History YMMV / IAmAlive

* SpecialEffectFailure: Simply put the texture pop in is rather annoying.

* IronWoobie: The Protagonist in spade. He was near the east coast when the event happened only to have to walk home to Haventon, which is on the west coast. When he finally gets there his family is gone. Then having to rescue and provide care to another child. Only for her to nearly die of dust inhalation. Eventually reuniting her with her mom, after traveling through a Fallout styled raider camp. Top that all off with him leaving the two to go in search of his family and possibly dying.

* {{HSQ}}: While the game has some pretty big landscapes for you to climb, the hotel is by far the most epic. The sheer size and multiple areas of exploration is astounding.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The music ''gets really tense and panicky'' whenever your stamina is running out. Its really effective in creeping out the player... at the beginning. Unfortunately there are entire sections of the game where there's nothing but [[CriticalAnnoyance climbing or slogging it through ash clouds]].

* HeartWarmingMoments: Every time Mei and the protagonist are together. Seriously they talk as if they've known each other for years.

* MostWonderfulSound: Whenever you pick up a bullet for your handgun or finding resources.

* TheWoobie: Linda is considered this by many. She was separated by her daughter in an attempt to find medicine for her. Trapped in a motel where she was most likely to be raped. Top that off when she has a hope spot she and her once again get separated by another gang. Linda is practically in tears when you see her near the pier relaying the events to you. Mom has a really rough two days.

* HeartWarmingMoments: Everytime Mei and the protagonist are together. Seriously they talk as if they've known each other for years.

* IronWoobie: The Protagonist in spade. He was near the east coast when the event happened only to have to walk home to Haventon, which is on the west coast. When he finally gets there his family is gone. Then having to rescue and provide care to another child. Only for her to nearly die of dust inhilation. Eventually reuniting her with her mom, after traveling throuh a Fallout styled raider camp. Top that all off with him leaving the two to go in search of his family and possibly dying.
* MoralEventHorizon: Comes with the territory of a Post-Apocolyptic video game. Especially when you stumble into the gangs HQ.

* NightmareFuel: Oh Blue Hotel is just a pleasent place. Ranging from the uncomfortable strippers to the almost rape Blue Hotel is straight out of a Fallout game. Couple that with various NPC's telling you how horrible the Hotel is, yeah not fun.

* ThatOneSidequest: While the shotgun can be aqquired after finding five rare items. Tomato's for Her is generally considered the worst offender. The tomato in question cannot be found until late game and by then if you have been playing well retries will plentiful.
* TheWoobie: Linda is considered this by many. She was seperated by her daughter in an attempt to find medicine for her. Trapped in a motel where she was most likely to be raped. Top that off when she has a hope spot she and her once again get seperated by another gang. Linda is practically in tears when you see her near the pier relaying the events to you. Mom has a really rough two days.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The music ''gets really tense and panicky'' whenever your stamina is running out. Its really effective in creeping out the player... at the beginning. Unfortunately there are entire sections of the game where there's nothing but [[CriticalAnnoyance climbing or sloughing it through ash clouds]].

* HesJustHiding: While the ending suggests the protagonist died many fans believe he managed to stay alive. Although this would not explain her crying.

* IronWoobie: The Protagonist in spade. He was near the east coast when the event happened only to have to walk home to Haventon, which is on mthe west coast. When he finally gets there his family is gone. Then having to rescue and provide care to another child. Only for her to nearly die of dust inhilation. Eventually reuniting her with her mom, after traveling throuh a Fallout styled raider camp. Top that all off with him leaving the two to go in search of his family and possibly dying.

* NightmareFuel: Oh Blue Hotel is just a pleasent place. Ranging from the uncomfortable strippers to the almost rape Blue Hotel is straight out of a Fallout game. Couple that with various NPC's telling you how horrible the Hotel is, yeah hot fun.

* He'sJustHiding: While the ending suggests the protagonist died many fans believe he managed to stay alive. Although this would not explain her crying.

* HSQ: While the game has some pretty big landscapes for you to climb, the hotel is by far the most epic. The sheer size and multiple areas of exploration is astounding.

* Slow-PacedBeginning: During the first several minutes you have to cross the broken bridge. It's not a bad segment but it does eat up a good portion of the tutorial.

* ThatOneLevel: The Ship level is by and large the most dangerous place in the game. Aside from the lack of ammo for your pistol the enemies start to have full armor. Add that to the lack of resources in the level, it will be frustrating.

* GameBreaker: The bow. As soon as you get it, combat strategy boils down to: 1) melee or shoot the ones with guns (with the bow if possible), 2) intimidate with pistol to take the gun(s) and your arrow back if applicable, 3) switch to bow, kill a mook, and 4) switch back to gun to intimidate, repeating until victory. Even after the game starts throwing armored enemies into the mix, this strategy makes most encounters a cakewalk.

* GameBreaker: The bow. As soon as you get it, combat strategy boils down to: 1) shoot the ones with guns (with the bow if possible), 2) intimidate with pistol to take the gun and your arrow back if applicable, 3) switch to bow, kill a mook, and 4) switch back to gun to intimidate, repeating until victory. Even after the game starts throwing armored enemies into the mix, this strategy makes most encounters a cakewalk.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: If you explore around, you can find a gorilla-like dancing mutant (or possibly just a severely deformed human) living down in the dust cloud. He's never explained and doesn't play any role in the main plot, and clashes somewhat with the otherwise realistic tone of the story. Late in the game you can actually talk to him (he's surprisingly eloquent), and trade 5 difficult-to-find items to him for a pump-action shotgun.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: If you explore around, you can find a gorilla-like dancing mutant living down in the dust cloud. He's never explained and doesn't play any role in the main plot, and clashes somewhat with the otherwise realistic tone of the story. Late in the game you can actually talk to him (he's surprisingly eloquent), and trade 5 difficult-to-find items to him for a pump-action shotgun.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: If you explore around, you can find a gorilla-like dancing mutant living down in the dust cloud. He's never explained and doesn't play any role in the main plot, and clashes somewhat with the otherwise realistic tone of the story. Late in the game you can actually talk to him (he's surprisingly eloquent), and trade 5 difficult-to-find items to him for a pump-action shotgun.
Actually if you walk into the corner of his room you can see what he looks like when he is hiding behind the curtain. He seems to be a deformed hunchback, and while his appearance is unusual it is likely due to a birth defect from before the event rather than a 'fallout' style mutant.

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* [[spoiler:DownerEnding: The survivor dies. The person who's been watching his tapes throughout the game? That's his widow. After his last recording (that we see), she turns the camera off and cries, while the camera pans over to his pack and machete, all of which were presumably delivered after his death. Of course, this still leaves room for events between the ending of the campaign and him dying.]]