My apologies for not responding sooner, I guess I just didn't get around to it.

Yes, I am a big fan of Wii Sports for sure! I love how even after all the time I've put into the game, there's still much more for me to master. In a lot of the training mini-games for example, even after you attain a platinum medal oftentimes there's much further you can push yourself to get higher scores, and that reward for the time invested is one of the primary things that keeps me coming back to Wii Sports. That, and the fact that it's probably the most fun and close to perfect video game I've played so far. If you want, you can watch me play Wii Sports on my YouTube channel linked in my description.

As for the thing about Wii Sports Resort, I definitely do love that game as well, but I never have and never will take it nearly as seriously as the original Wii Sports. As far as I'm concerned Resort is the better game between the two, but it seems that most people find Wii Sports to be more nostalgic than it. Maybe that's why you thought that the common opinion is that Resort's better, which like I said it is in a lot of ways.

Going back to CAVE shmups, it also seems like you're really good at them! I didn't really get into CAVE's shmups until around this time last year, and I only have some novice mode 1cc's to my name, none of which I'm particularly proud of. I just think it's awesome that someone like you can at least come close to 1ccing a CAVE shoot-em-up like it's nothing, since even the easiest CAVE shmups in my opinion (e.g. Deathsmiles 1 and Bee Storm) can still put up quite a challenge. Before you ask of course, yes, I know Bee Storm wasn't developed by CAVE.

I hope I'm not bothering you too much, it's just that I'm hesitant to talk to people on here (and on websites in general) since I don't want to make people uncomfortable or upset them. That, and I also seem to have much different tastes in games compared to pretty much everyone else on Backloggery, so it's really nice to talk to someone who loves shoot-em-ups about as much as I do. Take care!

You know, I like CAVE shmups a lot as well. Which one is your favorite, if you don't mind me asking?

FWIW I initially was distracted by how fast the 3d backgrounds could scroll by in OlliOlli World but after that things for the most part have been pretty readable. I don't think I ever had issues judging the landing timing (which they just tutorialized at the end of the second area; I've been doing it all game already), I've occasionally missed grinds but that's likely due to waiting too long to try and get the exact perfect timing than not seeing where they're at. I got a trophy today for all perfect grinds/landings in an optional level without trying so it's probably not that hard to pull off

The game generally hasn't asked too much of me at what I take is the 40% completion point so it is hard to tell for sure how precise things must be as perfect timing hasn't been all that necessary so far. Almost all the stages now have optional checkpoints as well so that lowers the difficulty a decent bit as well.

I mean I am enough into what is either the endgame or right before the endgame in Outer Wilds to tell that what I'm missing is kinda important: I got to the vessel and can put in the code but the warp drive is busted. Saw the notes about the "new" warp drives being tied into the Ash Twin project and likely in the core; the likely one place I haven't gotten to yet is said core and the one question mark is the big Ash Twin card. The black hole forge seemed like a dead end for this when I just checked, maybe I'll go revisit the sun station but I feel out of places to visit/gain new info from. I think someone else dropped a hint for me that I might check, hopefully I can figure it out tomorrow.

Solas 128 is a good call, that game looks like it could be something. I admit to not knowing of the Can of Wormholes game, fingers still crossed on Akurra being swell.

if you were bold you coulda pitched Deep Rune!

EDIT: Someone else's hint helped more as I only peaked at yours a letter at a time, but I saw you wrote probe and it sparked a notion in my head that ended up being the same you were almost certainly hinting at, so thanks! Now the cycle is broken and I am free to move on.

I don't know how you could possibly miss a single unplayed game out of the... *checks* ... 600+ games listed on my page (450+ in PC alone), not like it is a mishmash of random names not even I can really keep straight

I got my next console game picked out as I want to keep atop my PS+ games (I likely ain't renewing), but maybe I'll boot up Deep Rune as my next PC game. Don't wait for me as Frincess & Cnight could be one of those puzzle platformers where the last 5 stages take as long to figure out as the first 50 and as always I am prone to distraction.