Duke Nukem Forever

[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. ^_^

 

[Hunter.Wolf]

Since half the article is about cover-based shooters i think Yahtzee really needs to play "Vanquish" demo and review the game when it comes out .. it really takes a whole new spin on the "cover shooting" thing ... Vanquish will probably make all other cover-based shooters feel 100 times worse/slower.

 

[yoyo13rom]

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Must resist! Must not give in!
Even The Escapist is losing it!
DUKE ISN'T COMING OUT, EVER!!!
Oh, the lies the LIES!!!!
Stop giving me false hope.
I just don't want to get my feelings hurt, AGAIN! *starts crying*
...
I can't believe I'm the only sane person left here. I mean this hype is just so contagious. And the trailers have such catchy music *listens again at the music from the trailer*... Nice *drools*... Must...resist...Mustn't...give...

Ok I can't wait for the BEST GAVE EVER to come out now.
Now it's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum!*enters hypnotic trance*

 

[demoman_chaos]

I have not enjoyed a modern shooter near as much as Doom 2. Halo and CoD not as good as a pixal art shooter from the early 90's (take that burnsauce fanboys). Why? Pure fun. Blasting away at a large horde of monsters with a gun the size of a Harley-Davidson, all while dodging fireballs and rockets is much more fun that runnning from box to box and shooting for a few seconds before having to hide so that your health will come back to you. Plus it is hard without being cheap, something CoD needs to learn how to do.

Hopefully the Duke brings fun back.

 

[Atmos Duality]

So far, the only part on the "Mandatory Halo Game Mechanic Checklist" that's probable is the Two Gun limit; though I expect regenerating health to possibly make an appearance.

In any case, it's beyond stupid that a game can sit on its ass for 12 years doing nothing, but still possibly turn a profit.
What the hell does that say about the industry?

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

Bulletstorm looks like it fits the fun shooter bill. It rewards you for running about kicking people in the balls rather than taking cover, I can't wait for it. I expect it to be better than Duke Nukem Forever, though nostalgia demands I buy that too.

 

[the lapalminator]

well duke nukem is back.....holy crap!