History YMMV / DarkFall

* {{Headscratchers}}: If the Dark Fall had been locked away in prehistory, and remained [[SealedEvilInACan trapped in its can]] until George and Arther started messing around with the occult, how did it make off with Tom Oliver back during the English Civil War?

* AdaptationDistillation: is also present, as some of the time passages have been removed, there is only one pair of Ghost-Hunting Goggles rather than two, and Polly does not mention the Dowerton Experiment in her journal, probably due to the CosmicRetcon. James Woolf is also made a little too more prominent in 1912.
** Both of these also apply to the first game, which had multiple rereleases, including one that came after ''Lost Souls''. An example being Edith's record player: In Version 5 from 2003, the name of the track she likes was originally "As Time Goes By", but in this rerelease, the name was changed to "On Hastings Pier" in reference to other clues elsewhere in the hotel. But "As Time Goes By" is still mentioned in Polly's journal [[spoiler: and the Dark Fall's graffiti]], and you can still hear Edith singing it in a few places.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Lampshaded by Mitsoyu Taku in ''Lights Out''. She goes digging for [[spoiler: fingerprint files]] backed up on [=DVDs=], which she calls "primitive". But Ivan Krozt, next door, apparently wrote the code to his toy robot onto a floppy disk.
** Inverted for another disk that has an EVP recording of Malakai, found in 1912. Mr. Demarion has no idea what it is, but the people at the Fetch Rock exhibit in 2004 still used floppies.

* HellIsThatNoise: Used a ''lot'' with [[spoiler: the grub-things and worse]] in ''Lost Souls''.
** Malakai's distorted voice in ''Lights Out'' may come in second.
** There's also the sound files on Polly + Nigel's computer in the first game.

** Both of these also apply to the first game, which had multiple rereleases, including one that came after ''Lost Souls''. An example being Edith's record player: In Version 5 from 2003, the name of the track she likes was originally "As Time Goes By", but in this rerelease, the name was changed to "On Hastings Pier" in reference to other clues elsewhere in the hotel. But "As Time Goes By" is still mentioned in Polly's journal [[soiler: and the Dark Fall's graffiti]], and you can still hear Edith singing it in a few places.

** Both of these also apply to the first game, which had multiple rereleases, including one that came after ''Lost Souls''. An example being Edith's record player: In Version 5 from 2003, the name of the track she likes was originally "As Time Goes By", but in this rerelease, the name was changed to "On Hastings Pier" in reference to other clues elsewhere in the hotel. But "As Time Goes By" is still mentioned in Polly's journal and you can still hear Edith singing it in a few places.

* AdaptationExpansion: The Director's Cut of ''Lights Out'' has different versions of the journals and books within the time zones, some with added ominous music; more ghosts can be seen around the lighthouse and interactive prompts can be used to talk to them rather than simply waiting for a response, and a few of the puzzles are made easier. The D.E.O.S. Launch Room actually has a useful purpose, too.

** Probably UpToEleven in one of the rooms of the hotel in ''LostSouls''. From the music and overall atmosphere of the place, it would seem like that the pupae in there are going to hatch at any moment, [[spoiler: but fortunately, they don't.]]
* SchmuckBait: If you have the soundtrack for ''LostSouls'', look at the track names and play ''The Butterfly Room''. Definitely not what you think it's going to be.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Lampshaded by Mitsoyu Taku in ''LightsOut''. She goes digging for [[spoiler: fingerprint files]] backed up on [=DVDs=], which she calls "primitive". But Ivan Krozt, next door, apparently wrote the code to his toy robot onto a floppy disk.

* HellIsThatNoise: Used a ''lot'' with [[spoiler: the grub-things and worse]] in ''Lost Souls''. Malakai's distorted voice in ''Lights Out'' may come in second.

** Inverted for another disk that has EVP recording of Malakai, found in 1912. Mr. Demarion has no idea what it is, but the people at the Fetch Rock exhibit in 2004 still used floppies.

** Justified for another disk that has EVP recording of Malakai, found in 1912. Although Mr. Demarion has no idea what it is, floppies were still in use back in 2004.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Lampshaded by Mitsoyu Taku in ''LightsOut''. She goes digging for [[spoiler: fingerprint files]] backed up on DVDs, which she calls "primitive". But Ivan Krozt, next door, apparently wrote the code to his toy robot onto a floppy disk.

* Headscratchers: If the Dark Fall had been locked away in prehistory, and remained [[SealedEvilInACan trapped in its can]] until George and Arther started messing around with the occult, how did it make off with Tom Oliver back during the English Civil War?

* GuiltBasedGaming: Malakai needs people to help him get back to the time and place he came from, and you're the last one available since the others went nuts. But come on, does Malakai sound like someone you'd want to help?

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Handwaved by Mitsoyu Taku in ''LightsOut''. She goes digging for [[spoiler: fingerprint files]] backed up on DVDs and calls them "primitive". But Ivan Krozt, next door, apparently wrote the code to his toy robot onto a floppy disk. Justified for another disk that has EVP recording of Malakai, found in 1912. Although Mr. Demarion has no idea what it is, floppies were still in use back in 2004.

* HellIsThatNoise: Used a ''lot'' with [[spoiler: the grub-things and worse]] in ''Lost Souls''.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Play enough ''Dark Fall'', and sooner or later you'll get really sick of the oft-reused "over here!" ghost-voice soundclip used in every game. Especially when you actually do go "Over there" in ''Light's Out'' and the little **** starts [[BerserkButton LAUGHING at you!]]

* ParanoiaFuel: Plenty of this to go with the NightmareFuel, high octane or otherwise. Spooky noises, creaking floorboards, creepy writing on the wall, ghosts telling you repeatedly that you're doomed and going to die...

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: THE ENTIRE GAME!!!
** The best way to descrbe this game would be {{Myst}} meets the scariest parts of TheBlairWitchProject.