Duke Nukem Forever Review
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I didn't wait 12 years for nothing. It may be a bad game, but it's probably entertaining too. Reviewers usually compare games to the other games of the generation, and then give them an appropriate score based off of that, not how entertained they were. Surely it's more fun than fishing, I've played the demo. Besides, there have been both bad and positive reviews on several sites. This is probably one of those games you grow up to either hate or love.bombadilillo said:
Couldn't have said it better myself. Why does everyone have to be an adult all the time? Do some wacky and dumb shit, live a little!Milo Windby said:
Pretty much this. Would also recommend trying out the Serious Sam games. They're pretty much Duke Nukem, except with up to 16 player co-op, too.MiracleOfSound said:
Still, this game turning out bad is pretty depressing, I mean after 12 years of waiting and being hopeful despite all the news....the game just ends up sucking. Makes me quite the sad panda. Oh well, time to try out serious sam.
I hope they keep making Duke games. I've always wanted to see a Zero Hour remake.mikev7.0 said:
From what I've seen and heard, this game is for the 12 year old in all of us, especially the one that grew up with Duke Nukem 64 / 3D. If you can't find that inner 12 year old, you probably won't enjoy this game.
And that is the most honest review I can think of.
What has already been said that I shall say: Knew it would happen.
What hasn't been said that I shall say: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA HA HA HA! "I'm not a twelve yer old... And this game sucks! I don't know why but that just made me giggle in a way I felt guilty, but it was definatly a guilty pleasure that was worth sharing!
What hasn't been said that I shall say: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA HA HA HA! "I'm not a twelve yer old... And this game sucks! I don't know why but that just made me giggle in a way I felt guilty, but it was definatly a guilty pleasure that was worth sharing!
Duke Nukem looks fun. I'm glad to see a game that just has fun and doesn't worry about being PC, melodrama (Gears of War 2), or other nonsense. This game has the sensibilities of the 90s and the tech/style of modern games.
Guess Russ mistakes maturity for not having a good time.
Guess Russ mistakes maturity for not having a good time.
This article is right on the money. Everyone who was considering getting it and then stopped because they read bad reviews, read this before you completely write it off.Eri said:
One thing I find annoying is that people read a bad review and then say, "This game is bad, so I won't get it."
I read that same review and say, "This person didn't like the game, but it appeals to me anyway." So I get, play it, and more often than not, enjoy the hell out of it.
For some odd reason, the Ego bar actually makes sense to me. Even the having to hide to replenish it part. Why? In my imagination, when Duke hides, he's totally freaked out about what's been happening. Obviously, judging by the lack of health, things hadn't been going the way that they "should be." The enemies that should be shooting wide off their mark are somehow hitting him, and they're not dying with the ease of the enemies in his inner world's fantasies. Things are not going according to plan, and Duke's ego - the fragile thing that it is - cannot stand up to it. He's essentially shell-shocked. When Duke has to hide to replenish his ego, it's in much the same way that a person who's just had a confrontation with his/her boss goes someplace private to regroup. (S)He goes in there, pulls his/her shit together, and gets back out to get some work done.
Perhaps I'm giving the developers too much credit, but I see it as an ultra-tongue-in-cheek joke about the character. His ego is everything to him, but at the same time, it's quite delicate -- maybe a little too delicate. The whole world rides his nethers over something that he did years ago, and he's had to listen to all the glowing praise he'd been given. But, inwardly, he's afraid. He's afraid of dying. He's afraid of failing. He's afraid of being exposed as a fraud -- a fraud who got lucky all those years ago. And, if he dies in some corridor, somewhere, all of his fears come to fruition. He dies. He fails. He's really a fraud who got lucky. And, his ego can't handle it.
With all that said, I've never been a fan of Duke Nukem. The series just doesn't appeal to me at all.
Perhaps I'm giving the developers too much credit, but I see it as an ultra-tongue-in-cheek joke about the character. His ego is everything to him, but at the same time, it's quite delicate -- maybe a little too delicate. The whole world rides his nethers over something that he did years ago, and he's had to listen to all the glowing praise he'd been given. But, inwardly, he's afraid. He's afraid of dying. He's afraid of failing. He's afraid of being exposed as a fraud -- a fraud who got lucky all those years ago. And, if he dies in some corridor, somewhere, all of his fears come to fruition. He dies. He fails. He's really a fraud who got lucky. And, his ego can't handle it.
With all that said, I've never been a fan of Duke Nukem. The series just doesn't appeal to me at all.
This. A shitzillion times this.VikingSteve said:
Everyone hating on this game takes himself just a wee bit too seriously. Yes the gameplay and graphics are atrocious, but who cares? The mere fact that this game now actually exists is a joke in itself, all we can do is sit back and laugh at the poo jokes.
Honestly, if there ever was a game that gets a free pass for all the categories other games normally get scrutinized for, it's DNF.
2 stars was probably for the 12 year olds, who actually have 10 more things they find fun about the game than the rest of usWoodsey said:
Shame this game sucked really.. but i dont think its hard to see why, the review pretty much summed it up
Don't hold your breath, I saw Sam aiming down the sights in a trailer.Irridium said:
OT: Well I think we all knew this was coming. Very, very few things come out of development hell unmauled, and the king was there longer than anyone else. Even he's not invincible it seems.