History YMMV / CryOfFear

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: People did not expect the mod to have such a great soundtrack. [[AwesomeMusic/CryOfFear Here they are.]]

** The [[DynamicEntry appearance of the Upper]], and the [[HellIsThatNoise ungodly terrifying noise it makes]].

** A small-scale one, but the Gas Mask the player earns after beating [[NintendoHard Doctor Mode]]. It allows the player to see without a light source needed, and unlike other light sources, it stays with the player throughout the whole game (even after Simon's BagOfSpilling moment). It's a BoringButPractical item, allowing the player to see in the dark during [[ThatOneLevel Chapter 4]] and Chapter 6.

** The game’s inventory system is painfully restrictive at only 6 slots and key items take up space ([[AntiFrustrationFeature though thankfully ammo does not]]). There also isn’t any way to store items. This problem is exacerbated from Chapter 5 onward when you permanently lose three slots.

* ThatOneAttack: While the FinalBoss for the good ending route, [[spoiler: Book Simon]] isn’t that hard, if a bit dependent on TrialAndErrorGameplay, his LastDitchMove where he lights a flare and charges at you with a sledgehammer can easily kill you at the last second. Not only are you essentially on a time limit since [[spoiler: Sick Simon’s mobility is too crippled to be able to escape]] but he starts using this attack in a dark room and you barely have enough time to finish him off. To not die you not only need to essentially unload your entire clip into him as fast as possible, but also need to hope you don’t need to waste too much time lining up your shots.

* BrokenBase: Ever since [[LetsPlay/GamingGarbage Lowtax]]'s ''very'' mocking LetsPlay (which complained about the voice acting, the slow pace, the darkness of the mod, the puzzles, level layout, and the over-reliance on jump scares, on top of the LP overall really being an excuse to bash LetsPlay/PewDiePie and the various "stick a camera to record my scared reactions" [[FollowTheLeader copycats]] that propped up around the game in the wake of it all), there's been a growing hatedom amongst [[Website/SomethingAwful the goons]]. It's bad enough that SA's Let's Play Archive has two [=LPs=] of the game on it now — one by Mr. Sunabouzu, a known fan of the team, that is rather respectful towards the game (at worst only being [[DeadpanSnarker mildly sarcastic]]), and another by chocolatekake that was done for a ''bad games thread'' and gives it no respect whatsoever.

* Chapter 5 starts with an ambush of enemies and being forced to climb out of a train under a strict time limit, which is made extremely difficult by the game’s clunky platforming mechanics. Afterwards your left in a dark forest with your entire inventory, including half of your inventory slots, missing. On top of being restricted to [[ScrappyMechanic melee]] for most of the chapter, the forest is confusing to navigate due to the darkness and confusing layout.

* ThatOneLevel: Chapter 4. Not only is a good chunk of the chapter spent backtracking, but it also has some of the most infuriating moments in the game. Those moments being:
** The timed switch in the train station.
** The section just after, [[BlackoutBasement where the phone loses power during one of the darkest areas in the game]] -- you're forced to rely on a limited number of flares which eventually burn out, have to be dropped to reload or climb ladders, and can't be picked up afterwards because they're too hot.
** The massive amount of backtracking, just to get two fuses.
** The NightmareSequence in the bloody apartment in the apartment complex where you have to fight a horde of enemies in a cramped room, two being on the floor that are fast, hard to hit, and deal rapid damage. To make things worse dying means repeating the long walk down the hallway right beforehand.
** The jumping puzzle section, just after you realize you need to get the fuses '''again'''. It borders on NintendoHard with near pixel perfect jumping required.
** Topping it off is the maze with the Hangmen in it, which kill you in one hit and can easily ambush you around corners.

** [[AnAxeToGrind David Leatherhoff's Axe]], as well. Like the Camera, you don't get it until the NewGamePlus, and it requires finding it during Ending 5. Once you do unlock it, you have [[InfinityPlusOneSword the strongest close combat weapon in the game]]. It deals 55 damage in one swing, [[OneHitKill enough to kill almost every enemy in one hit up to Normal mode]], and swings incredibly fast. The only downside is that most enemies can get at least one hit in before you kill them... until you combine it with the aforementioned Camera, practically making even [[HarderThanHard Nightmare mode]] an easy experience.

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: The game is well regarded for its amazing horror atmosphere but runs into trouble with its actual gameplay; mainly due to the somewhat clunky combat, unpolished movement and platforming mechanics, and abundance of TrialAndErrorGameplay.

** The NightmareSequence in the bloody apartment in the apartment complex where you have to fight a horde of enemies, two being on the floor, fast, hard to hit, and dealing rapid damage. To make things worse dying means repeating the long walk down the hallway right beforehand.

* Topping it off is the maze with the Hangmen in it, which kill you in one hit and can easily ambush you around corners.

** [[FakeDifficulty The bloody apartment in the apartment complex.]]

* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: The game is well regarded for its amazing horror atmosphere but runs into trouble with its actual gameplay; mainly due to the somewhat clunky combat, unpolished movement and platforming mechanics, and abundance of TrialAndGameplay.