History YMMV / LaMulana

** The song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv9f7q-GKcY Inferno]]" is near-identical to a similarly [[LethalLavaLand lava-themed area]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} III: Wanderers from Ys'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxrmB3Sdzw Searing Struggle]]". It also bears strong resemblance to the lava theme, particularly in its intro, in ''[[VideoGame/{{YsMemoriesOfCelceta}} Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys]]'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttIEXizMUi0 Lava Zone ~ A Kiss From Eldeel]]".

** The song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv9f7q-GKcY Inferno]]" is near-identical to a similarly [[LethalLavaLand lava-themed area]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} III: Wanderers from Ys'''s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBxrmB3Sdzw Searing Struggle]]".

* MostAnnoyingSound: Lemeza's damage grunt will be hammered into your head for the rest of the life by the time you complete the game.

** [[spoiler:Shorn swiping the Treasure of La-Mulana from his son Lemeza]], ''after the credits'' and [[spoiler:''after Lemeza got to his victory march'']].

** [[spoiler:Shorn swiping the Treasure of La-Mulana from his son Lemeza]], ''after the credits'' and [[spoiler:''after Lemeza got to his victory march'']].

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Dracuets rewarding you with [[spoiler:the rather buff Lemeza in a Skimpy Swimsuit]] at the end of the sadistically difficult Hell Temple generates all manners of reactions from players, from rage to laughter to [[FanService "oh my"]] to some combination of the three at the same time.

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The game, particularly the original 8-bit version, is well-known for the shot of [[spoiler:Lemeza wearing a very sensual swimsuit]] at the end of Hell Temple, particularly amongst those who were exposed to the game through LetsPlay/DeceasedCrab.

* BrokenBase: Whether [[spoiler:Lemeza in the Skimpy Swimsuit]] at the end of Hell Temple is [[spoiler:FanService, FanDisservice with a touch of "I tortured myself for 10-something hours for ''this?!''", or too hilarious to really be either]].
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Dracuets rewarding you with [[spoiler:the rather buff Lemeza in a Skimpy Swimsuit]] at the end of Hell Temple generates all manners of reactions from players, from rage to laughter to [[FanService "oh my"]] to some combination of the three at the same time.

* EarWorm: The Hell Temple music. It's fully capable of causing Vietnam-like flashbacks.

* InternetBackdraft: Nicalis announced via [[http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/01/nicalis-wiiware-sales-almost-non-existent-cancels-la-mulana/ Joystiq]] that the NA/EU versions of the [=WiiWare=] remake had been cancelled. Rage in 5...

** Any achievement involving beating Hell Temple, [[ThatOneLevel naturally]].

*** [[{{Speedrun}} Doing all this in under ten hours]]. Fortunately, the achievement doesn't require [[TheScrappy Dracuets]] to show up, which requires finding and beating Hell Temple.
*** ...because there are two other achievements which respectively require doing all this with Lemeza wearing the skimpy bathsuit, and while Mulbruk is wearing the skimpy bathsuit.
** "Xelpud's Best Friend" and "Mulbruk Can Be Yours," which require listening to every piece of dialogue Elder Xelpud and Mulbruk have to say. [[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=284537618 Judging by the steam guide for these achievements]], neither of these are easy to obtain, as much of their dialogue can easily become [[PermanentlyMissableContent permanently lost]].

* MostWonderfulSound: The shell horn upon solving a puzzle. ''Especially'' satisfying since so many are ''massive'' {{Guide Dang It}}s.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The original 8-bit game is a tribute to Konami's MSX games. Come 2018, and Konami is now the publisher for the console ports of ''La-Mulana 2''.

* DemonicSpiders: Averted in later stages, but played straight early in the game, where if you don't have the Waterproof/Heatproof Cases, anything that can knock you into water or lava is a Demonic Spider.

** Bahamut also qualifies, as half the time when he jumps out of the water he will use an attack that is 100% unavoidable if you don't jump into the water (which hurts you whether you have the Scalesphere or not). Even if you come prepared with a lot of life jewels and the body armor, he can still be a pain in the ass to fight.

** In the [=WiiWare=] version, the song ''Requiem?'' is basically ''ガリウスの迷宮　〜大悪魔音頭〜 (Roughly translated: MazeOfGalious ~Enormous Satan~)'' but only with ''Requiem's'' melody replaced.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: In the [=WiiWare=] version, the song ''Requiem?'' is basically ''ガリウスの迷宮　〜大悪魔音頭〜 (Roughly translated: MazeOfGalious ~Enormous Satan~)'' but only with ''Requiem's'' melody replaced.

* BrokenBase: Whether [[spoiler:Lemeza in the Skimpy Swimsuit]] at the end of Hell Temple is [[spoiler:FanService, FanDisservice with a touch of "I tortured myself for 10-something hours for ''this?!''", or too hilarious to really be either.]]

* {{Squick}}: [[spoiler:Dracuet made the skimpy suit for Mulbruk. Remember that Mulbruk is his ''daughter''.]]

** Erratically moving [[SuperMarioBros Podobo]] ripoffs in the Inferno Cavern, I'm looking at you.

* FanNickname: "Catball" for Cait Sidhe, a cat-like enemy that rides on its ball, and the notorious "Surprise Fish" for Water Leapers, which are fish that jump out of waterfalls unexpectedly.

* GoodBadBugs: In the Endless Corridor it's possible to jump through the ceiling of the main floor and appear in the bottom floor. This allows players to bypass the floor with all the block puzzles.

** Xelpud jokes in the remake that even if the game is popular there will never be a sequel. Thankfully, he's wrong.

* HellIsThatNoise:
** The "trap activated" sound, meaning that [[OhCrap something bad is about to happen]].
** What happens in the Wii version of the Confusion Gate/Gate of Illusion when you enter it for the first time and remove its UncannyAtmosphere.
** The wailing noise [[spoiler: when the Mother is defeated for good.]]
** That horrendous screeching that plays whenever you're under the effect of a life-draining attack (e.g. the Anubis' death beam, Viy's and Palenque's CollisionDamage).

* ParanoiaFuel: The first time you get struck by a BoltOfDivineRetribution, you'll quickly realize that TryEverything is a very, very bad idea. Now, what if you're stuck? Do you whip that nearby conspicuous object? Will it solve a puzzle or will you just get shocked for it? Or worse, render something LostForever?

* FauxSymbolism: Lots. There's a large amount of ancient religion-style symbolism and [[FreudWasRight implications]] in several levels and puzzles, and [[spoiler: the final boss is all over this]]. The [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/problem-of-faith.html official blog]] expressed concern over this for the [=WiiWare=] port, but fan response has been overwhelmingly supportive of keeping all of the symbolism intact, misguided as it might be.
* FreudWasRight:
** [[http://lamulana.super-turbo.net/wiki/index.php5?title=Image:4_A5.PNG Spring of the Sky, map A-4]]. Look at the background murals, and notice that there are two legs, and something between them. Though this is desquickified by background information, as Uonin (this species of fish-men) have the habit of carrying an iron air tank in their crotch. It's still as suggestive, though...
** One of the puzzles is [[spoiler:to impregnate a female statue with energy-like sperm in the "male" Sun temple, then to sleep in front of a mural of a uterus in the "female" Moonlight Temple]]! Freud might have been on the dev team.