History YMMV / D

** The big reveal, where we find out what "D" stands for. It comes completely out of left field and somehow manages to be predictable at same time, not to mention more than a little bit silly, depending on your preferences. If you also found all the hidden scarab beetles, then the reveal can hit harder as we learn that Laura [[spoiler:Stabbed her mother to death during a meal, and are from her severed arm]].

** The big reveal, where we find out what "D" stands for. It comes completely out of left field and somehow manages to be predictable at same time, not to mention more than a little bit silly.

** The big reveal, where we find out what "D" stands for. It comes completely out of left field and somehow manages to be predictable at same time, not to mention more than a little bit silly.

* NarmCharm: The big reveal that the Harris family is [[spoiler:cursed by the blood of Dracula]] may seem narm depending on the player's tastes, or it can be a genuinely chilling reveal in light of the flashback where Laura is dining with her mother and suddenly [[spoiler:gets up to stab the latter to death and start eating her flesh. The idea that one could be a normal, loving person one moment and then spontaneously start lusting for human blood and flesh can be unsettling]].

* NarmCharm: The big reveal that the Harris family is [[spoiler:cursed by the blood of Dracula]] may seem narm depending on the player's tastes, or it can be a genuinely chilling reveal in light of the flashback where Laura is dining with her mother and suddenly [[spoiler:gets up to stab the latter to death and start eating her flesh. The idea that one could be a normal, loving person one moment and then spontaneously start lusting for blood can be unsettling]].

* FaceOfTheBand: Asagi, to the point where people forget that there are four other members.

* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Music of Awesome]]: Plenty of them. Some of the best include "7th Rose", and "Dying Message"

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''D'' was first released, it gained a fair bit of attention for its impressive graphics and controversial content, but just a few years later (especially as the more superior first ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' come out, among other adventure or horror games that aren't as restrictive as ''D''), the video game press largely dismissed it as being overly linear, shallow, and [[ItsShortSoItSucks short]], and it was not uncommon to see it appear on several "worst of"-lists. Many years later, its reputation has increased, and has been praised in few circles for its unorthodox design and artistic merits. [[DeadArtistsAreBetter The death of Kenji Eno]] likely played a part in this, too.

** In the original ''D'', failing to reach the ending in time leads to [[spoiler:Laura falling into her pocketwatch]] and a simple message to "Try Again". Apparently, this is meant to represent [[spoiler:the mental dimension collapsing and Laura being dumped back into the real world]], but that isn't communicated very well at all...

** Invisible enemies and single shot long charging weaponry in "Enemy Zero". Doesn't help that the whole game is made before 3D surround sound or it was made for a console that didn't support such feature. This time there ''is'' a save feature… an audio recorder with 64 charges; saving burns three charges… and ''loading a save'' burns one.
* {{Squick}}: The battle against [[spoiler:Xilo]] eventually becomes this for obvious reasons.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The end credits of ''D2'' talk on length about how nature seems to be dying.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: ''D2'' implies several times that the world isn't faring any better than it is in the ice caps, characters [[AnyoneCanDie can die on a whim]] or [[FateWorseThanDeath worse]] in the most horrific and violent ways possible, and overall seems completely hopeless. The [[spoiler:ResetButtonEnding]] is barely any comfort.

** While ''D2'' voice acting seems to be quite improved, the cartoony StockSoundEffects are out of place, the hammy final boss is out of place, and how Laura seems to be only capable of [[SayMyName calling other characters names]].

** The battle in "D2" a first person shooter in which you can only stand still like in Beach Head or other arcade shooters, and with many enemies are blatant bullet sponges. At least this time Eno uses a more traditional save feature, and you can carry limitless amount of ammo, weapons, and healing items.
* TheScrappy: Half the comments regarding Kimberly in supergreatfriend's LetsPlay of ''D2'' are not that nice, mostly for her constant talking, redundant questions (a lot of the comments are mocking her tendency to ask Laura if she remembers anything before her TraumaInducedAmnesia), and unprecedented hatred toward Parker, who is only trying to help.

* ThatOneBoss: ''D2'''s [[spoiler:Martha]], who is constantly moving, can cause a lot of damage, and her weak point is oddly hard to hit ([[spoiler:her violin]]), meaning you have to slowly chip away at her health unless you get a lucky shot. The fact that she never stops saying the same thing increases the annoyance factor.

* ThatOnePuzzle: The aforementioned wheel puzzle. You're in a circular room rotated by a wheel mechanism with no indication if you've stopped at a place to exit or a dead-end wall before your open the lift-gate out of the room. It's not difficult to map out on a sheet of paper, but it might make you wish that you can directly access each destination without having to rotate a room to where you want to be.

** Invisible enemies and single shot long charging weaponry in "Enemy Zero". Doesn't help that the whole game is made before 3D surround sound or it was made for an inferior console that didn't support such feature. This time there ''is'' a save feature… an audio recorder with 64 charges; saving burns three charges… and ''loading a save'' burns one.

** In the original ''D'', failing to reach the ending in time leads to [[spoiler: Laura falling into her pocketwatch]] and a simple message to "Try Again". Apparently, this is meant to represent [[spoiler: the mental dimension collapsing and Laura being dumped back into the real world]], but that isn't communicated very well at all...

** Strangely enough, almost the entire initial premise of Laura going to her father's hospital to defuse a hostage situation is completely dropped as soon as the player gets whisked away to the castle at the very start of the game (the player only returns to the hospital in the last few minutes of the game.) The set-up could've been changed to Laura having to go to her father's spooky castle or something similar and literally nothing would've changed.

** The voice acting for Laura's father in ''D'' isn't very good. However, to be fair, the actor did a much better job screaming in a disturbing manner than acting out the regular dialog, such as in the scene where [[spoiler: he begins to transform]].

** The two-hour time limit and vague hints of where and what to do in "D"... and there is no save feature. You have to play the entire two hours in one sitting, with no pausing.
** Invisible enemies and single shot long charging weaponry in "Enemy Zero". Doesn't help that the whole game is made before 3D surround sound or it was made for an inferior console that didn't support such feature. This time there ''is'' a save feature... an audio recorder with 64 charges; saving burns three charges... and ''loading a save'' burns one.

* ThatOneBoss: ''D2'''s [[spoiler: Martha]], who is constantly moving, can cause a lot of damage, and her weak point is oddly hard to hit ([[spoiler:her violin]]), meaning you have to slowly chip away at her health unless you get a lucky shot. The fact that she never stops saying the same thing increases the annoyance factor.
* VindicatedByHistory: When ''D'' was first released it gained a fair bit of attention for its impressive graphics and controversial content, but just a few years later (especially as the more superior first ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' come out, among other adventure or horror games that aren't as restrictive as ''D'') the video game press largely dismissed it as being overly linear, shallow and [[ItsShortSoItSucks short]], and it was not uncommon to see it appear on several "worst of"-lists. Many years later its reputation has increased, and has been praised in few circles for its unorthodox design and artistic merits. [[DeadArtistsAreBetter The death of Kenji Eno]] likely played a part in this too.

* ThatOneBoss: ''D2'''s [[spoiler: Martha]], who is constantly moving, can cause a lot of damage, and her weak point is oddly hard to hit ([[spoiler:her violin]]), meaning you have to slowly chip away at her health unless you get a lucky shot. The fact that [[MostAnnoyingSound she never stops saying the same thing]] increases the annoyance factor.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The end credits of D2 talk on length about how nature seems to be dying.

** Some misplaced or just plain goofy sound effects, along with bad voice acting that makes the first Resident Evil voice acting sounds like Oscar nominee for best voice acting, makes some parts ridiculous.

** While D2 voice acting seems to be quite improved, the cartoony StockSoundEffects are out of place, the hammy final boss is out of place, and how Laura seems to be only capable of [[SayMyName calling other characters names]].

** The battle in "D2" a first person shooter in which you can only stand still like in Beach Head or other arcade shooters, and with many enemies are blatant bullet sponges. At least this time Eno now use a more traditional save feature, and you can carry limitless amount of ammo, weapons, and healing items.

* {{Squick}}: The battle against [[spoiler: Xilo]] eventually becomes this for obvious reasons.

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''D'' was first released it gained a fair bit of attention for its impressive graphics and controversial content, but just a few years later (especially as the more superior first ''Videogame/ResidentEvil'' come out, among other adventure or horror games that aren't as restrictive as D) the video game press largely dismissed it as being overly linear, shallow and [[ItsShortSoItSucks short]], and it was not uncommon to see it appear on several "worst of"-lists. Many years later its reputation has increased, and has been praised in few circles for its unorthodox design and artistic merits. [[DeadArtistsAreBetter The death of Kenji Eno]] likely played a part in this too.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: In the original ''D'', failing to reach the ending in time leads to [[spoiler: Laura falling into her pocketwatch]] and a simple message to "Try Again". Apparently, this is meant to represent [[spoiler: the mental dimension collapsing and Laura being dumped back into the real world]], but that isn't communicated very well at all...

* {{Narm}}: Some misplaced or just plain goofy sound effects, along with bad voice acting that makes the first Resident Evil voice acting sounds like Oscar nominee for best voice acting, makes some parts ridiculous.

** While D2 voice acting seems to be quite improved, the hammy final boss is out of place, and how Laura seems to be only capable of [[SayMyName calling other characters names]].

** The battle in "D2" a first person shooter in which you can only stand still like in Beach Head or other arcade shooters, and with many enemies are blatant bullet sponges. At least this time Eno left the save function alone and you can carry limitless amount of ammo, weapons, and healing items.

** The battle in "D2" a first person shooter in which you can only stand still like in Beach Head or other arcade shooters, and with many enemies are blatant bullet sponges. At least this time Eno left the save function alone.

* ScrappyMechanic: Take your pick:
** The two-hour time limit and vague hints of where and what to do in "D"
** Invisible enemies and single shot long charging weaponry in "Enemy Zero". Doesn't help that the whole game is made before 3D surround sound or it was made for an inferior console that didn't support such feature.
** The battle in "D2" a first person shooter in which you can only stand still like in Beach Head or other arcade shooters, and with many enemies are blatant bullet sponges.

* LoveItOrHateIt: The trilogy as a whole. WebVideo/TheHappyVideoGameNerd, in a review series basically gushing over the series, admits that it's not for everyone, and each game has it's own glaring flaws (though ''D2'' he considered the weakest, since with ''D'' and ''VideoGame/EnemyZero'' the flaws were purposeful design choices.)

** Invisible enemies in "Enemy Zero"

* {{Narm}}: Some misplaced or just plain goofy sound effects, along with bad voice acting, makes some parts ridiculous.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The end credits talk on length about how nature seems to be dying.

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''D'' was first released it gained a fair bit of attention for its impressive graphics and controversial content, but just a few years later (especially as the more superior first ''Videogame/ResidentEvil'' come out, among other adventure or horror games that aren't as restrictive as D) the video game press largely dismissed it as being overly linear, shallow and [[ItsShortSoItSucks short]], and it was not uncommon to see it appear on several "worst of"-lists. Many years later its reputation has increased, and has been praised for its unorthodox design and artistic merits. [[DeadArtistsAreBetter The death of Kenji Eno]] likely played a part in this too.