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Started 5 years ago by Rocknrolloutlaws
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Rocknrolloutlaws
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The butt of many jokes, and the ultimate example of Vaporware, Duke Nukem Forever has been a long LONG time in development. There's been so little in the way of news coming from 3D-Realms on the subject that no one seemed to have any illusions that it would ever make it to market.
BUT!
Released just yesterday, a teaser trailer, suggesting that it is indeed still coming.
Duke Nukem Forever
I don't know who else might care, but I'm pretty excited.
And, if you look closely at the trailer, it appears that Duke is a High Life man.

Posted 5 years ago #
dat Hemroid
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"come get some!"

Posted 5 years ago #
vestanpance
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i'll believe it when I see it.

Posted 5 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Get the Video Plugin

Posted 2 years ago #
vestanpance
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this is going to be fun heh.

Posted 2 years ago #
Walker
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/doug-huggem-mega64/710389

Posted 2 years ago #
Rocknrolloutlaws
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The demo just game out today (for those who pre-ordered)! I can't believe it's actually here.

This thread started 3 years ago.

My anticipation 11 years before that.

At this point, I'm going going to be able to tell whether it's any good or not. Nor will I care. Heh. It's enough to say that I have played Duke Nukem Forever. :)

Posted 1 year ago #
vestanpance
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Rocknrolloutlaws wrote >>
The demo just game out today (for those who pre-ordered)! I can't believe it's actually here.
This thread started 3 years ago.
My anticipation 11 years before that.
At this point, I'm going going to be able to tell whether it's any good or not. Nor will I care. Heh. It's enough to say that I have played Duke Nukem Forever. :)

report back

Posted 1 year ago #
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you wanna touch it, don't you?

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Posted 1 year ago #
Rocknrolloutlaws
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I was out of town this weekend, so I had the chance to download the demo but not to play it at any great length.

They've definitely upped the Duke attitude factor from the original Duke 3D. That's one of the first things I noticed. To a certain extent, it's almost a parody of itself, it's been so enhanced. I'll be curious to get the full game and play through it.

As for the gameplay mechanics, it's not going to blow you away. The controls felt a bit loose to me, but that could just take a little getting used to.

It's probably not going to live up to other recent games in the graphics department. One noticeable distraction is that there's considerable texture draw-in. You'll come up on a rock or a sign that will intially be a colorless mass, then it's "oh, hey. there are textures."

The usual compliment of weapons are present: in the demo you had the chance to use the Devastator, shrink ray, rocket launch, shotgun, pipe bombs, pistol and a rail gun.

I recall moments from Duke 3D where you're left puzzled as to where to go next on the map. I still got some of that feeling as well, but again, it could just be that I'm still getting used to the overall gameplay.

Still excited for the game on the 14th, that's for sure.

Posted 1 year ago #
cr0m
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No doubt I'm buying this. I'm assuming there will be co-op play as well? I did hear a rumor that this wasn't part of the game this time.

Posted 1 year ago #
vestanpance
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My wife and I saw this ad while eating dinner last night and I was like "hell ya, I've got to get this." She said "are you kidding? that looks like the most white trash video game every". Thought it was funny to hear a different perspective from someone who did not grow up playing earlier duke nukems.

I'm still getting it.

Posted 1 year ago #
myliftkk
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Rocknrolloutlaws wrote >>
I was out of town this weekend, so I had the chance to download the demo but not to play it at any great length.
They've definitely upped the Duke attitude factor from the original Duke 3D. That's one of the first things I noticed. To a certain extent, it's almost a parody of itself, it's been so enhanced. I'll be curious to get the full game and play through it.
As for the gameplay mechanics, it's not going to blow you away. The controls felt a bit loose to me, but that could just take a little getting used to.
It's probably not going to live up to other recent games in the graphics department. One noticeable distraction is that there's considerable texture draw-in. You'll come up on a rock or a sign that will intially be a colorless mass, then it's "oh, hey. there are textures."
The usual compliment of weapons are present: in the demo you had the chance to use the Devastator, shrink ray, rocket launch, shotgun, pipe bombs, pistol and a rail gun.
I recall moments from Duke 3D where you're left puzzled as to where to go next on the map. I still got some of that feeling as well, but again, it could just be that I'm still getting used to the overall gameplay.
Still excited for the game on the 14th, that's for sure.

Do you know what engine they built it on? Doesn't sound like they used the CryEngine from your description.

I'm intrigued by the commercials, but it seems like they optimized quite a bit of it for the console experience. It's multi-player which made DN fun anyhow (I played it on dial-up connection with my cousins for hours in the early 90s), single player really wasn't that good of an experience. Did they keep the laser-trip bombs?

Posted 1 year ago #
Mister Shifter
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Seems like most of the jokes in this game are aimed at 12 year olds, the gameplay is severely dated as the game has been in production for like 15 years, and now loads of bad reviews are pouring in now that it's been released. If you want some potty humor with actual decent gameplay just buy Bulletstorm.

To each their own though.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/duke-nukem-forever/critic-reviews

Posted 1 year ago #
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Be careful everyone... the PR company responsible for Duke Nukem Forever is threatening sites that give bad reviews.

Posted 1 year ago #
JimL2

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Also, @myliftkk: Build engine, Quake 2 engine, Unreal engine, Unreal 2 engine, Doom 3 engine, Unreal 3 engine.

Posted 1 year ago #
Walker
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JimL2 wrote >>
Be careful everyone... the PR company responsible for Duke Nukem Forever is threatening sites that give bad reviews.

Uh oh. That means I might not get a free advance copy next time? :(

Posted 1 year ago #
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Walker wrote >>

JimL2 wrote >>
Be careful everyone... the PR company responsible for Duke Nukem Forever is threatening sites that give bad reviews.

Uh oh. That means I might not get a free advance copy next time? :(

I think it means your grandchildren might not receive a free advance copy of the sequel.

Posted 1 year ago #
Talcott
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Every thing I've read about DNF makes it sound awful on many levels.

I miss the old 2-D Duke Nukem games. I was especially fond of the first one. My family had a level editor, and my father, brother, and I would try to make the most insanely complicated levels we could (we did the same thing with Wolfenstein).

Posted 1 year ago #