Line #20 YMMV/JurassicParkTheGame


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
2	** Much of the film's original score is reprised in some way.
3	** "Don't Remember You", which plays during Oscar's scuffle with the ''Velociraptor'', in a StylisticSuck sort of way.
4	%% BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The rollercoaster ride and the ''Herrerasaurus'' attack. It's sole purpose is to delay the heroes until the rescue team arrive. The coaster is only given the briefest explanation, and nobody refers to it again. Moreover, the ''Herrerasaurus'' pack literally come out of nowhere, get whacked, and then never appear again. It's easy to mistake them for members of the ''Velociraptor'' species if you're not paying attention.
5	* EpilepticTree:
6	** Okay, so how did [=InGen=] obtain ''Tylosaurus'' DNA? Gerry even mentions that it would be next to impossible to find any. Your guess is as good as ours.
7	** The [[http://jurassicpark.wikia.com/wiki/Tylosaurus#Trivia wiki]] suggests that, at some point, a ''Tylosaurus'' may have swam into fresh water (much like a bull shark) and found itself in a swamp; this would have given mosquitoes the opportunity to feed off of it. Of course, this would have been a very rare occurrence and the odds of that DNA being preserved are even worse, but [=InGen=] ''does'' only need one sample...
8	* GeniusBonus:
9	** Gerry mentions to Yoder that reviving the ''Herrerasaurus'' enabled the scientists to firmly classify it as an early theropod. This is an actual debate among palaeontologists, as that species lived early on when dinosaurs were evolving as a separate group.
10	** Dr. Sorkin's journal mentions that being able to clone ''Triceratops'' has confirmed her suspicions that the related ceratopsian ''Torosaurus'' was really a mature specimen rather than a distinct genus. This is another ongoing debate among paleontologists.
11	** Also, the marine exhibit has an aquarium with a central display. Gerry has quite a few chances to teach his daughter about living fossils and the geological strata. They provide clues to solving the puzzle of the room.
12	* HarsherInHindsight:
13	** Nima lamenting her tribe's loss of the island becomes twistedly tragic after ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'', which reveals that Isla Nublar had housed an active volcano named Mount Sibo all along and that Ingen's displacement [[DramaticIrony likely saved the tribe]]. To be fair, it wasn't the relocation -- it was the fact they were basically put in shitty conditions when [=InGen=] promised clean and healthy.
14	** Sorkin's plan to release the ''Tylosaurus'' into the ocean would had brought dire consequences to the world. The trailer to ''Fallen Kingdom'' shows the ''Mosasaurus'' has escaped from Jurassic World and attacking surfers.
15	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: If this game is canon, then ''Film/JurassicWorld'' seems to suggest that the [[spoiler: napalm bombing]] didn't happen after all, meaning that none of the dinosaurs were killed. On the other hand, it doesn't explain what happened to the [[spoiler: Troodon]], which are shown to be very good at hiding. Either they were exterminated, contained, died off on their own, or [[FridgeHorror were still on the island during the events of the film]]. Then again, there's a good chance they may have been destroyed by Mount Sibo's eruption.
16	* HilariousInHindsight:
17	** [[spoiler: Dr. Sorkin's death by being ''Tylosaurus'' chow]] was a death that actually showed up in [[spoiler: ''Film/JurassicWorld'' where Zara was eaten by a ''Mosasaurus''. Coincidentally, Zara was the first woman to die in a movie while Laura was the first woman to die in the whole franchise.]]
18	** May also be HeartwarmingInHindsight, but in this game Dr. Sorkin's attempt to save the Tylosaurus from the bombing by releasing it into the wild is indicated to possibly have negative consequences on the ocean's ecosystems. By ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'', another much larger mosasaur, ''Mosasaurus hoffmani'', is released into the wild accidentally and seemingly becomes a threat to the wildlife out in the ocean like the Tylosaurus could've. [[spoiler:But ultimately ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'' would reveal that not only has she not become a threat to the modern wildlife as expected but has in fact reached a peaceful coexistence with both humpback (as shown in the film where she affectionately nuzzles up to a pod's young member) and killer whales (as detailed in the Dino Tracker website where it cooperated with a pod of them to hunt sharks).]]
19	* JerkassWoobie: Nima can come off as this, given how understandable her intentions are. [[spoiler: Yoder becomes one, as the gruesome fates of his friends push him off the deep end.]]
20	* MisaimedFandom: Some gamers who dislike the game ignore the fact that the entire point of the game was supposed to recreate the atmosphere of the movie. They mostly complain about it not being a shooter, despite Creator/TelltaleGames' insistence to avoid making that kind of game.
21	* {{Narm}}: Some of the [[NonstandardGameOver death scenes]] are unintentionally funny.
22	** The ''Troodons'' sound very menacing indeed...except when they utter elk bugles.
23	* OneSceneWonder:
24	** The ''Herrerasaurus'' make one brief appearance in episode two during one of the odder action segments, and then are never heard from again.
25	** The ''Tylosaurus'' from the last episode may also count.
26	* ThatOneLevel:
27	** The "Fight To The Death" action sequence [[spoiler: where Nima fights Yoder]] is easily the most difficult to get a gold rank on. With numerous [=QTEs=] appearing often immediately after one another and having less than a second to hit them in time, this is the part that will almost certainly cause a few restarts if you're aiming to get all the gold medals.
28	** There are several areas that can be really annoying playing on mobile thanks to a rapid succession of prompts needed to avoid dying. Nima escaping the dilophosaurs and Gerry and his daughter evading the T. rex can easily give you a sore wrist trying to get through.
29	* TheScrappy:
30	** Jess Harding, predictably, due to falling into the "annoying tag-along kid character" archetype.
31	** Dr. Sorkin, due to [[spoiler: endangering the rest of the cast to save the dinosaurs]] in accordance to her animal rights philosophy that is difficult for most players to relate to, and for having a smug and self-righteous attitude towards characters who disagree with her. [[spoiler:[[CatharsisFactor And]] [[AssholeVictim it]] [[TakeThatScrappy bites]] [[LaserGuidedKarma her]] in the end.]]
32	** Yoder often catches flak for his unfunny, poorly timed one liners, idiotic decisions being made on a dinosaur infested island despite being a trained merc, and [[spoiler: unnecessarily turning on the main characters seemingly just because the game needed another human villain once Dr. Sorkin had died]]
33	* TakeThatScrappy: [[spoiler:Dr. Sorkin]] gets one of the most brutal deaths in the game.
34	** [[spoiler:Yoder being crushed by Rexie can also lead to some fans cheering.]]
35	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:The ''Troodons'' are established to be a bigger threat than the Raptors, as in smarter and more dangerous to the point Raptors flee upon hearing their presence. Despite this, they only appear in the shadows for the first three and make their first full appearance in Episode 4 but quickly disappear after the first act]].
36	* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Poor Oscar]].
37	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The game is mostly pretty good about avoiding this, but one details stands out. Sorkin's journal claims that ''Torosaurus'' is the mature form of ''Triceratops'', which was a short-lived, controversial theory that briefly gained mainstream attention in 2010, when this game was being developed.
38	* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: The mosasaur was thought to have been a ''Mosasaurus'' due to Sorkins labeling it as "Mosasaur" in her journal, though that term lacks the "-us" meaning it refers to the family Mosasauridae. The [=InGen=] Field Guide confirms the genus to be ''Tylosaurus''. The confusion largely subsided after the release of ''Jurassic World'', which features a proper ''Mosasaurus'' that looks nothing like the creature in the game.
39	* VindicatedByHistory: Slightly, while still considered one of Telltale's weaker efforts, many gamers who had followed the company admit this game at least tries to shake up the formula (whereas later games would stick rigidly to the same formula for others. ''Batman'' being one of the exceptions.) by having the player be more involved in the action via [=QTE=] segments once the danger presents itself, was one their first game in their lineup where you can actually die (''Back to the Future'' avoided that) putting more tension in those segments and likewise where you can somewhat change the ending depending on certain actions. It was just that these features were clumsily implemented that soured the reputation for the game despite the praise for the story.

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