“What is this place?” you ask yourself the first time you step into a test chamber. That vibe is a big part of the Portal lore, too. That gives it a real charm, and as many Portal fans have pointed out, that look and feel is entirely missing in the highly reflective corridors of Portal RTX. It’s dirty, grungy, even a little low poly by today’s standards. The original Portal might be relatively old at this point, but it still has a unique look and feel to it. The revamped Cyberpunk, at least, might give first time players a new way to enjoy Night City, but Portal RTX is much more of an egregious retcon. Īll of them featured dynamic lighting and lots of shiny surfaces, and that’s all well and good if you’re trying to push a new ray tracing-centric GPU. These included the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 Overdrive mode, which cranks up the ray tracing to previously impossible levels an unplayable Racer RTX demo and Portal RTX, a version of Portal redone with Nvidia’s new RTX Remix modding tool. A fresh coat of shiny Jacob Roach / Digital TrendsĪt its recent GTC showcase, Nvidia used a handful of games and demos to showcase its new RTX 4090 GPU. After all, owning the most powerful GPU in the world isn’t very exciting without some games that can take advantage of it - and without these RTX-washed games, the RTX 4090 faces that situation.Īs we’ve quickly discovered, though, these RTX-washed games aren’t helping the situation as much as Nvidia probably thinks. It’s certainly makes for a neat tech demo, but if you’re like me, you might wondering if there are any other benefits.įor Nvidia, it’s clear why the company has invested in these games. It’s our term for old PC games that have received glossy ray tracing effects.
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