These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: Hydrophobia
Author's Saving Throw: The developers, after picking a large fight with the negative reviewers, conceded to the flaws in their game. They released a massive patch for the game to address the major issues, created a newer, more intense demo, reduced the price, and then remade and re-released the game.
Cliché Storm: Lots of this game is taken wholesale from other games, Tomb Raider and BioShock being the most obvious ones, and played straight.
Genius Bonus: The terrorists call themselves the Malthusians, after English economist Thomas Robert Malthus, who is known for his theories about the dangers of populations growth.*
"The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man." — Thomas Malthus, 'An essay on the principle of population'
"We also wanted to make our terrorists real; to stand for something, not just to be game cannon fodder. It's about treating gamers as intelligent, well-informed people." — Pete Jones
