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"Worst On Switch" list (startrek.website)
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I've seen a lot of "best of" lists, and they almost all come down to a three-way brawl between DDP DOJ, Mushi, and Crimson Clover.

What I'm curious about is the list of games to avoid. I've already run into one or two.

I accidentally bought Red Raptor thinking it was Red Death because I wanted all of the Project Starship games. Red Raptor is... not good. At least not so far in the half hour I put into it. It feels like somebody made a euroshmup by hearing one poorly described and from screenshots, but without playing or watching one in motion. Also, Q-Yo Blaster. I got it after reading AzorMX's "Greatest Switch Shmups" article on it. Sounded like fun, but... I can't recommend it at all. It looks like an old Flash game, in the worst way. Like it's built with old, low-res Clipart taped onto somebody's freshman Computer Science project.

So, having that experience, what other games do you strongly recommend avoiding?

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[–] pasdechance@jlai.lu 2 points 13 hours ago

Steredenn's rogue-like aspect is what turns me off. I like a few rogue-likes, but I think I would enjoy that game if it were just a regular shmup sans rogue-like. I could try it again.

I also planned on getting the IREM collections but read about wonky emulation, especially compared to the ACA versions of some games.