Least Favorite Things About My Five Star Games
Presented in the order I first played them. Some games omitted for not remembering enough about them. Explicitly autobiographical games not included for obvious reasons.
104 Games
Played: 2024
I need it to be finished and then this will be the perfect video game please Addaline finish it
I need it to be finished and then this will be the perfect video game please Addaline finish it
Played: 2024
Around the halfway mark the game starts to recycle the aesthetics of its areas and it wears a bit thin. Still a simplistic masterpiece, though! Supyoyopyon!
Around the halfway mark the game starts to recycle the aesthetics of its areas and it wears a bit thin. Still a simplistic masterpiece, though! Supyoyopyon!
Played: 2024
The second chase level is a nightmare.
The second chase level is a nightmare.
Played: 2023
Some aspects of the ending are really really silly.
Some aspects of the ending are really really silly.
Played: 2022
Some parts of it were a little unclear and I think the mundanity goes by a little too quickly before it becomes really strange.
Some parts of it were a little unclear and I think the mundanity goes by a little too quickly before it becomes really strange.
Played: 2022
The new art style is really ugly.
The new art style is really ugly.
Played: 2022
This game is horrible and that makes it fascinating but it truly is a vacuous digital landscape.
This game is horrible and that makes it fascinating but it truly is a vacuous digital landscape.
Played: 2023
The obvious choice is the loot system but this game really does not like women all that much!
The obvious choice is the loot system but this game really does not like women all that much!
Played: 2022
Would've like for some of its imagery to be explored in greater depth.
Would've like for some of its imagery to be explored in greater depth.
Played: 2022
A little too easy for a lot of the friction to work better than it does. I love time limits and I love permadeath, but this game is pretty easy to get through without either affecting you all that much.
A little too easy for a lot of the friction to work better than it does. I love time limits and I love permadeath, but this game is pretty easy to get through without either affecting you all that much.
Played: 2021
Often thinks it's funnier than it is and many segments last a little too long for my tastes but I ultimately prefer that to them being too short.
Often thinks it's funnier than it is and many segments last a little too long for my tastes but I ultimately prefer that to them being too short.
Played: 2023
I love Kaine with all my heart but girl put some clothes on
I love Kaine with all my heart but girl put some clothes on
Played: 2023
It can melt your brain if you aren't careful.
It can melt your brain if you aren't careful.
Played: 2022
This is the game I like the most proportional to how bad its writing is.
This is the game I like the most proportional to how bad its writing is.
Played: 2023
I think some of the attempts at social commentary are pretty silly, to put it lightly.
I think some of the attempts at social commentary are pretty silly, to put it lightly.
Played: 2021
This game fucking sucks
This game fucking sucks
Played: 2022
The humor doesn't always land for me.
The humor doesn't always land for me.
Played: 2022
I think this game's complexity leads to it inadvertently arguing for some harmful ideas sometimes, and I bristle with its general dismissive and irreverent approach to communism ideologically --though I do think it's often funny.
I think this game's complexity leads to it inadvertently arguing for some harmful ideas sometimes, and I bristle with its general dismissive and irreverent approach to communism ideologically --though I do think it's often funny.
Played: 2019
I think the art style looks worse than the original black and green, which isn't to say it looks bad --it looks great! I just think the black and green tones of the original Link's Awakening suit the game much more than this particular style.
I think the art style looks worse than the original black and green, which isn't to say it looks bad --it looks great! I just think the black and green tones of the original Link's Awakening suit the game much more than this particular style.
Played: 2022
The entire forest level sort of washed over me.
The entire forest level sort of washed over me.
Played: 2022
The ending is really stupid.
The ending is really stupid.
Played: 2023
Too cute!
Too cute!
Played: 2024
The ending is way too naive and saccharine for my taste and feels weirdly out of step with the rest of the work.
The ending is way too naive and saccharine for my taste and feels weirdly out of step with the rest of the work.
Played: 2022
This game is for liberals.
This game is for liberals.
Played: 2018
If it hadn't been the first of this type of game I played I probably wouldn't care about it.
If it hadn't been the first of this type of game I played I probably wouldn't care about it.
Played: 2022
Dressing up Aqua is a really weird way of performing ownership over her, especially because she's the only Kingdom Hearts character who ever gets this treatment.
Dressing up Aqua is a really weird way of performing ownership over her, especially because she's the only Kingdom Hearts character who ever gets this treatment.
Played: 2022
The amount of pedophilic jokes and innuendo in this game is incredibly disturbing and if I had known what the game was referencing when I played it I don't know if I would have had the same charitable perspectives on it that I did.
The amount of pedophilic jokes and innuendo in this game is incredibly disturbing and if I had known what the game was referencing when I played it I don't know if I would have had the same charitable perspectives on it that I did.
Played: 2016
The side modes feel like a weird afterthought, though that's pretty par for the course for Kirby.
The side modes feel like a weird afterthought, though that's pretty par for the course for Kirby.
Played: 2015
Sometimes the writing can be a bit grating, but it's not as bad as many people I know say it is.
Sometimes the writing can be a bit grating, but it's not as bad as many people I know say it is.
Played: 2014
Shovel Knight's campaign feels a little undercooked narratively and metatextually compared to the others.
Shovel Knight's campaign feels a little undercooked narratively and metatextually compared to the others.
Played: 2022
It's attached to Metal Gear Rising.
It's attached to Metal Gear Rising.
Played: 2023
I think the writing in this game is a huge detriment to it, though it's nowhere near as bad as it is in its sequel.
I think the writing in this game is a huge detriment to it, though it's nowhere near as bad as it is in its sequel.
Played: 2012
The default art style is really ugly.
The default art style is really ugly.
Played: 2017
I really don't think Gwyndolin is good trans girl rep.
I really don't think Gwyndolin is good trans girl rep.
Played: 2011
I think the ending of this game is genuinely atrocious --the fact that there's presented a really thorny and complex choice where one of the answers is "erm how about NONE OF THEM and then EVERYONE IS HAPPY ^_^" is really silly to me.
I think the ending of this game is genuinely atrocious --the fact that there's presented a really thorny and complex choice where one of the answers is "erm how about NONE OF THEM and then EVERYONE IS HAPPY ^_^" is really silly to me.
Played: 2021
Disney.
Disney.
Played: 2009
The postgame reeks.
The postgame reeks.
Played: 2015
Homestuck does not have a good relationship with race.
Homestuck does not have a good relationship with race.
Played: 2021
The additional choice in marriage doesn't really add anything to the game and is kind of just a mean-spirited joke.
The additional choice in marriage doesn't really add anything to the game and is kind of just a mean-spirited joke.
Played: 2015
The ridiculously increased difficulty compared to the original is really obnoxious.
The ridiculously increased difficulty compared to the original is really obnoxious.
Played: 2017
The second case is pretty stupid and I'm not a huge fan of Klavier Gavin in general.
The second case is pretty stupid and I'm not a huge fan of Klavier Gavin in general.
Played: 2014
I don't think cavemen are that funny...
I don't think cavemen are that funny...
Played: 2010
Some of the characters are kind of dumb.
Some of the characters are kind of dumb.
Played: 2006
The second half of this game could go a little slower than it does. It goes by really, really quickly compared to the more developed, slow-burn parts of the earlygame.
The second half of this game could go a little slower than it does. It goes by really, really quickly compared to the more developed, slow-burn parts of the earlygame.
Played: 2020
Reggie is a really egregious racial stereotype and not enough people talk about his presence in the game --and of course there's the infamous portrayal of trans people.
Reggie is a really egregious racial stereotype and not enough people talk about his presence in the game --and of course there's the infamous portrayal of trans people.
Played: 2021
It makes me severely motionsick!
It makes me severely motionsick!
Played: 2018
Really misogynistic. Chris Avellone.
Really misogynistic. Chris Avellone.
Played: 2011
People bitch way too much about the backtracking but there is a lot of it lol. Been watching my wife play this game for the first time and the fact that she has had to return to Hooktail's Castle three times so far is kinda goofy
People bitch way too much about the backtracking but there is a lot of it lol. Been watching my wife play this game for the first time and the fact that she has had to return to Hooktail's Castle three times so far is kinda goofy
Played: 2022
That it has an ending.
That it has an ending.
Played: 2022
The stuff with Cynthia is the only time I've found Silent Hill repulsively misogynistic, at least in the original series of games.
The stuff with Cynthia is the only time I've found Silent Hill repulsively misogynistic, at least in the original series of games.
Played: 2013
The fact that you have to live your life a specific heteronormative way or face game overing is a pretty reactionary quality of the game.
The fact that you have to live your life a specific heteronormative way or face game overing is a pretty reactionary quality of the game.
Played: 2023
Arioch dies 😔
Arioch dies 😔
Played: 2022
It's a little long in the tooth.
It's a little long in the tooth.
Played: 2011
Grinding for every soul to get one of the endings is annoying.
Grinding for every soul to get one of the endings is annoying.
Played: 2023
The romance between Dante and Lucia could've used a lot of work in the writing room. I love this game's story but that is a part of it that I think could've been portrayed much better.
The romance between Dante and Lucia could've used a lot of work in the writing room. I love this game's story but that is a part of it that I think could've been portrayed much better.
Played: 2011
The classic Metroid misogyny.
The classic Metroid misogyny.
Played: 2022
There are a few caricatures in this game that come off as extremely mean-spirited.
There are a few caricatures in this game that come off as extremely mean-spirited.
Played: 2022
The grinding in this game is as annoying as people say, sadly.
The grinding in this game is as annoying as people say, sadly.
Played: 2023
It's a Kojima game, could it be anything other than the misogyny?
It's a Kojima game, could it be anything other than the misogyny?
Played: 2016
Some of the boss fights are a pain in the ass.
Some of the boss fights are a pain in the ass.
Played: 2022
I have something very specific to cite here: the reuse of the Abstract Daddy boss fight outside of its original context really devalues it. There are arguments to be made in favor of its reuse but to me it just felt cheap to take the boss fight that's evoked the most emotion out of me in any video game and do this with it.
I have something very specific to cite here: the reuse of the Abstract Daddy boss fight outside of its original context really devalues it. There are arguments to be made in favor of its reuse but to me it just felt cheap to take the boss fight that's evoked the most emotion out of me in any video game and do this with it.
Played: 2022
The game has a lot of retreading old ground and a generally less distinct and imaginative art style than the first game.
The game has a lot of retreading old ground and a generally less distinct and imaginative art style than the first game.
Played: 2007
Some of the chapters feel a lot less memorable than the other ones, particularly Chapter 2 and 5.
Some of the chapters feel a lot less memorable than the other ones, particularly Chapter 2 and 5.
Played: 2020
As time has gone on since the last time I played this I like Zidane as a character less and less. I really like a lot of the characters in FFIX but the more I think about this game the less I like Zidane's whole role in it.
As time has gone on since the last time I played this I like Zidane as a character less and less. I really like a lot of the characters in FFIX but the more I think about this game the less I like Zidane's whole role in it.
Played: 2007
The Gerudo section.
The Gerudo section.
Played: 2022
Sometimes the battles can go for a little too long.
Sometimes the battles can go for a little too long.
Played: 2023
This game is so ridiculously misogynistic at points that at times I'm extremely embarrassed for liking it at all.
This game is so ridiculously misogynistic at points that at times I'm extremely embarrassed for liking it at all.
Played: 2021
The pacing gets a bit fucked between the Dead Sea and Time Fortress Chronopolis but the ship rights itself in time. Lots of weird misogyny throughout.
The pacing gets a bit fucked between the Dead Sea and Time Fortress Chronopolis but the ship rights itself in time. Lots of weird misogyny throughout.
Played: 2021
You have to play as someone other than Mint.
You have to play as someone other than Mint.
Played: 2021
The sewers are pretty lame.
The sewers are pretty lame.
Played: 2023
Not crazy about some of the more juvenile humor in this game.
Not crazy about some of the more juvenile humor in this game.
Played: 2020
Knuckles' story feels unfinished.
Knuckles' story feels unfinished.
Played: 2018
The plot's entire structure as "there was a bigger guy BEHIND this guy!" for the opening hours is kind of stupid.
The plot's entire structure as "there was a bigger guy BEHIND this guy!" for the opening hours is kind of stupid.
Played: 2005
This game is incredible but everything about the Gerudo is really fucking bad and not enough people seem to recognize that.
This game is incredible but everything about the Gerudo is really fucking bad and not enough people seem to recognize that.
Played: 2017
Some parts of the progression could stand to be a little more clear.
Some parts of the progression could stand to be a little more clear.
Played: 2018
Really misogynistic game!
Really misogynistic game!
Played: 2023
Toward the end of the game the combat gets really tedious. I think the systems are really novel and fun but they end up dragging a lot by the end due to a lack of variation.
Toward the end of the game the combat gets really tedious. I think the systems are really novel and fun but they end up dragging a lot by the end due to a lack of variation.
Played: 2014
This game is just awful in every way, frankly! It's just also so interestingly esoteric because of that.
This game is just awful in every way, frankly! It's just also so interestingly esoteric because of that.
Played: 2022
The Tower of Balue is kind of a weird segment of the game and feels entirely unnecessary.
The Tower of Balue is kind of a weird segment of the game and feels entirely unnecessary.
Played: 2017
It's extremely hard to survive this game on some builds and it sort of sours the experience, which is pretty typical for CRPGs.
It's extremely hard to survive this game on some builds and it sort of sours the experience, which is pretty typical for CRPGs.
Played: 2016
A lot of the game feels superfluous or tacked on, it's a little too big for its own good.
A lot of the game feels superfluous or tacked on, it's a little too big for its own good.
Played: 2015
This game, like its direct predecessor, has a really complex relationship to misogyny. There's a lot of stuff in this game I find pretty gross even if there's a lot of stuff in it I find feminist! The slap fight in particular is just the worst.
This game, like its direct predecessor, has a really complex relationship to misogyny. There's a lot of stuff in this game I find pretty gross even if there's a lot of stuff in it I find feminist! The slap fight in particular is just the worst.
Played: 2023
Very difficult game to complain about. I wish it was a little less hard I guess? I dunno!
Very difficult game to complain about. I wish it was a little less hard I guess? I dunno!
Played: 2022
The caveman chapter is one of the most painfully unfunny things I've ever been exposed to.
The caveman chapter is one of the most painfully unfunny things I've ever been exposed to.
Played: 2015
I have a pretty intense love-hate relationship with a lot of aspects of this game. I really do not like a lot of the moment-to-moment experience of this game's dungeons.
I have a pretty intense love-hate relationship with a lot of aspects of this game. I really do not like a lot of the moment-to-moment experience of this game's dungeons.
Played: 2023
Some of the areas in the game feel a little dry and I think it goes for a little too long.
Some of the areas in the game feel a little dry and I think it goes for a little too long.
Played: 2015
There is little about this game I don't like. I wrote a four and a half hour video discussing it. That being said, I could do without some of the weird perspectives on race and its wishy-washy perspectives on women.
There is little about this game I don't like. I wrote a four and a half hour video discussing it. That being said, I could do without some of the weird perspectives on race and its wishy-washy perspectives on women.
Played: 2017
You have to hurt Elizabeth Bartley :(
You have to hurt Elizabeth Bartley :(
Played: 2012
A lot of the dungeons kind of blur together, which the remake changes in ways I appreciate.
A lot of the dungeons kind of blur together, which the remake changes in ways I appreciate.
Played: 2023
I kinda just don't care that much for SMT combat? I know people love it but it doesn't do a whole lot for me. This game rules though.
I kinda just don't care that much for SMT combat? I know people love it but it doesn't do a whole lot for me. This game rules though.
Played: 2021
A lot of the reactionary inclinations of Dragon Quest bring this game down in some regards for me, like the fetishization of monarchy and the orientalism. Not unique to this game but still a sour spot. Also the monster catching being entirely randomized is a pretty strange decision that makes the game kind of nightmarish to play.
A lot of the reactionary inclinations of Dragon Quest bring this game down in some regards for me, like the fetishization of monarchy and the orientalism. Not unique to this game but still a sour spot. Also the monster catching being entirely randomized is a pretty strange decision that makes the game kind of nightmarish to play.
Played: 2021
This is a really hard game to complain about because it's basically perfect. Just can't stand the misogyny again.
This is a really hard game to complain about because it's basically perfect. Just can't stand the misogyny again.
Played: 2011
This is one of the most misogynistic Final Fantasy games to a ridiculously wide degree. Not as bad as anything Yoshi P has ever touched, but pretty bad! Also the final stretch of this game is kind of awful.
This is one of the most misogynistic Final Fantasy games to a ridiculously wide degree. Not as bad as anything Yoshi P has ever touched, but pretty bad! Also the final stretch of this game is kind of awful.
Played: 2024
Filtered me in spite of being awesome. 😔
Filtered me in spite of being awesome. 😔
Played: 2015
The Crystal Tower doesn't have to be like that.
The Crystal Tower doesn't have to be like that.
Played: 2021
Doesn't do as much with the structure of JRPGs as I'd like? Also comes packaged with the standard Dragon Quest orientalism but that's not particularly unique to this entry.
Doesn't do as much with the structure of JRPGs as I'd like? Also comes packaged with the standard Dragon Quest orientalism but that's not particularly unique to this entry.
Played: 2005
It's hard to complain about Tetris but I think the fact that I don't ever feel like returning to thinking about it is something I don't like about it.
It's hard to complain about Tetris but I think the fact that I don't ever feel like returning to thinking about it is something I don't like about it.
Played: 2021
A lot of the area maps are pretty pointlessly labyrinthine.
A lot of the area maps are pretty pointlessly labyrinthine.
Played: 2020
Those rooms where you get an encounter every step are a huge pain in the ass.
Those rooms where you get an encounter every step are a huge pain in the ass.
Played: 2011
The Marsh Cave, as an area, feels really pointless.
The Marsh Cave, as an area, feels really pointless.