Gearbox-Made Duke Nukem Forever Confirmed at PAX
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After reading the hands on impressions (from seemingly everywhere on the gaming side of the Net but here *shrug*), I'm actually rather excited about it. I could go for a juvenile balls to the wall, but still very solid, shooter.
I think this has been my favorite silly argument of the moment. People and pundits have postulated that perhaps Duke is just too archaic, too backwards, too juvenile for the modern era. To such an assertion I must simply raise an eyebrow and take note of the endless array of games where I partake in the same power fantasy of saving the world that Duke has always pursued. The difference? Apparently the simple act of hanging a candle on the sillyness of it all somehow results in a game that is less mature.HG131 said:
One can hang whatever narrative trappings they want on it. First Person Shooters are, and have forever been, nothing more than a juvenile power fantasy.
Also for Gearbox it'll be the cheapest game they ever make, they bought a game from a dying company, so the IP was probably pretty cheap, also the game was (to Gearbox) almost finished. So i'm guessing they had to put shit all monies towards the game and because the game has super hype behind it, it'll make a huge profit for them (Gearbox) as i'm pretty sure they own the copywrite now. So either way, they make lots of money... no risk.About To Crash said:
NOOOOOOOOOOO! Duke Nukem Forever never coming out is one of the very cornerstones of my belief system! If that game actually releases, I'll have no idea what's real and what's imaginary anymore!
Look, if this game has anything that's as funny as Duke's treatment of the "Overlord" in DN3D, it will work. Trust me on this.Omnific One said:
I fail to see any comparison between what Duke was and what Borderlands is. Duke was built from the ground up to be overflowing with machismo and risque content, the "Manlyiest Game Ever Made"... sorta, I'm being more than slightly sarcastic. Borderlands is just a collection of pop culture references. (Mad Max > Mad Moxxi, the repeated Monty Python references, etc etc)HG131 said:
OT : There is no possible way that DN:F (Heh, Did Not Finish) can live up to the expectations of anyone who has held on to hopes of seeing the series continue. Too many false-starts, too many disappointments, and as other people have already wondered, is there really a place left for Duke in the market?
(And god help us if DN:F is anything like DN:3D and Fox gets a hold of it)
ALWAYS Bet on DUKE!! 
I am seriously happy about this, not just nostaligias sake, but because if any game is going to come along and break the damn monontony of grey/brown shooters. Duke may be juvenile, sexist etc but at least its original.
Name another game you can "literally" rip off an enemy's head and shit down his neck. Where the ending of a game is "Operation Repopulation", where A gold desert eagle and some crap 80's one liners will save the day. Duke Nukem is like being in Die Hard or Demolition Man. It doesnt even have to be a great game, it just has to be fun!
I am seriously happy about this, not just nostaligias sake, but because if any game is going to come along and break the damn monontony of grey/brown shooters. Duke may be juvenile, sexist etc but at least its original.
Name another game you can "literally" rip off an enemy's head and shit down his neck. Where the ending of a game is "Operation Repopulation", where A gold desert eagle and some crap 80's one liners will save the day. Duke Nukem is like being in Die Hard or Demolition Man. It doesnt even have to be a great game, it just has to be fun!