NiGHTS Into Dreams/YMMV

"Reala: Oh how I've waited for this moment! The opportunity to get you all alone, dear visitor! Now, how exactly should I go about getting what I want? Hmm?"
 * Accidental Innuendo: Here's the first thing Reala says to a lost and confused little boy at an abandoned theme park in Journey Into Dreams:

"Owl: Go over and touch NiGHTS. You'll see what I mean. That is, of course if you're into that sort of thing."
 * Heck, it starts from the beginning of the game!


 * See the previous quote for yourself, as well as the average person's reaction to them.
 * Nightmare Fuel: Ignoring the fact that you play as a living nightmare (however friendly) and fight other nightmares, the opening cutscenes in Journey of Dreams are pretty creepy.
 * The scene where Wizeman states his intention to . It's also possibly an example of And I Must Scream; at the least, it's a Fate Worse Than Death.
 * Wizeman in general is just Surprise Creepy all over.
 * Reala's scene implying that he's just plain going to kill NiGHTS, Will, and Helen (during the final level).
 * Bomamba's opening sequences.
 * Claris's opening with the judges turning into demons and chasing her through a psychedelic landscape.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: Pretty much the entire soundtrack, for both games, but especially the songs Dreams Dreams, NiGHTS and Reala, and The Mantle.
 * Don't forget about Wandering Wildness (the theme for Lost Park) and D'Force Master (the final boss theme) in Journey of Dreams.
 * And now OverClocked Remix has released the album NiGHTS Lucid Dreams for all to enjoy.
 * Elequent Echo
 * Growing Wings, which in Journey of Dreams is then followed by Cruising Together.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Jackle, to the point where people who never played the original game love the card-throwing crazy.
 * Fan Dumb: Despite the Word of God saying that NiGHTS is genderless, many fans still adamantly insist that s/he's one gender or the other. Directly referring to NiGHTS with male pronouns in Journey of Dreams didn't really help matters, though it was probably done for convenience's sake.
 * One half of the Fan Dumb will descend on you for referring to Ni GHTS as male, the other half for saying s/he's female. More sensible fans generally don't mind what you call Ni GHTS, and only get annoyed if you try to insist that s/he's got a canon gender.
 * Marty Stu: Elliot in the first three comics.
 * Memetic Mutation: Du~a~lize!
 * Tear Jerker: In the "Yellow Ideya" ending when NiGHTS . Also counts as the character's Crowning Moment of Awesome.
 * Helen and Will's reactions don't really help.
 * True.
 * That One Boss: Bomamba, a witch whom you have to beat by tilting malevolent cat heads into holes. Odd physics mean it's mostly luck if any fall through. It's timed, too, just to add insult to injury. Jackle may also qualify.
 * And if Jackle doesn't qualify, Wizeman's battle in the first game definitely does. The fireballs and giant snowballs are easy enough to dodge, but the rows of stones will trap and kill you if you misjudge their movement. The worst is the tornado formed like a time glass -- there's a small hole right in the middle of it, but you can only fit if you Drilldash. Did I mention it's very easy to miss?
 * Chamelon is a Guide Dang It sort of boss. Once you know what to do, executing it isn't too hard... so long as you don't dawdle at all and have reasonable luck.
 * Toy Ship: Helen/Will