History YMMV / StarlinkBattleForAtlas

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Sales and Famitsu scores are still unclear, but Japanese [=YouTube=] users are ''smitten'' with the game, and are impressed by the atmosphere. Voice acting for a few characters (like Levi and Hunter), who seem to be unliked in the West, is an improvement in the Japanese dub. Levi seems to be voiced by [[VideoGame/CorpseParty Yoshiki Kishinuma]].

* TheScrappy: The creators clearly designed Levi's personality as some sort of fun-loving, thrill-seeking KidAppealCharacter who connects with the [=YouTube=] Generation, but judging from comments online the vast majority of the fanbase just sees him as an obnoxious dudebro character who's [[TotallyRadical trying way too hard to be hip to modern kids]]. This may have been alleviated if he had some HiddenDepths or had a role on the crew that no one else could fulfill, but even in-story, there's barely any justification for him having equal clout to astrophysicists, ace pilots, ex-military, and helpful Atlas natives. Don't expect to see his model flying off store shelves. It's even more hilarious and pathetic that he's still this even when Slippy Toad is around, who was TheScrappy for the same reasons in his own series but isn't so much in this game.

-->Yeah, you're going DOWN!
-->Oops! Did I ''getcha''?
-->DINGED YA! HA!
-->YEAH! '''THAT'S''' WHAT YOU '''GET'''.
-->OOH, CLOSE ONE!
** Expedition-allied NPCs have a strange case of crossdressing voices. The voices were either voiced by a female, or a very effeminate male. It makes most of their voice acting sound like a WholesomeCrossdresser was asked to sit in a recording booth and read the script aloud! Sadly, you'll hear these lines very often if you have the bad luck of needing repairs... and you [[WelcomeToCorneria arrive at the observatory]]. These NPCs sound less like scientists and more like overbearing mothers.
-->Thank you ''so much''! Now I can return to my studies!
-->Oh, hello! Sorry if I seem distracted! Just busy being the [[SmallNameBigEgo most brilliant mind]] this side of Andromeda!
-->To anyone receiving this! I'M STRANDED! '''HELP ME.'''
-->OUR OBSERVATORY'S UNDER FIRE! '''SOMEONE HELP'''.
** Pigma is still the same old [[{{Pun}} pig-headed]] sleazebag that he is in the Star Fox games. But this being very faithful to Star Fox canon, Pigma comes across as being ''even worse'' than in his original series. Peppy's mission in the ''Crimson Moon'' paid DLC has Pigma [[FakingtheDead faking the voice of scientists in danger]] and constantly taunting Peppy, digging at his [[HeroicBSOD self-confidence and his life before Star Fox]].

** On the ground, Legion Giants have bulky HP and hard-hitting attacks. Unlike lesser enemies, using an elemental combo or effect doesn't remove their elemental immunities, so it's a fool's errand to attempt to use Volcano gatling on a Fire Giant, for example. Doing this turns your enemy into an Empowered unit. But to complete the Prospectors questline in the Crimson Moon missions, however, you '''need''' to do this to ''five'' enemies [[StupidityIsTheOnlyOption just to lure someone out]].

** The Levitator is the only stasis weapon available at launch. Why is this a problem? It's only available in the Neptune/Judge ship pack, and OneHundredPercentCompletion is impossible without it as there are Warden Spire puzzles that require multiple uses of a stasis weapon in a timed sequence (Meaning no cheesing it with nearby Stasis Canisters). Gravity weapons are also required for some puzzles, but there's several ship and weapon packs that contain a gravity weapon, and there's no stasis element enemies in the game (Though gravity IS a rather powerful status effect that works on any enemy and meshes well with fire or ice). Somewhat downplayed with the large amount of gravity element enemies the game throws at you later in the game, as they can still be beaten with any other non-gravity weapon, even if it takes a little bit longer.

* GuideDangIt: The final mission in the Star Fox questline for ''Crimson Moon''. At one point, you are tasked with firing mines at tractor beams to blow up a massive station. You'd think, normally, that you're supposed to throw the mines at the beams themselves, right? ''Nope''. Go to the Equinox, find the base of the tractor beams, and fire the mines at those. Not at the enemy station, not at the beams, not at the shield. ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext At the very end of the tractor beam, in the Equinox]]'''. ''No one'' will explain the process correctly and it ''will'' make you look it up in YouTube.

* TheScrappy:
** The creators clearly designed Levi's personality as some sort of fun-loving, thrill-seeking KidAppealCharacter who connects with the [=YouTube=] Generation, but judging from comments online the vast majority of the fanbase just sees him as an obnoxious dudebro character who's [[TotallyRadical trying way too hard to be hip to modern kids]]. This may have been alleviated if he had some HiddenDepths or had a role on the crew that no one else could fulfill, but even in-story, there's barely any justification for him having equal clout to astrophysicists, ace pilots, ex-military, and helpful Atlas natives. Don't expect to see his model flying off store shelves. It's even more hilarious and pathetic that he's still this even when Slippy Toad is around, who was TheScrappy for the same reasons in his own series but isn't so much in this game.
** ''No one in their right mind'' really enjoys interacting with the Outlaws. With dialogue that repeats more often than it should, their lines start as mildly generic, but by the end of the game, are simply childish, ''stupid'' banter that only pisses you off more than challenges you. As the game is Canadian, their taunting makes them sound hilarious to most other countries. Many other times, there is a strange case of AccentUponTheWrongSyllable, making their words even narmier.
-->Yeah, you're going DOWN!
-->Oops! Did I ''getcha''?
-->DINGED YA! HA!
-->YEAH! '''THAT'S''' WHAT YOU '''GET'''.
-->OOH, CLOSE ONE!
** Expedition-allied NPCs have a strange case of crossdressing voices. The voices were either voiced by a female, or a very effeminate male. It makes most of their voice acting sound like a WholesomeCrossdresser was asked to sit in a recording booth and read the script aloud! Sadly, you'll hear these lines very often if you have the bad luck of needing repairs... and you [[WelcomeToCorneria arrive at the observatory]]. These NPCs sound less like scientists and more like overbearing mothers.
-->Thank you ''so much''! Now I can return to my studies!
-->Oh, hello! Sorry if I seem distracted! Just busy being the [[SmallNameBigEgo most brilliant mind]] this side of Andromeda!
-->To anyone receiving this! I'M STRANDED! '''HELP ME.'''
-->OUR OBSERVATORY'S UNDER FIRE! '''SOMEONE HELP'''.
** As per usual, Pigma is still the same old [[{{Pun}} pig-headed]] sleazebag that he is in the Star Fox games. But this being very faithful to Star Fox canon, Pigma comes across as being ''even worse'' than in his original series. Peppy's mission in the ''Crimson Moon'' paid DLC has Pigma [[FakingtheDead faking the voice of scientists in danger]] and constantly taunting Peppy, digging at his [[HeroicBSOD self-confidence and his life before Star Fox]].

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One criticism of the game is that there is not really much to the game itself. It is entirely possible to blaze through the game in about 15-20 hours, even less if you are good with shutting down Primes and especially Dreadnoughts (destroying Extractors and Primes simply makes Primes and Dreadnoughts, respectively, easier; following the chain is not strictly necessary). It's also relatively easy to increase alliance power on every planet, whether it be by upgrading/building outposts or capturing cities, and the Legion isn't very fast at deploying Dreadnoughts and Primes no matter the difficulty. There are relatively few unique sidequests (all of the sidequests the outposts give you are always in one of a small handful of formats) and the endgame just consists of "do all of the generic outpost-claiming and landmark-visiting that you haven't done yet, sometimes a new Dreadnought appears." The full digital version is a whopping 80 USD; still cheaper than doing all the DLC purchases separately or getting the physical edition and the toys to go with it, but there is not much fulfillment for players to get out of it given the cost. Extra content is planned for Spring 2019 but as it's ''Star Fox'' content, [=PS4=] and Xbox One players get the short end of the stick.

* TheScrappy: The creators clearly designed Levi's personality as some sort of fun-loving, thrill-seeking KidAppealCharacter who connects with the [=YouTube=] Generation, but judging from comments online the vast majority of the fanbase just sees him as an obnoxious dudebro character who's [[TotallyRadical trying way too hard to be hip to modern kids]]. This may have been alleviated if he had some HiddenDepths or had a role on the crew that no one else could fulfill, but even in-story, there's barely any justification for him having equal clout to astrophysicists, ace pilots, ex-military, and helpful Atlas natives. Don't expect to see his model flying off store shelves. It's even more hilarious and pathetic that he's still this even when Slippy Toad is around, who was TheScrappy for the same reasons in his own series but isn't so much in this game.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Sales and Famitsu scores are still unclear, but Japanese YouTube users are ''smitten'' with the game, and are impressed by the atmosphere. Voice acting for a few characters (like Levi and Hunter), who seem to be unliked in the West, is an improvement in the Japanese dub. Levi seems to be voiced by [[VideoGame/CorpseParty Yoshiki Kishinuma]].

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: Deliberately invoked in a Crimson Moon DLC mission, during the Prospectors questline. You need to use weapons of the same element as a certain type of enemy to Empower them. ''Then'' you can defeat them.

** On the ground, Legion Giants have bulky HP and hard-hitting attacks. Unlike lesser enemies, using an elemental combo or effect doesn't remove their elemental immunities, so it's a fool's errand to attempt to use Volcano gatling on a Fire Giant, for example.

* ReplacementScrappy: Kash, Zonna and Koval for [[spoiler:Andrew, Leon and Pigma. Having the original Star Wolf team not show up was bad, but to have them replaced by three other original characters when Wolf could have just come back with his team intact? That was just pouring salt on the wound]]. Although that issue was [[AuthorSavingThrow remedied]] with the release of the ''Crimson Moon'' DLC.

* ReplacementScrappy: Kash, Zonna and Koval for [[spoiler:Andrew, Leon and Pigma. Having the original Star Wolf team not show up was bad, but to have them replaced by three other original characters when Wolf could have just come back with his team intact? That was just pouring salt on the wound]]. Although that issue is getting remedied soon.

** The Spring 2019 update for the Switch version will bring in Falco, Peppy, and Slippy as playable characters, and Leon, Pigma and Andrew as bosses.

** Just the fact that that crossover exists can be seen as one both from Ubisofts *and* Nintendo's position, spicing up an otherwise fairly generic world and making up for the lackluster ''Star Fox'' games of late.

** The Gauss Gun Mk.2, a [[NonElemental Kinetic]] Railgun, it deals similar damage to the Arwings Charged Laser and with the right Mods fires faster and potentially twice per charge, and unlike the Arwing you will not only gain Experience for Pilot Points but also use weapon mods for the improvement mods, leaving the ship mods free for improvements of your own choice, [[BribingYourWayToVictory unlike the Arwing however it is only available in a Weapon Pack.]]

** Closer to the end of the same quest involves fighting a trio of ancient cyclopses that are [[StoneWall absolute bullet sponges]]. Though their offense doesn't pose too much of a threat compared to most enemies at that time in the game, this part ''will'' test one's fortitude as these enemies are resistant to ''all'' elements. You'd best have deployed an armory or two to help out...

** The Spring 2019 update for the Switch version will bring in Leon, Pigma and Andrew as bosses.

** Just the fact that that crossover exists can be seen as one both from Ubisofts *and* Nintendo's position, spicing up an otherwise fairly generic world and making up for the lackluster StarFox games of late.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The Spring 2019 update for the Switch version will bring in Leon, Pigma and Andrew as bosses.

* ReplacementScrappy: Kash, Zonna and Koval for [[spoiler:Andrew, Leon and Pigma. Having the original Star Wolf team not show up was bad, but to have them replaced by three other original characters when Wolf could have just come back with his team intact? That was just pouring salt on the wound]].

* ItsShortSoItSucks: One criticism of the game is that there is not really much to the game itself. It is entirely possible to blaze through the game in about 15-20 hours, even less if you are good with shutting down Primes and especially Dreadnoughts (destroying Extractors and Primes simply makes Primes and Dreadnoughts, respectively, easier; following the chain is not strictly necessary). It's also relatively easy to increase alliance power on every planet, whether it be by upgrading/building outposts or capturing cities, and the Legion isn't very fast at deploying Dreadnoughts and Primes no matter the difficulty. There are relatively few unique sidequests (all of the sidequests the outposts give you are always in one of a small handful of formats) and the endgame just consists of "do all of the generic outpost-claiming and landmark-visiting that you haven't done yet, sometimes a new Dreadnought appears." The full digital version is a whopping 80 USD; still cheaper than doing all the DLC purchases separately or getting the physical edition and the toys to go with it, but there is not much fulfillment for players to get out of it given the cost.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** The Spring 2019 update for the Switch version will bring in Leon, Pigma and Andrew as bosses.