You know, I didn't hate E.T. It was below average, but the graphics weren't terrible by comparison, and there were many below-average VCS games. For my money it was the hype that doomed the game more than the game did.
Producing a game that most people think is average is actually an achievement, because they're comparing you to a list that includes the likes of Skyrim and Assetto Corsa, but probably doesn't include all the variants of Unity Store Asset Simulator. Same for books, music, artwork, sport, and pretty much everything else.
Just go throw random list of games on discount there and average starts to seem pretty bad actually...