Lilcaucasian
1983
2015
2012
2010
2017
2022
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are extremely disappointing games. They aren't as bad as the prior games, but they represent the distinct fall into mediocrity of this once great series. Everything to say about these games has been said a million times before: the performance is terrible, it's stupid easy, the open world feels empty, the whole game feels lifeless, etc.
2018
2015
1983
1991
Sonic 1 was alright for the time, but has too many glaring problems to even be really thought of as mediocre. Green Hill and Starlight Zones are pretty great, but the rest are just awful. The underwater mechanic is particularly underdeveloped. Overall, the game is below average, but it doesn't really matter because the sequels fixed everything.
2017
1984
2002
This is one of the worst games I've ever played from a major publisher. It just doesn't function. Almost none of the game is fun, and clipping through the floor is more likely than not. The controls are also terrible, a huge downgrade from 64. It wastes your time often, throwing you out of a level after dying or all the way back to the central plaza if you lose all of your lives. This not only doesn't hold up today, but it was never good in the first place.