Day of the Tentacle/YMMV

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  • Adaptation Displacement: It's a sequel to Maniac Mansion, but a lot of gamers didn't even know since the game itself never states this, despite making numerous references to its predecessor. Fortunately, the original game is included as a game-in-a-game in the sequel (by "using" Ed's computer), though folks emulating today with ScummVM need to put in a little extra work to play it.
  • Even Better Sequel: A child of LucasArts' golden age, and it shows. Witty and ergonomic when compared to the original SCUMM game. Day of the Tentacle is a very polished game which greatly benefited from the acquired experience of the designers, who averted several mistakes such as Unwinnable by Design. Maniac Mansion probably only bests it in one regard: multiple (and selectable) characters leading to multiple endings and adding Replay Value. The sequel is also Lighter and Softer, as it's less hardcore.
  • Most Annoying Sound: "I don't wanna"/"I'd rather not" and their various alternates. Spoken whenever one of the characters attempts an action the game won't let them do, get used to hearing these voice clips a lot if you happen to get stuck and decide to just brute force your way through a puzzle by trying every item in your inventory on it (which is an infamous flaw in the point-and-click adventure game genre).
    • "Where'm I gonna put it?" for Hoagie. One puzzle requires you to swap a squeaky mattress with another one. Unfortunately, it is extremely picky.
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: Laverine, Hoagie and Bernard are merged into a three headed freak for the finale. However, the vast majority of the dialog from the protagonists in this whole section is only from Bernard while the others barely say anything, and a lot of it especially the examination dialog is simply reused from his section of the game. Just imagine the hilarity that could have resulted from the three describing what you're examining, wanting them to do, and so forth, not to mention all the contradicting and arguing with each other they could have done.
  • Ugly Cute: Laverne debatably. She is scrawny with wild blonde hair and an overly large eye.
  • The Woobie: The future Edisons are a great representation of mankind. They are so sad and broken that the prospect of freedom is just a liability to them.
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