History YMMV / HatePlus

** MemeticMutation: A fake screenshot of *Mute demanding a grilled cheese sandwich in the same vein as the cake incident quickly became an in-joke for the fandom.

*** FridgeLogic: It is relevant to note that outside of the context of the game, there is no relationship or any other person involved. The player is just dealing with a scripted game character, which gives an ironic tone to any scolding.

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:More than a few people are ''really'' unhappy you can't talk *Mute out of killing herself or revive her in her route. That, and the fact that Love put in a fake achievement lampshading her permanent death, didn't sit well with them. Thankfully averted in the Harem route, where *Hyun-ae can and will stop her, which is a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} on her part.]]

* BetterThanCanon: There's a mod that averts [[spoiler:*Mute's death]].

* ThatOneLevel: The cake sequence, unless you actually have the skills and items needed to cook, or you're willing to lie to *Hyun-ae, which will require you to wait out a significant chunk of time. You can TakeAThirdOption and buy a cake instead of making it, but you don't get to explain this to *Hyun-ae until enough time passes that *Hyun-ae thinks you've been making a cake.

** The story of Mughungwha's transformation into a patriarchal feudal society seems too preachy.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: While the story of Mughungwha's transformation into a patriarchal feudal society seems too preachy, it also displayed the social landscape where [[spoiler: the corrupt and elitist government was overthrown by a security officer in the backdrop of the declining birthrate and authoritarianism]]. Consider the modern reactionary movements rising in the backdrop of economic recession, assumption of PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad, and income inequality; the game's message on the [[FullCircleRevolution controversial movements piggybacking off people's agitation against (presumed) failures of society and politics]] seems more like a lesson that should be learned as of TheNewTens.

* EarWorm: The theme song: [[http://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/its-not-ero-feat-senah-kim It's Not Ero!]]
** There's also [[http://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/cake-2 Cake!]]. Bonus points for actually being 20 minutes long (that is, half the whole game soundtrack's duration).

* {{Anvilicious}}[=/=]AuthorTract:

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:More than a few people are ''really'' unhappy you can't talk *Mute out of killing herself or revive her in her route. That, and the fact that Love put in a fake achievement lampshading her permanent death, didn't sit well with them. Thankfully averted in the Harem route, where *Hyun-ae can and will stop her, which is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming on her part.]]

* TearJerker:
** [[spoiler:"The Death of Old *Mute". This log is her last-minute message to her future, amnesiac self...and Old *Mute, who up until then has been a harsh, snarky, and ruthless IronLady, is caught somewhere between being scared out of her mind, and cursing her many failures as a security AI for not seeing Ryu's coup coming. It becomes even worse if said new version of *Mute is with you, where the log is what finally causes her to have the [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] that's been building ever since you've started the game, and she collapses into a pit of shame and self-loathing for her own failures. [[DrivenToSuicide One she doesn't crawl out of]]... at least not without [[ThePowerOfFriendship *Hyun-ae's help]].]]
** The existence of an achievement that's ostensibly unlocked by [[spoiler:keeping New *Mute to the end]] even though [[spoiler:[[UnwinnableByDesign that's impossible]].]]
** The otherwise light hearted 'It's Not Ero!' song has a couple of gut punch lyrics if you know the story.
*** [[spoiler:"Could you press your lips against mine//And help me to forget why//My first kiss was only burning steel?" alluding to the moment when Hyun-ae has her tongue cut out with a scalding hot butcher knife.]]
*** [[spoiler:"Could I ever say I'm sorry?//Could I ever ask forgiveness?//But the words refuse to come//Leaving me helpless, deaf, and dumb//All of your sweetness turns to dust//And I am speechless," which speak both to Hyun-ae's existence as a deliberately maimed wife, as well as her guilt and refusal to let go of the past, and her desperation in seeking some kind of absolution from the player.]]
** [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/old-2 Old]], Old *Mute's {{Leitmotif}}. It's a slow-paced arrangement of two of New *Mute's tracks from the previous game, reflecting how the *Mute of the 40th century is an [[WhoWantsToLiveForever exhausted old woman (or at least the AI equivalent of one) who's bogged down with far too much data in her storage and wasn't meant to serve for more than a few centuries]].
* ThatOneLevel: The cake sequence, unless you actually have the skills and items needed to cook, or you're willing to lie to *Hyun-ae, which will require you to wait out a significant chunk of time. You can TakeAThirdOption and buy a cake instead of making it, but you don't get to explain this to *Hyun-ae until enough time passes that *Hyun-ae thinks you've been making a cake.

** This is a sequel to a game about discovering what happened to a ship that reverted to an ancient Korean patriarchial society model. You discover just what lead to that reversion in Hate Plus. So, in case you didn't get the message about how sexism = super bad or not to let history repeat itself the first time around, here ya go!
* BetterThanCanon: There's a mod that averts [[spoiler: Mute's death]].

** [[spoiler:The Death of Old *Mute log is her last-minute message to her future, amnesiac self...and Old *Mute, who up until then has been a harsh, snarky, and ruthless IronLady, is caught somewhere between being scared out of her mind, and cursing her many failures as a security AI for not seeing Ryu's coup coming. It becomes even worse if said new version of *Mute is with you, where the log is what finally causes her to have the [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] that's been building ever since you've started the game, and she collapses into a pit of shame and self-loathing for her own failures. [[DrivenToSuicide One she doesn't crawl out of]]... at least not without [[ThePowerOfFriendship *Hyun-ae's help]].]]

* {{Anvilicious}}[=/=]AuthorTract: The entire cake sequence in *Hyun-ae's route, which breaks the fourth wall to tell you that relationships require actual work.
** FridgeLogic: It is relevant to note that outside of the context of the game, there is no relationship or any other person involved. The player is just dealing with a scripted game character, which gives an ironic tone to any scolding.

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:More than a few people are ''really'' unhappy you can't talk *Mute out of killing herself or revive her in her route. That, and the fact that Love put in a fake achievement lampshading her permanent death, which didn't sit well with them. Thankfully averted in the Harem route, where *Hyun-ae can and will stop her, which is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming on her part.]]

* NightmareFuel: [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/power-3 Power]], the track that plays for the logs of the more malicious political moves, perfectly capturing that feeling of hopelessness for the to-be casualties of [[spoiler:Ryu's new regime]].

** [[spoiler:The Death of Old *Mute log is her last-minute message to her future, amnesiac self...and Old *Mute, who up until then has been a harsh, snarky, and ruthless IronLady until then, is caught somewhere between being scared out of her mind and cursing her many failures as a security AI for not seeing Ryu's coup coming. It becomes even worse if said new version of *Mute is with you, where the log is what finally causes her to have the [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] that's been building ever since you've started the game and she collapses into a pit of shame and self-loathing for her own failures. [[DrivenToSuicide One she doesn't crawl out of]]... at least not without [[ThePowerOfFriendship *Hyun-ae's help]].]]

** The otherwise light hearted Not Ero song has a couple of gut punch lyrics if you know the story. [[spoiler: "Could you press your lips against mine And help me to forget why My first kiss was only burning steel?" alluding to the moment when Ayun-ae has her tongue cut out by a scalding hot butcher knife. And "Could I ever say I'm sorry? Could I ever ask forgiveness? But the words refuse to come Leaving me helpless, deaf and dumb All of your sweetness turns to dust And I am speechless" which speak both to Ayun-ae's existence as a deliberately maimed wife and her guilt and refusal to let go of the past and her desperation in seeking some kind of absolution from the player.]]
** [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/old-2 Old]], Old *Mute's {{Leitmotif}}. It's a slow-paced arrange of two of New *Mute's tracks from the previous game, reflecting how the *Mute of the 40th century is an [[WhoWantsToLiveForever exhausted old woman (or at least the AI equivalent of one) who's bogged down with far too much data in her storage and wasn't meant to serve for more than a few centuries]].

** [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/old-2 Old]], Old *Mute's {{Leitmotif}}. It's a slow-paced arrange of two of New *Mute's tracks from the previous game, reflecting how the *Mute of the 40th century is an [[WhoWantsToLiveForever exhausted old woman (or at least the AI of it) who's bogged down with far too much data in her storage and wasn't meant to serve for more than a few centuries]].

** [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/old-2 Old]], Old *Mute's {{Leitmotif}}. It's a slow-paced arrange of two of New *Mute's tracks from the previous game, reflecting how the *Mute of the 40th century is an [[WhoWantsToLiveForever exhausted old woman (or at least the digital equivalent of it) who's bogged down with far too much data in her storage and wasn't meant to serve for more than a few centuries]].

** [[https://isaacschankler.bandcamp.com/track/old-2 Old]], Old *Mute's {{Leitmotif}}. It's a slow-paced arrange of two of New *Mute's tracks from the previous game, reflecting how the *Mute of the 40th century is an exhausted old woman (or at least the digital equivalent of it) who's bogged down with far too much data in her storage and wasn't meant to serve for more than a few centuries.

* BrokenAesop: The entire cake sequence can come off as this. The idea of relationships requiring actual work is something important to consider, except it's coming from a fictional game character that is fully scripted by the creator, including the whole AuthorTract, in a game that has no real lasting consequences, which makes the whole thing look pretty ironic.

* BaseBreaker: [[spoiler:More than a few people are ''really'' unhappy you can't talk *Mute out of killing herself or revive her in her route. That, and the fact that Love put in a fake achievement lampshading her permanent death, which didn't sit well with them. Thankfully averted in the Harem route, where *Hyun-ae can and will stop her, which is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming on her part.]]

** Also, once again the creator pulls out her anti-sexism hammer and drives the idea into your skull.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:The Death of Old *Mute log is her last-minute message to her future, amnesiac self...and Old *Mute, who up until then has been a harsh, snarky, and ruthless IronLady until then, is caught somewhere between being scared out of her mind and cursing her many failures as a security AI for not seeing Ryu's coup coming. It becomes even worse if said new version of *Mute is with you, where the log is what finally causes her to have the [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] that's been building ever since you've started the game and she collapses into a pit of shame and self-loathing for her own failures. [[DrivenToSuicide One she doesn't crawl out of]]... at least not without [[ThePowerOfFriendship *Hyun-ae's help]].]]

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:The Death of Old *Mute log is her last-minute message to her future, amnesiac self...and Old *Mute, who up until then has been a harsh, snarky, and ruthless IronLady until then, is caught somewhere between being scared out of her mind and cursing her many failures as a security AI for not seeing Ryu's coup coming. It becomes even worse if said new version of *Mute is with you, where the log is what finally causes her to have the [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] that's been building ever since you've started the game and she collapses into a pit of shame and self-loathing for her own failures. [[DrivenToSuicide One she doesn't crawl out of]].]]

* BaseBreaker: [[spoiler:More than a few people are ''really'' unhappy you can't talk *Mute out of killing herself or revive her in her route. That, and the fact that Love put in a fake achievement lampshading her permanent death, which [[DudeNotFunny didn't sit well with them]]. Thankfully averted in the Harem route, where *Hyun-ae can and will stop her, which is a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming on her part.]]

* ReplacementScrappy: Some fan's reactions to [[spoiler: New *Mute]]. Bonus points for actually coming up as a plot point.

* {{Anvilicious}}[=/=]AuthorTract: The entire cake sequence in *Hyun-ae's route, which breaks the forth wall to tell you that relationships require actual work.