After many days of deliberation, counts, recounts, and the firing of four people the rest of the staff disagreed with, GAF finally has their pick for Game of the Year: Super Mario Galaxy.
It's always hard to pick game of the year. 2007 was no different, perhaps harder than normal. All three consoles and both handhelds got AAA quality content this year and to make things more difficult, the downloadable games released on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network were high enough quality to be included in our nominations. It's hard enough for GAF's small unpaid staff to get their hands on these games throughout the year, but almost all GotY candidates hit between mid September to late November.
So with that in mind, it may not be best to think of GAF's Game of the Year as the best game, but as the one that made the biggest impact on the staff as a whole. Without question, that game for 2007 is Super Mario Galaxy. The redefinition of Mario is most welcome. Though the last Mario game, Super Mario Sunshine, was just as high quality as any top tier Nintendo experience, it lacked that special something that made it hard to ignore the shooters, RPGs and other games that came out alongside it. Galaxy, on the other hand, makes us fly through the game to snatch up every star, uncover every secret, and then do it all over again.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?
I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces
All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.
I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.
Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.
Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more
The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.
AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.
The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.
Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.
Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?
What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!
From school politics to ping-pong, pistols to police procedurals, let’s dive into the best that Rockstar has to offer.
Another win for Super Mario Galaxy.
I love SMG, but I'll admit I'm quite surprised (dareisay concerned?) when it gets all the awards, especially considering the impressive competition it had last year.
Ah well, one way or another 2007 was awesome for gaming. 'Nuff said.
I'm sure it's a great game.
But the fact of the matter is that the crown of GOTY can be given to a mario game so as not to spark a million trolls into whining one way or the other.
for example lets just give it to SMG so we don't have to listen to anyone complain.
Truth.
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