History YMMV / ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens

* FanartAtFirstSight: Fans latched onto the first boss, the Water Lily siren, and fan art was quick to follow after she was first revealed.

* ScrappyMechanic: The Seer Dance if you're attempting OneHundredPercentCompletion. Some of the Nuggets are ''very'' well-hidden in places you wouldn't think there were any, and only the Seer Dance can help to tell you there's something hidden in a room. The problem then becomes actually ''using'' the dance using your ''own'' intuition, which often leads to walking pass by one of the hidden collectables. Either use the dance any time you move within the screen's field of vision, [[GuideDangIt or use a guide]]. The "Spectacular Superstar Update" added a "Plink indicator" at the top of the screen when you walk into a room with a secret which helps somewhat, although you still have to use the Seer Dance multiple times in larger rooms to make sure you got everything.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: While in her [[spoiler:Mayor]] disguise, Risky Boots noticeably ''praises'' Shantae at several points, especially when compared to her disguise as the Bandit Town Half Genie, where she was perfectly willing to hand out backhanded compliments to Shantae. Was it just a way to keep up appearances and she didn't actually mean it? Or was it Risky's way of showing respect to someone she has clearly come to consider a WorthyOpponent?

** The removal of transformation dances was received negatively by some, as [=WayForward=] effectively ditched one of the core mechanics of the series just to appeal to overzealous fans of ''Pirate’s Curse''’s style of gameplay, instead of simply retooling the way the dances worked to make them more convenient, thereby appeasing both sides.
** While he is amusing as always, having Squid Baron act as a NPCRoadblock instead of his usual boss fights was not taken too kindly by fans.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:

* CompleteMonster: The Empress Siren is the cruel leader of the Sirens, who for years had used their airship to travel from island to island [[LifeDrinker stealing the life force of people to gain power and youth]]. When the Guardian Genies, the leader of which was the half-genie Harmony's mother, came to stop her, the Empress proceeded to [[HeroKiller slaughter them and steal their life force]], with the leader having to separate her soul from her body in order to stop her and bring down the airship, destroying the Empress's mortal body and [[SealedEvilInACan sealing her and the rest of the sirens in the sunken ship]], now an inhabited island on top. After Risky Boots finds the ship, she strikes up a deal with the Empress, offering the life sources of five half-genies, which would give her ultimate power, in exchange for the airship. After she believes she has gained the life forces, the Empress betrays Risky Boots, stealing her life force and then sends out her siren army to devour the life forces of everyone on the island before blowing it up, and later plans to travel across the globe [[TakeOverTheWorld devouring all life force she comes across]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: For all the buildup around her, the Empress Siren is not a difficult boss. She's only got one attack that's easy to dodge and the vulnerable points you need to target are easy to hit. She doesn't even have a second stage or anything. Of all the bosses in the game, she's the weakest.

* ItsEasySoItSucks: A major complaint leveled against ''Seven Sirens'' was the overall lack of difficulty thanks to a combination of easy enemy patterns and [[GameBreaker items that give Shantae way too much of an edge]]. In response, the game would later receive a free update that re-balanced the difficulty to be more in line with older games in the series.

** The game introduces also introduced Armor Baron, a new baron that's the brother to Ammo Baron, so he'll surely be a boss, right? No, his only notable role is to force Shantae into going on a fetch quest, so he amounts to little more than adding world building to Armor Town.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Back when Part 1 was released on Apple Arcade, some fans were concerned about the OffModel nature of the dialogue art. Once Part 2 launched, all the game's art and presentation was improved.
** The game returns to the Metroidvania style of ''Pirate's Curse'' that was largely absent from the more straightforward ''Half-Genie Hero'', pleasing fans of that gameplay style.
** Many fans bemoaned the low difficulty of the game's original release. The 2021 free "Spectacular Superstar Update" rebalanced the game's difficulty and added extra character dialogue, making it closer to previous games, while still having the original difficulty available in its "Legacy Mode".

* CaptainObviousReveal: Fillin is actually Rottytops wearing a disguise. Which wasn't that difficult to figure out, as very few zombie girls even appear in the series prior to that point (let alone with green hair), Fillin isn't on the main art cover with the other half-genies, her stitches and ears are conspicuously hidden, she is incredibly nervous when meeting Shantae and Rottytops being strangel absent. Shantae herself already deduced it when Harmony informed her of Fillin using a different alias (Ima Goodgirl). The Art of Shantae Book even refers to her disguise as Rotty-not.

* CaptainObviousReveal: Fillin is actually Rottytops wearing a disguise. Which wasn't that difficult for some fans to figure out, as very few zombie girls even appear in the series prior to that point (let alone with green hair), Fillin isn't on the main art cover with the other half-genies, her stitches and ears are conspicuously hidden, and Shantae herself already deduced it when Harmony informed her of Fillin using a different alias (Ima Goodgirl). The Art of Shantae Book even refers to her disguise as Rotty-not.

** The game is so poorly balanced that ''food'' is broken. It drops so often that you can easily end up with multiple stacks of 9 food items for more easy healing than you'll ever need, even during boss battles. The "Spectacular Superstar Update" greatly reduced food drop frequency in the newly-added Definitive Mode.
** The "Rule Breaker" mode added in 2021 does this intentionally by allowing you to equip ''50'' Monster Cards at once.

* ItsEasySoItSucks: A major complaint leveled against ''Seven Sirens'' was the overall lack of difficulty thanks to a combination of easy enemy patterns and [[GameBreaker items that give Shantae way too much of an edge]]. In response, the game would later receive a free update that rebalanced the difficulty to be more in line with older games in the series, in addition to adding pre-boss fight banter that wasn't present prior.

* CaptainObviousReveal: Fillin is actually Rottytops wearing a disguise. Which wasn't that difficult for some fans to figure out, as very few zombie girls even appear in the series prior to that point (let alone with green hair), Fillin isn't on the main art cover with the other half-genies, her stitches and ears are conspicuously hidden, and Shantae herself already deduced it when Harmony informed her of Fillin using a different alias (Ima Goodgirl).

* {{Adorkable}}: Shantae is already cute herself, but her occasional dorky quirks that's been with her since ''Pirate's Curse'' takes the cuteness UpToEleven. Examples include pretending to be a pirate and getting overly excited over staying at an island for a vacation.