Here it is: Gamasutra wraps up 2007 in a compilation of all of the lists we've been doing over the course of the past two weeks. Visiting such important topics as the Top Developer, Most Poignant Moment, and Top Trends, this offers the editorial staff's (hopefully) educated and personal take on the year as it draws to a close.
In addition, after publishing #10 to #2 of Gamasutra's Top 10 Game list on Thursday, the editors finish things off by revealing their pick for top video game of the year. They also take a look at what you thought on their various countdowns, by including comments made upon the first publishing of many of these stories.
Contributor's Notes: The full article has 10 pages. The main source link takes you directly to the last page and reveals Gamasutra's #1 game of the year. The credit/second link takes you to the first page. Pages 1 to 10 cover these topics:
• Top 5 Downloadable Games (p. 1)
• Top 5 Most Affecting Characters (p. 2)
• Top 5 Overlooked Games (p. 3)
• Top 5 Trends (p. 4)
• Top 5 Developers (p. 5)
• Top 5 Freeware Games (p. 6)
• Top 5 Poignant Game Moments (p. 7)
• Top 10 Games Of The Year (pp. 8-10)
A gameplay demo of the cancelled Portal prequel F-Stop using recreated assets features no portals, and a unique camera that duplicates items.
From GamesReviews:"Portal with RTX is a fresh look for the 2007 classic. But it's not easy to run, and the results may not impress everybody."
Portal RTX may look like a quant remaster, but that couldn't be further from the truth. It's one of the most demanding games available today.
And in a bad way! This is not where gaming should be going. We should focus more on better physics, AI, more meaningful writing, substance in storytelling and overall art over reflections and lighting effects. But hey, you've got billion dollar companies trying to sell you stuff, so I guess you have to make a whole ecosystem around ray tracing because people make a living out of it on youtube. Talk about losing touch with reality and taking eye off the ball. Advancing gaming as a whole my ass!
Portal is great but not number one great. Seriously, BioShock beaten by Portal?