Yahtzee Could Have Written Duke Nukem Forever
Yes, Yahtzee wrote a test script for DNF.
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Yes, Yahtzee wrote a test script for DNF.
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Extra Punctuation: Yahtzee Could Have Written Duke Nukem Forever
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The sly collection (all three games) are available right now, so yahtzee if your interested try them out. I think you'll like them and even if you don't, they are much more unique and varied then a lot of other games out right now.
My first thought was "a child could have written DNF," but apparently he meant he had the actual option, so that joke is down.
A hard-boiled cop with a British accent, a sweet hat, and many, many "your mum" jokes.cjbos81 said:
I'm a little puzzled by the love for Infamous 2's writing.
I mean, sure, I wouldn't call it bad by any measure. It certainly had its moments. There was some fun dialogue, Kuo was a decent character and the endings managed to convey some emotional impact. But, well... shouldn't that be about standard?
I dunno, maybe saying this makes me sound like a bit of a prick, but I feel that it says a lot about the overall quality of video game writing that Infamous 2 can be regarded as outstanding.
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PS. Oh, and about DNF. I can understand why the developers didn't want to make fun of Duke. Can you imagine the fanboy rage that would have ensued? Somehow I doubt the people eagerly awaiting the game wanted to see their hero portrayed as a self-mockery.
I mean, sure, I wouldn't call it bad by any measure. It certainly had its moments. There was some fun dialogue, Kuo was a decent character and the endings managed to convey some emotional impact. But, well... shouldn't that be about standard?
I dunno, maybe saying this makes me sound like a bit of a prick, but I feel that it says a lot about the overall quality of video game writing that Infamous 2 can be regarded as outstanding.
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PS. Oh, and about DNF. I can understand why the developers didn't want to make fun of Duke. Can you imagine the fanboy rage that would have ensued? Somehow I doubt the people eagerly awaiting the game wanted to see their hero portrayed as a self-mockery.
I'm mildly surprised he didn't do another deja vu thing like he did in the Fable 2 review where he noticed it was the sequel to the game that started this whole thing. Infamous (and Prototype) was the game that started the Extra Punctuation articles, or at least helped them get off the ground. It's possible that XP was a premeditated act for Yahtzee, but I feel like the Infamous vs Prototype contest is what started it all.
Oh how I wish Infamous 2's UGC had a simple like/dislike choice. All missions now are either unrated, or have a score of 2.x / 4.x -- meaningless.
As for Infamous 2's writing -- it fit the game perfectly. Just like you don't go to a Michael Bay movie expecting a plot, all Infamous 2 had to do was provide a setting with its story, and in that they succeeded perfectly. It might not be worth awards, but Cole's choices are rationalized pretty well for both the goof and evil paths.
As for Infamous 2's writing -- it fit the game perfectly. Just like you don't go to a Michael Bay movie expecting a plot, all Infamous 2 had to do was provide a setting with its story, and in that they succeeded perfectly. It might not be worth awards, but Cole's choices are rationalized pretty well for both the goof and evil paths.
Matt Hazard with the DNF engine (and the tediousness stripped away), and you have the prototype of that.beetrain said:
"apocolyptic ending"
Yahtzee, i've had the past two games i've played (L.A Noire and portal 2) spoiled by shits on message boards and youtube comments. If this is a big spoiler I swear...
Yahtzee, i've had the past two games i've played (L.A Noire and portal 2) spoiled by shits on message boards and youtube comments. If this is a big spoiler I swear...
Wow, he could of ended up writing DNF?
That would be weird...
oh, and the bit about inFamous 2, i believe there will be a sequel, as it continues on basically from the good story and there is an electric question mark at the end.
So yeah, just my humble opinion
And if there was to be a sequel, they might even have to make 2 games to cover both endings.
That would be weird...
oh, and the bit about inFamous 2, i believe there will be a sequel, as it continues on basically from the good story and there is an electric question mark at the end.
So yeah, just my humble opinion
And if there was to be a sequel, they might even have to make 2 games to cover both endings.
I'd have loved to have seen how Duke Nukem Forever could've turned out now. Oh well, the game itself would still have been awful so maybe being turned down was a good thing
I don't understand exactly why they wanted the game to be about other silly people, I like your idea. Duke in a world that has moved on while still possessing too large an ego to care or listen would add so many layers of depth to the game.
Then again, It would be pretty hard to admire Yahtzee's writing in the midst of 2 minute load screens.
Then again, It would be pretty hard to admire Yahtzee's writing in the midst of 2 minute load screens.
I wonder how one could come to the conclusion that inFamous ends after the 2nd part. The last scene of the good ending pretty much hints at a sequel with it's "lightning question mark". Without spoiling too much, I'd say that if it just were a flash of lightning, I might see the argument, but it clearly represents a question mark and there seems to be no reason for them to include that other than continuing with the series.
Actually, it does say a lot about the current quality of video game writing that Infamous 2 can be considered outstanding. I don't know if you've noticed, but many games these days range from mediocre to downright terrible in the writing section. There are obvious exceptions, and those are usually what I play but overall yes, game writing these days is crap. What Infamous 2 has should be the standard, but just because it should be doesn't mean it is.Zhukov said:
Here's my question to everyone out there in The Escapist land.
Let's say we live in the alternate world where Yahtzee DID write Duke Nukem Forever. Let's also say that Yahtzee's script was good despite having to conform it a bit to 3D Realm's ideals. So the game is still bad, but slightly better because of the way Yahtzee delivered it.
My question here is this: Do you think there would be groups of fanboys who would blatantly defend the game based solely on the fact that Yahtzee wrote it?
The answer to this question is "Yes" by the way...just to save you some time.
Let's say we live in the alternate world where Yahtzee DID write Duke Nukem Forever. Let's also say that Yahtzee's script was good despite having to conform it a bit to 3D Realm's ideals. So the game is still bad, but slightly better because of the way Yahtzee delivered it.
My question here is this: Do you think there would be groups of fanboys who would blatantly defend the game based solely on the fact that Yahtzee wrote it?
The answer to this question is "Yes" by the way...just to save you some time.
Isn't yahtzee the same man who said this about Alone in the Dark:
"the fire effects are extremely good, if you lean too close to the screen you risk losing your eyebrows. Normally this is something I highlight in a good game but instead I feel it just makes a bad game pretentious"
Having good writing in DNF wouldn't fix any problems, it would make those problems seem more disappointing.
"the fire effects are extremely good, if you lean too close to the screen you risk losing your eyebrows. Normally this is something I highlight in a good game but instead I feel it just makes a bad game pretentious"
Having good writing in DNF wouldn't fix any problems, it would make those problems seem more disappointing.