History YMMV / FearAndHungerTermina

* AntiClimaxBoss: Unfortunately one of the [[FinalBoss Final Bosses]] [[spoiler:Logic]] falls under this due to the simple fact that not only do they lack ContractualBossImmunity to burning, but is weak to it. Because of this with the right build the player is very likely to defeat the boss before it even hits its phase transition.

* AntiClimaxBoss: Unfortunately one of the [[FinalBoss Final Bosses]] [[spoiler:Logic]] falls under this due to the simple fact that not only do they lack ContractualBossImmunity to burning, but is weak to it. Because of this with the right build it is very likely to defeat the boss before it even hits its phase transition.

** The game's use of nudity and sexual themes for shock factor and horror can come across as crass and flat out childish at times. A particular low point is when you're asked to evaluate 3 dinner courses, each bearing a blatant resemblance to male genitalia, which the player can comment on to their host's chagrin. The scene is neither tense nor unsettling and seems to be played more for laughs than anything else, even if it can end in a difficult boss battle if the wrong dialogue options are chosen.

** The change from having the world be a pseudo roguelike where every run is different to having it be a larger premade world. On one hand there is less RNG that can screw you out of a good item or instantly end your run. On the other hand because this game is arguably even ''more'' unforgiving than the first game it is very easy to lock yourself into an [[UnwinnableByDesign unwinnable situation]] that forces a restart, which because of the game's larger scope can make it feel a lot more tedious on subsequent runs.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Samarie has proven to be one of the most divisive contestants, if not the most, due to her [[StalkerWithACrush obsessive love for Marina]] and [[{{Yandere}} willingness to do bad things in her name]] -- her detractors condemn her as a PsychoLesbian wanting to isolate Marina so that she can have her all to herself, while her supporters point to her mental health issues, DarkAndTroubledPast and instances where she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone feels remorse]] to explain and/or justify her actions.

** By tracking down and killing the other contestants as early as possible, you can unlock their entire skill trees for your character. This alone can rapidly turn you into an untouchable killing machine.

** Levi. As the protagonist, he has useful gun skills, but he starts with only one, and that's only if you choose to suffer from a crippling heroin addiction (with withdrawal lowering all your stats by -10% unless high on heroin and as time passes becomes severe withdrawal, worsening them -30%), or skip character history (which misses out on +25 body or affinity with a god). As a recruitable character, he's always addicted, and only offers gun proficiency, which is TooAwesomeToUse if you're not playing as [[DoesntLikeGuns O'saa]] (as bullets are better spent in the field). If you want Levi's skills, you might be better off playing somebody else and killing him for the soul. Though with Levi as the main character, [[spoiler: losing the first time to Needles (best if done alone, to avoid losing companions) will cure him of the addiction as well as all statuses]]. [[GoodBadBugs Reviving him as a companion with Daan's Magna Medicinal will also cure him of the addiction and statuses, same goes for other party members]].
** Karin. She can't use two-handed melee weapons and her skills are of very limited use. While Lockpick is useful for bypassing the hunt for the keys (or chalk and a Vinushka skin bible) to get past the old town, most pickable doors can be broken down with a party, her Escape Plan doesn't make running perfectly reliable, and her Persuasion + Diplomacy are very situational, as it fails against a decent amount of enemies, gives minor debuffs to most others, and can even buff a rare few, though it completely shuts down Bobbies, one of the most common tough enemies, especially playing solo, as it allows for a One shot to the head. As a recruitable character, meanwhile, she suffers from LateCharacterSyndrome, as lockpicking is all she offers, yet she's recruited at day 2 in the ruined part of Prehevil, meaning that you'll be already be past most doors that you'd really want to pick.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: From the beginning, it's made clear that the Termina festival is meant to be a battle royale and the promotional material also wastes no time displaying it with the picture of the contestants caught in a violent brawl. Yet in the game proper, the actual battle royale bit isn't played up as much as you'd expect. The contestants are relatively affable with each other, save for some arguments about what exactly is going on in Prehevil and light quipping, and they're more preoccupied with investigating the town (though that's also rather understandable given the circumstances). Not many of the characters also go out of their way to begin eliminating other contestants, or treat the others with suspicion from the get-go, with deaths that aren't resulting from player input not happening until the latter half of the game. In fact, some characters can even become fast friends on Day 1. And trying to actually play the game as advertised by killing a non-moonscorched contestant will result in you being tied up and unable to do anything until Day 3.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: From the beginning, it's made clear that the Termina festival is meant to be a battle royale and the promotional material also wastes no time displaying it with the picture of the contestants caught in a violent brawl. Yet in the game proper, the actual battle royale bit isn't played up as much as you'd expect. The contestants are relatively affable with each other, save for some arguments about what exactly is going on in Prehevil and light quipping, and they're more preoccupied with investigating the town (though that's also rather understandable given the circumstances). Not many of the characters also go out of their way to begin eliminating other contestants, or treat the others with suspicion from the get-go, with deaths that aren't resulting from player input not happening until the latter half of the game. In fact, some characters can even become fast friends on Day 1.

* BonusFeatureFailure: The NewGamePlus Rher are considered by many players to be worthless:

** The Double Black Smog spell, especially if using a Chac Chac and/or a Death Mask. It does require you to learn Spice Forge to access it, but it hits everything, and also can inflict blindness on everything it touches. Not many enemies are reistant to blindness, so even a single casting will make anything that does not immediately die to it unable to touch your party. Equip Betel's Ring (a guaranteed drop on one of the corpses at the church of All-Mer) on top and you can cast the spell for practically free every single turn.

** Lunar Storm is an AoE spell that does more damage than all others. However, it's extremely high cost of 50 Mind and 2 rev points makes it a hard spell to justify using, compared to other AoE spells.

** [[TransAudienceInterpretation Daan being a trans man]] is a common headcanon.

** Two of the game's bosses have proven somewhat controversial among its fanbase - [[spoiler:Rancid the Sergal and the Heartless One. The former draws ire in particular for being a mandatory boss battle fought just before the endgame and is often derided for being a [[FurryFandom furry character]], while the latter, while hidden away and fairly difficult to find, is still criticized for having a design that's somewhat out of place with the rest of the game, resembling a SuperBoss you might fight in a typical JRPG. Arguments in favor point to the Sergal Spear in the first game and an abundance of creatures and monsters existing in the setting justifying the former just fine, while the sheer variety in visual design for New Gods otherwise, including the equally beautiful Nilvan from the first game, means the latter doesn't actually stand out all that much either.]]

** Karin having covered wars, which is what the fandom primarily knows her for. It's become a Meme to bring up how she's covered wars before, even making "I've covered wars" into her {{Fanon}} CatchPhrase. Expect lots of jokes about covering wars to come up whenever she's the topic of discussion within the fandom. [[OverlyLongGag By the way, did you know she's covered wars before?]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: After entering the Altar of the One God, the player is greeted with a [[spoiler: dead body on a sacrificial altar in front of a giant statue as well as Mataneko-kone-Magnificat-Rancid the Sergal, who attacks you and leaves after taking enough damage. No elaboration is provided.]]
** A semi-hidden path in the Maiden Woods leads to a suspicious mound in the ground with two trees growing out of it. [[spoiler: Interacting with it has Iki Turso, [[AnimalisticAbomination a giant humanoid deer-esque creature]] half buried in the ground burst out, revealing those trees to be it’s horns, and asking if Vinushka says it’s time to rise. No matter how you answer, he will see your answer as evidence it isn’t time, and he goes back to sleep]].
** [[DownplayedTrope Interestingly, the two events do actually have some shared follow up]]. [[spoiler: After your first match with Rancid, you can find him in this area, having [[OffWithHisHead beheaded Iki Turso]] and challenges you to a rematch]].

** Samarie gets a treatment very similar to D'arce from the first game, except even worse. Her frequent stuttering, Masturbation skill, and {{Yandere}} tendencies to a woman to a woman who doesn't even know she exists forever cemented her in the fandom as a pitiful perma-virgin who is frequently depicted as being cuckolded by other contestants in fan art.

** Daan being a transman is a common headcanon.

* HoYay: If playing as Abella, Marina's nickname for you will be "pretty lady."

** The elephant-like part of the Chaugnar's head is believed by some to be the result of or influenced by [[spoiler: Abella having a previous encounter with the Woodsman prior to her entering the bunkers, which affected her Moonscorching.]]

* {{Fanon}}: [[spoiler: Cahara]] being the one who accompanied The Girl in her ascension into the God of Fear and Hunger in Termina's timeline. The other three player characters from the previous games each have their S-Endings implicitly treated as canon and even two of them are SavedByCanon if the presence of the Skin Bibles and [[AmbiguouslyRelated August]] are any indication. This leaves [[spoiler: Cahara]] as the only one unaccounted for, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse without even any hint of their fate or survival]] after the events of the first game. Some also would agree it would be a fitting character arc for them, being the one protagonist who had no involvement whatsoever with any grander scheme in their backstory, only to end up assisting in one.

** [[spoiler:Nas'hrah's special dialogue with the Kaiser takes priority over and prevents the event in which August arrives to shoot the latter if you manage to reach his boss fight on day one, letting O'saa save all other contestants the same as Abella can.]]