History YMMV / LogicalJourneyOfTheZoombinis

** Arno, probably due to him being a LargeHam. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the Kickstarter trailer, with all of the new features of the game being labeled as "More [whatever]", ending with "MORE ARNO!!"

* PeripheryDemographic: A significant portion of the fanbase are in their twenties; partially due to [[NostalgiaFilter being young during the initial release]], and partially because it still poses a challenge even to older audiences.

* ThatOneAchievement: In the remake, earning both "Tree Hugger" and "Swamp Thing" at the highest difficulty requires getting three full groups of sixteen Zoombinis through both Who's Bayou and Deep Dark Forest at all four difficulties. That's 384 Zoombinis out of 400 that have to be escorted through this part of the game without losing any. Of the two, "Swamp Thing" is significantly easier because two of the puzzles in Who's Bayou can be cheesed if you bring the right party along, while the puzzles in Deep Dark Forest are much easier to mess up.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Thanks to its SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, this game is part of every [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea South Korean]]'s childhood and one of the best-selling PC games in the country.

* IdiotPlot: Not the whole game, but the entire premise of the Pizza Pass puzzle hinges on the fact that the trolls are as vague as possible when it comes to what they demand their pizza has. Instead of just telling the Zoombinis what toppings they want, they force you to make a bunch of pizzas until you find the exact combination they're craving that day, only giving vague clues when you get it wrong such as asking for more toppings or saying there's "something" on it they don't like. Probably justified as you are serving trolls, a race generally known both for its low intelligence and overall unreasonableness.

* UncannyValley: The old CGI graphics of ''Island Odyssey'' can make many of the characters look very off.

* ThatOneAchievement: In the remake, earning both "Tree Hugger" and "Swamp Thing" at the highest difficulty requires getting three full groups of sixteen Zoombinis through both Who's Bayou and Deep Dark Forest at all four difficulties. That's 384 Zoombinis out of 400 that have to be escorted through this part of the game without losing any.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: A complaint some people have about the remake is that saving only 400 Zoombinis is required for the game to consider it OneHundredPercentCompletion rather than one for every possible feature combination, equaling 625[[note]]Usage of twins meant some combinations would go unused.[[/note]] like the original. Other fans don’t mind this finding it to be a much more reasonable number, finding the original amount excessive. Others have argued this actually balances the difficulty by making it harder, as now you have almost no margin for error in the middle levels: if you want to get every achievement and every building in Zoombiniville, you need to get three full groups of sixteen Zoombinis through both Who's Bayou and Deep Dark Forest at the first three difficulties, plus once more on the hardest difficulty: a total of 320. This will likely result in a lot of SaveScumming and may make up for the length issue for those worried about it.

** The Fleens for being [[EvilIsCool sinister counterparts]] to the zoombinis and being the center of one of the better puzzles of the game.
* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Logical Journey'' is ''much'' more famous and well reviewed than it’s sequels. ''Mountain Rescue'' is still considered good in its own right, but not many enjoy ''Island Odyssey''.

** Hotel Dimensia on Very Hard is actually worse than it’s harder difficulty. A number of the 25 rooms are boarded up[[note]]Sometimes mistaken to be random, but the boarded rooms are another hint; they mark Zoombini combinations that '''aren't''' in your party.[[/note]], meaning that if you place the first Zoombini in the wrong room, [[SadisticChoice you've just irreversably screwed any chance you had of continuing with a full team without knowing it.]] At least on Very, Very Hard you can place a Zoombini in the right room without it being boarded up, even if there are 125 different rooms.

** Possibly the Fleens as well.
* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Logical Journey'' is ''much'' more famous than ''Mountain Rescue'' or ''Island Odyssey''.

* IdiotPlot: Not the whole game, but the entire premise of the Pizza Pass puzzle hinges on the fact that the trolls are as vague as possible when it comes to what they demand their pizza has. Instead of just telling the Zoombinis what toppings they want, they force you to make a bunch of pizzas until you find the exact combination they're craving that day, only giving vague clues when you get it wrong such as asking for more toppings or saying there's "something" on it they don't like. Obviously there would be no puzzle otherwise, but still.
* ItsShortSoItSucks: A complaint several people have about the remake is that saving only 400 Zoombinis is required for the game to consider it OneHundredPercentCompletion rather than one for every possible feature combination, equaling 625[[note]]Usage of twins meant some combinations would go unused.[[/note]] like the original. The upshot of this is that you have almost no margin for error in the middle levels: if you want to get every achievement and every building in Zoombiniville, you need to get three full groups of sixteen Zoombinis through both Who's Bayou and Deep Dark Forest at the first three difficulties, plus once more on the hardest difficulty: a total of 320. This will likely result in a lot of SaveScumming and may make up for the length issue.

** Hotel Dimensia on Very Hard is worse. A number of the 25 rooms are boarded up[[note]]Sometimes mistaken to be random, but the boarded rooms are another hint; they mark Zoombini combinations that '''aren't''' in your party.[[/note]], meaning that if you place the first Zoombini in the wrong room, [[SadisticChoice you've just irreversably screwed any chance you had of continuing with a full team without knowing it.]] At least on Very, Very Hard you can place a Zoombini in the right room without it being boarded up, even if there are 125 different rooms.

* UncannyValley: The zoombinis are this.
** The CGI graphics of ''Island Odyssey''.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Arno, probably due to him being a LargeHam. Possibly the Fleens as well.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the Kickstarter trailer, with all of the new features of the game being labeled as "More [whatever]", ending with "MORE ARNO!!"

* RecycledScript: The two TLC games have various puzzles that are obvious retreads. Jarringly, there's even a retread of Pizza Pass in ''Mountain Rescue'' featuring new creatures called the Norfs.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: A complaint several people have about the remake is that saving only 400 Zoombinis is required for the game to consider it OneHundredPercentCompletion rather than one for every possible feature combination, equaling 625[[note]]Usage of twins meant some combinations would go unused.[[/note]] like the original. The upshot of this is that you have almost no margin for error in the middle levels: if you want to get every achievement and every building in Zoombiniville, you need to get three full groups of sixteen Zoombinis through both Who's Bayou and Deep Dark Forest at all four difficulties: a total of 384. This will likely result in a lot of SaveScumming and may make up for the length issue.

* {{Narm}}: The narrator's [[LargeHam hilarious over-acting.]]

* NightmareFuel: The very ''premise'' of this game is horrifying. The main characters are horrendous.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Thanks to its SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing, this game is part of every [[UsefulNotes/SouthKorea South Korean]]'s childhood and one of the most best-selling PC games in the country.

* Narm: The narrator's [[LargeHam hilarious over-acting.]]

* SurpriseDifficulty: The game's design appeals to kids, but the Very, Very Hard difficulty is notorious for being a true challenge even for adults; Hotel Dimensia and Lion's Lair has made people tear their hair out.

* ItsShortSoItSucks: A complaint several people have about the remake is that saving only 400 Zoombinis is required for the game to consider it OneHundredPercentCompletion rather than one for every possible feature combination, equaling 625[[note]]Usage of twins meant some combinations would go unused.[[/note]] like the original.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhzoxUPOIpw Bubblewonder Abyss theme]], very chilling and fitting for a final stage where AnyoneCanDie. It's one of the reasons why the level's listed under NightmareFuel, after all.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhzoxUPOIpw Bubblewonder Abyss theme]], very chilling and fitting for a final stage where AnyoneCanDie. It's one of the reasons why the level's listed under NightmareFuel, after all.

* NightmareFuel: Much of the game, due to the eerie music and often surreal visuals, but especially the final leg through the mountain caves.

* UncannyValley: The CGI graphics of ''Island Odyssey''.

* LoveItOrHateIt: This is the general feel you get from the pizza trolls, once there's more than one of them.

* FountainOfMemes: Arno is the fountain, and pretty much everything he says are memetic.

* FountainOfMemes: Pretty much everything Arno says.

* MemeticMutation: "FLEENS? You're not Fleens! Whatever you are... MAKE ME A PIZZA!"
** Actually, pretty much everything Arno says.

* NightmareFuel: Much of the game, due to the eerie music and often surreal visuals, but especially the final leg through the mountain caves, and ''especially'' Bubblewonder Abyss, which has a dark atmosphere, creepy sound effects in the background, and the ability to vaporize any Zoombinis who take the wrong path through the maze (sure, you get them back, but that didn't make it any less scary!).