I SCORE 145 GAMES I REVIEWED! | Backlog Battle
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- čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
- May 2024 marks the 7 year anniversary of Backlog Battle! So what better way to celebrate it than going through all 145 reviews I've made and scoring EVERY SINGLE GAME I'VE REVIEWED! That's a lot of games for 7 years!
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i love how you’re overall positive about all the games you’ve played
Honestly that's impressive to go back and score ur work
Let alone ALL OF THEM LOL!
Just got about 15 new games added to my backlog from this video alone 😂
LOL! 😅
Orbalology is a great channel! Love this look back 😊
Awesome video! Emily should be getting calls for voiceover work after this video haha.
Congrats on the 7 years, that's truly amazing. This video highlights what's so special about your channel (and probably why it's lasted for so long), big positive energy from start to finish!
I can’t believe I scored that many games in less than half an hour! Thank you for your support!
Congratulations, brother. You deserve your growth and love that I’ve been here since the beginning. You’re the man
Congrats on 7 years! Recent subscriber, love your channel. I want to check out more of those reviews now.
Even you said so but the Cold Steel 4 score you gave I could just feel the vitriol haha! Im not there yet with Cold Steel but soon. This was fun to watch and is a great indication of everything youve accomplished on this channel and with gaming in general. I was very happy to hear your scores for Soul Hackers 2 and CryMachina. Thanks for doing this Alex!
Oh I could feel their seething eyes LOL
CS4 is so controversial among the fanbase that I was expecting a much harsher score after that comment.
I really liked this video, but I wanna mention that one of the things I enjoy about your reviews is that you DON'T give the games a number rating. With how complex a lot of games are, I just think it's unfair and borderline impossible to give a game a number score (especially when we live in a world where a 5/10 is considered bad when it SHOULD be an average score.
That being said, really happy to see that you gave Atelier Sophie 2 a 10/10. One of my favorite games of all time and I'm glad to see it get the praise it deserves :D
excellent video and fantastic production haha. love it!
I love that I’m playing through a chunk of these/have finished a lot of them too. Well done
Congrats on your 7th anniversary and what a cool and unique video to celebrate that! Emily did a great job as well!
I'm so glad this video came together! Very fun to watch and hit me right in the nostalgia too. A couple of the games you mentioned have been on my backlog for too long but now I feel like I've got to play them! (Monster Hunter Stories 2, Cold Steel 3)
Easily one of our fave YT vids ever. What a pleasure. Thank you, Alex!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was fun to watch. Much love to you and Orbalology
Happy channel-versary!
I admit, I don't think I could append scores to the games I pl, but this was a fun way to celebrate everything that brought you here!
Thank you! It really was an inspired choice and I’m glad so many people enjoyed it!
I just finished the first Octopath Traveler and when I heard you rate it 7 after giving its sequel 10/10, it gives me a hint (also high expectation) of how much better OT2 🤔
And you're right about how score can change, Alex, congrats on anniversary 🎉
It really is THAT much better!
This was fun to watch during the premiere, even though I only caught half of it live. Time to watch the first half now!
Congratulations. I didn't know this Channel but the variety of games and this rating challenge are impressive. From a new suscriber 😊
That's really great work! I have a lot of these in my backlog of over 1000 games. Good to see which I'll be taking more of my time to enjoy, lol! Happy gaming everyone!
Thats an impressive catalog of reviews you have there
7 years' worth!
Congratulations on 7 years, Alex🎉. Btw Crossbell duology is truly a masterpiece
Love it! Good call to score it based on how you feel today.
Love the video. Some really great games that I must get around to too. Always love to hear people playing the vita and 3ds
Congratulations for your anniversary
🎉 thank you!
congrats on 7 years alex!!!
Alex, great idea for a video. Just low-stakes rating, felt like chatting on the couch with a friend, the numbers don't really matter. This was really fun for me. I watched the video playing it like a "Guess the Score!" game, because your tastes and mine overlap a lot, and as a longtime subscriber I've figured out where we differ.
Believe it or not, I correctly guessed your score OVER 50% of the time, and for all but around 10-12 games, I was either correct or only one point off. For the games I was two off (and in one case it was even more, I forget which game!), it was always one of those games where you hesitated and gave 10 seconds of context to explain your score. Very interesting.
Couple of other comments:
- I don't feel like you "gave out 10's like candy"... For me 10 doesn't mean "perfect", it means "must-play, classic-tier, among the best (or reviewer's favorite) in the genre". On your channel, you mostly choose to review games that interest you, so of course the games will skew good. That's also why you should feel fine that so many games ended up 8's and 9's here. Think how many scores lower than 5 or 6 you would give if you reviewed a bunch of bad games, or games that don't interest you.
- btw, in answer to your rhetorical challenge, I did in fact "play Loop8 truly" 😅, and it's a 7 for me. I enjoyed several of the aspects that frustrated you. I may have even gotten tetchy in the comments section of your review for that game ... Sorry about that! Sometimes I get defensive about games I like, even when they're a 7 LOL...
Happy 7 years! Here's to 7 more (if you have the time & energy😉)!
Thank you so much! I still worry about views of course. But I usually make up for lower views for some videos by making others that people will be interested in! As you know, it’s very important to me to be able to experiment and make new kinds of videos that people won’t expect, like this one!
And good on you for enjoying Loop8! I’m always grateful whenever I get to read people’s takes on games I’ve played! I learn a lot as a gamer and as a person by taking in all of these second hand experiences!
Here’s to 100k subs sooner rather than later!
thanks for the great video, Alex and Emily! is there a spreadsheet with all of these games / the scores? i love docs like that
The scores aren’t anywhere so they wont be spoiled, but the list of games is in a playlist in the description!
Amazing job scoring all the games 🎉 the last statement rings true for me as well^^
I’m glad that last statement resonated with you! It’s something more people need to think about!
loved this video and your reviews as ever!
here are my reviews of the games I've also played. I did include a .5 system.
Rain Code: 8/8.5
Trails from Zero: 7.5
Astral Chain: 8 (never finished this game)
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir: 10
Harvestella: 6.5 (never finished)
13 Sentinels: 10
Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana: 8
Persona 5 Royal: 9
Voice of Cards Forsaken Maiden: 8.5
Fire Emblem Engage: 7.5
Monster Hunter World: objectively this is a 10 but it's so not for me lol
Atelier Ryza 2: 9
Octopath Traveler II: 9.5
Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: 7.5/8
Scarlet Nexus: 8.5/9
Rhapsody Marl Kingdom Chronicles: 8.5
Persona 5 Strikers: 7.5
Voice of Cards Isle Dragon Roars: 8.5
Sakuna Of Rice and Ruin: 8
Trails of Cold Steel 4: 7
Tactics Ogre Reborn: 7 (never finished)
Grimgrimoire OnceMore: 6
Sea of Stars: 6
Trinity Trigger: 6
Star Ocean Second Story R: 9/9.5
Pokemon Legends Arceus: 7
Triangle Strategy: 9.5
Eiyuden Hundred Heroes: I just started but I am feeling 8-9
Atelier Ryza 1: 8
Ys IX Monstrum Nox: 9
Atelier Ayesha: 9
Unicorn Overlord: 9.5
Octopath Traveler: 6.5
Monster Hunter Stories 2: 8.5
Nayuta Boundless Trails: 8
Chained Echoes: 10
Xenoblade 3: agree entirely, game is a 9 but with the DLC it's a 10. maybe even an 11 haha
FF7 Rebirth: 6.5 (not finished yet)
Atelier Ryza 3: 9 (not finished yet)
Cold Steel 3: 7
Atelier Sophie 2: also only just started this one but so far, woof. I'll be nice and say 7
Eiyuden Rising: also a 9 :)
this was some really good work by you both! i liked your scores because some of them are the same as mine tbh. even the ones i disagree with i can see why. we all have different tastes and thats ok.
That’s what’s amazing about this video is how diverse people’s opinions can be and how they can change over time!
Congratulations on 7 years
Thanks a bunch!
> channel called backlog battle
> video added more games to my backlog
Not complaining haha great stuff
Party game: Drink every time Alex says 8
Cool stuff, if I didn't have backlog of my own I'd certainly note some of them down 💪🏻
I still need to buy and play some of these one day I’ll beat my backlog 😅 I recently beat god of war ragnarok and man what a good game the 120 fps mode was awesome when you master the combat and get into it it feels really good dodging and blocking
Really cool video. Was a Nice list of games. Got some Nice tips for games! :)
I figured it was a creative way to showcase a bunch of games in a “short” span of time!
@@BacklogBattle It was! Really nice It was :)
I totally agree, score changes after new games comes out.
Also with patches, update and dlc.
I'm glad you put Sophie 2 above all other, to me sophie 2 is the best perfected Atelier game.
No amount of Ryza will change my mind.
Same with monster hunter stories 1/2 (i played the first full on my phone! I never play full games on my phoned except auto battle gachas so it says a lot).
The 2nd one is even better, i plan to patinium on ps5 when they comes out soon! I'm mega hyped.
Legit I didn't have one complaint about your scorings.
Well played sir.
That’s awesome to hear! Glad you watched the video throughout!
My scores:
Trials of Mana Remake (only by the demo) - 6
Ys VII: Lacrimosa of Dana - 9
Live A Live (only by the demo) - 6
The Diofield Chronicle (only by the demo) - 4
Octopath Traveler II - 10
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (only by the demo) - 6
Tactics Ogre Reborn - 7
Sea of Stars - 8
Star Ocean The Second Story R (only by the demo and having played The Second Evolution) - 9
Triangle Strategy - 9
Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk (only by the demo) - 4
Shin Megami Tensei V - 8
Unicorn Overlord - 8
Octopath Traveler - 10
Tales of Arise - 7
XBC 3 a "9", sacrilege! New to channel great content man.
sir! i subscribed as soon as you gave chained echoes a 10! and sea of stars at 7 sounds right to me, there was lots to like but it wasn't for me as i went into it STRAIGHT from echoes
Ayesha is my favorite Atelier game I’ve played so far and one of my top 5 games in general, so we disagree on that one. What makes a 7 for me is usually the feeling “I enjoyed it, but it didn’t/probably won’t stick with me.”
Love the scores for Elden Ring, Monster Hunter World, Yakuza ones, Pokemon Legends Arceus
My personal scores:
Elden Ring: 10, MHW/I: 10, LAD8: 9, LAD7: 9, Kiwami 2: 8, Legends Arceus: 9
Star Ocean 2 R - 9
Nothing much to talk about when The OG is pretty good and add more content
The sprite could redone it if they have more money
Play On Pc recommended
The switch loading is slow from my perspective
Divine Force - 6
Text is comically small
Characters not that interesting
Needs a good Pc to run well
Megami Tensei V - 7 when launch 6 now for obvious reason
Unicorn Overlord - 7
Nice 2d gameplay is fine
Dont need too much strategy when you got super units
Octopath Series - 9
Switch version is pretty blurry
Play on other platforms for higher Resolution
Just some takes on some games
Not listing everything
Good video keep up the good work
Watching this on my way to work. Someone needs to go through it and put all of the 10s below for me 😂
That would spoil it for the rest of the people who haven’t watched it!
@@BacklogBattle haha that’s fair! Didn’t even think about that. I realized we have very similar taste in games so I’ll rewatch it with my steam wishlist ready 👍🏼
I can agree to a lot of ratings.
But Sea of Stars is a clear 10, at the samel level with Chained Echoes
Xenoblade 3 with DLC is a clear 10 (as you have already suggested
Star Ocean Second Story R is more like a 9 than a 10 for me.
I'll speak of games I played. Trails of Cold Steel 3 was more enjoyable to me than 4, and Zero compared to Azure so we agree on that. Team Asano, Triangle Strategy is a 10, Can't speak on Octopath cause I've only played the demos for 1&2. My only gripe was how you rated Ys 9 but I get that most people view the game as a step down but I don't see it. And while I do have Yakuza 0-6 in my steam library, I've only played 0 and still trying to beat that. Chained Echoes, Unicorn Overlord, 13 Sentinels are masterpieces thought I'll give you that.
I actually appreciate that you never gave the games scores in your reviews. Just what you liked or didn't like.
The idea of scoring or rating games is just so arbitrary to me. It also suggests that there is some metric to which everyone agrees on. Which obviously isn't the case.
Nevertheless, this was a fun video. I tried to anticipate your scores and had about a 70% success rate.
Atelier sophie 2 is a 10 for me too!
I spent most of this video trying to figure out who other than Tifa is in the video thumbnail. I had absolutely zero success figuring out who or what game!
85: Kandagawa jet girls
77: Voice of Cards
32: Loop8
I feel you score games too high. I WISH there were that many games out there that I'd give a 9 or higher. I still enjoyed the video and thanks :)
Part of that's probably that I only play games I want to play, so it stands to reason that I have a more positive time with them! Thanks for watching!
@@BacklogBattle I take lots of recommendations from people and CZcams channels I trust but I rarely manage to enjoy them as much. Dark Souls, BloodBorne, Skyrim, Alien Isolation, PubG and Elden Ring have all been at the top of my pile. I really enjoyed Catherine as well. I've tried tonnes of jrpgs and I'm at the start of final fantasy IX at the moment, I've started Octopath Traveller 2 and Star Ocean Second Story R and lots of others but they haven't bitten me and compelled me to play on. I started 13 Sentinels too and that was quirky but the game play battle part just seemed to simple. Anyway I really enjoyed listening to people talk about games as I go about my daily life, I'm also older in my late 40s so I appreciate your channel
Thanks
You didn't review 3 houses?! It is so good
I finished it, but I didn't have time to review it!
@@BacklogBattle so what was your favorite route?
What the game with a 32 in the thumbnail? I recognise it but cant place it 😅
Loop8!
Wich game id the 85 on the thumbnail?
Kandagawa Jet Girls!
@@BacklogBattlethank you very much!
Trails of cold steel 4 give it a 7 is a controversial take lol but respectful.
Thank you for understanding!
On a scale of 7 to 10 lol.
I had some 2s and 3s!
I need the sources of the thumbnail girls
I don't really think there were too many 10s, but it was a very high average clustered around 7-8-9.
But that actually makes sense if you think about it - I'm guessing you don't review games if you don't beat them, and if you don't like them you probably don't finish them. Or if you do, you probably don't care enough to make a review.
Haven't played half of these or more. It's clear you enjoy gaming, and that's great.
And to be honest, there's nothing I well and truly disagree with. Everything I played that you enjoyed, I also enjoyed. Maybe to different degrees, but still.
Probably would've hated FF7 Rebirth though. Won't ever play it myself. Remake is the worst game I can remember ever beating, 1/10 for the graphics, everything else was awful. Given that, I see no reason to try the sequel.
It's a lot simpler than that - I don't review games I don't want to talk about!
My biggest agree moment Sis vs sis 5
My biggest disagree moment Fairy tail as a 6
I would put fairy tail as a 8
If you haven’t seen the Sisters vs Sisters review?, I highly recommend watching it!
I disagree with all but Chained Echoes 😅
In the few months that I’ve known you, I know you’re a picky sonofagun lol
Love this idea and it’s cool to see scores after being separated from a game for a while. I don’t really like the way our scoring system works as a whole though. Industry average seems like a 7 which leaves only 3 numbers to indicate how good a game is. I would love to see average be a 4 and that leaves more room to describe a game. That would also help break up the congestion of a lot of the 8s and 9s
Thanks Alex! Cool idea.
The video title is a bit misleading though, it implies you would be giving your reviews a review.
Syntactical ambiguity! I have books and audiobooks here, and it’d be wordy if I said “I score all 145 of my game/book/audiobook reviews!”
Littlewood a 7?? Unsub. Kidding! I understand moving away from a number review when opinions can change over time. It would have been cool to see what your score was at the time of the initial review in addition to what your current rating is.