History YMMV / SpiritHunterDeathMarkII

** Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system exclusive to boss encounters can detract from the tension. In previous games, players needed to decide what items to use (and in ''NG's'' case, where to use them) to defend or retaliate against the spirits. This required careful consideration of the information uncovered, the situation, and what was available in the inventory. However, ''Death Mark II's'' SA system is multiple-choice, allowing the player to brute force or use process of elimination to complete the encounter. Plus, there's no consequence for [[LuckBasedMission getting a bad roll]] other than needing to use more HP to act again, and you can't accidentally destroy the spirit by coming to the wrong conclusion. This makes it difficult to actually lose and with the stakes being so low, the system doesn't lend itself to particularly scary live-or-die situations. Some also find that this format removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way everything else is handled.

** The early Suspensive Acts that doesn't involve spirits sound overly dramatic as Yashiki isn't under any real threat. They can also lead to some comical failures like Yashiki trying to give a student her handkerchief but keeps dropping it, Ai approaching two students and tripping on nothing.

** Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system exclusive to boss encounters can detract from the tension. In previous games, players needed to decide what items to use (and in ''NG's'' case, where to use them) to defend or retaliate against the spirits. This required careful consideration of the information uncovered and what was available in the inventory. However, ''Death Mark II's'' SA system is multiple-choice, allowing the player to brute force or use process of elimination to complete the encounter. Plus, there's no consequence for [[LuckBasedMission getting a bad roll]] other than needing to use more HP to act again, and you can't accidentally destroy the spirit by coming to the wrong conclusion. This makes it difficult to actually lose and with the stakes being so low, the system doesn't lend itself to particularly scary live-or-die situations. Some also find that this format removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way everything else is handled.

** Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system exclusive to boss encounters can detract from the tension. In previous games, players needed to decide what items to use (and in ''NG's'' case, where to use them) to defend or retaliate against the spirits. This required careful consideration of the information uncovered and what was available in the inventory. However, ''Death Mark II's'' SA system is multiple-choice, allowing the player to brute force or use process of elimination to complete the encounter. Plus, there's no consequence for getting a bad roll other than needing to use more HP to act again, and you can't accidentally destroy the spirit by coming to the wrong conclusion. This makes it difficult to actually lose and with the stakes being so low, the system doesn't lend itself to particularly scary live-or-die situations. Some also find that this format removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way everything else is handled.

** Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system different from the core gameplay loop can be seen as a dampener. Instead of throwing the players for a loop by requiring them to learn how to beat the spirits, they can just do as they've always been doing, which decreases the tension. Plus, some might find it removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way you handled any other live or die situation.

** The early Suspensive Acts that doesn't involve spirits sound overly dramatic as Yashiki isnt under any real threat. They can also lead to some comical failures like Yashiki trying to give a student her handkerchief but keeps dropping it, Ai approaching two students and tripping on nothing.

** Any Suspensive Act that doesn't involve spirits sounds overly dramatic as Yashiki isnt under any life threat. This can also lead to some comical failures like Yashiki trying to give a student her handkerchief but drops it more than once or Ai walking towards two students and tripping on nothing.

** Any Suspensive Act that doesn't involve spirits sounds overly dramatic as Yashiki isnt under any real threat. This can also lead to some comical failures like Yashiki trying to give a student her handkerchief but drops it more than once or Ai walking towards two students and tripping on nothing.

* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa being The Departed is pretty obvious considering their distinct appearances and PlotArmor.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's]] feelings for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, [[spoiler:and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned this severely.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's]] feelings for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, [[spoiler:and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned this severely.]]

** Late-game, to escape the forest, Yashiki and Mashita have to [[ItMakesSenseInContext make cat noises.]] And it ''works''.

** The [[TeacherStudentRomance Teacher-Student Romances]], even when the teachers don't reciprocate. The students' feelings are treated as legitimate and pure, and there's barely any acknowledgement of the unprofessionalism, power imbalance, or age gap issues with such a relationship. While the teachers refusing the students does indicate the taboo nature of it, potential reciprocation is treated as a good thing that the students will tragically never experience. [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's interest in Yashiki is made worse by the fact that, century-old ghosts or not, they've been interacting with him as teenagers and Yashiki is estimated to be somewhere in his 40's.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's]] feelings for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, [[spoiler:and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned this severely.]]

** The [[TeacherStudentRomance Teacher-Student Romances]], even when the teachers don't reciprocate. The students' feelings are treated as legitimate and pure, and there's barely any acknowledgement of the unprofessionalism, power imbalance, or age gap issues with such a relationship. While the teachers refusing the students does indicate the taboo nature of it, potential reciprocation is treated as a good thing that the students will tragically never experience. [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's interest in Yashiki is made worse by the fact that, century-old ghosts of not, they've been interacting with him as teenagers and Yashiki is estimated to be somewhere in his 40's.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's feelings]] for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, [[spoiler:and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned this severely.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's feelings]] for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned this severely.

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's feelings]] for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] On the other hand, Yashiki bonds with them way too quickly, especially considering he has his fellow Mark Bearers around to support him, making his attachment to them as a source of comfort bizarre. The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned to this severity.

* StrangledByTheRedString: [[spoiler:Douryou and Kinukawa's feelings]] for Yashiki and the amount of narrative weight placed on it feel disproportionate. For one, they aren't given many chances to interact with and genuinely bond with Yashiki, or prove who they are as individuals. [[spoiler:The only reason why they're even interested in him is because they're desperate ghosts who were tricked into being sacrificed at a fake wedding. Plus, their feelings are being influenced by The Departed, whose interest in Yashiki is treated as perverse but somehow the same doesn't extend to the girls.]] The whole situation is treated as super tragic, to the point it feels overblown due to poor character writing, the fact that Yashiki doesn't even reciprocate, and the fact that other spirits with sad backstories weren't mourned to this severity.

** Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system different from the core gameplay loop can be seen as a dampener. Instead of throwing the players for a loop by requiring them to learn how to beat the spirits, they can just do as they've always been doing, which decreases the tension. Plus, some might find it removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way you handled any other live or die situation.

** Some find that the switch to SideView breaks the immersion and makes exploring less scary or tense as a result. Similarly, climactic spirit confrontations using "Suspensive Acts" instead of a distinct system different from the core gameplay loop can be seen as a dampener. Instead of throwing the players for a loop by requiring them to learn how to beat the spirits, they can just do as they've always been doing, which decreases the tension. Plus, some might find it removes the special "boss battle" feeling of the encounter, since it's handled the way you handled any other live or die situation.