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: Mirrors Edge
Alternate Character Interpretation: The Runners. Are they freedom fighters, as they believe, or small-scale terrorists? The story would be the same either way, and would even have a happier ending if the latter were true. Not for Faith, but for the city.
Further muddied by the fact that we only know the "heroes" are good because they said so; as the plot doesn't establish anything else about them. Yahtzee pointed out the packages they deliver could be parcel bombs for all we know.
Merc: (after Faith jumps off of a crane, onto the load of another crane, onto a crash pad) Goddammit girl! Did you just do what I think you did? I just spilled my Joe all over the keyboard!
The soothing power of the "Puzzle" themes for the last twolevels (warning: possible spoilers) makes up for all those times you've fallen to your doom.
Disappointing Last Level: Chapters 7 and 9(out of 9). Everywhere else you're gleefully flying around like an amphetamine-overdosed monkey. In these two levels you're a mouse in a maze being chased by amphetamine-overdosed cats. At least in Chapter 9 you can learn to be a sneaky monkey.
Demonic Spiders: The "Pursuit Cops" (almost) always avoidable, but the battle rifle-wielding bad guys aren't and can be nearly as frustrating to kill. They actually wear... protection.
Hell Is That Noise: The weird, distorted wind followed by hideous bone-crunching sounds whenever Faith falls off a skyscraper, as well as the sound of any oncoming train right before it hits her.
A little more justified, here. Portal was an addition to a bundled set which included Half-Life and Team Fortress 2 for the sixty bucks. This game came with nothing else, is only a bit longer, and cost the same.
Though this has been fixed somewhat; the price is almost always under £15 new in the UK, anyway, and most US websites have huge discounts.
Nausea Fuel: The camera perfectly follows Faith's eyes, meaning when she rolls to break her fall, you'd better hope that little dot in the middle of the screen does what it is supposed to do.
The lobby shootout at the end of Chapter 8 is fairly tough even with a gun. Doing it with your bare hands will make you scream.
The shootout inside Pirandello-Kruger has several guards up on walkways, so you have a lot of exposed ground to cover before you can get a gun. On Hard mode, they can potentially kill you before you even reach the walkway.
For a more peaceful example, the CRC building has plenty of places where you can accidentally vault over a platform you meant to climb onto.
The Scrappy: Jacknife for being a pretty generic, cocky villain.
Vindicated by History: When the game initially came out, reviews were mixed and lukewarm. Sales weren't of EA's liking. Now the game is developing into a Cult Classic and fans are eagerly anticipating a sequel.
