Duke Nukem Forever Review
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I don't get it...
Is the rest of the world playing a different game to me?
I mean...
I'm enjoying it so far...
Not so brief edit: Also, what the hell?
It's just occurred to me that practically everything in this joke of a list are very small things.
Shit, that whole 'level' that Mr.Pitts seems to have an issue with, lasts all of about 10 minutes...
Also, it's called 'Titty City' not 'the strip club level'
'You can pick up poop!'
Yeah, all of about once... For an achievement. OH NO!
'You can take a piss!'
My lord! I suppose we were done embracing bodily functions when the MGS games stopped doing them, huh?
'You can look up girls skirts when shrunk!'
Again, it happens once... and it's entirely optional.
'Drinking beer to get tougher!'
My only complaint about this is actually the burping the and grunting after the one can it takes to get drunk. But using beer and 'roids as a power-up... It's fucking Duke Nukem!
'lifting weights and stuff to increase Ego(not health)'
Yeah, 'cos Lord help us if a game encourages interactivity with the game world through a fun and necessary way...
'Drawing dicks* on whiteboards!'
It happens ONCE and I'm sure it's not even mandatory.
*Also, it's up to you whether or not you draw a dick or not, might want to get together with your real age and discuss how you slipped up like that... I personally drew a square.
'Naked chick hanging from the ceiling!'
They had those in Duke Nukem 3D, just so you know...
Also, considering that entire level is full of 'pregnators' and what-have-yous... I think we can forgive naked women exploding with alien babies... Also, it works out that killing is much easier than just letting them explode into a shower of alien babies...
'slappable wall tits!'
I noticed the wall tits, did not know they were slappable.
I suppose when a game like Duke Nukem rolls around and celebrates the idea that he's a relic from the 90's who loves slapping titties, it'd only make sense to have it as a mechanic in the game.
For one sodding level!
Seriously, Mr.Pitts, complain about something worthwhile...
Like, I dunno, the seemingly unreasonable starting difficulty, or the forced vechile section...
Or how about something that happens outside of the first hour of the game that occurs more than once!
Is the rest of the world playing a different game to me?
I mean...
I'm enjoying it so far...
Not so brief edit: Also, what the hell?
It's just occurred to me that practically everything in this joke of a list are very small things.
Shit, that whole 'level' that Mr.Pitts seems to have an issue with, lasts all of about 10 minutes...
Also, it's called 'Titty City' not 'the strip club level'
'You can pick up poop!'
Yeah, all of about once... For an achievement. OH NO!
'You can take a piss!'
My lord! I suppose we were done embracing bodily functions when the MGS games stopped doing them, huh?
'You can look up girls skirts when shrunk!'
Again, it happens once... and it's entirely optional.
'Drinking beer to get tougher!'
My only complaint about this is actually the burping the and grunting after the one can it takes to get drunk. But using beer and 'roids as a power-up... It's fucking Duke Nukem!
'lifting weights and stuff to increase Ego(not health)'
Yeah, 'cos Lord help us if a game encourages interactivity with the game world through a fun and necessary way...
'Drawing dicks* on whiteboards!'
It happens ONCE and I'm sure it's not even mandatory.
*Also, it's up to you whether or not you draw a dick or not, might want to get together with your real age and discuss how you slipped up like that... I personally drew a square.
'Naked chick hanging from the ceiling!'
They had those in Duke Nukem 3D, just so you know...
Also, considering that entire level is full of 'pregnators' and what-have-yous... I think we can forgive naked women exploding with alien babies... Also, it works out that killing is much easier than just letting them explode into a shower of alien babies...
'slappable wall tits!'
I noticed the wall tits, did not know they were slappable.
I suppose when a game like Duke Nukem rolls around and celebrates the idea that he's a relic from the 90's who loves slapping titties, it'd only make sense to have it as a mechanic in the game.
For one sodding level!
Seriously, Mr.Pitts, complain about something worthwhile...
Like, I dunno, the seemingly unreasonable starting difficulty, or the forced vechile section...
Or how about something that happens outside of the first hour of the game that occurs more than once!
I cannot understand why so many people are White Knighting [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhiteKnighting] for Duke Nukem Forever. It's an ugly game with bland gunplay and stupid jokes. Any elements added beyond that, be it the puzzles or the platforming or the poo-throwing, only serve to waste time and annoy the player.
I think DNF might be the Waterworld of video games. Lots of hype, both positive and negative, lead up to the release of a bland, boring product. It's not the worst game I've ever played but it delivers absolutely nothing interesting. And that's somehow worse than if it were an abomination.
I think DNF might be the Waterworld of video games. Lots of hype, both positive and negative, lead up to the release of a bland, boring product. It's not the worst game I've ever played but it delivers absolutely nothing interesting. And that's somehow worse than if it were an abomination.
The video was not an in-depth review of DNF. It was a list of "very small things" that Mr. Pitts found stupid but might have liked when he was 12. If you want a deeper look at the game's larger flaws, read the review. Just like he tells you at the end of the video.Archemetis said:
I played it through and it was ok not good but ok
I did love the parody levels of certain games.
A lot of people were like its like this game well because your playing a parody level of that game.
Theres a rainbox six : vegas level, couple half life 2 levels, goldeneye level, halo level
mass effect level.
I really liked the level design. The rest was meh.
I did love the parody levels of certain games.
A lot of people were like its like this game well because your playing a parody level of that game.
Theres a rainbox six : vegas level, couple half life 2 levels, goldeneye level, halo level
mass effect level.
I really liked the level design. The rest was meh.
This review was too harsh. I'd give the game a 3/5.
But yeah, the game has flaws.
There should be less puzzles, more kicking ass like in Serious Sam or Painkiller.
The health should be old-school style with med kits(or beer, whatever). And you should have the ability to have more than two weapons at once.
But yeah, the game has flaws.
There should be less puzzles, more kicking ass like in Serious Sam or Painkiller.
The health should be old-school style with med kits(or beer, whatever). And you should have the ability to have more than two weapons at once.
meh...
it seems like, purely speculatively speaking, the reviewer didn't like one level in particular and decided to paint the entire review with that brush.
i thought having to hide to replenish duke's ego was simply a master stroke.
In any case i'm only about 20 mins into this game and it seems ok. nothing impressive though
it seems like, purely speculatively speaking, the reviewer didn't like one level in particular and decided to paint the entire review with that brush.
i thought having to hide to replenish duke's ego was simply a master stroke.
In any case i'm only about 20 mins into this game and it seems ok. nothing impressive though
I wasn't interesting in this game (never played DN when I was younger) until I saw you could throw poo.CM156 said:
It's immature as hell, yes, and isn't exactly sending out a great message at non-gamers but I'd rather play something ridiculous that makes me chuckle than a game where you play some macho wanker that can't pick up shit and throw it because he's too much of a serious bore.
DNF strikes me as a game that you play privately but when speaking to non-gamers you pretend it doesn't exist.
For some reason I can just imagine Russ Pitts as Thorne from Game of Thrones as he's taunting Snow:Russ Pitts said:
"Blood will always show! Ye'll hang fer this bastard!"
I think Duke should have just been left alone, as some sort of a relic from times long gone by, and as a reminder of something. Right now, this feels like the equivalent of thread necromancy, that it will get the thread some more views, but in the end everyoe will think you're a douche.
It would have to burn out the writers eyes like opening the ark of the covenant. Can we now make a kick ass and chew bubblegum "They Live" game. The movie also known as live action basis for Duke.Woodsey said:
Edit: "They live game would need to include:
Mullets
Shooting civilians that you know are bad but no one else does
Mullets
Poor People in shanty towns
Migraines
Aliens
Economic depression (check)
Vomit inducing testicle destroying realistic street fight over sun glasses
Mullets
One liners
Mullets
Mullets
Calling old ladies ugly in a descriptive manner
Glorious golden mulleted hero
probably said, but often forgotten, When Duke Nukem was popular, we were 12...ish (I was 10).
This was the equivalent of meeting up with an old buddy and him wanting to do the same stupid stuff we did when we were kids. You think its still cool to steal candy from the corner liquor shop? We can just buy the candy now.
Duke back in the day was cool because he was so immature and childish because we were immature and childish, but now it just seems sad.
This was the equivalent of meeting up with an old buddy and him wanting to do the same stupid stuff we did when we were kids. You think its still cool to steal candy from the corner liquor shop? We can just buy the candy now.
Duke back in the day was cool because he was so immature and childish because we were immature and childish, but now it just seems sad.
I'm disappointed by how gaming journalism seems to have self destructed around this game.
it IS better than the last two Call of Duty games, although I'm sure reviewer's selective awareness of the stupidity of the FPS genre will turn off again by the time the next one of THOSE comes out. mustn't anger activision.
it IS better than the last two Call of Duty games, although I'm sure reviewer's selective awareness of the stupidity of the FPS genre will turn off again by the time the next one of THOSE comes out. mustn't anger activision.
Pretty much this, so DNF isn't the game we wanted,and yeah that sucks, but bad games do exist so just carry on and wait for Serious Sam BFE.MiracleOfSound said:
you have to use cover in bulletstorm. its the same CoD crap but with a shallow point system. DNF IS an old school shooter; there just aren't any nostalgia goggles to make it seem better now.RoseBridge said:
What a horrible game and sick of all the fanboys trying to use every excuse in the book to justify the shitty gameplay "well it is made just for fun, WHY SO SERIOUZ!!!". What the fuck does that even mean?!? That doesn't excuse all the problems the game has and you know it. But typically people who just dropped 60+ on a game that turns out to be a turd will justify to themselves that it is a great game. They don't want to admit they bought a turd, human nature I guess.
Besides Yahtzee, I don't give a crap about this website. I think most of the reviews and articles are garbage. It's so painful to watch them try to be funny or witty. Extra Credits is ok.
But not doing an actual video review and rather something he felt like doing instead because he's "not 12" is contradictory. The author sacrificed his own integrity to act like a child and not like a professional reviewer who would review all games with equal attention and service. To me this was not honest.
To make everyone happy, they should have probably had two reviewers work on this game. One who was a fan of the past games and a person who has never played Duke before.
I always think it's a shame when the reviewer never completes the game. Judging from the Bottom Line, he seemed biased going into it and that's unethical in journalism.
But not doing an actual video review and rather something he felt like doing instead because he's "not 12" is contradictory. The author sacrificed his own integrity to act like a child and not like a professional reviewer who would review all games with equal attention and service. To me this was not honest.
To make everyone happy, they should have probably had two reviewers work on this game. One who was a fan of the past games and a person who has never played Duke before.
I always think it's a shame when the reviewer never completes the game. Judging from the Bottom Line, he seemed biased going into it and that's unethical in journalism.