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* SoBadItsGood: It's ''hilariously'' awful.
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** Also, an innocent female young adult interviewing for a job at a MegaCorp and her would-be boss wants to have sex with her? [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Doesn't that sound familiar?]]

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** Also, an innocent female young adult interviewing for a job at a MegaCorp and her would-be boss wants to have sex and perform S&M with her? [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Doesn't that sound familiar?]]
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* {{Narm}}: After John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a clichéd but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.

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* {{Narm}}: After NarmCharm: John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a clichéd but nevertheless somewhat heartwarming line, line. Subverted when he then says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.
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** Also, an innocent female young adult interviewing for a job at a MegaCorp and can end up wearing nothing but leather for her would-be boss? [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Doesn't that sound familiar?]]

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** Also, an innocent female young adult interviewing for a job at a MegaCorp and can end up wearing nothing but leather for her would-be boss? boss wants to have sex with her? [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Doesn't that sound familiar?]]
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** Also, an innocent female young adult interviewing for a job at a MegaCorp and can end up wearing nothing but leather for her would-be boss? [[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Doesn't that sound familiar?]]

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* HollywoodHomely: Amy.
* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: "TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!" has been thrown around a bit here and there.
** Another narmy moment is after John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a clichéd but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.

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* %%* HollywoodHomely: Amy.
* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: MemeticMutation: "TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!" has been thrown around a bit here and there.
** Another narmy moment is after * {{Narm}}: After John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a clichéd but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.



* SoBadItsGood: ''Maybe''...
** You can also argue that it's So Bad It's Surrealist Art.



* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As the Nerd so nicely put it:
---> "What kind of '''fucked up''' game ''is'' this!?!"

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* %%* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As the Nerd so nicely put it:
---> %%---> "What kind of '''fucked up''' game ''is'' this!?!"
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* TheyJustDidntCare: And with good reason. If Jane's actress is to be believed, most of the cast were only involved as personal favors to the creator, the game had a shoestring budget at best, and most of the crew working on it didn't even think that the game was going to be ''released''. This might explain the game's poor quality.

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* TheyJustDidntCare: And with good reason. If Jane's actress Jeanne Basone is to be believed, most of the cast were only involved as personal favors to the creator, the game had a shoestring budget at best, and most of the crew working on it workers at Kirin didn't even think that the game was going to be ''released''. This might explain the game's poor quality.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Oh, of course, the whole game.]] But, specifically, ''the announcers''. Even more specifically, '''the battle of the announcers'''. Even ''even'' more specifically, Jane in a sadomasochist outfit who's trying to "satisfy" her boss.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Oh, of course, the whole game.]] But, specifically, ''the announcers''. Even more specifically, '''the battle of the announcers'''. Even ''even'' more specifically, Jane in a sadomasochist an S&M outfit who's trying to "satisfy" her boss.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], as of course the game would have still been far from perfect, but it would have been a bit more tolerable to sit through - heck, maybe even somewhat amusing at points - if it actually were full-motion video (and didn't throw in random content like the chicken mask and the outtake of the actors laughing over a flubbed line, for that matter). Even the AVGN ponders in his review during both the fight of the narrators and the chase scene what things would have looked like if the game were full-motion.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as of course the game would have still been far from perfect, but it would have been a bit more tolerable to sit through - heck, maybe even somewhat amusing at points - if it actually were full-motion video (and didn't throw in random content like the chicken mask and the outtake of the actors laughing over a flubbed line, for that matter). Even the AVGN ponders in his review during both the fight of the narrators and the chase scene what things would have looked like if the game were full-motion.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The narrator is far from the only character to [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami wear a chicken mask]].
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* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"OFF!" has been thrown around a bit here and there.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: Even if the primary focus is on the two people you are trying to hook up ([[TakeAThirdOption or not]]), there's surprisingly little development in their relationship. They meet at a parking lot, John later tries to save her from Thresher for [[TheDulcineaEffect no apparent reason]], then he goes into an emotional speech on how much he wants her for a lifetime (again for no stabile reason), and at the end, they are discussing marriage ('''yes, really'''). That's all. Perhaps it's building more on the fact that they're pressured by their parents to marry rather than truly loving each other?
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** You can also argue that it's So Bad It's Surrealist Art.
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* UnfortunateImplications: If you have Jane make the first move, then after she goes to her interview John first reflects on his good fortune but then starts thinking that she must be a filthy slut because she hit on a guy she didn't know.

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Yes, I know the amount of AVGN references are starting to saturate this and the main page for this game, but I thought it was relevant here.


** The infamous photo of the narrator in the chicken mask. Might we add, a photo that is '''upside-down''' -- as if the developers didn't think a chicken mask was already a random enough detail. The fact that the viewer was already exposed to random pictures of race cars and pandas at the beginning of the game and yet the picture ''still'' managed to be bizarre anyways is really saying something.

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** The infamous photo of the narrator in the chicken mask. mask during his chastisement of the player. Might we add, a photo that is '''upside-down''' -- as if the developers didn't think a chicken mask the ''chicken mask'' was already a random enough detail. The fact that the viewer was already exposed to random pictures of race cars and pandas at the beginning of the game and yet the picture ''still'' managed to be bizarre anyways is really saying something.


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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], as of course the game would have still been far from perfect, but it would have been a bit more tolerable to sit through - heck, maybe even somewhat amusing at points - if it actually were full-motion video (and didn't throw in random content like the chicken mask and the outtake of the actors laughing over a flubbed line, for that matter). Even the AVGN ponders in his review during both the fight of the narrators and the chase scene what things would have looked like if the game were full-motion.

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** The infamous photo of the narrator in the chicken mask. Might we add, a photo that is '''upside-down''' -- as if the developers didn't think a chicken mask was already a random enough detail. The fact that the viewer was already exposed to random pictures of race cars and pandas at the beginning of the game and yet the picture ''still'' managed to be bizarre anyways is really saying something.



** Another narmy moment is after John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a cliched but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.

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** Another narmy moment is after John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a cliched clichéd but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.
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** Another narmy moment is after John says "I don't want you for a night. I want you for a lifetime.", a cliched but somewhat heartwarming line, he says "I've been searching for me... for you...", and not only does the blatantly obvious flubbing of the line make it in, but so do the actors laughing about it.
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* TheyJustDidntCare: And with good reason. If Jane's actress is to be believed, most of the cast were only involved as personal favors to the creator, the game had a shoestring budget at best, and most of the crew working on it didn't even think that the game was going to be ''released''. This might explain the game's poor quality.
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* MemeticMutation[=/=]{{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation[=/=]{{Narm}}: MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"
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* MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: MemeticMutation[=/=]{{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"
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* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHES OFF!!!"



* {{Padding}}: WHY, YES, WE DO WANT TO WATCH OUR HEROES GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN ONE LONG, OVER-PHOTOSHOPPED SLIDESHOW. Also, the actors apparently got distracted easily. The chase scene quickly turns into a slideshow of the actors having fun around UsefulNotes/LosAngeles tourist traps. The fact that Jane is wearing only a bra and skirt is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the only indication that this has anything to do with the plot at all]].

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* {{Padding}}: WHY, ''WHY, YES, WE DO WANT TO WATCH OUR HEROES GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN ONE LONG, OVER-PHOTOSHOPPED SLIDESHOW. SLIDESHOW.'' Also, the actors apparently got distracted easily. The chase scene quickly turns into a slideshow of the actors having fun around UsefulNotes/LosAngeles tourist traps. The fact that Jane is wearing only a bra and skirt is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the only indication that this has anything to do with the plot at all]].
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* SoBadItsGood: ''Maybe''...
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* {{Padding}}: WHY, YES, WE DO WANT TO WATCH OUR HEROES GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN ONE LONG, OVER-PHOTOSHOPPED SLIDESHOW. Also, the actors apparently got distracted easily. The chase scene quickly turns into a slideshow of the actors having fun around LosAngeles tourist traps. The fact that Jane is wearing only a bra and skirt is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the only indication that this has anything to do with the plot at all]].

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* {{Padding}}: WHY, YES, WE DO WANT TO WATCH OUR HEROES GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN ONE LONG, OVER-PHOTOSHOPPED SLIDESHOW. Also, the actors apparently got distracted easily. The chase scene quickly turns into a slideshow of the actors having fun around LosAngeles UsefulNotes/LosAngeles tourist traps. The fact that Jane is wearing only a bra and skirt is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the only indication that this has anything to do with the plot at all]].

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* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The image of John's mother that appears at the end of his dream.


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* NightmareFuel: The image of John's mother that appears at the end of his dream.
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* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHS OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHS CLOTHES OFF!!!"

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Oh, of course the whole game.]] But, specifically, ''the announcers''. Even more specifically, '''the battle of the announcers'''. Even ''even'' more specifically, Jane in a sadomasochist outfit who's trying to "satisfy" her boss.
* ColbertBump: WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's review is probably the most publicity this thing ever got.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs Oh, of course course, the whole game.]] But, specifically, ''the announcers''. Even more specifically, '''the battle of the announcers'''. Even ''even'' more specifically, Jane in a sadomasochist outfit who's trying to "satisfy" her boss.
* ColbertBump: WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's review is probably the most publicity this thing ever got.
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* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHS OFF!!!"

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* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHS OFF!!!"OFF!!!"
* {{Padding}}: WHY, YES, WE DO WANT TO WATCH OUR HEROES GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES IN ONE LONG, OVER-PHOTOSHOPPED SLIDESHOW. Also, the actors apparently got distracted easily. The chase scene quickly turns into a slideshow of the actors having fun around LosAngeles tourist traps. The fact that Jane is wearing only a bra and skirt is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the only indication that this has anything to do with the plot at all]].
* UnfortunateImplications: If you have Jane make the first move, then after she goes to her interview John first reflects on his good fortune but then starts thinking that she must be a filthy slut because she hit on a guy she didn't know.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: As the Nerd so nicely put it:
---> "What kind of '''fucked up''' game ''is'' this!?!"
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* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The image of John's mother that appears at the end of his dream.
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* ColbertBump: The AngryVideoGameNerd's review is probably the most publicity this thing ever got.

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* ColbertBump: The AngryVideoGameNerd's WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's review is probably the most publicity this thing ever got.
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* HollywoodHomely: Amy.

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* HollywoodHomely: Amy.Amy.
* MemeticMutation: Thresher's "TAKE YA DAMN CLOTHS OFF!!!"

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