I know that I've impulse-purchased some questionable games, but this year - as I've made a concerted effort to clean up my backlog - it's struck me just how many poor purchasing decisions are in there.

Enter Onikira: Demon Killer. Why did I buy this? Maybe because its screenshots look shiny and colorful, like Muramasa: The Demon Blade? Evidently I didn't pay enough attention to the Steam reviews, or I would have considered that Onikira might have quality control issues.

The context in the previous screen doesn't turn that subtitle into a question. That's just a typo.

Only a few minutes with Onikira was enough to convince me to uninstall. It's a sloppy implementation of a game I've played and gotten tired of many times before. (Shaq Fu being a recent and poignant example.)

It's somewhat fulfilling to clear the trash out of my backlog, but as I'll describe in my upcoming year-end review, games like this are why I frequently return to known quantities like Batman and GTA.

Progress: Didn't even make it through the tutorial.

Rating: Bad