Duke Nukem Forever

[Jack and Calumon]

-Super Snip-

Serious reply? In MY Escapist?!

Its more likely than you think.

Fancy a non serious one then?

Yahtzee is looking forward to a game?

Happy?

Calumon: Not really. I didn't get any cake.

 

[2xDouble]

Will it be worth the wait? maybe, probably not.
Will it change/revolutionize the genre? meh. still probably not.
Will it be fun? I think it's safe to assume that's a "yes".

After twelve fucking years, it'd better be!

Should you buy it? Well, lets wait and see how it looks at release. But so far all signs point to "yes".

Its nice to see Yahtzee's cautious optimism. (or maybe that's just his cover while he reloads, only he knows for sure.)
I'll finish by echoing his sentiment:

Spoiler: Spoiler'd. Read the article first

But here's the deal I'm prepared to make, Duke Nukem Forever. Let's wipe the slate clean. Fresh start. I'll forget about thirteen years of faffing around, and you forget about that one video that the audience thought was the funniest I've ever done. Just please, please, let me feel the wind on my face, rather than the side of a wall. Or tits. Tits on my face would be good too.

Yes. Yes it/they would, Yahtzee. Cheers *raises beer*

 

[tzimize]

More classic Doom! More Serious Sam! More Painkiller!

yes! If duke can pull off the same fun as the original dooms + comedy, it will win game of the year hands down.

The problem is that it will most likely never happen now that its been announced for consoles as well. I wont be suprised if the speed is nerfed down to Alien Vs Predator (the new one) level and we get chest high walls everywhere. I dont really have words for how sad this will make me.

The actual REAL release of DNF has made me go from total excitement to being incredibly skeptic.

I just hope gearbox dont ruin this to please slow moving, slow aiming console players

PS: I own a PS3, and previously an xbox360 before it died, but I have to date not played a fps on consoles that has been even remotely satisfying.

 

[Dora]

I guess it's cool that this is finally coming out since people obviously love the games. Never played 'em myself. But when I read the plot outline about aliens kidnapping babes, I kept thinking, "Seriously? SERIOUSLY? This is a thing I am reading, that has been made, and people are going to pay money for?" It sounds like the sort of plot you'd find in a D-grade sci-fi porno comedy like Flesh Gordon. Or an April Fool's prank. But that's what people like about it? Apparently? Maybe? Man.

I guess it just isn't something I "get". Oh well. I hope everyone who's been looking forward to it enjoys it.

 

[TheEnglishman]

It wont be worth the wait, but as you said, if we forget about the wait and treat it like any other game, there may be a chance, as it'll hopefully be a breath of fresh air from previous games. Fingers crossed anyway.

 

[Cowabungaa]

I doubt many people were still seriously waiting for this game, pretty much gave up on it and moved on. So I don't think we'll have the problem that this will be worth the wait.

Half-Life killed 'fun FPS' because after THAT intro, everything had to have a serious story. The genre needs to de-evolve into being mindless again. DNF won't be the game to end all games but maybe it will tell designers what a FPS is suppose to be all about.

More hordes of enemies, more OTT weaponry and less caring.

No it didn't kill the 'fun FPS', it can still exist with more serious shooters around. I'd love to play both.

 

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

It's not comedy only what DNF needs, it also needs mindless killing spree; I agree that standing on the middle of a firefight with no cover whatsoever gave good ol' games a nice vibe. Let's hope for the best.

 

[Marowit]

If the game has a sense of humor about itself, it should be fun if nothing else. I don't expect it to be anything more than that.

 

[gphjr14]

I'm glad to see classics like Duke Nukem and Mortal Kombat (gone back to its roots) coming back.
I remember as a child when Duke was seen as over the top and obscene from what I've heard of the trailers their trying to be even more extreme.

 

[Melancholy_Ocelot]

Enough with all this Duke Nukem bullshit...

Pop in a copy of Serious Sam HD and go to town. It's the best we're going to get.

 

[JWAN]

well they changed everything about every 3 years or so...so really this DNF game has only been in development for 3 years.
They better release it with all previous versions that would KICK ASS

 

[DTWolfwood]

Im all for tits in my face too.

 

[veloper]

Making my most recent video has made this all very clear to me: silly 90s style action shooters are something we desperately need back. Quickly, please. Because the alternative is more hideous, grimy, ditchwater dull piles of putrid elephant guts like Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days.

AMEN

Also good job mentioning Serious Sam and Painkiller (and Doom).

 

[ANImaniac89]

I truly don't believe that DNF will be the epic sweeping masterpiece of gaming as an art form.
At best it could be a campy look into gaming traditions long past. I'm just glad to see that Gearbox isn't going with the approach of the developers of that standard space marine thing that inexplicably holds the name Turok.

but I will at least rent DNF when it comes out.

 

[seditary]

Personally I don't really care too much if the game is good or not, the only factor that will affect my disappointment is whether it gets on FOX News.

I'm already giggling at the possibilities.

 

[Iscin]

I'm very impressed with this EP

 

[Lord_Gremlin]

I'm sick of realistic cover-based shooters. I like fun, batshit insane things - like Painkiller: you jump around like a bunny nailing evil monks, masochists and clowns to walls and floor with huge stakes.
I have hight hopes for DNF. Remember lunar boss from Duke Nukem 3D? When Duke ripped off his head, unfolded a newspaper... Yes, that was the moment that blew my mind.

 

[twm1709]

I really wanted Wolfenstein to go further in the competition. If anything because a lot of effort seemed to have gone into making it.
DNF could certainly be a return to form if done right. These days Retro seems to be IN and as far as FPSs go, they don't come much more retro than Duke Nukem. It worked for "The Expendables" afer all, didn't it?

 

[Optimystic]

I don't expect it to be worth the wait, myself.

But I still hope for a damn good time.

I'm sick of hiding behind cover.

Playing modern shooters on Easy is the closest I can get to run-and-gun intense badassery of the past.

Outside of certain games, like the aforementioned Serious Sam.

Play Mass Effect 2 as a Vanguard, there's your run-and-gun fun. ^_^