History YMMV / Deadbolt

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[BadBoss Madam Stela]] is the narcissistic and sociopathic leader of the 1000 Year Royals, an ancient vampiric organisation, and is far worse than [[BenevolentBoss Roland]] or [[AntiVillain Ibzan]]. Madam Stela hates the undead, [[BoomerangBigot despite being one herself]], and is shown to treat her minions as nothing more than pawns in her own game, going so far in sacrificing several of them for her Ash harvests. While ostensibly doing so to help Ibzan's plans of completing the Corpse Portal and profit from it, Madam Stela plans to reach the Flames and betray Ibzan and the Dredged at the end, considering them as no longer useful. Madam Stela is also a Black Widow who killed two of her previous husbands for unimaginably petty reasons, as well as proxying the death of Sir Stela with Ibzan and the Dredged's help.]]

** “Bottle Service” has 3 Bartenders (the reviving foes), with their phylacteries residing neatly in a room that’s only accessible through several blocked vents. You’ll have to run around the small and cramped level like a madman, opening the vents WHILE keeping an eye on the constantly-reviving Bartenders, killing the other mooks and burning the ash. Fun times!

** "Forced Conversion" has you [[spoiler: tasked with lighting several totems in under a minute]]. This is MUCH harder than it sounds, as the final totem is very difficult to access, and there are multiple groups of enemies who can hear the gunfire and join in, potentially even flanking you. What's more, [[spoiler:after destroying all three totems, an army of Dredged storms the third totem. Unless you knew they were coming, they are]] very likely to kill you, forcing you to do it all over again.

** Those freaking Technicals. They become paranoid at the slightest sound and begin dropping mines every few steps - let them patrol long enough and you'll be unable to progress due to the littering of mines throughout the level.

** In general, most of act 3 is extremely tough. Special note goes to "Structurally Sound", which has a ton of paranoid Technicals patrolling the place. If the one on the roof is alerted, expect suffering, as he blocks off the only doorway to the roof.

* CompleteMonster: Madam Stela has no endearing qualities whatsoever. Puff is a HarmlessVillain by the rest of the game's standards, as a lowly accountant for his gang. Roland cares about his men and stays away from the other factions because he wants to stop them from exploiting his fellow zombies. Ibzan is surprisingly sympathetic for all of the horror that he causes, given his [[spoiler:tortured existence before and after he left the Fire to become lord of the Dredged.]] Madam Stela despises the undead, including her own minions, who she [[spoiler:summarily sacrifices to make Ash]], and murders her husbands on a whim after the most insignificant slight or difference. All so she can selfishly profit from the success of Ibzan's plans.

** Nightstalkers can see in the dark, meaning you need to flank them or shut doors to hide from them. This can be extremely annoying if you forget this however, and it can make it seem cheap that a Nightstalker "suddenly" saw you aiming a hammer at their head from pitch-black darkness. They also have an annoyingly fast reaction time, often getting the drop on you before you can even react. If you do get the drop on them, their high health combined with their reaction time

* NightmareFuel: Given the game's themes of undead, spooky themes tend to be commonplace, but aren't played for horror. What is creepy, even given the general themes of the game, are some of the [[NightmareFace Nightmare Faces]] in the mugshots for each level:

** Nightstalkers can see in the dark, meaning you need to flank them or shut doors to hide from them. This can be extremely annoying if you forget this however, and it can make it seem cheap that a Nightstalker "suddenly" saw you aiming a hammer at their head from pitch-black darkness. They also have an annoyingly fast reaction time, often getting the drop on you before you can even react.

* AwesomeMusic: The entire soundtrack, done by Hopoo Games's ''Risk of Rain'' composer Chris Christodoulou perfectly captures the feel of the game, and adds to the slick feel of shooting up a gangbangers’ crackhouse or a sexy vampires’ nightclub.

* AwesomeMusic: The entire soundtrack, done by Hopoo Games's ''Risk of Rain'' composer Chris Christodoulou perfectly captures the feel of the game, and adds to the slick feel of shooting up a gangbangers crackhouse or a sexy vampires nightclub.

* DemonicSpiders: Sergeants and Generals are EXTREMELY annoying. Sergeants wield massive sledgehammers, can take a huge beating and can sprint faster than most enemies, only being outpaced by pipe-wielding zombies. Generals, on the other hand, [[spoiler: ''revive foes'',]] making them extremely dangerous considering the rather limited ammo supply you're given.

** Nightstalkers can see in the dark, meaning you need to flank them or shut doors to hide from them. This can be extremely annoying if you forget this however, and it can make it seem cheap that a Nightstalker "suddenly" saw you aiming a hammer at their head from pitch-black darkness.
** Those freaking mine-placers. They become paranoid at the slightest sound and begin dropping mines every few steps.. let them patrol long enough and you'll be unable to progress due to the littering of mines throughout the level.

** In general, most of act 3 is extremely tough. Special note goes to "Structurally Sound", which has a ton of paranoid mine-users patrolling the place. If the one on the roof is alerted, expect suffering, as he blocks off the only doorway to the roof.
** "Forced Conversion" has you [[spoiler: tasked with lighting several totems in under a minute]]. This is MUCH harder than it sounds, as the final totem is very difficult to access, and there are multiple groups of enemies who can hear the gunfire and join in, potentially even flanking you. What's more, [[spoiler:after destroying all three totems, an army of Dredged storms the third totem. Unless you knew they were coming, they are]] very likely to kill you, forcing you to do it all over again.

** "Forced Conversion" has you [[spoiler: tasked with killing every Dredged and lighting several totems in under a minute]]. This is MUCH harder than it sounds.

** ThatOneLevel: "Ms. Stela" can be extremely overwhelming because [[spoiler: your target has a whopping ''6'' phylacteries]]. And you thought having only one [[spoiler: phylactery]] was hard.