History YMMV / VirtuesLastReward

** You would be very hard-pressed to find anybody who are genuine fans of Dio. Put simply, he's a tremendous, unceasing {{Jerkass}} who doesn't have much in the way of redeeming characteristics, even more so than Alice (who is also covered below). So if you see someone rejoicing over his death in some routes or picking the "Betray" option any time the player is given the choice to side with him, make no bones about it, it's likely [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential more out of spite]] for the guy than anything else.
** Many people were kinda put-off by how different Clover was personality-wise in this game from the first installment. A pretty ironic turnaround when you consider that Clover returned in this game because she was a [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan favorite]] in [[VisualNove/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors the first game]].

** Nobody likes Dio.
** Many people were kinda put-off by how different Clover was personality-wise in this game from the first installment. Ironic since Clover at least was brought into the game because she was a fan favorite in 999.

* EightDeadlyWords: Some people have argued that the cast of VLR are a lot less likable than 999's, to the point where they simply don't care what happens to them all or if they live or not. The exceptions to this are, of course, Luna and possibly Tenmyouji (and, by extension, Quark) [[spoiler:if he still has residual points by being Junpei.]]

* {{Narm}}: K's "shocked" animation pose has him clapping his hands to face not entirely unlike the iconic HomeAlone cover. His pupils turn vertical too. It looks more silly and adorable than shocked.

* AwesomeMusic:

* AbandonShipping: One FanPreferredCouple became seriously squicky after ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma''.

** The True End, for some players. [[spoiler: If you know prisoner's dilemma, then you know from the start of the game that there's only one way for everyone to survive: cooperate. Unlike ''999'' and the "q/9" twist, VLR has no way to disguise this.]]

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Phi is something of a secondary protagonist, but she urges you to betray in the first round, even against Luna, even after mentioning that the best way to win the Prisoner's Dilemma for the whole group is to ally. And if you take her advice and betray, she blames the vote on you. If you ally and you're right to do so, she still chews you out.

* AbandonShipping: One FanPreferredCouple became seriously squicky [[spoiler: after ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']].

* ShipTease: Sigma could reasonably be shipped with every single named female character in the game, since to get the OmegaEnding he must be emotionally close to each one of them in at least one timeline and at least one of them is strongly implied to have feelings for him. Can reach squick territory [[spoiler:after the reveal,]] and ''worse'' squick territory [[spoiler:after ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']].

* UncannyValley: Clover falls into this with her unemotional perpetual grin mixed with the soulful voice acting she can come off as quite creepy. Her actions don't help either.
** Some people feel this way about Luna as well, due to her stiff movements and occasional monotone voice. [[spoiler: This becomes a bit of FridgeBrilliance following TheReveal in her route]]

* BaseBreaker:
** Many people were kinda put-off by how different Clover was personality-wise in this game from the first installment.
** To a lesser extent, Sigma's pervertedness. It's either extremely funny, or really creepy with how insistent he is (plus, Junpei from 999 was far more subtle). [[spoiler: Doesn't help that Sigma is actually 67 years old with the mind of a 22 year-old throughout the story.]]
** Alice is seen this way as well, mainly due to her {{Jerkass}} attitude in her character path as well as the infamous act where [[spoiler: she stealth-betrays you, leaving Sigma with -1 BP (death) unless the player had the foresight to pick betray beforehand. Ironically, outside her character path minus her ending, she is less of a {{Jerkass}} and is a helpful ally...when she's not committing suicide due to Radical-6.]]

** Some fans has expressed their dislike of Alice and Clover whenever VLR comes up on various forums. Ironic since Clover at least was brought into the game because she was a fan favorite in 999.

* AbandonShipping: One FanPreferredCouple became seriously squicky [[spoiler: after ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'']].

* FunWithAcronyms: Meta-example, but the acromyn for ''Virtue's Last Reward'' can be read aloud as "'''v'''a'''l'''o'''r'''".

'''Instead:''' [[spoiler: They never do this, and they're forced to risk either Sigma dying, or Quark to never have any hope of being cured from Radical-6]]\\

* {{Woolseyism}}: The game's Japanese title was generally translated as ''Good People Die'', but it also could be read as ''I Want To Be a Good Person''. To preserve this double meaning, the English title was changed to ''Virtue's Last Reward'' to play off the phrases "Virtue is its own reward" and "The last reward" (death). The scenario writer liked it so much he had the game's main theme on the soundtrack renamed to "Virtue's Last Reward".

*** Made better by the fact that, somewhere [[spoiler: on the moon, there are 8 other Rhizomes, presumably filled with people that escaped from Earth]].

** The True End, for some players. [[spoiler: If you know prisoner's dilemma, then you know from the start of the game that there's only one way for everyone to survive: cooperate. Unlike ''999'' and the "Q/9" twist, VLR has no way to disguise this.]]

* ContestedSequel: There's some debate over whether it's an EvenBetterSequel or a really good follow up that doesn't quite match the previous installment. While some prefer VLR's new mechanics and greater scope, others prefer the more focused narrative of the previous. The characters are a frequent point of contention, as many see VLR's cast as primarily a bunch on {{Jerkass}}es whereas the cast of 999 had its share of HiddenDepths.

* BrokenBase: Much less broken than other examples, but there's some debate over whether it's an EvenBetterSequel or a really good follow up that doesn't quite match the previous installment. While some prefer VLR's new mechanics and greater scope, others prefer the more focused narrative of the previous. The characters are a frequent point of contention, as many see VLR's cast as primarily a bunch on {{Jerkass}}es whereas the cast of 999 had its share of HiddenDepths.

* AbandonShipping: One FanPreferredCouple became seriously squicky [[spoiler: after ''ZeroTimeDilemma'']].

* ShipTease: Sigma could reasonably be shipped with every single named female character in the game, since to get the OmegaEnding he must be emotionally close to each one of them in at least one timeline and at least one of them is strongly implied to have feelings for him. Can reach squick territory [[spoiler:after the reveal,]] and ''worse'' squick territory [[spoiler:after ''ZeroTimeDilemma'']].

* AbandonShipping: One FanPreferredCouple became seriously [[spoiler:squicky]] after ''ZeroTimeDilemma''.

* ShipTease Sigma could reasonably be shipped with every single named female character in the game, since to get the OmegaEnding he must be emotionally close to each one of them in at least one timeline and at least one of them is strongly implied to have feelings for him. Can reach squick territory [[spoiler:after the reveal.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: You've just inspected the Laboratory with Dio and Clover, found [[spoiler: Axelavir in the safe, and had Dio steal it from you, and tells you to vote Ally in the next AB Game and tell nobody that he has it, or else he'll smash it.]]\\

* CounterpartComparison: Once again to {{Ever17}}.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The game's Japanese title was generally translated as ''Good People Die'', but it also could be read as ''I Want To Be a Good Person''. To preserve this double meaning, the English title was changed to ''Virtue's Last Reward'' to play off the phrases "Virtue is its own reward" and "The last reward" (death). The scenario writer liked it so much he had the game's main theme on the soundtrack renamed to "Virtue's Last Reward".

'''You'd Expect:''' Sigma and Clover to tell everyone, especially the physically intimidating K, that [[spoiler: Dio stole the Axelavir]]\\

* WhatAnIdiot: You've just inspected the Laboratory with Dio and Clover, found [[spoiler: Axelavir in the safe, and had Dio steal it from you, and tells you to vote Ally in the next AB Game and tell nobody that he has it, or else he'll smash it.]]