Oh man, Portal is excellent. If you haven't played it, I'm pretty sure it's free on steam now, and totally worth the time invested.
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Oh man, Portal is excellent. If you haven't played it, I'm pretty sure it's free on steam now, and totally worth the time invested.
Portal was a pretty good game. Short, but good. Very unique use of physics. Though if GLaDOS wasn't in it I don't think it would have made the list. She's one of the best video game characters of all time.
I will admit I did very little research on release dates. I assumed that everyone would adhere to my simple rules! I was mistaken, obviously. :( Next time I run anything, I'll probably go that extra mile, and make sure that everything falls in my arbitrary time-scale.
I triple-checked and I could have sworn it was eligible D: my mistake and I nominate Mirror's Edge in its place.
I, show-runner of the EoFF's Top Games, hereby give Mirror's Edge the title of "Honourary Top Game of Gen 7".
The range of games nominated is really quite impressive, and it's testament to the quality of this generation that there are so many quite excellent games that haven't made the cut. Plenty of trout and shovelware out there but hey, still plenty of gems too.
Never played. I love the song, though.
Never played Mirror's Edge. Maybe I should.
Portal is a great game. And you're right, it wouldn't have made it without GLaDOS, but is that a meaningful statement? Final Fantasy 6 wouldn't have been the best Final Fantasy without Kefka.
Of course the game is pretty short, but is that really a problem? A really good short story is still better than a crappy novel.
Half the fun of Portal is the comedy writing, and that doesn't just mean GLaDOS.
You can pick it up for about $10 bucks, it's pretty fun and worth it at that price, but I can't make myself believe it would be worth even a $40 investment new. It's short, only has one mode, and has very little replay value. The story is uninteresting and predictable, and the graphics look like Half life 2. BUT- The gameplay is pretty good and there isn't anything else like it really.
It would have been better in 3rd person though.
I just went back and looked at my list again, and I'm actually pretty disappointed in my noms. There are a couple of games I've thought about now that I'd rather be on the list, and I also just beat quite a few games in the last couple of weeks that I would have definitely put on my list instead. I also didn't realize HD rereleases counted until right after I sent my list, otherwise ICO HD would have got all of my noms.
Anyways, Portal is great! I need to get around to beating Portal 2. I just got around to the spot where you have that bouncy gel stuff.
I paid full price for Mirror's Edge back when it came out and it was worth every penny. It also has more than one mode. You've got the story mode, and time trials at least, not to mention hunting for the different runner's stashes in the game (which sounds like it would be a boring fetch quest busy work sort of deal like every other game ever made, but isn't for the first time in history).
And I have to disagree with it having little replay value. It really depends on what you're looking for. Want to blow through the story as fast as possible? You'll play it once and never touch it again. But if you recognize the game for what it is, a playground that gives you a variety of skills to move through it and have fun, you'll keep coming back. I go back to that game every few months for another play through. There are always segments that can be done faster or more smoothly, places where alternate routes exist to explore and utilize, and the sensation of defying death never really goes away. Nor the sheer terror when you miss a jump and see the ground come rushing towards you.
This game had more replay value for me than most sandbox games with days worth of extra content. This doesn't need it. It's fun in the same way Mario Bros. was fun. Here's your moves, here's your goal, have fun.