History YMMV / PlumbersDontWearTies

* MoneyDearBoy: The game's lead actress, Jeanne Basone, admits she only took part in it as a favor for her friend so long as she was paid.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: The narrator's incredibly tacky purple suit and random hats in every shot definitely fall under this; the chicken mask however is easily the most infamous instance of it in-game.
* ValuesDissonance: Plenty to go around, though John's mother expressing fear when inquiring if John is homosexual and then relief when he replies in the negative probably wouldn't stand in today's society.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: The narrator's incredibly tacky purple suit and random hats in every shot definitely fall under this; the chicken mask however is easily the most infamous instance of it in-game.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: {{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.

* FridgeLogic: It would have made more sense to edit out the offending scenes in question since turning the game into a slideshow only made it worse in the long run. The creators clearly didn't think twice about this [[MoneyDearBoy and most likely wanted to gain a quick buck]] before the ESRB was put into affect.

* SpecialEffectFailure: As a FMV game relegated to being merely a slideshow, it was bound to suffer horribly this. The mess of unnecessary filters and cheap photoshops serve to make it that much less watchable.

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

* BileFascination[=/=]SnarkBait: A popular target, due to its zero-dollar production values, super-disorganized plot, and completely random elements (such as a karate girl beating up the narrator for no purpose other than being wacky).

* CreatorsApathy: From it's sloppy editing and atrocious production values to its nonsensical plot and non-existent gameplay, is there really any doubt about this?

* HilariousInHindsight: The narrator is far from the only character to [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami wear a chicken mask]].

* [=Squick=]: If you accept Thresher's "indecent proposal", you are greeted with the image of Jane riding him while in his boxers with a crop and whip.

* SoBadItsGood: It's ''hilariously'' awful.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: As a FMV game relegated to being merely a slideshow, it was bound to suffer horribly this. The mess of unnecessary filters and cheap photoshops serve to make it that much less watchable.

* '''{{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]].

* TheyJustDidntCare: And with good reason. If 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 workers at Kirin didn't even think that the game was going to be ''released''. This might explain the game's poor quality.

* ThrowItIn: A blooper in which John accidentally says "I've been searching for me" instead of "searching for you," and then breaks character, was intentionally left in the game, supposedly because the creators found it humorous. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the other actors in the background who says, "We should keep that in the script!"

* {{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]].

* BileFascination[=/=]SnarkBait: A popular target, due to its zero-dollar production values, super-disorganized plot, and completely random elements (such as a random karate girl beating up the narrator for no purpose other than being wacky).

* BileFascination[=/=]SnarkBait: A popular target, due to its zero-dollar production value, super-disorganized plot, and completely random elements (such as a random karate girl beating up the narrator for no purpose other than being wacky).

* BileFascination

* 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 an S&M outfit who's trying to "satisfy" her boss.
** The infamous photo of the narrator in the chicken mask during his chastisement of the player. Might we add, a photo that is '''upside-down''' -- as if the developers didn't think 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.

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