History YMMV / Amy2012

** The checkpoint system was implemented in post and thus tends to assume that you've followed the intended path and got everything you need to get done, done to get to the checkpoint, which have been mercilessly abused by the games small (but dedicated) speedrunning community. It's possible, especially in the late game, to leave Amy behind, muscle or sneak your way past multiple enemies without TheLoad weighing you down, get to a checkpoint, load said checkpoint and find that Amy has teleported to you, because the game assumes you brought her with you.

* NightmareFuel: Of the accidental variety, because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for some... [[ChildEater unsettling subtext]]. Ironically in the long run he turns out to be a sweet old guy who [[spoiler: risked his life so the protagonists could get away safely.]]
%%* NightmareRetardant

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews point out the game takes more ideas from other, better horror games. This is [[ObviousBeta not considered the only flaw in the game, however]].

!!The film
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!!The video game

* NightmareRetardant
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews point out the game takes more ideas from other, better horror games. This is [[ObviousBeta not considered the only flaw in the game, however]].
* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot They Wasted A Cool Gameplay Element]]: The idea that you have to monitor your infection levels, but can actually slip in unnoticed by the zombies when heavily infected, is kinda neat and deserves to be in a better game.

!!YMMV pertaining to Film.{{AMY}}

!!YMMV pertaining to VideoGame.{{AMY}}

* NightmareFuel: Of the accidental variety, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling subtext]]. Ironically in the long run he turns out to be a sweet old guy who [[spoiler: risked his life so the protagonists could get away safely.]]

** Thanks to the game's sudden change to an in-engine cutscene in Chapter 1, Lana could conceivably run into the bathroom where Amy with a zombie trailing right behind her. As Amy looks out at Lana, Marcello pops up between Lana and the zombie and talks, which makes the whole scene look utterly absurd.

* NightmareFuel: Of the accidental variety, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling subtext]]. Ironically in the long run her turns out to be a sweet old guy who [[spoiler: risked his life so the protagonists could get away safely.]]

* NightmareFuel: Of the accidental variety, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling subtext]].

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews point out the game takes more ideas from other, better horror games. This is [[ObviousBeta not considered the only flaw in the game, however]].

* NightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling subtext]].

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: With emphasis on the Accidental bit, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling]] [[NightmareFuel subtext]].

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: With emphasis on the Accidental bit, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel subtext]].

* NightmareRetardant

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Many reviews point out the game takes more ideas from other, better horror games. This is not considered the only flaw in the game, however.

* SoBadItsGood

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: With emphasis on the Accidental bit, because [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=V1ow6kVJdsA#t=1357s Marcello's]] [[UncannyValley character model]] might be freakier than both of [[AmnesiaTheDarkDescent Mr. Face & Mr. Talls]] efforts ''combined''. Add to this his heaving gravelly voice and the section where he's yelling for Amy to "Come out, come out, wherever you are!" makes for one... [[ChildEater unsettling]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel subtext]].

* SoBadItsGood: To some.
* DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible: To others.

* GoodBadBugs: Thanks to the game's sudden change to an in-engine cutscene in Chapter 1, Lana could conceivably run into the bathroom where Amy with a zombie trailing right behind her. As Amy looks out at Lana, Marcello pops up between Lana and the zombie and talks, which makes the whole scene look utterly absurd.

* ObviousBeta: The problems apparent with the game are numerous - regardless of which difficulty the game is played on, the framerate drops periodically (even within the opening cutscene), the fighting system is largely hit-or-miss (with attacks that should connect passing harmlessly through enemies), there are graphical glitches, clipping issues, on-screen subtitles that don't match up with the dialogue or ''the characters'', an unresponsive camera system and bugs abound.