The Spirit Engine 2/YMMV


 * Alas, Poor Villain: and.
 * Complete Monster: Ick Thelloth, both physically and psychologically.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: EVERYTHING. See for yourself here.
 * Of note: Clash at Dragon's Gate, the boss music for chapter 5, Urtat the Unbeatable, the Bonus Boss' battle music, Fierce and The Fiercest, chapter 3's battle themes, Confrontation at the Mind's Core, chapter 8's boss theme, and, of course, the final battle themes and ending theme.
 * The game's main theme that is frequently quoted in other tracks, A Lost Dream. It's a pity it only appears in the opening scene, where most players probably won't wait to hear all of it.
 * Demonic Spiders: The combat is kept fresh by giving almost every enemy or set of enemies a new or unusual ability or gimmick. This leads to many enemies who will induce hair-pulling for the unprepared. There are also some who simply have such strong armor or self-healing abilities that hurting them significantly takes a huge effort.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Chapter 5. Dear gods, chapter 5.
 * Nightmare Retardant: The Crone, due to having Rhymes on a Dime, which makes it hard to take any of her scenes seriously. Otherwise, she'd probably be terrifying.
 * Tear Jerker: If you have Charlotte in your party, at the beginning of chapter 7,, she starts talking about her life story in a way that is nothing short of heartbreaking, especially if you imagine her saying it in a Creepy Monotone because of
 * Not to mention one that you'll see regardless of which characters you chose:
 * Some of the Hannibal Lectures delivers in chapter 8 can be pretty tearjerking as well, especially Charlotte's. Also, possibly an in-universe example, as your characters will go into a "depressed" state afterwards.
 * That One Boss: Ick Thelloth, who reflects a portion of all damage he receives onto one of your party members (which cannot be dodged or cheated in any way), and has extremely powerful attacks, only some of which can be defended against. Don't try to beat him on hard mode unless you've got an hour or so blocked out for the task.
 * Some of the Hannibal Lectures delivers in chapter 8 can be pretty tearjerking as well, especially Charlotte's. Also, possibly an in-universe example, as your characters will go into a "depressed" state afterwards.
 * That One Boss: Ick Thelloth, who reflects a portion of all damage he receives onto one of your party members (which cannot be dodged or cheated in any way), and has extremely powerful attacks, only some of which can be defended against. Don't try to beat him on hard mode unless you've got an hour or so blocked out for the task.