A big chunk of those 14 years, the developers were slacking off and constantly re-making it, 'cause the game consoles/graphics changed.Kyle Roberts said:
Duke Nukem Fail impending?
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I'm expecting a fun FPS, with little or not plot which makes absolutely no sense, and without a shred of political correctness.
I'm definitely not looking for it to be the next Bioshock, or even Half Life
I'm definitely not looking for it to be the next Bioshock, or even Half Life
Except all his one-liners were stolen from somewhere else anyway. Basically, the game has been in production for so long and has been so hyped and long-awaited that I will be disappointed if it doesn't fail.Trezu said:
There's literally no way to tell until they put the game out.
My money is that it will be mediocre at best. If the game really was that solid and good, it would have already been released. The fact that it took this long to even approach completion implies that it is a project that had to be rebooted time and time again, made by a team that couldn't get their heads straight and effectively co-operate and communicate.
Gearbox helped to complete the game, but with such an abysmal foundation, created by such an incompetent team at 3D realms, I'm afraid even WITH Gearboxes help the game will be mediocre, boring and probably dull. Quality is built into a game from day one. Few games spontaneously become good magically half-way through development, and DNF's history shows that neither quality nor consistency was a goal for this obviously incompetent team. I'm sorry, but incompetent is the only word to describe a team that couldn't even finish a game within a decade. You might say that they were over-ambitious, but that is itself a sign of incompetence and stupidity. Competent teams don't bite off more than they can chew).
So even if Gearbox (who made the wonderful Borderlands) is releasing this game, it is mostly a product of that 3D realms team. And that can't be good.
My money is that it will be mediocre at best. If the game really was that solid and good, it would have already been released. The fact that it took this long to even approach completion implies that it is a project that had to be rebooted time and time again, made by a team that couldn't get their heads straight and effectively co-operate and communicate.
Gearbox helped to complete the game, but with such an abysmal foundation, created by such an incompetent team at 3D realms, I'm afraid even WITH Gearboxes help the game will be mediocre, boring and probably dull. Quality is built into a game from day one. Few games spontaneously become good magically half-way through development, and DNF's history shows that neither quality nor consistency was a goal for this obviously incompetent team. I'm sorry, but incompetent is the only word to describe a team that couldn't even finish a game within a decade. You might say that they were over-ambitious, but that is itself a sign of incompetence and stupidity. Competent teams don't bite off more than they can chew).
So even if Gearbox (who made the wonderful Borderlands) is releasing this game, it is mostly a product of that 3D realms team. And that can't be good.
Well, I'm sorry if I offended you, but I didn't mean to come off as cynical and certainly not complacent. I'm just stating the broad generalization of people who don't play video games. Look at any opinion-based news network (fox news fox news fox news fox news) and they'll be happy to tell you how games are making us mindless killers and warping our view of women as nothing more than disposable pleasures. I wish it wasn't like that, but that's kind of how it is at the moment. And it probably will be until we get past this whole phase of "games are evil, blah blah blah" that the media keeps spewing out. And Duke Nukem is kind of a parody of all those generalized stereotypes and, now that I think about it, I would be damn surprised if those opinion based news networks didn't jump all over it, if they haven't already.delanofilms said:
It's going to be hilarious, I'll play through it just for the humor even if the gameplay sucks (wich I really, really doubt).
Have you seen these trailers? This game will be hilarious.
Have you seen these trailers? This game will be hilarious.
If it comes out in 2011, I'm buying it. If it comes out in 2012, I'm buying it. If it comes out in 2035, I'M STILL BUYING IT!
Anyway, yeah, I think it looks like a lot of fun.
Anyway, yeah, I think it looks like a lot of fun.
It might suck. This is a chance worth taking. It probably won't.
I don't know the average age on Escapist, but I grew up with Duke Nukem, Doom, Castle Wolfenstein, Command & Conquer... there is a nostalgic quality. When you're like 10 or 11, Duke is the funniest damn thing ever. I used to go visit my dad on weekends at my step mom's house and I would play Duke Nukem and Doom 2 non stop because I didn't have a computer.
I don't know the average age on Escapist, but I grew up with Duke Nukem, Doom, Castle Wolfenstein, Command & Conquer... there is a nostalgic quality. When you're like 10 or 11, Duke is the funniest damn thing ever. I used to go visit my dad on weekends at my step mom's house and I would play Duke Nukem and Doom 2 non stop because I didn't have a computer.
They're just a bit burnt out on Bulletstorm at the moment. Unfortunately the only way that this trend of mindless uninformed hatred will come to a close is when the industry starts making games that do break the molds we have become accustomed to and prove irrevocably that games do deserve as much respect as any other artistic media. This isn't going to happen in reverse.HobbyJim said:
Watch out fellas, I hear a troll lurkin round these here parts.
Duke Nukem is awesome, I've played nearly all the previous games and I just pre-ordered Balls of Steel edition today.
Duke Nukem is awesome, I've played nearly all the previous games and I just pre-ordered Balls of Steel edition today.
This is where you lose me. How does that seem impossible? There are loads of great multiplayer shooters. In fact, I would often rather play the two you listed LESS than most others.godofallu said:
I don't really see him as sexist. Being sexist implies you think one sex is inferior to your own. Duke isn't sexist at all. He thinks everyone is inferior to him. That's his whole hook.Voodoomancer said:
This again? Look, it doesn't matter if it's great, it doesn't even need to be decent. It's a part of gaming history and EVERYONE is going to buy it.
Its like if you got to buy the last Da Vinci piece ever made, even if it is total garbage and you payed like five dollars for it, you still want it and you will buy it.
Besides, from what I've seen of it, it should be fun, so why not?
Its like if you got to buy the last Da Vinci piece ever made, even if it is total garbage and you payed like five dollars for it, you still want it and you will buy it.
Besides, from what I've seen of it, it should be fun, so why not?
We also need to show the industry we don't want only "realistic", serious, crap FPSes. That alone is worth the money.Radoh said: