History YMMV / TheSpaceBar

** For characters that are clearly intended as ComicRelief, Fleebix and Thud's relationship (and that between their respective species) raises a lot of questions. How consensual/mutually beneficial is this setup, really? We are told the Neblitzi and Salivrasters have evolved to work together as brain and brawn, with the latter getting to pick members of the former race as their lifemates. Even Fleebix, who constantly berates Thud, thinks the interaction between the two races is a success. But seeing as the Salivrasters are the ones doing all the manual labor (even if it's out of necessity), it's debatable how equal they really are to the Neblitzi. In-game, Fleebix and Thud are played as an OddCouple who are bonded for life despite Fleebix's constant complaining.

** Both the Akro Mati's and the Kur'Pupu's appearance is unkown and they are both depicted as bad, with the Akro Mati being a bit more secretive about it. With Cilia mentioning that the Kur'Pupu are "tight" with the Akro Mati, could it be that the Akro Mati aren't an actual alien race and instead just a cover up for the Kur'Pupu?

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that's THE [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JohnDimaggio/ John DiMaggio]] voicing Ni'Dopal (among other characters) and THE [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AlanRickman/ Alan Rickman]] voicing My and Ty (among other characters).

** The Akro Mati are framed as the bad guys, but they don't appear in the game other than as a de facto border patrol and we only see them from the perspective of Cilia.
** The Amalgamated Vacuum Security Force as a whole are positioned as good guys, but don't forget they are essentially security guards elevated to the status of cops on a corporation-dominated planet. They have rules they abide by but apparently it's totally ok if they view your memories without your knowledge or consent. In addition, both the derelict streets of Armpit City shown in the intro and the fact they seem to care little for criminals as long as they don't mess with Amalgamated Vacuum (as Ni'Dopal does repeatedly) imply they have little concern for providing protection for anything but the company.

* ThatOnePuzzle: Negotiating to buy Armpit III. ''The Space Bar'' as a whole has several examples that could qualify, but this one is probably the most uniquely frustrating single puzzle to figure out, especially since it takes up almost the entirety of Deven-7's flashback and requires lots of timed, strategic moves. Even if you follow a walkthrough, it's still easy to get confused.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that's THE [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JohnDimaggio/ John DiMaggio]] voicing Ni'Dopal(among other characters) and THE [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/Alan Rickman/ Alan Rickman]] voicing My and Ty(among other characters).

*** Cilia is a dramatically compelling ActionGirl from an occupied planet, but we never find out the fate of her people, even after [[spoiler: Alias gives her the name of her contact]]. She also makes a comment about how the Akro Mati and K'urPupu are "tight", suggesting that her story might be connected to Alias' case, but it never comes into play aside from [[spoiler: her helping you find some evidence to catch the BigBad]].

** The Amalgamated Vacuum Security Force as a whole are positioned as good guys, but don't forget they are essentially security guards elevated to the status of cops on a corporation-dominated planet. They have rules they abide by but apparently it's totally ok if they view your memories without your knowledge or consent. In addition, both the derelict streets of Armpit City shown in the intro and the fact they seem to care little for criminals as long as they don't mess with Amalgamated Vacuum (as Ni'Dopal does repeatedly)imply they have little concern for providing protection for anything but the company.

** The Amalgamated Vacuum Security Force as a whole are positioned as good guys, but don't forget they are essentially security guards elevated to the status of cops on a corporation-dominated planet. They have rules they abide by but apparently it's totally ok if they view your memories without your knowledge or consent.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that's THE [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JohnDimaggio/ John DiMaggio]] voicing Ni'Dopol (among other characters).

* UnderusedGameMechanic: A lot is made about the voice and residue printer, but they aren't actually necessary for completing the game.
** The entire mystery-solving aspect of the game could be considered this. The early portion leads you to believe that you will be trying to determine who in the bar is the fugitive by doing detective stuff: testing evidence, interrogating characters, crossing off suspects, and making the arrest. In fact, your forensic equipment isn't important, almost none of the flashback sequences have anything directly to do with the case, and [[spoiler: you don't actually arrest the BigBad in-game: you just need to survive his traps and expose him to trigger the final cutscene.]]

** The entire mystery-solving aspect of the game could be considered this. The early portion leads you to believe that you will be trying to determine who in the bar is the fugitive by doing detective stuff: testing evidence, interrogating characters, crossing off suspects, and making the arrest. In fact, your forensic equipment isn't important, almost none of the flashback sequences have anything directly to do with the case, and [[spoiler: you don't actually arrest the BigBad in-game: you just need to survive his traps and expose him to trigger the final cutscene.]]
* UnfortunateImplications: Click Snap Snap Rattle, who is voiced by a white man using exaggerated vocal effects, speaks in JiveTurkey, and is a drug dealer from a jungle planet.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Seedrot. The game plays her JadedWashout and BizarreAlienBiology characteristics for laughs, but from her perspective, she could be seen as quite a tragic figure. She grew and dropped a fruit (essentially her species' version of having a child) to get away from her domineering mother and free the plants of Earth, yet almost immediately found her dreams dashed and gave up. Years later, she's drifting from job to job and feels bad about leaving her fruit behind, so she vows to have another one she can take better care of. And then [[spoiler: Alias tricks her into dropping her new fruit, steals it, and eats it, seemingly not caring if that fruit could somehow be sentient, all while Seedrot remains ignorant.]] If you put it that way, Alias suddenly seems a LOT less sympathetic...

*** At the end of his flashback, it's implied that Soldier is [[spoiler: awaiting for orders to lead the Zzazzl migration to Armpit VI after the egg hatches]]. What this might mean for the planet's current residents and Mega-Corp is never explored.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: An intriguing mystery, an environment full of unique locations, a large, colorful cast of characters...almost none of which you'll get the chance to explore on your own since the game holds you to a strict time limit. To make matters worse, the game's rampant bugs, lack of modern compatibility, and obscurity make it truly difficult to find and get running. It's fair to say that a project with so much ambition and time put into it deserved better.
** True for several of the POV characters' individual stories as well:
*** Cilia is a dramatically compelling ActionGirl from an occupied planet, but we never find out the fate of her people, even after [[spoiler: Alias gives her the name of her contact]]. She also makes a comment about how the Akro Mati and K'urPupu, suggesting that her story might be connected to Alias' case, but it never comes into play aside from [[spoiler: her helping you find some evidence to catch the BigBad]].
*** At the end of his flashback, it's implied that Soldier is [[spoiler: awaiting for orders to lead the Zzazzl migration to Armpit VI after the egg hatches]]. What this might mean for the planet's current residents and Mega-Corp is never explored.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that's [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/JohnDimaggio/ John DiMaggio]] voicing Ni'Dopol (among other characters).

** For characters that are clearly intended as ComicRelief, Fleebix and Thud's relationship (and that between their respective species) raises a lot of questions. How consensual/mutually beneficial is the setup, really? We are told the Neblitzi and Salivrasters are symbiotic and have evolved to work together as brain and brawn, with the latter getting to pick members of the former as their lifemates. Even Fleebix, who constantly berates Thud, thinks the interaction between the two races is a success. But seeing as the Salivrasters are the ones doing all the manual labor (even if it's out of necessity), it's debatable how equal they really are. In-game, Fleebix and Thud are played as an OddCouple who are bonded for life despite Fleebix's constant complaining.