History YMMV / DepressionQuest

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Invoked. As with actual depression, you start thinking people are out to get you. For example, a coworker who's trying to sell his kitten becomes an irritating little greedy scammer, and your mother seems downright abusive from her constant nagging.

** AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Invoked. As with actual depression, you start thinking people are out to get you. For example, a coworker who's trying to sell his kitten becomes an irritating little greedy scammer, and your mother seems downright abusive from her constant nagging.

** There's a lot of debate whether the game is intentionally boring, or just ACTUALLY boring.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for sparking [[{{Scandalgate}} Gamergate]] after an ex-boyfriend of Quinn's claimed (falsely) that they had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]][[note]]The article in question was written a few months before the timeline of the accusation that only covered the game in brief as a part of a "Game Jam" event, though the issue was that the writer never disclosed any personal ties - despite a possible affair not having taken place until well after that article was written - to who he was covering, which had been a huge no no to do for years prior.[[/note]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the effects of Gamergate still seep into wider pop culture and American politics, and the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for sparking [[{{Scandalgate}} Gamergate]] after an ex-boyfriend of Quinn's claimed (falsely) that they had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the effects of Gamergate still seep into wider pop culture and American politics, and the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for single-handedly sparking [[{{Scandalgate}} Gamergate]] after an ex-boyfriend of Quinn's claimed (falsely) that she had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the effects of Gamergate still seep into wider pop culture and American politics, and the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for single-handedly sparking [[{{Scandalgate}} Gamergate]] after an ex-boyfriend of Quinn's claimed (falsely) that they had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the effects of Gamergate still seep into wider pop culture and American politics, and the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for single-handedly sparking [[{{Scandalgate}} Gamergate]] after an ex-boyfriend of Quinn's claimed (falsely) that she had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the effects of Gamergate still seep into wider pop culture and American politics, and the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for the allegation made by Quinn's ex-boyfriend that they had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* CriticalDissonance: The game has receive mostly positive reception from reviewers on gaming sites, [[BrokenBase while player reception is relatively mixed to negative at best]].

* OvershadowedByControversy: This game is mostly remembered for the allegation made by Quinn's ex-boyfriend that she had [[CastingCouch slept with a critic in exchange for a positive review]], the online backlash that resulted from that, and the massive debate about sexism, gender roles, diversity and journalistic integrity in the gaming industry that resulted from ''that''. Even to this day, the topic is ''extremely'' controversial.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Most of the discussion about this game has more to do with the controversies the creator, Zoe Quinn, got involved with rather than with the merits of the game itself. [[https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Quinnspiracy A more descriptive version of the event can be read here]].
** Basically after the game got negative reviews, Zoe Quinn started claiming she was being harassed and deleted negative critiques of the game.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Most of the discussion about this game has more to do with the controversies the creator, Zoe Quinn, got involved with rather than with the merits of the game itself.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The piano that plays while you play. It's dull, and repetitive. Likely the point of the piano, to illustrate how people with depression find life, but it's still pretty bad.

** There is also a camp that completely dismisses the game based on controversy, resulting in a mocking "fan" game and a stream of troll reviews. See OvershadowedByControversy.

* HypeBacklash[=/=]CriticalBacklash: As a backlash towards the flame wars praising and decrying the game and its creator, [[TakeAThirdOption a separate fan opinion]] formed claiming think that the game is rather mediocre at best with nothing too extraordinary or offensive that hasn't already been done before.. Naturally, people sharing this opinion are sick of the arguments and feel that it doesn't deserve either the hatred or praise.

* HypeBacklash/CriticalBacklash: As a backlash towards the flame wars praising and decrying the game and its creator, [[TakeAThirdOption a separate fan opinion]] formed claiming think that the game is rather mediocre at best with nothing too extraordinary or offensive that hasn't already been done before.. Naturally, people sharing this opinion are sick of the arguments and feel that it doesn't deserve either the hatred or praise.

* LoveItOrHateIt: There are those who believe the game is great on the story's merits as an insight into depression, while there are others who not only criticize the nature of the game not only being more of a choose-your-own adventure book, but also for copping out of having the option of the player character being DrivenToSuicide, as an extreme example of depression's outcomes. Zoe explained the last part [[https://twitter.com/TheQuinnspiracy/status/502930970459127808 as not wanting to trigger people]].

* HypeBacklash/CriticalBacklash: As a backlash towards the flame wars praising and decrying the game and its creator, [[TakeAThirdOption a separate fan opinion]] formed claiming think that the game is rather mediocre at best with nothing too extraordinary or offensive that hasn't already been done before.. Naturally, people sharing this opinion as sick of the arguments and feel that it doesn't deserve either the hatred or praise.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The idea of a game that's designed to not be fun and has minimal interactivity is a turn-off for a lot of people, even when including those that are into "art" games. That's not even getting into the fact that the game is about the harsh and controversial topic of struggling with depression.

** There's a lot of debate whether the game is intentionaly boring, or just ACTUALLY boring.

* CriticalDissonance: The game has receive mostly positive reception from reviewers on gaming sites, [[BrokenBase while player reception is relatively mixed to negative at best]]. The CriticalDissonance was so pronounced, in fact, it spawned an Internet controversy known as "Gamergate" regarding journalistic ethics. [[InternetBackdraft No more about it will be said]].

* CriticalDissonance: The game has receive mostly positive reception from reviewers on gaming sites, [[BrokenBase while player reception is relatively mixed to negative at best]].