Let's All Be Nice to Duke Nukem Forever
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I didn't like Duke Nukem Forever but I wouldn't say that it was the worst game ever. It seemed just a little odd that a game with such a long development time would bring graphics from the last generation but then again, could it have lived up to so many years of expectations?
My pick for worst game, Superman 64. I swear I was controlling a painted log in women's underwear.
My pick for worst game, Superman 64. I swear I was controlling a painted log in women's underwear.
I've played 47 hours of DNF according to Steam, so yeah, I liked it. 
Gearbox did pretty terrible on the humor, but the gameplay was good (the shooting felt great), the levels were creative, and there was a lot of variety. Also, people say the graphics were shit. On some levels, like the day Vegas level (who would make a Vegas level in day?), they were. The palette was just horrible on that. But on some other levels, the graphics actually surprised me at times. It's amazing what 3D Realms managed to do with such an old engine.
Anyway, I hope 3D Realms is still involved in the next Duke games. At least for the humor portion. Gearbox just doesn't get Duke.
Gearbox did pretty terrible on the humor, but the gameplay was good (the shooting felt great), the levels were creative, and there was a lot of variety. Also, people say the graphics were shit. On some levels, like the day Vegas level (who would make a Vegas level in day?), they were. The palette was just horrible on that. But on some other levels, the graphics actually surprised me at times. It's amazing what 3D Realms managed to do with such an old engine.Anyway, I hope 3D Realms is still involved in the next Duke games. At least for the humor portion. Gearbox just doesn't get Duke.
By no means was it the worst game of all time. (Superman 64 however... you've had your head checked since then, I trust? I hope?) What it was, was a bland, repetitive, kinda boring modern style FPS, which was massively disappointing. It could have been ok if they'd done something interesting with Duke, but they just sort of transplanted him wholly from over a decade ago. Or if they'd brought back an old-school FPS style with a modern gloss, but they didn't do that either.
The game was badly done in all aspects, and then they make fun of games which they copied... it's just rubbing salt on the wound.
I say it would be better if this was never released.
I say it would be better if this was never released.
I played through the whole thing (on the inferior 360 version in fact) and I'll say it was quite enjoyable (ain't gonna make my game of the year list, but it's not as bad as some people say).
I liked it alright. Call it a seven out of ten, I guess. It's just really fashionable to dislike first-person shooters, so people will take a sloppy shit all over Duke Nukem Forever because they think it will make them look cool in front of their friends on their Shin Megami Tensei fansite that they got from Free Forums. It's Call of Duty all over again.
I didn't mind DNF that much, granted I didn't have high expectations for it. The main reason why I got it was because I just wanted to see how it was. Now don't get me wrong, some parts I really found tedious (Casino Level) or just awkward trying to adjust to the controls (Any driving level), but overall it was a nice shoot 'em up
Frankly I found it mediocre, its just that it was been there done that, with more one liners.
AND I enjoyed it...for a while anyway.
AND I enjoyed it...for a while anyway.
You like Superman 64, your argument is invalid.
People are free to like what they do and don't but try and make people believe the same way you do. If you have the right to like it, they have the right to hate it. It may bug you that they are exaggerating or huffy about it but you can't change how people act.
People are free to like what they do and don't but try and make people believe the same way you do. If you have the right to like it, they have the right to hate it. It may bug you that they are exaggerating or huffy about it but you can't change how people act.
Dead Money wasn't really that good of DLC, I always found those final lines to be really pretentious.DarkRyter said:
Let's not, Duke Nukem Forever was a rushed piece of shit. Yes a game 14 years in development was rushed.
personally i thought that DNF was a lot of fun.
i do agree that it has some serious issues with balance and wanting to be part of every shooter in the last 15 years but overall it was fun which is all i ever ask of games.
superman 64 i was not sold on though
i do agree that it has some serious issues with balance and wanting to be part of every shooter in the last 15 years but overall it was fun which is all i ever ask of games.
superman 64 i was not sold on though
what is it with this passive agressive "why do you hate this game??!" thing?
fine if you liked it, but it was no peice of art...in fact Im somwhat baffled by anyone who actually thourght it would be good after such a long time in development hell
fine if you liked it, but it was no peice of art...in fact Im somwhat baffled by anyone who actually thourght it would be good after such a long time in development hell
I'm pretty sure it's because of timing. If you had said the Superman 64 comment back in....oh....say the late 90's, then yes. You'd be a social pariah then.Andy of Comix Inc said:
It will change soon enough. Much like the music industry and the Television industry, DNF is the new whipping boy, and soon enough another game will come along, suck horribly, and people will move on.
As is life.
I actually kind of want to check out DNF since it's so god awfully cheap right now
No.
Now to fill the rest of this space with meaningless words so that I don't get in trouble for having a low content post.
Done!
Now to fill the rest of this space with meaningless words so that I don't get in trouble for having a low content post.
Done!
You know...if a game ends up giving me AIDS, I'm inclined to think they're pushing the envelope. The fact that DNF didn't is just another mark against it.Andy of Comix Inc said:
Do we absolutely have to be nice to DNF? Eugh, this'll require an actual physical effort on my part...
*insert the sounds of bones cracking and flesh tearing*
Jon St. John still has it. The Duke still sounds like he's supposed to sound. It's just too bad I'm yawning at him now, instead of laughing along.
There. Did it. Can I make like the Slender Man and require twenty dolla for this painstaking effort?
Honestly, it wasn't an awful game. I get that the diehards could get their jollies out of it, sure. It just wasn't the promised return of some kind of testosterone-laden messiah we didn't know we'd been missing. I think I said it before, but I'll keep my hopes up in case Gearbox does decide to give Duke another spin, this time on their own turf.
*insert the sounds of bones cracking and flesh tearing*
Jon St. John still has it. The Duke still sounds like he's supposed to sound. It's just too bad I'm yawning at him now, instead of laughing along.
There. Did it. Can I make like the Slender Man and require twenty dolla for this painstaking effort?
Honestly, it wasn't an awful game. I get that the diehards could get their jollies out of it, sure. It just wasn't the promised return of some kind of testosterone-laden messiah we didn't know we'd been missing. I think I said it before, but I'll keep my hopes up in case Gearbox does decide to give Duke another spin, this time on their own turf.