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
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.3 avg) - Super Metroid but with an incredible weapon selection and some unsettling aesthetics.
0.5 (vs 1.3 avg) - About as bad as games get, few things are as equally deserving of a '0.5'.
4.0 (vs 2.9 avg) - Sometimes a bit glitchy, but landing every hit is so immensely satisfying.
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
0.5 (vs 3.0 avg) - Disregard the redditor ratings
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.4 avg)
5.0 (vs 3.5 avg) - Basically everything I want from a hard retro shooter.
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg) - Barebones even by 1970s standards
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
3.0 (vs 1.8 avg) - Surprisingly intense Atari 2600 game, though it obviously doesn't have a lot of content
4.0 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.4 avg)
4.0 (vs 2.4 avg) - Probably my favorite season of Fornite, pure insanity thanks to the cars and superpowers.
1.0 (vs 2.1 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg) - spreads itself thin trying to handle too many different genres in a mediocre way.
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.2 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
2.0 (vs 3.8 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
2.0 (vs 3.6 avg) - Very few worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.1 avg) - Even fewer worthwhile minigames
1.5 (vs 3.2 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.
1.5 (vs 2.5 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.1 avg)
0.5 (vs 1.7 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.8 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.7 avg) - I usually try to not use this word, but I can only describe this game as 'boring'.
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.5 (vs 3.6 avg) - Not a fan of the song selection, nor a fan of the peripherals.
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)
0.5 (vs 1.4 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.3 avg)
3.5 (vs 2.3 avg)
2.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
2.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
4.0 (vs 3.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.2 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.4 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
4.5 (vs 3.5 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.0 avg)
1.0 (vs 2.3 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.8 avg)
1.5 (vs 2.9 avg)