History YMMV / UrbanRunner

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Adda [[spoiler:a BitchInSheepsClothing for stringing along Max and using him to get to Kevork, framing him for her murders, or are her actions justified. Max himself believes the later one.]]

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship, the former whose boyfriend has been killed and the latter who found his body. They even get back together just hours after they break up over Adda's revenge murders of Legrange and Marcos getting Max into they are in at the moment.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship, the former whose boyfriend has been killed and the latter who found his body. They even get back together just hours after they break up over Adda's revenge murders of Legrange and Marcos getting Max into they are in at the moment.
* TheyJustDidntCare: At one point, the player can examine Eraser's gun, which is obviously a Desert Eagle, yet the game calls it a revolver, even though they look nothing alike and there was no reason they couldn't have just called it a gun instead.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Is Adda [[spoiler:a BitchInSheepsClothing for stringing along Max and using him to get to Kevork, framing him for her murders, or are her actions justified. Max himself believes the later one.]]

* DesignatedVillain
** We're supposed to see van Dalle as a {{Jerkass}} DirtyCop because he "roughs up" Max at the hotel and oogles at Adda but he appears to be trying to arrest Max because he believes he's the culprit, with Max telling us via exposition that he's corrupt. Given the UnreliableNarrator status that Max holds, it's hard to believe him. The only example we get of his supposed crimes is when he tries to lock Max in the trunk of the car.
** Buffalo Bill has shades of this. He may be a thug, but his actions in hunting down Max are justifiable considering he's trying to avenge whom he believes to be his boss's killer.

** Since Max is the only voice we hear, it is theorized that he is making up large portions of the story to make himself seem more heroic and charming, given how often he describes his supposed charm.

* TheyJustDidntCare: At one point, the player can examine Eraser's gun, which is obviously a Desert Eagle, yet the game calls it a revolver, even though they look nothing alike and there was no reason they couldn't have just called it a gun instead.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The first few stages of the game where the player is pursued by Buffalo Bill are quite interesting; being hunted by a body guard after being framed for a killer. The puzzles aren't made up of a series of MoonLogicPuzzle after another like late in the game and gives the game a certain intensity knowing there's a guy who won't hesitate to kill you if he gets the chance. Killing Bill would incriminate Max for his murder and would lead to the same problem, so therefore, you have to outwit him. Its a simple set up that could open up a path to lots of different gameplay options, such as adding another pursuer into the mix; not to mention, it actually fits with the title of ''Urban Runner''. Sadly, the game then takes a leap into the nonsensical after Max escapes Bill and the game gets lost in a flurry of exposition thrown at us by Max about the overarching plot and the game gets very confusing and hard to follow, not to mention the NoBudget aspects really show at places.

** Is Adda [[spoiler:an BitchInSheepsClothing for stringing along Max and using him to get to Kevork, framing him for her murders, or are her actions justified. Max himself believes the later one.]]

** Is Adda [[spoiler:an BitchInSheepsClothing for stringing along Max and using him to get to Kevork, framing him for her murders, or are her actions justified. Max himself believes the later one.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Since Max is the only voice we hear, it is theorized that he is making up large portions of the story to make himself seem more heroic and charming, given how often he describes his supposed charm.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During one of Adda's plot points, she tries to make steam come out of the coffee machine to open an empty, sealed envelope. The steam itself was clearly put in afterward as it wasn't remotely realistic.

D.D. helping Max at the end of the game even though [[spoiler:we saw him lying in a pool of his own blood earlier]]. The bulletproof vest HandWave doesn't explain that detail.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Since Max is the only voice we hear, it is theorized that he is making up large portions of the story to make himself seem more heroic and charming, given how often he describes his supposed charm.
* AssPull
** Max suddenly having a gun after Adda sneaks into the garage.
** D.D. helping Max at the end of the game even though [[spoiler:we saw him lying in a pool of his own blood earlier]]. The bulletproof vest HandWave doesn't explain that detail.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship, the former whose boyfriend has been killed and the latter who found his body. They even get back together just hours after they break up over the latter's revenge murders of Legrange and Marcos getting the former into they are in at the moment.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During Adda's plot point, she tries to make steam come out of the coffee machine to open an empty, sealed envelope. The steam itself was clearly put in afterward as it wasn't remotely realistic.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The first few stages of the game where the player is pursued by Buffalo Bill are quite interesting; being hunted by a body guard after being framed for a killer. The puzzles aren't made up of a series of MoonLogicPuzzle after another like late in the game and gives the game a certain intensity knowing there's a guy who won't hesitate to kill you if he gets the chance. Killing Bill would incriminate Max for his murder and would lead to the same problem, so therefore, you have to outwit him. Its a simple set up that could open up a path to lots of different gameplay options, such as adding another pursuer into the mix; not to mention, it actually fits with the title of "Urban Runner." Sadly, the game then takes a leap into the nonsensical after Max escapes Bill and the game gets lost in a flurry of exposition thrown at us by Max about the overarching plot and the game gets very confusing and hard to follow, not to mention the NoBudget aspects really show at places.

* {{Asspull}}: Max suddenly having a gun after Adda sneaks into the garage.
* DesignatedHero: In Max's romantic pursuit of Adda, he acts like a StalkerWithACrush by faking phone calls to her at the hotel and sending her wine as a trick into getting into her apartment. He sites van Dalle as a pervert yet his own actions appear to indicate he is just as bad.
* DesignatedVillain: We're supposed to see van Dalle as a {{jerkass}} DirtyCop because he "roughs up" Max at the hotel and oogles at Adda but he appears to be trying to arrest Max because he believes he's the culprit, with Max telling us via {{exposition}} that he's corrupt, and given the UnreliableNarrator status that Max holds, its hard to believe him. The only example we get of his supposed crimes is when he tries to lock Max in the trunk of the car.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Buffalo Bill, the hitman chasing Max at the beginning of the game, is quite popular due to his grunting dialogue.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship, the former whose boyfriend has been killed and the latter who found his body.

* Asspull: Max suddenly having a gun after Adda sneaks into the garage.

* DesignatedVillain: Buffalo Bill has shades of this. He may be a thug, but his actions in hunting down Max are justifiable considering he's trying to avenge whom he believes to be his boss's killer.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: The steam coming out of the coffee machine.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The first few stages of the game where the player is pursued by Buffalo Bill are quite interesting; being hunted by a body guard after being framed for a killer. The puzzles aren't made up of a series of MoonLogicPuzzle after another like late in the game and gives the game a certain intensity knowing there's a guy who won't hesitate to kill you if he gets the chance. Killing Bill would incriminate Max for his murder and would lead to the same problem, so therefore, you have to outwit him. Its a simple set up that could open up a path to lots of different gameplay options, such as adding another pursuer into the mix, not to mention it actually fits with the title of "Urban Runner." Sadly, the game then takes a leap into the nonsensical after Max escapes Bill and the game gets lost in a flurry of exposition thrown at us by Max about the overarching plot and the game gets very confusing and hard to follow, not to mention the NoBudget aspects really show at places.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The first few stages of the game where the player is pursued by Buffalo Bill are quite interesting; being hunted by a body guard after being framed for a killer. The puzzles aren't made up of a series of MoonLogicPuzzle after another like late in the game and gives the game a certain intensity knowing there's a guy who won't hesitate to kill you if he gets the chance. Killing Bill would incriminate Max for his murder and would lead to the same problem, so therefore, you have to outwit him. Its a simple set up that could open up a path to lots of different gameplay options, such as adding another pursuer into the mix, not to mention it actually fits with the title of "Urban Runner." Sadly, The game then takes a leap into the nonsensical after Max escapes Bill and the game gets lost in a flurry of exposition thrown at us by Max about the overarching plot and the game gets very confusing and hard to follow, not to mention the NoBudget aspects really show at places.

* DesignatedHero: In Max's romantic pursuit of Adda, he acts like a StalkerThanACrush by faking phone calls to her at the hotel and sending her wine as a trick into getting into her apartment. He sites van Dalle as a pervert yet his own actions appear to indicate he is just as bad.

* FridgeLogic: Most of what Adda or Max does in the game wouldn't make sense in the real world, like kicking a rubber ball at a thug's face to knock him out or tricking two people into talking to each other by putting the phones that called them right next to each other.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Since Max is the only voice we hear, its theorized that he is making up large portions of the story to make himself seem more heroic and charming, given how often he describes his supposed charm.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Adda and Max's relationship.

* SoBadItsGood: The game's goofy FMV cutscenes.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Buffalo Bill, the thug chasing Max at the beginning of the game, is quite popular due to his grunting dialogue.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Buffalo Bill, the thug chasing Max at the beginning of the game, is quite popular due to his grunting dialogue.