History YMMV / EvilIslands

* EnsembleDarkhorse: In the Russian community, an unnamed lizard hermit that serves as a minor quest-related [=NPC=] has become extremely popular thanks to a {{memetic|Mutation}} line mentioned below, and became even more well-known than the game he originated from.

* MemeticMutation: "Камень я не дам."[[labelnote:Explanation.]]Translation: "I will not give a stone." A Russian community-exclusive meme that came from an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64TCo-9BD_U out-of-context]] video of a {{lizard|Folk}} hermit that went unexpectedly viral, thanks to the [[TheComicallySerious overly-serious]] and overemphasized delivery of the line, spewing tons of parodies, edits and fanart.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:Full quote (original and translated).]]'''Original:''' Плотину надо поднять. Рычагом. Я его дам. Канал нужно завалить. Камнем. ''Камень я не дам.''[=/=]'''Translation:''' The dam must be lifted. With a lever. I will give it. The canal must be blocked. With a stone. ''I will not give a stone.''[[/labelnote]]

* ItsHardSoItSucks: Widely regarded as one of the toughest PC role-playing games. The game’s fondness for throwing incredibly strong enemies that can kill you in a few hits at any moment can put a damper on things and being a magic focused character can be a nightmare even late in the game since mana and stamina are the same.

* SoOkayItsAverage: To many fans the game is simply passable, it has good ideas that get bogged down by being a standard dungeon crawler with unbalanced difficulty and an initially interesting story that decays as it goes along.

* CultClassic: The multiplayer mode is still surprisingly popular and combined with its unique world has made Evil Islands a cult classic among many Western role-playing fans.
* ItsHardSoItSucks: Widely regarded as one of the toughest PC role-playing games for better and for worse. The game’s fondness for throwing incredibly strong enemies that can kill you in a few hits at any moment can put a damper on things and being a magic focused character can be a nightmare given mana and stamina are the same here.
* SoOkayItsAverage: To many other fans the game is simply passable due to having good ideas that get bogged down by being a standard dungeon crawler with unbalanced difficulty and an initially interesting story that decays as it goes along.

* AnticlimaxBoss: The Curse, mixed, oddly enough, with a HopelessBossFight. You're given the game's most powerful weapons and spells before the final fight, but they eventually prove to be useless and you can't damage the Curse with them, while it kills you in a single hit. The only thing you can do is leave Tka-Rik to fight the Curse, and heal him when necessary.

* AnticlimaxBoss: The Curse. You're given the game's most powerful weapons and spells before the final fight, but they eventually prove to be useless and you can't damage the Curse with them. The only thing you can do is leave Tka-Rik to fight the Curse, and heal him when necessary.