History YMMV / Ripper

* DullSurprise: Dr. Burton is not particularly emotive, this is even more apparent when in a scene with Falconetti or Magnotta.

* HamAndCheese: Christopher Walken's performance, which can best be described as him making an hours long [[AdamWesting bad impression of himself.]]

** Christopher Walken's aforementioned performance coupled with some of his lines:

** Not to mention the incredibly awkward gesture he’s making while saying "Ooh, please don’t" when Quinlan threatens to mention Magnotta falsely accusing Falconetti in The Herald.

* OneSceneWonder: John Rhys-Davies shows that in one scene he can out-perform anyone else in the game, playing a FauxAffablyEvil mobster who has vital information but holds Quinlan over a barrel by threatening to expose a falsified story his editor made some years ago.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PaulGiamatti appears as a doctor, about 2 years before his big break in films like ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''. Nowadays, he just naturally fits with the rest of the AllStarCast, but when the game was made he was a relative unknown.

--->'''Magnotta''': You're lucky I'm in a good mood today Quinlan...otherwise you'd find out what it's ''like''...to be a human ''shiskebab''...''rotating''...in one of our ''fine'' penal institutions.

* CompleteMonster: [[AntagonistTitle The Ripper]], who, [[MultipleEndings depending on the playthrough]], can be Detective Vince Magnotta, Dr. Claire Burton, or hacker Joey Falconetti, is a SerialKiller who feels [[JackTheRipoff inspired]] by the original UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper. The Ripper uses the computer technology of 2047 to murder many people and make the murders untraceable and as graphic as possible, using a form of bioengineering to raise the victim's internal pressure to the point that their organs explode. When Catherine Powell tracks The Ripper down, The Ripper sends her into a coma.

* CompleteMonster: [[AntagonistTitle The Ripper]], who, [[MultipleEndings depending on the playthrough]], can be Detective Vince Magnotta, Dr. Claire Burton, or hacker Joey Falconetti, is a SerialKiller who feels [[JackTheRipoff inspired]] by the original UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper. The Ripper uses the computer technology of 2047 to murder many people and make the murders untraceable and as graphic as possible, using a form of bio-engineering to raise the victim's internal pressure to the point that their organs explode. When Catherine Powell tracks The Ripper down, The Ripper sends her into a coma.

* CompleteMonster: [[AntagonistTitle The Ripper]] is a {{serial killer}} who feels inspired by the original UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper. The Ripper uses the computer technology of 2047 to make the many murders in New York City untraceable and as graphic as possible, using a form of bio-engineering to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath raise the victim's internal pressure to the point that their organs explode]]. When Catherine Powell tracks The Ripper down, The Ripper sends her into a coma. Throughout the game The Ripper’s [[HiddenVillain true identity is concealed]], frequently calling up the protagonist to boast. While one of the four possible identities of the Ripper ([[spoiler:Catherine]]) has a redeeming motive, the other three ([[spoiler:Detective Vince Magnotta (who's leading the investigation), Dr. Claire Burton, or hacker Joey Falconetti]]) have no excuse and seem to engage in these crimes simply [[ForTheEvulz for the fun of it]], claiming to have been "born to rip lives to shreds".

* MostAnnoyingSound: The incessant thunk-thunk-thunk'ing on the soundtrack throughout the game. It seemingly never stops.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/ChristopherWalken and Music/BlueOysterCult's ''Don't Fear The Reaper'', together. [[MemeticMutation Say it with me, kids:]] [[Series/SaturdayNightLive I gotta have more cowbell!]]

* WTHCastingAgency: Jimmie "[[GoodTimes Dy-no-mite!]]" Walker as ''a hacker.''

** Not to mention the incredibly awkward gesture he’s making while saying "Ooh, please don’t" when Quinland threatens to mention Magnotta falsely accusing Falconetti in The Heralt.

** Those special pads that people use to log into cyberspace? [[http://www.dansdata.com/claw.htm The Claw]] looks a lot like them and comes pretty close in function.

* HellIsThatNoise: The static sound that plays when you have to change discs. Doubles as a JumpScare if you're not prepared.

** The surly bartender at the Cafe DuChamp, especially in one scene where he hardly even tries pouring beer into a glass.

* ThatOnePuzzle: For a time, there was a screenshot from ''Ripper'' that was universally used as the example of a "ridiculously hard" puzzle. Specifically, you're given a motherboard with a bunch of microchips with arcane instructions and serial numbers on them and expected to put them all in the right places. The real kicker is this is just the most ''visually intimidating'' puzzle; there are puzzles that are even harder.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Magnotta]] is the reason why some people even know this game exist.

* SoBadItsGood: The game's story, puzzles, cutscenes, and voice acting are really silly, but the Hollywood actors and ''Dov't Fear the Reaper'' as the theme song even it out.

* ThateOnePuzzle: For a time, there was a screenshot from ''Ripper'' that was universally used as the example of a "ridiculously hard" puzzle. Specifically, you're given a motherboard with a bunch of microchips with arcane instructions and serial numbers on them and expected to put them all in the right places. The real kicker is this is just the most ''visually intimidating'' puzzle; there are puzzles that are even harder.

* BlackComedy: One of the most hilarious, if not twisted moments in the game stands out at the beginning of the second act, between Quinlan and the hospital's receptionist. Even [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] and WebVideo/{{Retsupurae}} found it worth a laugh.
--> '''Receptionist''': Hey, how come you didn't come back to see me on my break?
--> '''Quinlan''': I'm here to see my girlfriend, she's in a coma, remember?
--> '''Receptionist''': What do you know, a guy who's faithful?
--> '''Quinlan''': Mm-hmm.
--> '''Receptionist''': Go on, run off and see your girlfriend. See if I care! Call me if she croaks.
--> '''Quinlan''': *turns around* I heard that!

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Quinlan's opening monologue for Act II somehow almost implies that Jake knows he's in a computer game.
--> ''I was beginning to think I was in a bad mystery novel where '''everyone''' did it.''

%%* SoBadItsGood

* BlackComedy: One of the most hilarious, if not twisted moments in the game stands out at the beginning of the second act, between Quinlan and the hospital's receptionist. Even [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] and ''Retsupurae'' found it worth a laugh.

* HilariousInHindsight: ChristopherWalken and Music/BlueOysterCult's ''Don't Fear The Reaper'', together. [[MemeticMutation Say it with me, kids:]] [[Series/SaturdayNightLive I gotta have more cowbell!]]

--> '''Quinlan''': I'm here to see my girlfriend, she's in a coma.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Quinlan's opening monologue for Act II somehow almost seems to acknowledge that he's in an awful mystery PC game with a randomized villain.

* DuelingGames: ''Ripper'' almost coincides in design with ''The 11th Hour: The Sequel to [[VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest The 7th Guest]]'', right down to the fact that both protagonists are news reporters, they carry around Nintendo DS-like handheld comms gadgets, the main character's [[DamselInDistress lover is in danger]], and someone is murdering people left and right.

** [[TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] even manages to highlight an actually well-acted scene [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB5sv7YGjI8 here from 11:00-11:37]].

* {{Narm}}: The game's script never misses a chance to punctuate a sentence with [[ClusterFBomb curses]] even when it renders dialogue incredibly unnatural. With special mention to Vigo's (John Rhys-Davies) introduction: