3D Realms had 12 years to finish it, it's their own fault.Valdsator said:
OT: I don't think the game is worth 20$, it felt like a chore to play through.
Duke Nukem Forever might be a decent purchase for some at $20
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OT: I don't think the game is worth 20$, it felt like a chore to play through.
Not for me, because it just made me angry what they did with it and every minute I spent playing it made it worse.
But hey there is a market for every odd game out there so I'm sure this will go down well with some people.
But hey there is a market for every odd game out there so I'm sure this will go down well with some people.
Taste being an entirely subjective concept, then yeah, DNF is worth playing. If it's the kind of stuff you want, that is. However, I'd humbly suggest Serious Sam's HD remake as an alternative, or perhaps Hard Reset.
I played DNF for six hours straight. I think I gave it a fair enough shot, but it just didn't hook me. I didn't mind the aim delay or the terrible guns and whatnot - I'd rented DNF knowing I was getting into a throwback of the Shareware era. In that aspect, I got exactly what I was expecting. Nostalgia for its own sake. What really broke it for me was the realization that I'd grown up. Duke's titty and scat jokes didn't appeal to me, and I couldn't even be convinced to fire up Duke Nukem 3D again.
I'd maybe have been a bit more interested if DNF's development cycle hadn't turned into the laughingstock of the industry and if the finished product kept its nostalgic elements while feeling a tad more professional. No disrespect to Gearbox - they just cobbled a bunch of code and art assets together and duct-taped it all together with additional sequences. They had the ungrateful task of scooping up 3D Realms' shit.
If Duke's overall take on things still interests you, then I'd advise waiting for a potential Gearbox-owned and Gearbox-made Nukem title. DNF just feels a tad abortive to me, is all.
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I played DNF for six hours straight. I think I gave it a fair enough shot, but it just didn't hook me. I didn't mind the aim delay or the terrible guns and whatnot - I'd rented DNF knowing I was getting into a throwback of the Shareware era. In that aspect, I got exactly what I was expecting. Nostalgia for its own sake. What really broke it for me was the realization that I'd grown up. Duke's titty and scat jokes didn't appeal to me, and I couldn't even be convinced to fire up Duke Nukem 3D again.
I'd maybe have been a bit more interested if DNF's development cycle hadn't turned into the laughingstock of the industry and if the finished product kept its nostalgic elements while feeling a tad more professional. No disrespect to Gearbox - they just cobbled a bunch of code and art assets together and duct-taped it all together with additional sequences. They had the ungrateful task of scooping up 3D Realms' shit.
If Duke's overall take on things still interests you, then I'd advise waiting for a potential Gearbox-owned and Gearbox-made Nukem title. DNF just feels a tad abortive to me, is all.
CAPTCHA: rgenei Tannouh,
YES, MY LORD INGLIP. I SHALL FIND MRS. TANNOUH AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
I don't usually say this, but to me it seems like people hate on DNF mostly because they think they're supposed to. It might not be that good of a game, and I don't blame you for not liking it, but treating it like it killed your parents is a bit excessive. It's not a broken or unplayable game. It's below average at worst.
Maybe it's worth $20, maybe it's not, but this kind of extreme reaction is just ridiculous. Have some sense of perspective, people.
Maybe it's worth $20, maybe it's not, but this kind of extreme reaction is just ridiculous. Have some sense of perspective, people.
The only way that DNF would be a decent $20 purchase would be if it came with $25 inside the game, be it a gift card or cash.
As already stated over and over; there are tons of games that are way better that you can get for that price. I haven't played DNF, but after seeing gameplay videos, reviews and hearing the general opinion of the game I'm really not the least bit intrested.
I've just decided myself to stop buying every game I see just because they're cheap and buy games I'm actually intrested of instead - even if the price is twice as much.
I've just decided myself to stop buying every game I see just because they're cheap and buy games I'm actually intrested of instead - even if the price is twice as much.
I like the Duke, and i know what im getting with it.
I planned on buying it regardless for history and nostalgia's sake. I also knew that the price drop was going to happen for all the production value hiccups. Its also a unique moment of video game history.
Im glad i waited, im grabbing this bad boy for ?20
I planned on buying it regardless for history and nostalgia's sake. I also knew that the price drop was going to happen for all the production value hiccups. Its also a unique moment of video game history.
Im glad i waited, im grabbing this bad boy for ?20
To be honest, I'm looking at it myself, seeing as it's now £12 in CEX. I've heard a few things about it, from it being good, to it being shockingly bad to anything in between. I'm thinking that for £12, it'll provide me a few hours worth of entertainment.
But it's coming after I get both ME's. 1 and 2 for a combined price of £13? Yes bloody please.
But it's coming after I get both ME's. 1 and 2 for a combined price of £13? Yes bloody please.
I hear it's not that bad on PC. I wasn't hyped about DNF at all. I only played those 2 old third person shooter Duke Nukem games on PS1 back in the day. I loved those games. And I would give it a try for $20 but there are many other games coming out these next few months. And the last thing I need is to spend money on a game I'm not even remotely interested in.
This statement baffles me. How can a person that has an appreciation old school shooters, like a game like DNF?GigaHz said:
It has nothing that makes up the idea that brings about the "term old school shooter".
Can I hold every gun in the game? No, so it isn't old school. The console argument doesn't work, played DN3D on my 360, having 10 weapons at once works fine on consoles.
Is health made of health bar and or health percentage image and the only way to replenish health is to frantically and desperately search the level for health packs? No, so it isn't old school. Hide behind a rock and suck my thumb until my health regens is not old school.
Is each level made up of a vast area that can be explored and one can get lost in because it isn't linear? No, not from what I have seen, so it isn't old school. From what I have seen it is as linear as Halo 3 or Call of Duty.
Heck, Halo 3: ODST was more old school than DNF: It had health packs for the health bar part of the health. It had a good bit of non-linear play with the large city exploration bit, and I could end up playing the linear sections out of order.
The only thing I have seen of the game that is remotely like the old school Duke Nukem, is the crass humor, but they even messed that by going way over the top to try and convince people it is Duke Nukem, to try and cover up how they screwed up the rest of the game by modernizing it.
DNF is not old school, I don't even have to touch the thing to know that, there is nothing old school about it, except that it has an old school character. Saying it is old school is like if a company made "Master Chief's Fun Time Family Puzzle Adventure" and saying that it is perfect for Halo shooter fans because it had Master Chief's picture in the left-hand corner of the screen as you solve puzzles.
