Hot Takes Only
I have opinions on occasion. This list features games where my rating has a difference of ±1.0 from the average Backloggd rating. Particularly unusual cases include short summaries.
57 Games
4.0 (vs 2.4 avg) - Probably my favorite season of Fornite, pure insanity thanks to the cars and superpowers.
0.5 (vs 3.0 avg) - Disregard the redditor ratings
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.5 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.3 avg) - Super Metroid but with an incredible weapon selection and some unsettling aesthetics.
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.1 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.9 avg) - Sometimes a bit glitchy, but landing every hit is so immensely satisfying.
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg)
0.5 (vs 1.3 avg) - About as bad as games get, few things are as equally deserving of a '0.5'.
0.5 (vs 1.7 avg)
4.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.6 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
1.5 (vs 3.1 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - spreads itself thin trying to handle too many different genres in a mediocre way.
0.5 (vs 1.4 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.6 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
2.0 (vs 3.8 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
2.5 (vs 3.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.5 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - One of my absolute favorite Arcade games, with one of my absolute favorite artstyles. I'll never get tired of blasting through every level in this game.
4.0 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.0 avg)
5.0 (vs 3.5 avg) - Basically everything I want from a hard retro shooter.
1.0 (vs 2.7 avg) - I usually try to not use this word, but I can only describe this game as 'boring'.
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.4 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
3.0 (vs 1.8 avg) - Surprisingly intense Atari 2600 game, though it obviously doesn't have a lot of content
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg) - Barebones even by 1970s standards
