Personal Favorites....
RPG
The Witcher - Finally, a real mature RPG that delivers great choice, actual consequence, and actual moral ambiguity in player choices then the typical cut and dry "good vs. evil" cliche so many other RPGs fall into. The Witcher is definitely one of the best RPGs to arrive in quite awhile that actually feels and plays like an RPG to the core. CD Projekt RED Studio's debut game managed to be a better RPG then what veteran developers have released in recent years....if CD Projekt RED keeps delivering projects of this quality while continuing to make improvements with each new installment, they'll definitely carry the torch of other great RPG developers such as Black Isle Studios and BioWare.
Action
God of War II - It was hard to imagine how this could get any better then the amazing God of War from 2005, but this game took everything from that game and upped the ante....definitely my favorite Action title of 2007.
Shooter
Crysis - Amazing Visuals....Check. Great Single Player Campaign....check. Cool Weapons and Items....check. Awesome Environments...check. Good Length....Check. Of course Crysis had the best graphics out of every game this year, but it also delivered the gameplay. Crysis has everything I was looking for in an FPS, and then some. Crysis took game visuals, technology, and the FPS genre a step forward all while showing the doubters that it definitely had great gameplay to go with the pretty looks.
Half Life 2: Orange Box - Hands down the best value of the year. You get what I consider the most fun multiplayer shooter of the year with TF2. You get the excellent Portal which I consider a pretty innovative title in the genre. And you get what could be considered the best single player shooter in recent years along with a great new episode.
Call of Duty 4 - Though it's definitely a short, COD4 definitely had a great and intense campaign, as well as delivering some of the best visuals this year. Though the game could get a little too chaotic at times, I definitely feel that taking it into the modern era made for probably the best entry into the series so far.
Action Adventure
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Another game I wish I had spent more time with, but no denying it's a top notch title.
Platformer
Super Mario Galaxy - Though I will admit I haven't been able to spend as much time with this title as I've wanted due to playing it on my friends Console, but this is some of the most fun I've had with a title all year. SMG is defintely to 2007 what SM64 was in 1996 in all the right ways. I'm actually rooting for this one to win Overall GOTY.
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