History YMMV / TheWonderful101

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* {{Adorkable}}: [[FaceOfAThug Looks like a pretty mean dude]], but he's very sweet and considerate, and even when he has the chance to deliver [[PreMortemOneLiner a badass one-liner]] to one of the GEATHJERK Officers, he fumbles his chance, embarrassed with the fact that his country doesn't ''have'' catchphrases.

* DemonicSpider: Nyerks, the turtle-like Jerks, are some of the toughest units to deal with. Their main weakness is the slow and hard to use Unite Hammer, and while it does decent damage to them, unless you can break their shell it's the ''only'' Unite Morph you can use on them, barring knocking them over after a Unite Guts counter. As well, they have a ton of nasty attacks due to some poor HitboxDissonance- they can hit you with their claw stop while you're ''above'' them somehow, and their lunging bite comes out fast and hits hard. The first time you encounter them is also the first time you use the Unite Hammer, meaning getting the hang of Unite Hammer's strange symbol ''and'' dealing with them can be a serious wall to first time players.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In the face of Wonderful 101 getting its second shot thanks to Platinum's explosively successful kickstarter campaign, the game's central mechanic of people coming together to save the world carries quite a different connotation when playing the remaster, as does the opening video explaining that the title covers the Wonderful 100 and ''you.'' [[spoiler: At least until Luka becomes the 101st member.]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: In the face of Wonderful 101 getting its second shot thanks to Platinum's explosively successful kickstarter campaign, the game's central mechanic of people coming together to save the world carries quite a different connotation when playing the Remaster.

* DemonicSpider: Nyerks, the turtle-like Jerks, are some of the toughest units to deal with. Their main weakness is the slow and hard to use Unite Hammer, and while it does decent damage to them, unless you can break their shell it's the ''only'' Unite Morph you can use on them. As well, they have a ton of nasty attacks due to some poor HitboxDissonance- they can hit you with their claw stop while you're ''above'' them somehow, and their lunging bite comes out fast and hits hard. The first time you encounter them is also the first time you use the Unite Hammer, meaning getting the hang of Unite Hammer's strange symbol ''and'' dealing with them can be a serious wall to first time players.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Despite being a WellIntentionedExtremist group, GEATHJERK and its officers repeatedly go this route. Laambo for not only killing Red's father but taunting Red about it and moving to kill him too, Vijounne for being a double agent who got Blue's brother murdered and later rubbing it in Blue's face, Gimme for his attempt at Vorkken's life and even admitting he was going to kill him anyway, and Jergingha, who, despite being the most vocal in stopping the Greater Galactic Coalition from rising, was willing to destroy the planet even though he originally wanted to spare it]].

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Despite being a WellIntentionedExtremist group, GEATHJERK and its officers repeatedly go this route. Laambo for killing Red's father, Vijounne for being a double agent who got Blue's brother murdered, Gimme for his attempt at Vorkken's life and even admitting he was going to kill him anyway, and Jergingha, who, despite being the most vocal in stopping the Greater Galactic Coalition from rising, was willing to destroy the planet even though he originally wanted to spare it]].

* SuperlativeDubbing: The English dub is absolutely phenomenal, with the English translation of the title song being a perfect transliteration of the original Japanese tune beat-for-beat.

* EsotericHappyEnding: Red's ScrewDestiny moment aside, what exactly is stopping the coming of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Greater Galactic Coalition]]? It's possible this was to set up the villain for the sequel, [[StillbornFranchise but...]]

** The now defunt Blistered Thumbs gave the game a 3/10, mirroring IGN's infamous score for ''VideoGame/GodHand''. The fact this score has such a huge gap with other review scores (mostly ranging around 8 or higher) has some people wondering if there's more to the score than meets the eye.

* HolyShitQuotient: Most, if not all cutscenes and even gameplay sections will draw up this reaction. It ''is'' by the team that made ''{{VideoGame/Bayonetta}}'', [[CrazyAwesome after all]]. The entire ending takes this UpToEleven and even ''further''.

* CultClassic: Though not quite as big of a cult classic like VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}, the game has a steong following among fans of StylishAction for its unique premise and design. Despite poor sales at launch on Wii U, the Kickstarter campaign for Switch/PC/[=PS4=] remasters reached its initial funding goal within 20 minutes, with the 500,000 dollar [=PS4=] stretch goal being met within three hours.

** Diplomacy has failed! [[labelnote: Explanation]]A common phrase also said by Wonder-Red any time a GEATHJERK officer doesn't take Will's peace offer...which, [[{{Jerkass}} given the kind of group they're fighting against]], gets quite a ''lot'' of mileage.[[/labelnote]]

* CommonKnowledge: You'r up and do.imgur.com/62iqqoz.png this is a third party game]] and not a Nintendo-owned IP, even though the ''first'' name that pops up in the opening credits is Nintendo. To be fair, Platinum signed their work and threw in gratuitous company logos and references throughout the game, so it's not unreasonable that people would associate it with them. The fact that the remaster is getting a multiplatform release when Nintendo is usually firmly against such things only added to the confusion.

* CommonKnowledge: You'll have people swear up and down that [[http://i.imgur.com/62iqqoz.png this is a third party game]] and not a Nintendo-owned IP, even though the ''first'' name that pops up in the opening credits is Nintendo. To be fair, Platinum signed their work and threw in gratuitous company logos and references throughout the game, so it's not unreasonable that people would associate it with them. The fact that the remaster is getting a multiplatform release when Nintendo is usually firmly against such things only added to the confusion.

* EightPointEight:
** IGN's 7.4 review of the game. Most other sites, including IGN Italy, have given it an 8 or higher.
** The now defunt Blistered Thumbs gave the game a 3/10, mirroring IGN's infamous score for God Hand, another game from the same development team. The fact this score has such a huge gap with other review scores (which are mostly ranging around 8 or higher) has some people wondering if there's more to the score than meets the eye.
** WebVideo/GameXplain is getting just as bad for giving the game a 2.5/5 stars. The video review scored a lot of thumbs down and backlash from Website/YouTube users. To elaborate, the review consisted of complaints about things that were "unclear" but actually explained in the game if one bothered to look, and a number of outright falsehoods. For example, they complained about using the gamepad to draw Unite Morphs but didn't acknowledge the possibility of using the right stick. They also criticized the "lack" of camera control and said the L and R buttons were unused. Note that ''L and R adjust the camera.''

* VindicatedByHistory: Despite generally positive reviews, the game sold poorly and player reception was somewhat polarized. This was chalked up to the game poorly explaining its myriad systems in tutorials, and SurpriseDifficulty turning away many casual players. As time has gone on, many have returned to the game with newfound appreciation for its unconventional and unique design. Also helping is a number of reviews from people like Matthewmatosis and the Super Best Friends, who hailed it as a classic and not to be missed. When Platinum later launched a Kickstarter to remaster the game for Switch, PC, and [=PS4=], the campaign reached its initial goal of $50,000 for a Switch port in less than 20 minutes and it's $500,000 goal for all three platforms in a few hours.
* WakeUpCallBoss: The Gah-Goojin fought as the second boss, mainly because if you haven't mastered the [[CounterAttack Unite Guts]] by this point, you're gonna have a bad time.

** Wonder-Pink is disliked by some, due to her blatant fanservice or them disliking her voice or finding her crush on Vorkken annoying. However, others like her very much for being a highly amusing parody of TheChick, a competent ActionGirl, and attractive to boot.

* CommonKnowledge: You'll have people swear up and down that [[http://i.imgur.com/62iqqoz.png this is a third party game]] and not a Nintendo-owned IP... even though the ''first'' name that pops up in the opening credits is Nintendo. You don't even have to go ''that'' far, Nintendo's name is right on the spine of the box! Although some of it is the complainers that say it "doesn't count" since it wasn't made in-house; and to be fair, Platinum signed their work and threw in gratuitous company logos and references throughout the game, so it's not unreasonable that people would associate it with them and not Nintendo. The fact that the remaster is getting a multiplatform release when Nintendo is usually firmly against such things can't help.
* CultClassic: Much like Platinum's other games, The Wonderful 101 has headed into this direction. Though not quite as big of a cult classic like their other games like VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} or VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}, it does have a following among fans of the Character Action genre. Despite poor sales at launch on Wii U, the Kickstarter campaign for Switch/PC/[=PS4=] remasters reached its initial funding goal within 20 minutes, with the 500,000 dollar [=PS4=] stretch goal being met within three hours.

* CultClassic: Much like Platinum's other games, The Wonderful 101 has headed into this direction. Though not quite as big of a cult classic like their other games like VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} or VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}, it does have a following among fans of the Character Action genre. Despite poor sales at launch on Wii U, the Kickstarter campaign for Switch/PC/PS4 remasters reached its initial funding goal within 20 minutes, with the 500,000 dollar [=PS4=] stretch goal being met within three hours.

* VindicatedByHistory: Despite generally positive reviews, the game sold poorly and player reception was somewhat polarized. This was chalked up to the game poorly explaining its myriad systems in tutorials, and SurpriseDifficulty turning away many casual players. As time has gone on, many have returned to the game with newfound appreciation for its unconventional and unique design. Also helping is a number of reviews from people like Matthewmatosis and the Super Best Friends, who hailed it as a classic and not to be missed. When Platinum later launched a Kickstarter to remaster the game for Switch, PC, and PS4, the campaign reached its initial goal of $50,000 in less than 20 minutes.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Near the end of the game, Blue makes a comment about [[spoiler:how the Geathjerk are able to deduce the location of the Super Reactors powering MARGARITA]] and says that [[spoiler:someone has to be leaking info to them.]] Despite seemingly setting up a plot twist, it is never touched upon again.
** It's implied that [[spoiler:Luka was doing it the whole time.]]
** Also, [[spoiler:the GEATHJERK are from 1500 years in the future, and was familiar with the CENTINEL technology at around their time. This knowledge and their undercover spies from the previous war could have gleaned the locations of the Super Reactors between EDW II and EDW III, needing only for their next wave of forces to arrive before taking them out.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Luka. [[spoiler:At first, it's easy to sympathize with him when he admits he lost his mother. But then you get to how his mother died and why it doesn't work. His mother was killed by an accident, and he's bitter the Wonderful 100 couldn't save her. Fair enough, but later he insists they ''killed'' her despite saying it was an accident. And then he goes to GEATHJERK, the enemies who want to destroy the very planet his mother devoted her life to protecting, to blow up the planet for revenge against people who didn't actually do anything wrong and honored her memory. He goes back to the heroes, but not because he realized he's made a horrible mistake that his mother would be ashamed of him for, but because his mother wasn't "killed" but downloaded her mind into Mother Platinum, aka Platinum Robo, and is aware of he's been doing.]]
** [[spoiler: It should noted though that Luka does have a {{My God What Have I Done}} moment after seeing the full extent of Geathjerk's attack after Earth's orbital shield gets lowered (complete with admitting that he "didn't mean" to have the GEATHJERK fleet do so much damage) and also calls out Supreme Overlord Jergingha for how his crusade to prevent the rise of the Greater Galactic Coalition hurt innocent humans. One could infer that at no point did Luka ''really'' wish to see Earth/humanity destroyed (as opposed to putting on a show for GEATHJERK so that they'd accept him into their ranks easier or even just venting his anger and sorrow over his mother's death without thinking it all through) and only sincerely wished to see CENTINEL crushed (which would fit his words on how humanity doesn't need the CENTINELS). And besides he does say that he'll try to fight for more than just himself in the ending, saying that he needs to make up for what he did (implying he does now see he did wrong by working with GEATHJERK).]]

%% Needs citation * UnfortunateImplications: Green, Pink, White, and Black are all national/gender stereotypes done for the sake of comedy, and generally they succeeded at that because the game is so over-the-top and silly that they're hard to take seriously, with White in particular pulling out koans ''in the middle of a fight'' during his introduction.

* VindicatedByHistory: On launch, the game received poor sales and middling reviews. This is mostly chocked up to be the result of the game doing a pretty poor job of explaining it's myriad systems in tutorials, and it's SurpriseDifficulty turning away many casual players. As time has gone on, many have returned to the game with newfound respect for it's incredibly deep gameplay, it's unconventional and unique design, it's ''incredible'' JustForFun/HSQ, and for the amount of sheer effort Platinum Games put into making this game as good as it could be. Also helping is a number of reviews from people like MatthewMatosis and the Super Best Friends, who hail it as a classic and not to be missed. It got the point where a port to the Nintendo Switch has been asked about frequently after the Switch received ports for ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' and other Wii U classics.
** To elaborate, when Platinum launched a Kickstarter to remaster the game for Switch, PC, and PS4, the campaign reached its initial goal of $50,000 in less than 20 minutes.

** To elaborate, when Platinum launched a Kickstarter to remaster the game for Switch, PC, and PS4, the campaign reached its initial of $50,000 in less than 20 minutes.