Duke Nukem Forever $25 on Steam. Should I get it?

[thenumberthirteen]

From all I've seen, heard, and played, don't bother. Especially for that price. You'll find it in the bargain bin, or on deep sale by the end of the year. That such a recent big name game is 50% off barely a month after release!!! should be warning enough to stay the hell away.

I would like to thank you, however, for prompting me to check Steam to confirm this, and thus resulting in me buying a game. I'm supposed to be saving up for a holiday, and to move out of my parent's house! Luckily it was Terraria for £1.49 so it's not too bad (I've heard good things about it).

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

No, just no.
As so many other people have said, there is so much more to be had out there.
Like Half-life 1 if you haven't got it already, or the orange box.
Sorry, i was just thinking mainly about half-life.
But there's loads more fun to be had than, eh... DNF.

 

[TheAmerikahn]

NOOOO I felt ripped off GAMEFLYING that game

 

[Dukenstein]

As a Duke Fanboy I have put multiple hours into it and still having fun. This is really the wrong website to ask as most people here are very Jaded and are all.. "PORTAL 2 is a godsend." Portal 2 imo is a godsend to my pc game shelf as I am never going to play it again after beating it. 0 replay value imo.

 

[Littlee300]

But Portal 2 is the same price!
And it's MUCH BETTER.

Indeed. The gods of taste will shed tears if you get Duke.

Well I liked it.

Not sure you will though. Play the demo and make up your own mind. If you like it, then go for it, if not, no sweat.

(The sheer amount of people saying it's an abomination of mankind really hurts my self esteem and belief in my own opinions.)

Calumon: Ummmm... *Calu-hug to the face*

A shameless advertisement with shameless advertisement commented on it?

Good review by the way

 

[Bigsmith]

I've not played Duke Nukem, now or old. But I can say this:

[HEADING=1]There are better games![/HEADING]

Like, Oh I don't know. A complete valve pack for £24.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7930/

Enjoy.

 

[Bigsmith]

But Portal 2 is the same price!
And it's MUCH BETTER.

Indeed. The gods of taste will shed tears if you get Duke.

You have 21 hours to get portal 2 for £15 on steam.

Enjoy. :3

 

[Isalan]

Do not buy it. If you do the industry will learn absolutely no lesson from this pathetic joke of a game.

 

[V8 Ninja]

If there was nothing else on sale? Maybe. However, there are tons of other games on sale that are probably better and more fun than DNF. Also, I second everyone's comments about getting the Serious Sam games. They're great and brutally difficult games.

 

[Audio]

Not been out that long and it's been discounted; and it's defiantly not a gold edition xD

 

[Windcaler]

I would say it depends. GO watch some gameplay walkthrough's on youtube to get a sense of the game and if it looks like its worth $25 sure go for it. If not, wait till it goes down more.

IMO DNF was about as mediocre as mediocre gets so $25 isnt a bad price but whether its worth it or not is completely up to you

 

['-_-]

What did Yatzhee say?

 

[JWAN]

DNF is everything one could want in a Duke Nukem game. He was made to be a satire of every bad 80's action movie ever produced.

I think its a great game that no one likes because they dont really understand why the game was made the way it was made.

Its all about the satire.

 

[Gigano]

If it's a product that's seen a 50 % reduction less than a month after it came out, then the answer should probably tend heavily towards the "No" side of things.

If you don't have it, cut out the nostalgia middle man and get the original Duke Nukem 3D for 6 $ though.

 

[rutcommapat]

I suggest you use that 25 dollars to buy something that will bring you more pleasure than Duke Nukem Forever. May I suggest a butcher's knife to remove your own eyeballs?

 

[Continuity]

Mmm, I really want it, but I guess I'll see if it comes down more tomorrow, since it's the final day of the Steam sale. Thanks guys!

If anyone cares, today I've bought:

Neverwinter Nights 2
Hitman: Blood Money
X2/X3 Pack

Great games but all quite hardcore, I hope you're up to the challenge! especially the X games, I mean they really throw you in the deep end with an anvil round your neck... probably why I like them so much ^.^

 

[BigTortoise]

There's a reason they're already selling it for half off...