History YMMV / LaMulana

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* StopHelpingMe: Weapon Fairies constantly use Lemeza's equipped sub-weapon... in a place where attacking certain spots causes Lemeza to be hit with lightning.

** [[CuteMonsterGirl Tiamat]] is a nightmarish fight. As you're attacking the symbols around the room, she'll spawn GoddamnedBats, as well as whipping you with her tail (which is nigh-unavoidable and knocks off a lot of health) or attack with PrehensileHair (which is also difficult to dodge, but at least is telegraphed well in advance). Without the Castlevania/Mahjong Wizard ROM combo or all the Life Jewels, it's almost unbeatable.

** Bahamut also proves to be a huge JerkAss of a boss. If he decides you're going into the water, ''you're going into the water'', and it's made all the worse when you consider the water hurts you whether you have the Scalesphere or not and it can be very difficult to get back onto your little boat at times. Half the fight is just trying not to get wet.

** Lemeza is an {{Expy}} of IndianaJones. One of the items that must be collected: [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull a crystal skull]].

* MagnumOpus: NIGORO has prodouced another of other games such as ''VideoGame/RoseAndCamellia'' and ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' tribute ''[=GR3=]'', but ''La-Mulana'' and its remake by far are hailed as their finest works.

** The official Spanish translation adds lots of extra text not included in the English version. This is justified, as unlike many non-English translations from Japanese games, the Spanish translation was translated from the ''original Japanese'' one. The only problem here is most of the extra text includes [[SpiceUpTheSubtitles profanity not included in either English or even in the original Japanese versions]].

* EvilIsSexy: Tiamat may be a horrifically powerful half-snake RealityWarper with eleven monstrous children, but man, she is hot.

** Tougen--large, red, turtle-like creatures that fire [[StreetFighter hadokens]] at you when they face you. They're impossible to avoid damage from, let alone kill, until you get the Silver Shield. And they always seem to be found in tight spots where they can't be jumped over.
* DudeWheresMyReward: All of Time Attack is possible to beat, but most people would easily consider it on the impossible side. After beating the Mid-level in Expert (which included a boss with an extremely abstract strategy, a luck-based boss and a boss with very precise timing) you do not get any in-game reward. Thankfully, the first boss at High-level seems impossible to beat even with precise timing and luck and that level of challenge ends with two bosses that can easily beat you in Beginner difficulty. No in-game achievements or unlockables seem to be related to Time Attack. At least, you can get [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DudeWheresMyRespect Respect]] because your times are shown. It can still be called out as a hack or image manipulation if you can not provide videos.

* FauxSymbolism: Lots. There's a large amount of ancient religion-style symbolism and [[FreudWasRight implications]] in several levels and puzzles, and [[spoiler: the final boss is all over this]].
** The [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/problem-of-faith.html official blog]] expressed concern over this for the [=WiiWare=] port, but fan response has been overwhelmingly supportive of keeping all of the symbolism intact, misguided as it might be.
* FreudWasRight: [[http://lamulana.super-turbo.net/wiki/index.php5?title=Image:4_A5.PNG Spring of the Sky, map A-4]]. Look at the background murals, and notice that there are two legs, and something between them. Though this is desquickified by background information, as Uonin (this species of fish-men) have the habit of carrying an iron air tank in their crotch. It's still as suggestive, though...

* HellIsThatNoise: The "trap activated" sound, meaning that [[OhCrap something bad is about to happen]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Consider Xelpud's [[TakeThat comments about the NES]]. Now ''La Mulana'' is released on its distant descendant, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}.

* ItWasHisSled: The Treasure Which Must Not Be Seen.

* ThatOneLevel: Tower of the Goddess. Make one slip when climbing the tower, and get sent back to the bottom. Just adding a safety guard at the bottom left/right corners would help a lot.
** The Gate of Confusion/Illusion, since, as its name implies, its whole theme is having [[GuideDangIt rather obtuse puzzles]].

* {{Woolseyism}}: There is no MSX game with the name ''Castlevania''. The game was released in Europe (though not North America) under the name ''Vampire Killer'', but translator Ian Kelley calls it ''Castlevania'' in-game because it's a more recognizable name. ''Uranai Sensation'' got renamed to ''Diviner Sensation'' to make more sense to non-Japanese speakers.

** Palenque spams attacks everywhere and is difficult to go through the spaces in the pillars in time. If you hit him, you lose almost half your health. In addition, he's got a ''tiny'' hitbox, and being an UnexpectedShmupLevel, that makes things...difficult. [[spoiler:And if you neglect to hit him back into his vessel during his [[TakingYouWithme last-ditch attack]], ''[[KaizoTrap GAME]] [[GameOver OVER]]''.]]

** Palenque spams attacks everywhere and is difficult to go through the spaces in the pillars in time. If you hit him, you lose almost half your health. In addition, he's got a ''tiny'' hitbox, and being an UnexpectedShmupLevel, that makes things...difficult.

* DudeWheresMyReward: All of Time Attack is possible to beat, but most would easily consider it on the impossible side. After beating the Mid-level in Expert (which included a boss with an extremely obscure strategy) you do not get any in-game reward. None of the game's achievements or unlockables seem to be related to Time Attack. At least, you can get [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DudeWheresMyRespect Respect]] because your times are shown. It can still be called out as a hack or image manipulation if you can not provide videos.

* DudeWheresMyReward: All of Time Attack is possible to beat, but most would easily consider it on the impossible side. After beating the Mid-level in Expert (which included a boss with an extremely obscure strategy) you do not get any reward. None of the game's achievements or unlockables seem to be related to Time Attack. At least, you can get [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DudeWheresMyRespect Respect]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Consider Xelpud's [[TakeThat comments about the NES]]. Now LaMulana is released on its distant descendant, the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}.

* HilariousInHindsight: Consider Xelpud's [[TakeThat comments about the NES]]. Now LaMulana is released on its distant descendant, the {{Wii}}.

* HilariousInHindsight: Consider Xelpud's [[TakeThat comments about the NES]]. Now LaMulana is about to be released on its distant descendant, the {{Wii}}.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: If the number of comments on [[http://la-mulana.com/ the official blog]] are any indication, the game has a larger English-speaking (and [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/de-espana.html Spanish-speaking]]) fanbase than it has Japanese. And the PC original is a tribute to the MSX, whose fanbase was mainly centered in Japan. Oh, the irony.

-->'''Deceased Crab''': Maybe I'll finally find a use for those 96 weights I have. I guess so! Maybe they'll have a room where I have to use 100 weights somewhere. Here, see all those things? Put weights on all of these pedestals. Just what I've come to expect.

** One of the merchants says "AdventureTime, eh?"

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