History YMMV / HotlineMiami2WrongNumber

** Special mention to the ending, which is ham-fistedly alluded to Richard when he notes that the movie Martin (The Pig Butcher) is making will [[NoFourthWall "have a twist that nobody will like".]] [[spoiler:The devs noted that this is definitely the last Hotline Miami, so it should be no surprise that the game ends on such a final, down note.]]

** Some fans have also made a joke out of The Son's physical resemblance to Tommy Wiseau, creator of ''TheRoom''

** The flamethrower from the Soldier scenes. One-hit kill against every enemy, and spawns with 100 rounds. Even if the fire rate is high, using it on short bursts helps preserving ammo.

* TheScrappy: Manny, [[spoiler: for killing murdering Tony while he was surrendering and eventually being revealed to be an AttentionWhore SerialKiller. Despite having some cool levels, after everything he does, much of the fandom considers him an irredeemable sociopath.]]

** '''I WAS BORN WITH THICK SKIN.''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]What would be a BadassBoast for most {{Hardboiled Detective}}s comes across as a pathetic attempt to sound tough when it comes out of the mouth of [[Glory Hound Manny Pardo]].[[/labelnote]]

** '''I WAS BORN WITH THICK SKIN.''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]What would be a BadassBoast for most {{Hardboiled Detective}}s comes across as a pathetic attempt to sound tough when it comes out of the mouth of [[TheScrappy Manny Pardo]].[[/labelnote]]

** Pardoposting [[labelnote:Explanation]]A 4chan phenomenon that quickly infested every thread for the game, where users would derail conversations by acting like [[spoiler:an obvious, [[AttentionWhore attention-whoring]]]] [[TheScrappy Manny Pardo]] trying to steer discussion towards the Miami Mutilator.[[/labelnote]]

* TheScrappy: Manny, [[spoiler: for killing a surrendering Tony and being a psychopathic murderer. Despite having some cool levels, he's an irredeemable sociopath with heavily-implied split personality disorder that's causing him to kill for fame and attention.]]

** On 4chan, "Pardoposting" (wherein the users act like a very obvious Manny Pardo attempting to garner fame and recognition).
** [[http://i.imgur.com/2Wf3mcx.png GOTTA GET A GRIP.]]
** *chk* *chk* *chk* [[labelnote:Explanation]]The sound of Evan unloading a shotgun. Its distinctive and unique nature has turned it into something of a symbol for him.[[/labelnote]]

** On 4chan, Pardoposting wherein the users act like a very obvious Manny Pardo attempting to garner fame and recognition.

* MemeticMutation: Referring to the game as ''Hotline Miami '''3''': [[IncrediblyLamePun Wrong Number]]''

* MoralEventHorizon : Seriously, Manny? [[spoiler:Shooting Tony dead when he was surrendering, and then tell a nearby SWAT officier that he was jumping at you even though he was standing still, hands in the air]]?

** [[spoiler: The Son]] is beloved for being a ridiculously RatedMForManly badass that's extremely fun to play as, and has some of the coolest, most challenging levels in the game.

** ''Seizure'' is full of InterfaceScrew, and with several enemies that are hidden by the objects in the environment.

* AwesomeMusic: As expected, as several musical artists return for the sequel. If there was ever a more certain sign, the week of launch saw the soundtrack going at [-(US)-]$14.99/14,99€/£11.99 on Steam -- ''making it the same price as the game itself.''

** The sequel. Is it as good as the previous game or a step in the wrong direction? Is it [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible too sane and easy to follow]], or [[MindScrewdriver a welcome explanation for the madness of the first game?]] Most prominent, however, is the debate on the issue of difficulty and level design, with many detractors claiming that the level design involves FakeDifficulty, with enemies that can't been seen and tons of windows for people to shoot you through.
** Special mention to the ending, which is ham-fistedly alluded to Richard when he notes that the movie Martin (The Pig Butcher) is making will [[NoFourthWall "have a twist that nobody will like".]] [[spoiler:The devs noted that this is definitely the last Hotline Miami, and that's only a PlayableEpilogue, so it should be no surprise that the game ends on such a final, down note.]]
* EarWorm: The trope goes double for the sequel: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2QOCVtCdM Voyager,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyY8QpSjYfY Roller Mobster]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcC6aI-nb3A Technoir]] are just a few examples.

** The Writer, for acting as a sort of DifficultButAwesome {{Batman}} character. Assuming you want the best score possible, you have to get by with [[TechnicalPacifist "non-lethally"]] smashing mooks around the head with your fists or a pipe, as picking up guns prompts him to empty and discard them like a {{badass}}.
** [[spoiler: The Son]] is beloved for being a ridiculously RatedMForManly badass that's extremely fun to play as, and has some of the most challenging levels in the game.

** Minor instances exist, with enemies commonly getting jammed in doorways and dogs pathing off their perimeter patrols, both of which lead to the enemy spinning in small circles really fast. Either can commonly lead to getting closer in order for your shots or melee to register and kill them, only to suffer an insta-kill when they finally unstick and immediately re-target you (and requiring a floor restart.

* NauseaFuel: Manages to surpass its predecessor, [[UpToEleven somehow.]] One clear cut example comes from knocking down and finishing the [[BossInMookClothing dual revolver SWAT]] as the Pig Butcher: doing so prompts him to [[spoiler:slowly tear his head from his neck ''while he's still alive''.]]

* ThatOneLevel: ** A load of them in the sequel. Some notable ones include:

* BestBossEver: The InterfaceScrew sequence from Seizure. [[spoiler:Playing the Son in the throes of an overdose, you wake up during the rampage of The Fans played earlier, and have to murder them in accordance with the story canon. Problem is, the four characters appear as trippy, monstrous forms of their animal masks, and everything has a habit of exploding in technicolor ways when defeated.]]

** Another popular tactic is to attract mooks with a gunfire, and then mowing them down from a safe spot (especially if you have a melee weapon nearby), which lets you easily chain combos and clear a sizeable chunk of the level at a time.

** In a hands-on preview of Hotline Miami 2, there was a part where one of the main characters prepares to rape a wounded woman, and is only stopped by [[spoiler: the reveal that [[ShowWithinAShow they're both actors filming a scene in a slasher movie]]]]. Reactions were what you'd expect, though the devs later apologized and vowed to edit the scene in the final release.

** Arguably Alex and Ash, the Swans from The Fans. Yes, they qualify as DifficultButAwesome if played properly, but there's nothing stopping you from hiding inside a doorway, firing once as Ash, and then mowing down any mook dumb enough to investigate.

* AwesomeMusic: As expected, as several musical artists return for the sequel. If there was ever a more certain sign, the week of launch saw the soundtrack going at US$14.99/14,99€/£11.99 on Steam -- ''making it the OST the same price as the actual game itself.''

* AwesomeMusic: As expected, as several musical artists return for the sequel.
* BrokenBase: In a hands-on preview of Hotline Miami 2, there was a part where one of the main characters prepares to rape a wounded woman, and is only stopped by [[spoiler: the reveal that [[ShowWithinAShow they're both actors filming a scene in a slasher movie]]]]. Reactions were what you'd expect, though the devs later apologized and vowed to edit the scene in the final release.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[spoiler: The Son]] is beloved for being a ridiculously RatedMForManly badass that's extremely fun to play as, and has some of the most challenging levels in the game.

* NauseaFuel: Manages to surpass its predecessor, [[UpToEleven somehow.]] One clear cut example comes from knocking down and finishing a police BossMook as the Pig Butcher: doing so prompts him to [[spoiler:slowly tear his head from his neck ''while he's still alive''.]]