History YMMV / MediEvil

*** A bit of FridgeBrilliance for both endings. If Dan gets every Chalice, he is celebrated as a true hero who earned his spot in the Hall of Heroes. But even if he fails, he's still content with going back to his eternal slumber. No one will ever know what he has accomplished and will continue to be seen only as a fake hero, but he doesn't mind. He proved it to himself that he can go the distance, and feels no need to seek gratification from others because the mark of a true hero is humility, something that the once boastful Fortesque [[CharacterDevelopment has come to understand]].

*** A bit of FridgeBrilliance for both endings. If Dan gets every Chalice, he is celebrated as a true hero who earned his spot in the Hall of Heroes. But even if he fails, he's still content with going back to his eternal slumber. No one will ever know what he has accomplished and will continue to see him only as a fake hero, but he doesn't mind. He proved it to himself that he can go the distance, and feels no need to seek gratification from others because the mark of a true hero is humility, something that the once boastful Fortesque [[CharacterDevelopment has come to understand]].

*** A bit of FridgeBrilliance for both endings. If Dan gets every Chalice, he is celebrated as a true hero who earned his spot in the Hall of Heroes. But even if he fails, he's still content with going back to his eternal slumber. No one will ever know what he has accomplished and will continue to see him only as a fake hero, but he doesn't mind. He proved it to himself that he can go the distance, and feels no need to seek gratification from others because the mark of a true hero is humility, something that the once boastful Fortesque [[CharacterDevelopment has come a long way from since]].

*** A bit of FridgeBrilliance for both endings. If Dan does get every Chalices, he is celebrated as a true hero and has earned his spot in the Hall of Heroes. If he fails, he still content with going back to his eternal slumber. No one will ever know what he has accomplished, everyone will continue to know about the fake story about him, everyone, but Dan. He proved it to himself that he is in fact a hero, and is completely fine with everyone not knowing the truth, a true mark of a hero is humility, and Dan truly is a hero.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: The [=PS4=] Remaster to some. Some like Jim Sterling wishes the developers had more confidence in itself to give the game even more bells and whistles like ''VideoGame/MedievilResurrection'' did, while others like Caddicarus didn't mind it at all, realizing the goal is obviously a shot-for-shot remaster of the original, enjoyed it for what it was.

** The [=PS4=] remake's credit sequence has a dedication to Paul Darrow (Zarok's voice actor), who passed away June 2019.

* ThatOneAchievement: Getting the Chalice in the Lake, which requires you to [[ViolationOfCommonSense completely ignore the warning given to you at the start of the level]] and trigger all of the green eyeballs, forcing you into fights with [[DemonicSpiders extremely resilient enemies]]. And you have to kill ''every single one of them'' personally, as knocking them into the lake will only make them jump back out. ''Sometimes''. Depending on where they are, they'll just disappear and force you to start the entire level over again. So don't do it by accident (which is surprisingly easy to do,) ''or'' accidentally destroy any of the green eyeballs before they've summoned enemies. Thankfully, the [=PS4=] remake fixes the issue by having each eyeball now give the same lost soul percentage as the group of enemies it summons.

* UglyCute: Fortesque may be a one-eyed skeleton with no lower jaw, but he still has a pretty charming design (especially in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale where [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121110180454/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/8/86/Medium.gif he's more expressive.]])

* UglyCute: Fortesque may be a one-eyed skeleton with no lower jaw, but he still has a pretty charming design (especially in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale where [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121110180454/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/8/86/Medium.gif he's more expressive.]])

* UglyCute: Fortesque may be a one-eyed skeleton with no lower jaw, but he still has a pretty charming design (especially in later titles where [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121110180454/playstationallstarsbattleroyale/images/8/86/Medium.gif he's more expressive.]])

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** An arrow shot to a vital organ can kill any man, no matter their prowess. Fortesque, despite his incompetence, still charged head first into battle against the enemy... and died the instant his head connected with an arrowhead. Even Lord Kardok, a powerful and fearsome brute, met an end just as undignified.
** Even if you are a mighty hero worthy of being called a OneManArmy, don't overly handicap yourself. Skull Cleaver tried to capture a fortress armed with only the spike of his helmet, and failed.

** An arrow shot to a vital organ can kill any man, no matter their prowess. Fortesque, despite his incompetence, still charged head first into battle against the enemy... and died the instant his head connected with an arrowhead. Even Lord Kardok, who was more capable, met an end just as undignified.

** While incompetent, Fortesque still charged head first into battle against the enemy... and fell in the first volley of arrows.
** Even Lord Kardok, who was more competent, could and did meet an end just as undignified.
** Even if you are a true hero that deserves to be called an OneManArmy, don't overly handicap yourself. Skull Cleaver tried to capture a fortress with only the spike of his helmet, and failed.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Returning all the Lost Souls to their proper places in the 2019 remake has the narrator congratulate you, and when you return to the Main Menu, there is a new option on the skeleton's gravestone: "Old Game". When you select it, it is ''the original full game of [=MediEvil=]. With the [=PS1=] startup sounds and screen.''

** Dan was the only hero resurrected by Zarok's spell (Canny Tim, who was from the same time as him, wasn't resurrected); he's also the only undead not under Zarok's control. Zarok tried to avoid resurrecting heroes precisely because he couldn't control them... but ended up accidentally resurrecting Dan, who is the only soul with heroic potential that wasn't accepted in the Hall of Heroes.

** Dan finally earning his place in the Hall of Heroes if he collects all the Chalices, complete with his own statue, and the gargoyle at the front door who was previously mocking him now congratulating him for his accomplishments.

** The flying demons from The Enchanted Earth. The battle is real hard to put it lightly because you not only have to shield yourself from the repeatedly fire shots but also to avoid to fall in the deep gorge below as the platform where you stand will occasionally tip over with no warnings. The fact that these bosses have the highest health bar doesn't help a bit.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The [=PS4=] remake has various tomes and entries to remind you never to lick toads. Seriously, do NOT lick toads!

* ThatOneAchievement: Getting the Chalice in the Lake, which requires you to [[ViolationOfCommonSense completely ignore the warning given to you at the start of the level]] and trigger all of the green eyeballs, forcing you into fights with [[DemonicSpiders extremely resilient enemies.]] And you have to kill ''every single one of them'' personally, as knocking them into the lake will only make them jump back out. ''Sometimes''. Depending on where they are, they'll just disappear and force you to start the entire level over again. So don't do it by accident (which is surprisingly easy to do,) ''or'' accidentally destroy any of the green eyeballs before they've summoned enemies. This was changed in the [=PS4=] remake, with each eyeball now giving the same lost soul percentage as the group of enemies it summons.

* ThatOneAchievement: Getting the Chalice in the Lake, which requires you to [[ViolationOfCommonSense completely ignore the warning given to you at the start of the level]] and trigger all of the green eyeballs, forcing you into fights with [[DemonicSpiders extremely resilient enemies.]] And you have to kill ''every single one of them'' personally, as knocking them into the lake will only make them jump back out. ''Sometimes''. Depending on where they are, they'll just disappear and force you to start the entire level over again. So don't do it by accident (which is surprisingly easy to do,) ''or'' accidentally destroy any of the green eyeballs before they've summoned enemies. This was changed in the PS4 remake, with each eyeball now giving the same lost soul percentage as the group of enemies it summons.

* ThatOneAchievement: Getting the Chalice in the Lake, which requires you to [[ViolationOfCommonSense completely ignore the warning given to you at the start of the level]] and trigger all of the green eyeballs, forcing you into fights with [[DemonicSpiders extremely resilient enemies.]] And you have to kill ''every single one of them'' personally, as knocking them into the lake will only make them jump back out. ''Sometimes''. Depending on where they are, they'll just disappear and force you to start the entire level over again. So don't do it by accident (which is surprisingly easy to do,) ''or'' accidentally destroy any of the green eyeballs before they've summoned enemies.

* AntiClimaxBoss: The Pumpkin King ([[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Not THAT Pumpkin King!]]). Despite having an intimidatingly large lifebar of 1100 points, if you have a fully loaded crossbow you can take it down from afar effortlessly. However, the PS4 remake averts this as it now has additional phases such as regenerating and gaining a shield that will not go away till you find and destroy the vines hidden throughout the stage that appear which means you can't attack it all willy nilly with the crossbow this time. So players who'll play the original is in for a rude awakening from The Pumpkin King.

* AntiClimaxBoss: The Pumpkin King ([[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Not THAT Pumpkin King!]]). Despite having an intimidatingly large lifebar of 1100 points, if you have a fully loaded crossbow you can take it down from afar effortlessly.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: The [=PS4=] Remaster to some. Some like Jim Sterling wishes the developers had more confidence in itself to give the game even more bells and whistles like ''VideoGame/MedievilResurrection'' did, while others didn't mind it at all, realizing the goal is obviously a shot-for-shot remaster of the original, enjoyed it for what it was.

* MostAnnoyingSound: The repeatedly [[TalkLikeAPirate "arrr" sound]] of the skeleton pirates in "The Ghost Ship" level. Like the level itself wasn't stressful enough.

* FirstInstallmentWins: The first game's far more well-known than [[VideoGame/MediEvil2 its sequel]]. This is the most probable reason as to why only the first game got remastered for the [=PS4=] instead of coming in a multi-pack like the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy'' or ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' did.

* EarWorm: Any music you happen to hear during the game can be considered this.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: The PS4 Remaster to some. Some like Jim Sterling wishes the developers had more confidence in itself to give the game even more bells and whistles like ''VideoGame/MedievilResurrection'' did, while others didn't mind it at all, realizing the goal is obviously a shot-for-shot remaster of the original, enjoyed it for what it was.