YMMV / Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate

• Awesome Music: The melancholic puzzle theme which is also heard in the second half of the credits.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In the 3DS version of this game, you find a journal in the pipe systems of someone who is apparently Luigi from the Super Mario Bros. series, judging by the references to his brother Mario and the possibility of eating mushrooms. Like all journals in the game, that would suggest that he died in Dracula's castle. Flash forward to 2018, where Simon Belmont's reveal trailer from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate depicts Luigi being killed in the very same castle by Dracula's minions.
• I Knew It!: While the plot point would eventually be more explicitly spelled out, many fans were able to deduce from parts of Simon's backstory that his parents Trevor and Sypha would be killed when he was still young. Furthermore, the Trevor = Alucard theory has been common speculation since Alucard was revealed.
• Narm: In some scenes, the lack of mouth movements in 3DS version can get downright hilarious, such as during Simon's first encounter with the masked wraith.
• The Un-Twist: It's obvious from Alucard's appearance and dialogue that he's Trevor before the game's plot reveals that fact.
• Win Back the Crowd: Some fans who hated the original Lords of Shadow warmed up to this game, in no small part due to its more traditional Castlevania plot and gameplay.