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>2.5 means I liked it.
4-5s are must-plays or personal favs.
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Gone Gold

Received 5+ likes on a review while featured on the front page

GOTY '22

Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event

Roadtrip

Voted for at least 3 features on the roadmap

2 Years of Service

Being part of the Backloggd community for 2 years

Liked

Gained 10+ total review likes

N00b

Played 100+ games

Favorite Games

Undertale
Undertale
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds

192

Total Games Played

019

Played in 2023

042

Games Backloggd


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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Nov 01

Alan Wake Remastered
Alan Wake Remastered

Oct 28

Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition
Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition

Oct 14

Viewfinder
Viewfinder

Sep 12

It Takes Two
It Takes Two

Sep 06

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It's nice for a 2d mario game to feel novel after so long. Wonder excels in its pacing--both at the macro and micro scale. Really nice to have the special world levels--what's usually relegated to a post-game world--sprinkled in as you complete each main world.

Some neat ideas in the gameplay loop and metaphysical plot devices, but it lacks in so much nuance to make me really enjoy it. This ain't no Twin Peaks... Didn't play the DLC since I've heard it's just more of the same in terms of combat.

(Played with the RE4 HD Project)
A wonderful example of how to pace an entire game, and craft interesting encounters throughout. The movement and shooting feels so satisfying once you master them--a feeling future third person shooters have lost despite modern twin-stick controls unquestionably being a more intuitive control scheme.