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
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
4.0 (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.
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - spreads itself thin trying to handle too many different genres in a mediocre way.
1.5 (vs 3.1 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.3 avg) - Super Metroid but with an incredible weapon selection and some unsettling aesthetics.
2.0 (vs 3.8 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
2.0 (vs 3.6 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
5.0 (vs 3.5 avg) - Basically everything I want from a hard retro shooter.
1.5 (vs 3.6 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.9 avg) - Sometimes a bit glitchy, but landing every hit is so immensely satisfying.
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.1 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
0.5 (vs 1.3 avg) - About as bad as games get, few things are as equally deserving of a '0.5'.
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.7 avg) - I usually try to not use this word, but I can only describe this game as 'boring'.
0.5 (vs 1.7 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.4 avg)
0.5 (vs 1.4 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg) - Barebones even by 1970s standards
0.5 (vs 3.0 avg) - Disregard the redditor ratings
1.0 (vs 2.5 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.4 avg) - Probably my favorite season of Fornite, pure insanity thanks to the cars and superpowers.
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
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)