History YMMV / NiGHTSIntoDreams

* UnnecessaryMakeover: [=YouTuber=] [[https://youtu.be/Uo8BvDAhS0o DiGi Valentine]] takes issue with Reala's redesign for ''Journey of Dreams''. He points out that Reala's original design is consistent and simple enough, yet still an excellent visual contrast to [=NiGHTS=]. But he complains that Reala's redesign adds so many new and inconsistent details, like a pink ruff with samurai-like armor, and describes him as looking like "a Hot Topic reject circa 2003."

* ToyShip: Helen/Will.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: That horrendous JumpScare Helen has when trying to enjoy her childhood, showing her mother [[RedEyesTakeWarning furious with her!]] Is the player supposed to interpret Helen feeling guilt? Or that her mom [[MeddlingParents isn't a very]][[ControlFreak nice person]] in real-life at all?

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Wizeman]] the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Wicked]] WasOnceAMan who visited the dream world; however, he turned himself into [[FromNobodyToNightmare something far worse]]. Fancying himself as [[AGodAmI a god]], he ruled over [[CrapsackWorld Nightmare]] with an iron fist. When one of his top henchmen, the titular [=NiGHTS=], betrays him and tries to fight back, he traps them in a strange, gazebo-like place, before they are eventually rescued. When his minions [[YouHaveFailedMe fail to defeat NiGHTS]], he punishes them with [[CruelAndUnusualDeath cruel methods]], such as crushing them in the palm of his hands, sending them falling to oblivion, or simply verbally abusing them throughout the games. His worst act comes in ''Journey into Dreams'', when he traps several visitors in an AndIMustScream state, leaving their consciousness in a never-ending nightmare, and in the waking world, trapping them in a permanent coma. Being perhaps the poster boy of VileVillainSaccharineShow, Wizeman might just be one of the worst villains Creator/SonicTeam has produced.
* CreepyCute: [=NiGHTS=] is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. [=NiGHTS=] is thinner then any human should be,and has something of a ballet-dancers physique, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step 'above' cat-like. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into ''[[UncannyValley disconcertingly]]'' beautiful and graceful territory.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Pretty much the entire soundtrack, for ''both'' games, but especially the songs Dreams Dreams, [=NiGHTS=] and Reala, and The Mantle.

* ReplacementScrappy: The Chamelan from the second game is often disliked, simply due to the fact, He's a copy of Fan-Favorite [EnsembleDarkhorse Jackle]].

* FoeYay: NiGHTS and Reala.

** [=NiGHTS=]'s [[ViewerGenderConfusion gender.]] Though it's likely some of the [[PoesLaw arguers are trolls.]]

* AngstWhatAngst: [=NiGHTS=] certainly takes [[spoiler:his/her entire species basically being out to get him/her]] in stride, although s/he does display signs of being bothered by [[spoiler:Helen's reaction to learning that [=NiGHTS=] is a Nightmaren]].

** The scene where Wizeman states his intention to [[spoiler:erase [=NiGHTS=]' personality, thus turning him/her into an obedient servant]]. It's also possibly an example of AndIMustScream; at the ''least'', it's a FateWorseThanDeath.

* TearJerker: In the "Yellow Ideya" ending when [=NiGHTS=] [[spoiler:reveals that s/he knows that s/he'll ''die'' if Wizeman is destroyed, saying that s/he's "known it all along", and then ''fights him anyway''. After Wizeman is defeated, s/he takes one final bow and dissolves into light]]. Also counts as the character's CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

** For a first boss, Donbalon can be a real pain in the ass. He’s pretty annoying, creepy, and laughs at you constantly. The premise is simple, just throw him to the top of the obstacle-filled stage. But the controls and quirky physics will cause a misbounce, and just one will ruin your A grade run. If you grab Donbalon near a block, the game can easily glitch, causing the nightmaren to ‘’rocket off’’ at speed in a random direction (usually downwards).

* ThatOneLevel: the Sky Concert.

* [[{{Mondegreen}} Mondegreen]]: Famously, Reala's line of "Bedishino Naitsu" ("Let's go, [=NiGHTS=]") has become "There is no [=NiGHTS=]". This one's notable in that many fans used it as a defining element of NiGHTS's and Reala's relationship (and [=NiGHTS=]'s relationship with Wizeman's forces/all of Nightopia in general) for ''years''.

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be,and has something of a ballet-dancers physique, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step 'above' cat-like. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into ''[[UncannyValley disconcertingly]]'' beautiful and graceful territory.

** NiGHTS's [[ViewerGenderConfusion gender.]] Though it's likely some of the [[PoesLaw arguers are trolls.]]

* [[{{Mondegreen}} Mondegreen]]: Famously, Reala's line of "Bedishino Naitsu" ("Let's go, [=NiGHTS=]") has become "There is no [=NiGHTS=]". This one's notable in that many fans used it as a defining element of NiGHTS's and Reala's relationship (and NiGHTS's relationship with Wizeman's forces/all of Nightopia in general) for ''years''.

* ContestedSequel: Though many people were more or less expecting this thanks to the original game becoming something of a SacredCow, ''Journey of Dreams'' was a lot less accepted than the original game, with the prime reasons being the UnexpectedGameplayChange of certain levels and the forced, unskippable story. Many agree that this game shows that [=NiGHTS=] is best as an Arcade style throwback series that fits better with an ExcusePlot than trying to make an actual "modern" game with it.

** And now OverclockedRemix has released the album [[http://ocremix.org/album/30/nights-lucid-dreaming NiGHTS Lucid Dreams]] for all to enjoy.

** NiGHTS's [[ViewerGenderConfusion gender.]]

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be, but very strong-looking, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step 'above' cat-like. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into ''[[UncannyValley disconcertingly]]'' beautiful and graceful territory.

* NiGHTS's [[ViewerGenderConfusion gender.]]

* BigNameFan: Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, has openly lauded this game as a masterpiece, saying it's the one game he wishes he could have made.

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be, but very strong-looking, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step above cat-like, being more alien than that. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into[[UncannyValley ''disconcertingly'' beautiful and graceful]] territory.

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be, but very strong-looking, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step above cat-like, being more alien than that. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into [[[{{UncannyValley}}''disconcertingly'' beautiful and graceful]] territory.

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be, but very strong-looking, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step above cat-like, being more alien than that. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into [[''disconcertingly'' beautiful and graceful UncannyValley]] territory.

* CreepyCute: NiGHTS is a slightly odd example, staying mostly on the "cute" side with big starry eyes and sweet smile. NiGHTS is thinner then any human should be, but very strong-looking, and those eyes could most definitely be uncomfortable; they're a step above cat-like, being more alien than that. Combined with the way it moves, it also veers into [[''disconcertingly'' beautiful and graceful Uncanny Valley]] territory.