Duke Nukem Forever's Multiplayer Made for "Sh*t Talkers"

[Vohn_exel]

Wait, so after years of complaining at people being rude and abusive over the mics in multiplayer, suddenly you are praising it because it is attached to this game?

To be honest I don't know what is so special about this game anyway...

I think the reason people are excited about this one is that over the top trash talk is part of the premise, for Duke Nukem. Think of it this way - the sort of talk you see at a WWE match is appropriate there, but not on the golf course. The trash talkers have simply been given their game.

As for why it's special - DK3D was out when I was at university, and it was THE party game. The whole multiplayer was almost Spy vs Spy in it's concept - it wasn't a matter of out-strafing or sniping, but a matter of putting that laser-triggered mine pointing at the door, so when they opened it they had just enough time to hear "beep beep BOOM!" and then the laughing from down the hall. Or people coming out of the ducts over your head, and so on.

"Well lookie there J.R. he's doing it! He's going for the Nine Iron!"

"When it's time for the US Open, I'm going to be putting balls so hard, your caddy is gonna..."

Yeah you're right.


OT: I haven't played a Duke Nukem game since one of the first ones that was available on the N64. I have to say, some random wacky fun in multiplayer would be a nice change of pace. Although, I do enjoy the shenanigans people get up to on GTA IV's multi.

 

[stuhacking]

Wait, so after years of complaining at people being rude and abusive over the mics in multiplayer, suddenly you are praising it because it is attached to this game?

To be honest I don't know what is so special about this game anyway...

Remember that back in 1995 the first person genre was still fairly young and 'the industry' didn't really exist. The few games that were out had a comedic streak of some sort, but still tried to go for a serious/dark setting. (I'm thinking of Doom, Dark Forces, Blood)

Then Duke Nukem came along and added a sense of over-the-top glam, inappropriate behaviour, catchy one-liners. His message? Those aliens had sure better remember this tank-topped, gun-totin' badass.

That's the history at least.

Nowadays, (in my opinion, of course), games are starting to get a bit serious again. There are too many cookie-cutter war FPS, the sci-fi FPS are getting a bit melodramatic and artsy. It's time for Duke to come back and show 'em all how it's done down-town... or something.

 

[Bling1907]

%90 of the players who bought the game won't even gonna check multiplayer anyway. (Lucky guess)

 

[TerribleAssassin]

My god I really hope they aren't just talking out of their ass when they said that the multiplayer isn't about being the next Call Of Duty.

It won't, the first rule of a Duke game is to not get crammed up the ass with seriousness.

And hopefully the multi-player will be amazing, as the single-player and marketing is shaping out to be.

 

[iamjonah]

I hope this ends up being good - I used to love the deathmatch mode on Duke 3D (my favorite thing to do was to use laser trips and pipe bombs to boobytrap the restroom stalls).

 

[Papadam]

XBL, meet DNF. DNF, meet XBL.

Probably a marriage made in heaven. I know I'll keep my mics turned off.

More like a marriage made in hell. I know what game i won't be buying... This game seems to be made exactly for the XBL crowd. Tits, excessive explosions, grotesque aliens, and a hyper-masculine hero. It's like everything that i thought i wanted in a game just got subverted.

I could not agree more, we need less dirty shit like this in video games and this is why video games are turning to crap and aren't considered as being serious anymore. Not to mention I follow the Bible and this offends me (as it does you.) It only encourages people to be retarded.

The Bible is alot more offensive than Duke Nukem will ever be...

The thing about Duke its not supposed to be taken seriously, the people who dont understand parody or irony have a hard time understanding the greatness of Duke. But I guess you as a cristian were offended by Life of Brian aswell

 

[Ironman126]

I could not agree more, we need less dirty shit like this in video games and this is why video games are turning to crap and aren't considered as being serious anymore. Not to mention I follow the Bible and this offends me (as it does you.) It only encourages people to be retarded.

You're reading into what i said a little too much. I'm not offended by the content. Hell, i couldn't care less what people play or watch, it's not my job to regulate that. I just don't like how it's specifically designed to encourage the Xbox Live douches to be douches. Call of Duty and Halo are bad enough. I'm honestly more offended by the Bible (and most other religious texts for that matter) than i am by Duke Nukem.

A video game doesn't NEED to be serious, just like a movie or a book. I just wish the players had enough maturity to act civilized while playing. But maybe that's why i don't game on an Xbox. On a PC it's easier to avoid douche-bags.

 

[fanklok]

It has multiplayer? And Gearbox isn't even making it in house? A company finished the single player part of a game them selves and then told some other guys to make the MP. Jesus fuck the more stuff like this happens the more I think the world might end soon.

 

[stuhacking]

A company finished the single player part of a game them selves and then told some other guys to make the MP.

I know, right? It's like when Infinity Ward made <insert most recent, good Call of Duty game> and then handed the property off to Treyarch to make <insert most recent Call of Duty game including zombie survival>.

 

[TheMetalGuy]

I got duke nuke'em first access and I have my hopes high for the demo

 

[Jack Macaque]

Cussing through the mic online will have various effects? Who knows, possibly to activate some hidden somethings.