History YMMV / Off

*** That's just the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dopefish Dopefish.]]

** [[spoiler:The secret ending.]]

** A lot of fanart out there tends to give the Batter ExtraEyes.

** [[spoiler:The Batter is the VillainProtagonist and an OmnicidalManiac whose quest to "purify" the world, as literal or metaphorical as it can be, still involves murdering everyone and annihilating what's left of creation.]]
** [[spoiler:Hugo dies.]]
** With all of the fanart, [[spoiler:it's hard to hide the fact that the Batter is a potential final boss]].
** While not as talked about, the fact that [[spoiler:Sugar (not the {{Superboss}}, but the material) is made from Elsen corpses]] is fairly common knowledge.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Due to how much of the game is unabashedly spoiled by its fans, as well as the fact that there are other RPG Maker games that are similar thematically (such as ''VideoGame/SpaceFuneral'' and ''{{VideoGame/Middens}}''), most people are likely to experience this.

* WidgetSeries: The inhabitants of this game breathe smoke, swim in liquid meat/plastic, and [[spoiler:are horribly addicted to sugar]], among other things. It should be noted that the game credits none other than Creator/Suda51 as one of its inspirations.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Due to the fact that this game is a WidgetSeries and that Mortis Ghost [[ShrugOfGod doesn't really explain anything of what's going on at all]].

* ThemePairing: The Batter and the Scout (from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'') because they both use baseball bats as weapons. Later, it became an OneTrueThreesome with the addition of Leon Kuwat from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', who is also a baseball player.

** While not as talked about, the fact that [[spoiler:Sugar (not the BonusBoss, but the material) is made from Elsen corpses]] is fairly common knowledge.

* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: To be expected when there are BiblicalMotifs all over the place. One of the most out-there ones has to be when a reader/friend of the Something Awful [=LP=] claimed that [[http://lparchive.org/OFF/Update%2043/ it was a deconstruction of sexist power fantasies]]. (However, this was [[ExaggeratedTrope largely a joke]].)

* SoBadItWasBetter: Some people feel that way about the 3.0 translation. Yes, it removed a lot of translation mistakes, but the old version had more distinct speech patterns for the characters as well as gems such as Batter calling Enoch a "big bacon". That is not at all helped by 3.0 also removing all swearing from the game for some reason.

** Beating OFF [[labelnote:Explanation]]It's very common to say that you "beat" a game after completing it, which combined with the name of ''this'' game can very often lead to massive cases of ThatCameOutWrong. The infamy of people frequently saying that they "just beat ''OFF''" without realizing [[ADateWithRosiePalms the other meaning of that phrase]] led it to become a common joke in relation to the game both in and out of the fandom.[[/labelnote]]

* AccidentalInnuendo: Nothing in the game itself, but a lot of discussions about the game can get awkward without clarification, such as "I just beat OFF!" or "How do I get OFF?"

* AnticlimaxBoss: Both {{Final Boss}}es have pitifully low HP. [[spoiler:The Judge]] only has as much health as the first boss, and you outnumber him four to one. [[spoiler:The Batter]] has even less HP, and you're given an incredibly powerful competence for the battle that can kill him in three hits or less. Or you can use Palsy on him to flat-out turn him into a ZeroEffortBoss. To be more exact, [[spoiler: The Batter]] can be killed so fast he lands exactly ''one'' hit on you in the entire battle. [[EpicFail And even that hit can miss.]]

** The giant flying whales that appear out of nowhere in Zone 2. The description says nothing at all about them being related to the specters at all - they are apparently actual living whales that for some reason fly and attack the Batter. This BLAM has been the subject of several pieces of fanart.

** On a non-baseball related note, Batter[=/=][[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]] are starting to become a thing thanks to the latter's similar pale and featureless appearance, as well as the fact that one of her moves in the new ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game utilizes several hula-hoops - which fans have joked about resembling the Add-Ons.

** [[spoiler:"badbatteur"]] is the file name of the picture of [[spoiler:whatever the Batter is turning into in the Special Ending]], and [[spoiler:"le batteur"]] is his name in the original French, so the fans naturally decided to call this "[[spoiler:Bad Batter]]".
** Elsen, in reference to the people populating the game world. It's actually just the name of the first area of Zone 1, with no specific name given to the people. [[spoiler: Mortis Ghost says they're human.]]

* GoddamnedBats: "Ah, ah"s, or the word bubbles that the Fat Spectres and Dedan spawn. Dedan doesn't spawn them as fast and they never attack, making them less annoying than the normal "Ah, ah"s, but the "Ah, ah"s Fat Spectres spawn can not only spawn more "Ah, ah"s but they are also able to inflict Blinded. While they have low health, if you aren't careful to take out the "Ah, ah"s quickly they can overwhelm you, especially since you have to clear out EVERY enemy before the battle can end (not just the ones at the start).
* GoodBadBugs: Poisoning Sugar. She is one of the few enemies that can easily get poisoned, has lots of turns without doing anything (but where each counts as a turn to get poison damage) and Poison itself is based on a percentage of maximum health points instead of based on the level of the Batter. It is possible to easily and quickly kill her as soon as after beating Zone 1 as can be seen [[https://youtu.be/ARfSjXZ6X7k?t=30m16s here]].
* GoodBadTranslation: The English version lists your special attacks as "Competences" which probably refers to "skills". This actually works in the game's favor, as it goes with the cerebral nature of the game and the awkward and abstract naming schemes of the competences themselves.

** [[spoiler: The Batter is the VillainProtagonist and an OmnicidalManiac whose quest to "purify" the world, as literal or metaphorical as it can be, still involves murdering everyone and annihilating what's left of creation.]]
** [[spoiler: Hugo dies]].
** With all of the fanart, [[spoiler: it's hard to hide the fact that the Batter is a potential final boss.]]
** While not as talked about, the fact that [[spoiler: Sugar (not the Bonus Boss, but the material) is made from Elsen corpses]] is fairly common knowledge.
** Pretty much everything about The Queen. Shes a wildly popular character who you can see left and right in fanart and discussion. She's also an OneSceneWonder character in game whose said scene is THE most critical spoiler heavy moment in the whole game due to the scale of the revelations and significance in it. Her relationships to other characters, role, purpose and even her apperance are all spoilers.

** Hula Hoops [[labelnote: Explanation]]The Add-Ons notably resemble Hula Hoops, and have been frequently joked to be these, with the Batter sometimes doing acrobatics routines. In rare cases, they're called onion rings as well.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Film/HighSchoolMusical HEY BATTER BATTER HEY BATTER BATTER SWING!]] [[labelnote: Explanation]]This line from ''High School Musical 2'' has been commonly associated with The Batter in the fandom.[[/labelnote]]

* MoralEventHorizon: The fight against [[spoiler:Hugo, who's only an infant]]. Arguably also the one against the [[spoiler:Critic Burnt crying for help in the Zone 3 subway.]]

** A video game where [[spoiler: you're actually playing as the villain]]? There are many games just as old as OFF that do the same thing, some even older.
** OFF itself is an example. A lot of Americans would tell you that the game came out around 2013 (around the peak of its popularity), but it was actually released in 2008.
* OneSceneWonder: Unlike other major characters, [[spoiler:Vader Eloha is never seen before the final showdown with her, even if she's heavily referenced by other characters over the course of the game. However her conversation with The Batter completely recontextualizes the entire game, heavily expands on the character of The Batter himself and establishes her as a very unique individual. This is followed by an ''extremely'' memorable MirrorBoss battle.]]

* RonTheDeathEater: [[spoiler: The Batter]] is an interesting and very, very subjective case. Many interpret him as an out-and-out [[spoiler:VillainProtagonist]] and being neglectful at best in his relationship with [[spoiler:Hugo and the Queen]]. Most fanon likes to portray it as flat-out abusive (albeit [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood Hilariously Abusive.]]) However, part of the evidence fueling these is due to nuance being lost or small translation mistakes due to unfamiliarity - further translations came out to fix some of these mistakes.

* WidgetSeries: The inhabitants of this game breathe smoke, swim in liquid meat/plastic, and [[spoiler: are horribly addicted to sugar]], among other things. It should be noted that the game credits none other than Creator/Suda51 as one of its inspirations.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The original translation tended to bound between this and BlindIdiotTranslation, and while the 2.0 translation fixed some of these issues it didn't remove all of it. The 3.0 translation tried to be a more literal translation, [[BrokenBase for better or for worse.]]

* WoobieSpecies: The Elsen. They live in a perfect world without danger, but they're hopelessly neurotic anyway. And if they ever get too stressed, their heads explode and they attack everyone around them. Special mention however goes to [[spoiler:the Critic Burnt in the Zone 3 subway, who doesn't fight back and only uses his turns to scream out for help]].

* AnticlimaxBoss: Both {{Final Boss}}es have pitifully low HP. [[spoiler:The Judge]] only has as much health as the first boss, and you outnumber him four to one. [[spoiler:The Batter]] has even less HP, and you're given an incredibly powerful competence for the battle that can kill him in three hits or less. Or you can use Palsy on him to flat-out turn him into a ZeroEffortBoss.
** To be more exact, [[spoiler: The Batter]] can be killed so fast he lands exactly ''one'' hit on you in the entire battle. [[EpicFail And even that hit can miss.]]

* WoobieSpecies: The Elsen. They live in a perfect world without danger, but they're hopelessly neurotic anyway. And if they ever get too stressed, their heads explode and they attack everyone around them. Special mention however goes to [[spoiler:the Critic Burnt in the Zone 3 subway, who doesn't fight back and only uses his turns to scream out for help]].

* BrokenBase: The 3.0 translation. While it was far more literal than the original translation, it also [[{{Bowdlerize}} removed all of the swearing from the game]], even [[SirSwearsALot Dedan's]]. Many fans also find it drier than the original release, but also more polished.

* BrokenBase: The 3.0 translation. While it was far more literal than the original translation, it also [[{{Bowdlerize}} removed all of the swearing from the game]], even [[SirSwearsALot Dedan's]].

* EsotericHappyEnding: Inverted. [[spoiler:The Judge Ending is an [[EsotericHappyEnding Esoteric]] DownerEnding. It portrays the Judge wandering the purified zones as if he were the SoleSurvivor, even though Zacharie, an Elsen (if they didn't somehow die off-screen) and Sugar (if you didn't kill her) are still alive.]]

* PlayerPunch: The ''fight'' against Hugo consists of the player being prompted to order The Batter to ''murder a helpless toddler'' who doesn't try to fight back in any capasity and cries out in fear of what's happening.

* UncannyValley: