is simply fantastic, almost as similar to the ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series, ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'', or ''[[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Gradius V]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX3vEQ-KQvs Unknown Pollution]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeHYkUdS5YQ Crystal of Abyss]] are some of the best ones.

** The 50 USD price tag has some people complaining that it's too expensive for a shmup, and others justifying the price and feel that the genre's historically low game prices have not done wonders for the series' image.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: The high score leaderboards consist of Azuma (the original craft from Raiden), using the Sweep Vulcan-Catch Plasma-Lightning Laser combos and almost nothing else.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''Raiden V'' was released in 2016, which was the same year for the 25th anniversary of ''Raiden Trad'', the first ''Raiden'' consumer port, as well as 20th anniversary of ''VideoGame/RaidenFighters'' spinoff, which the SeriesMascot Raiden ship was featured in.