EP1 - What is the Most Adequately Rated Game?

"People said that game was weird (pejorative), but I remember being 14 with SNES9X thinking this game is weird (praise)."

In this weeks episode, forget the most overrated or underrated game. Whether it's good, bad, or mid what is the game that everybody can agree on? Can a game even be underrated when a it has a reputation for being a hidden gem? How does public and critical opinion of a game change over time and does it ever stop changing? Warning, these are just our moderately researched opinions meaning they are 100% right for the rest of all time. 

Kyle - Cute Monster Props

Jorge - JMV

Edited By David Pinckney

 

Things Discussed:

E3 2005, Twilight Princess, Windwaker.

1. What is the Most Adequately Rated Game? (0:08:55)

Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Wonder, Metal Gear Solid

2. What does it mean to be overrated, underrated, and and adequately rated? (0:17:06)

Doom

3. How does critical reappraisal change what is good or bad in a game? (0:26:56)

Baroque, Castlevania 2, Alien Resurrection, Nier Replicant

4. Many games are aptly rated but underappreciated, what differentiates that from being underrated? (0:36:36)

13 Sentinels

5. Does the social aspect affect what games you play? (0:39:11)

Diablo 4, Borderlands, God of War, The Last of Us, Call of Duty Series, Bioshock Infinite, Super Smash Bros Melee, Summoning Salt

6. What makes a game divisive and how does that better frame a game? (0:53:51)

Death Stranding, No Rest for the Wicked, Earthbound

7. What is your most underrated game? (1:01:47)

Fallout New Vegas, Nier Replicant, Earthbound

8. What is your most overrated game? (1:11:58)

Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy Rebirth

9. What is your most adequately rated game? (1:23:44)

Chrono Trigger, Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Doom, Doom 2016, Frog Monster, Katamari Damacy

10. Wrap up and closing thoughts. (1:34:24)

 

11. Question Zone (1:3650)

"How important is memetic status to a game?" Portal 1, Portal 2

"How would you improve The Game Awards (be reasonable)?"

12. Rec Room (1:49:30)

Video Game of the Year: A Year-by-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977 - Jordan Minor, Sisters With Transistors, Nintendo E3 2005, The Green Knight.