Duke Nukem Forever: RELEASE DATE announced, delayed, RELEASED

[sevlag]

i looked and no one brought this up..Duke Nukem forever has a RELEASE date...while I'm holding my breath (its DNF, we're bound to get one MORE hold up out of it), the game is slated for THIS MAY


The once unthinkable will soon be upon us. Duke Nukem Forever (http://pc.ign.com/objects/003/003880.html) has been dated and it'll be hitting stores after 13 arduous years on May 3 in the US before going global on May 6.

First announced by 3D Realms in 1997, Duke Nukem Forever threatened to become one of the more infamous pieces of vapourware before Gearbox stepped in late last year to take over the reins and help see the game through to completion.


http://pc.ign.com/articles/114/1145316p1.html

trailer is pretty sick too

[NullZero]

Wtf, no way. Looking forward to play the game with the cheesy bad-ass one-liners.

[DarkHalo003]

I lol'd so hard at all of the content warnings my the M17+ label.

Don't forget the eyeball punting as well....

"How about the game Duke? Was it any good?" "Yeah, but after 12 ****** years it should be." :lmao:

[sevlag]

this is so going to be worth the wait

[=sw=warlord]

"How about the game Duke? Was it any good?" "Yeah, but after 12 ****** years it should be." :lmao:
"Damn it why do they always take the HOT ones?!"

"Damn...I'd still hit it."

[Warsaw]

That trailer...god damn, so classic. It oozes badassery and win on a level far away from anything currently out. Not even' Borderlands's over the top humour compares.

[Hotrod]

I believe the title to this thread is a lie, Duke Nukem Forever can never have a release date, that's impossible.

[annihilation]

Wait, was that the same song in the Crysis 2 multiplayer demo?

[Higuy]

Yeah, its called Invaders Must Die - the Prodigy

[sevlag]

I believe the title to this thread is a lie, Duke Nukem Forever can never have a release date, that's impossible.
read the link, there IS a release date...but then again its DNF, so expect one "unforseen" delay and watch it get pushed back a few months

[Hotrod]

read the link, there IS a release date...but then again its DNF, so expect one "unforseen" delay and watch it get pushed back a few months
I was kidding :P

[=sw=warlord]

read the link, there IS a release date...but then again its DNF, so expect one "unforseen" delay and watch it get pushed back a few months

Whoosh.

[Dwood]

The game is pushing the M limit so far. In fact, I'm surprised, with all the nude girls in it, it isn't slapped with an AO rating...

[sevlag]

The game is pushing the M limit so far. In fact, I'm surprised, with all the nude girls in it, it isn't slapped with an AO rating...
i just hope we get an achievement or something that pays homage to DN3D


shake it baby

[Warsaw]

The game is pushing the M limit so far. In fact, I'm surprised, with all the nude girls in it, it isn't slapped with an AO rating...

I have no problem with it staying at M, and not just because I like nude ladies. It will force parents to actually do some parenting and regulate the games their children play. If they want to cry to someone about it, they can just look in the mirror.

[=sw=warlord]

The game is pushing the M limit so far. In fact, I'm surprised, with all the nude girls in it, it isn't slapped with an AO rating...
Meh, Duke nukem has never been politically correct in any shape or form, DN3D even had a level called "Red Light District" and in time to kill you could go up to hookers and grope them, How time's have changed.
Nudity isn't exactly the worst kids are exposed to out of everything that they do get exposed to.
Unless of course the nudity is the kind that was in heavy rain with a man's face on a woman's body.

[Dwood]

I'm just surprised it isn't slapped with one, especially since they slapped Manhunt 2 (is that the one?) with an AO rating. If this doesn't include more stuff in it than Manhunt 2 did, I'll be darned (it's DN, so it probably will).

And you're right. The real question here, is what will the repercussions of a game like DNF have outside of the immediate gaming industry effect?

Compare DNF to Halo Reach and tell me that they both deserve the exact same ratings. Something's jacked up here. I mean, it really shouldn't bother us if it gets hit with an AO rating any way since most of us are 18 years and older by now, but still. I shudder to think of people saying "Halo is M, and this is M to, so it can't be that bad" Woo are they in a world of hurt because the M doesn't really say anything about the game any more.

[EX12693]

Than't why you look at what it's rated M for...

[MXC]

I keep posting this everywhere to show how truly awesome that trailer is.

Here is a list of everything that was in that trailer.

Aliens.
Guns.
Explosions.
Aliens being torn apart.
Crazy one-liners.
Four-wheelers.
Monster trucks.
Smoking.
Giant boobs.
Babes.
Naked babes.
Babes making out with other babes.
F-bombs.
Punching an alien in the balls.
The boot.
Peeing.
Gameplay instead of a crap-ton of cgi cutscenes.
Retro guitar riff.
An actual release date.

[sevlag]

just noticed the controller duke holds up at the end, the buttons spell out D-U-K-E

my mind was blown, thanks /v/

[=sw=warlord]

I swear the intro had better be as epic or more than Time To Kill and Land of The Babes.
I mean just look at em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-B7ToRfLjE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGoSRtNhjhE

[n00b1n8R]

God 90's 3D was horrible http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/emot-psyboom.gif

I can't actually tell if you guys are seriously calling this stuff bad-ass any more. You're joking right?

[DarkHalo003]

I'm just surprised it isn't slapped with one, especially since they slapped Manhunt 2 (is that the one?) with an AO rating. If this doesn't include more stuff in it than Manhunt 2 did, I'll be darned (it's DN, so it probably will).

And you're right. The real question here, is what will the repercussions of a game like DNF have outside of the immediate gaming industry effect?

Compare DNF to Halo Reach and tell me that they both deserve the exact same ratings. Something's jacked up here. I mean, it really shouldn't bother us if it gets hit with an AO rating any way since most of us are 18 years and older by now, but still. I shudder to think of people saying "Halo is M, and this is M to, so it can't be that bad" Woo are they in a world of hurt because the M doesn't really say anything about the game any more.
I was going to say I'm 18 now, but it still concerns me about how other M games will be treated as a result. Halo was originally Teen though; it's just crazy politics caught their original generation and caused it to bump up one rating.

[MXC]

At 8 years old, the Land of the Babes intro gave me nightmares. Now it's just laughably stiff animations.

[Donut]

just to throw this out there: manhunt and manhunt 2 are rated AO for the ridiculous "sadomasochistic" violence they contain. mafia 2 featured playboy magazines with real pictures as collectibles, had more than one instance of sadistic violence, and im pretty sure it now holds the record for the most F-bombs in a game. mafia 2 is rated M.

i think manhunt is the only game to be rated AO for just violence though. and theres not too many AO games either. all the ones that are are rated AO for lots of sex and nudity

[DarkHalo003]

just to throw this out there: manhunt and manhunt 2 are rated AO for the ridiculous "sadomasochistic" violence they contain. mafia 2 featured playboy magazines with real pictures as collectibles, had more than one instance of sadistic violence, and im pretty sure it now holds the record for the most F-bombs in a game. mafia 2 is rated M.

i think manhunt is the only game to be rated AO for just violence though. and theres not too many AO games either. all the ones that are are rated AO for lots of sex
FTFY. I remember watching a special on those. They were prominent as movie games. I think they're more prominent in Japan as Hentai in today's world. Those should be A-rated.

[Warsaw]

The problem with an AO rating is that most stores won't carry a game if it has it.

[sevlag]

The problem with an AO rating is that most stores won't carry a game if it has it.its called amazon.com

/problem

[Dwood]

The problem with an AO rating is that most stores won't carry a game if it has it.

That's the publisher and developer's problem. :)

[Warsaw]

They may choose not to release it as-is if they can't get it to go through the regular distribution channels. It's still a problem for us.

[sevlag]

They may choose not to release it as-is if they can't get it to go through the regular distribution channels. It's still a problem for us.just saw another gameplay demo, looks good so far

[BobtheGreatII]

Yeah, its called Invaders Must Die - the Prodigy

Starting to pop up more and more after Scott Pilgrim. Maybe I'm crazy, but that's when I started noticing it.

[=sw=warlord]

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5993/vegasparty.jpg

[MXC]

Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Edition.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/02/dukenukemballs.jpg

Here's what you're getting:



Collectible bust of the greatest alien ass-kicker of all-time
Numbered, limited-edition certificate of authenticity
100-page hardcover book: The History, Legacy & Legend: Duke Nukem Forever Art from the Vault
Duke Nukem Forever postcard series
Duke Nukem Forever radioactive emblem sticker
Duke Nukem Forever collectible comic book
Duke Nukem Forever foldable paper craft
Duke Nukem Forever poker chips
Duke Nukem Forever mini-card deck
Duke Nukem Forever radioactive emblem dice

The price for all this awesome? $100. $50 less than the Reach statue(which I love), and $20 more than the Sackboy plushi(which is awesome).

[Limited]

What no game?

:D looks a decent LE, might think about getting it.

[Kornman00]

What? No redeem code for in-game flame effect for your balls?

[sevlag]

some guy at IGN was bitching that there are no iron sights on the guns in DNF and when duke "aims down sights" the camera zooms in a bit"

jesus i didnt know every game now had to be like carl of duty

[DRL333]

some guy at IGN was bitching that there are no iron sights on the guns in DNF and when duke "aims down sights" the camera zooms in a bit"

jesus i didnt know every game now had to be like carl of duty
I read the same complaint about Left 4 Dead in a magazine. Made me facepalm. But Duke doesn't need iron sights to blow an alien a new hole.

[Hotrod]

some guy at IGN was bitching that there are no iron sights on the guns in DNF and when duke "aims down sights" the camera zooms in a bit"

jesus i didnt know every game now had to be like carl of duty
But cawl of dooty r teh best gaem evar adn everee gaem shud b liek cawl of dooty!!111!!!11!!!!1!!!one!!11!!

On a serious note, I've seen a lot of these complains as well, really stupid if you ask me since different games should be different. I hate how everything is trying to be like CoD these days, it's so damn unoriginal and repetitive. Don't get me wrong, CoD is fun, but still...

[MXC]

But cawl of dooty r teh best gaem evar adn everee gaem shud b liek cawl of dooty!!111!!!11!!!!1!!!one!!11!!

On a serious note, I've seen a lot of these complains as well, really stupid if you ask me since different games should be different. I hate how everything is trying to be like CoD these days, it's so damn unoriginal and repetitive. Don't get me wrong, CoD is fun, but still...

Meh, it's just an evolution of the genre, honestly I don't see why whether having iron sights or not in a game is a big deal at all anymore.

[Ifafudafi]

So Austraila's getting DNF completely uncensored (http://www.destructoid.com/duke-nukem-forever-comes-to-australia-unedited-193800.phtml)

Wonder how that happened

[Hotrod]

Meh, it's just an evolution of the genre, honestly I don't see why whether having iron sights or not in a game is a big deal at all anymore.
No, but every game is trying to be a copy of CoD in many ways instead of sticking to what they were before. Take Crysis 2 for example, from what I can tell by the multiplayer demo, it's as though the developers were trying to make the game as much like CoD as possible while still keeping a tiny bit of Crysis in it.

I dunno, just my two cents.

[Dwood]

Has ESRB rated the game yet? I'm interested now...

[Cortexian]

It's rated KACBG for Kicking Ass and Chewing Bubble Gum.

[sevlag]

its rated E for everyone because we all know every 5 year old is going to buy this expecting a cawwadooty clone

[n00b1n8R]

So Austraila's getting DNF completely uncensored (http://www.destructoid.com/duke-nukem-forever-comes-to-australia-unedited-193800.phtml)

Wonder how that happened
wtfhow

[annihilation]

I guess I should get around to playing the other DN games.

[BobtheGreatII]

I guess I should get around to playing the other DN games.

Uhm... Yes. Yes you should.

[DarkHalo003]

Has ESRB rated the game yet? I'm interested now...
It's M+ and has at least five different labels on it, all of which accurately depict it.

[Dwood]

It's M+ and has at least five different labels on it, all of which accurately depict it.

I... I... I... don't... wat. I thought the toilet scene would be enough lol.

[Spartan094]

So Austraila's getting DNF completely uncensored (http://www.destructoid.com/duke-nukem-forever-comes-to-australia-unedited-193800.phtml)

Wonder how that happened
Because I guess you guys need money

:3

Still I thought Australia hated anything that graphic, and where any M game goes and dies. Interesting...

[TeeKup]

I JUST might have to drop that 100$ for that edition. Depends on how much Assault Horizon and Homefront suck out of me.

[Warsaw]

Battlefield 3 is my main concern. Left-overs go to Duke Nukem.

[MXC]

I preordered the PC version of the Balls of Steel edition.


90$.

[Spartan094]

I'll get a kick out of pre-ordering the Balls of Steel Edition because when I was a kid my dad never told me to play Duke Nukem for the N64, and I am now near that age to play it, this will be fun.

[n00b1n8R]

guys
guys i'm so sorry
so
sorry
G6fFKkmIrWM

[MXC]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7g7s559LzjY/TLO0sk29PZI/AAAAAAAABUg/hZLweuyNZ_E/s400/he-aint-even-mad.jpg

[Kornman00]

Ha, I called it.

[ThePlague]

:C

[Limited]

No, you know what fuck GBX. I want a reason why it's delayed. They ate making it out to be part of the fun but no it's not. 3d realms could do it because they were the originators. Also game companies seem to be delaying games alot more and for no real good reason, using it as a cope out

[BobtheGreatII]

I thought it was funny.

[MXC]

http://twitter.com/duvalmagic

There's Randy's Twitter. It's looking like he had no intention to delay it, and that we should be getting some answers by the end of the day.

[Limited]

http://twitter.com/duvalmagic

There's Randy's Twitter. It's looking like he had no intention to delay it, and that we should be getting some answers by the end of the day.
Well if it is out of their hands, then its either a publisher issue (doubt it) or a rating issue.

Either way full disclosure is needed!

[Kornman00]

The production of what was really going to be an april fools video ended up delaying the game. Randy was filming this video and ended up missing a meeting and the whole project fell behind two weeks[/sarcasm]

But seriously, at least they didn't take the production time to have Duke breaking this "news". And they should have at least had a fucking reason instead of Randy looking all :haw: in a whoops-we-fucked-up video.

[=sw=warlord]

Well if it is out of their hands, then its either a publisher issue (doubt it) or a rating issue.

Either way full disclosure is needed!

Possible that the publisher wanted to push it back for competition reasons?

[Limited]

Alot of people have pre-ordered the game, delaying only hurts them. I doubt its for marketing competition purposes.

[=sw=warlord]

Alot of people have pre-ordered the game, delaying only hurts them. I doubt its for marketing competition purposes.

You really think 2K is going to worry even a smidge about it being delayed?

[Limited]

You really think 2K is going to worry even a smidge about it being delayed?
Maybe 2k delayed it so they had more time to make copies considering the high number of preorders.

[n00b1n8R]

Possible that the publisher wanted to push it back for competition reasons?
DNF has competition?

[Kornman00]

Maybe 2k delayed it so they had more time to make copies considering the high number of preorders.
Not when the delay is OVER a month, no way, I don't habeeb it.

[Warsaw]

It's been delayed for 14 years. What's another three months?

[Kornman00]

STFU AND GET MAD <:maddowns:>

[Donut]

so i have more time to scrap up some bucks for a preorder. im cool with that.

[TVTyrant]

I bet they did it on purpose to mess with everyone. Just sayin...

[Dwood]

Definition of the most Epic Troll ever.

[ThePlague]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJD3VV20o1M&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbsm5LjbKbA&feature=player_embedded

[Amit]

This has to be the most ridiculous game I've ever seen.

[Limited]

Cant believe I just watched a trailer about throwing shit in a game...gotta love Duke.

Also the game HAS to have main menu music as the rock version of Duke theme on the guitar.

[Cortexian]

Oh god yes.

[TVTyrant]

Made me lmao. Like seriously my roomate was giving me weird looks the whole time.

[n00b1n8R]

Look guys toilet humor!
Wow, fucking lame grow up


Look guys toilet humor!
LMAO GOTY SO FUNNY

Stay classy modacity.

[Limited]

Wow, fucking lame grow up


LMAO GOTY SO FUNNY

Stay classy modacity.

Did you seriously just pull the 'I'm above toilet humour" card? Wow.

[Kornman00]

I'ts DN...the game was built, nay, founded this kind of stuff. Everyone else is a copypasta cat.

[BobtheGreatII]

I wouldn't play Duke Nukem any other way.

[n00b1n8R]

Did you seriously just pull the 'I'm above toilet humour" card? Wow.

When it comes to flinging shit, yeah.
Old duke was pretty bad, but come on.

[TVTyrant]

Then dont use that ability? I mean seriously man. Its Duke Nukem. You. Can. Do. ANYTHING.

[Limited]

When it comes to flinging shit, yeah.
Old duke was pretty bad, but come on.
Its not the core gameplay, its even evident that its side gameplay (he attacked that big badass thing in the stadium with it) which isn't necessary from the E3 video I think.

Let me guess, your also above all the vibrator jokes that are in the game? Like people have said that is what the game is about, doing crazy shit and having no regard for what it is.

[MXC]

Also the game HAS to have main menu music as the rock version of Duke theme on the guitar.

It has to. I've been going to the official website all week just to listen to the theme song they've got playing over there loop over and over. It just feels good.

[Limited]

It has to. I've been going to the official website all week just to listen to the theme song they've got playing over there loop over and over. It just feels good.
g-y0MdPXslo
Funny, I remember when that had 15,000 views.

[TVTyrant]

Um... You guys realize that Megadeth has had this out since like forever right???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUCbflBkIgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_9SGrc4Oo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-9k-SIWvo

So yeah...

[Limited]

Um... You guys realize that Megadeth has had this out since like forever right???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUCbflBkIgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW_9SGrc4Oo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-9k-SIWvo

So yeah...
Yes, I've seen them live, and also the video I posted was the guy covering Megadeth >_>

[TVTyrant]

Yeah I've seen Medadeth live too in 08. Great show.

[Limited]

:O I saw them in 08 too :D
Nevermind it was 07 :D

[MXC]

No no, I'm not talking about the guy covering Megadeth(probably watched that one at least 50 times) or the Megadeth version, I was talking about the newest version:

Q8TnPFxJ8UM&

[n00b1n8R]

That sucked compared to the megadeth version :smith:

[MXC]

That sucked compared to the megadeth version :smith:

Bah, they're all good. I could listen to each version back to back and still enjoy them. Except for a specific fan made metal version.

[TVTyrant]

The guitar work is not nearly tight enough, his pick attack is kind of soft, and hes out of beat with his drums. What a fail compared to the Megadeth version...

[Donut]

that one just sounded like a mess. the megadeth version is so much better. all of the picks are clear in the megadeth version, but in this one it just sounds like everything is all mashed together.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

:3
pic dump

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[Limited]

DEMO AVAILABLE JUNE 3RD
(First access club members only, aka pre-order people).

Kinda lame its only for people who pre-order, whats the point in that? People who have pre-ordered already know they want it, plus its a demo, not like "unlock early" thing.

[=sw=warlord]

DEMO AVAILABLE JUNE 3RD
(First access club members only, aka pre-order people).

Kinda lame its only for people who pre-order, whats the point in that? People who have pre-ordered already know they want it, plus its a demo, not like "unlock early" thing.
Derp (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/steam-borderlands-owners-get-early-duke-nukem-demo-access/) :v:

[Limited]

Derp (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/13/steam-borderlands-owners-get-early-duke-nukem-demo-access/) :v:

"The site currently only hosts some wallpaper, though it should eventually grant users early access to the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever demo"

Maybe the demo will be publicly available on release date.

[Kornman00]

That's Randy Pitchford Gearbox for you

I own Borderlands w/ DLC on Xbox. Gimme.

[MXC]

New trailer, includes uncensored alien tities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FV9ZF621uc&feature=player_embedded


Titties!

[Warsaw]

Gearbox always has some of the best displays of composition in their trailers. Borderlands was similarly well put together. :-3

[Amit]

You could see the stripper's tits in that video too.

[TVTyrant]

I am actually getting excited for this. It drops on the 12th right?

[Ifafudafi]

14th in North America, 10th everywhere else

I'll let you guys know how the PC demo is tomorrow (Steam-bought Borderlands way back when)

[Warsaw]

=O

Same. Gonna be *awesome*.

[Ifafudafi]

DEMO IS UP

enter your code, grab your key, put it in Steam, and COME GET SOME (http://www.dukenukemforever.com/access)

[TeeKup]

Console demo get?

[Ifafudafi]

thoughts on the demo (I took 15 minutes to write this, you better appreciate it)


I don't think anyone, Gearbox especially, was ever under the impression that Duke Nukem Forever could ever, ever, ever possibly come close to pretending to act like it could by any means resemble anything that would by the most lenient standards be worth 12 years of waiting. I went into the demo not expecting the game of the year, the month, or even the day; I went into the demo expecting to be disappointed and underwhelmed. Even then, throughout the entire thing (all 10 minutes!) and afterwards, one prevailing notion was stuck in my head:

"That's it?"

One of the chief concerns about DNF's ludicrously protracted development cycle was that of relevance. Duke was a clear, straightforward parody and pastiche of 80's action hero tough guys; nearly all his most memorable lines, from the bubblegum to the head ripping and neck shitting, were ripped wholesale from films of the era. Ten years later, this kind of culture has faded away and receded back into middle-aged men's DVD collections; would Duke resonate in the same way he did 13 years ago? Well, no. Not at all. Rather than the loving homage it was apparently intended to be, Duke Nukem Forever feels like that awkward father trying to stumble around the youth's modern vernacular and behavior, making himself look even more out of touch and foolish than if he’d never bothered in the first place.

While I don't think many people will miss keycard hunting, Duke Forever takes many steps away from its Doom-like roots and towards modern shooter conventions, consisting of small arena shootouts pieced together in a linear fashion with the occaisonal puzzle or driving segment to break things up. The actual shooting consists of a familiar selection of weapons (pistols, shotguns, shrink rays, RPGs), of which you may only carry two at a time, and has you picking off relatively brain-dead enemies while avoiding bullets yourself. Mechanically, it's adequate; holistically, it's dull, bland, repetetive, unengaging, and just plain boring. While it tries to meld the pacing and style of Duke 3D with the modern FPS, DNF finds the worst possible place between the two, too slow and clumsy to match the frantic speed and hyper-activity of its predecessor while too low-key and uninspired to stand up to its peers. Weapons and movement feel unnaturally sluggish and weak, hampered by last-gen animation and sound work, and for a series that ostensibly prides itself on hyper-violence, it's pretty damn tame (and, consequently, all the more unsatisfying.)

The same antiquated mentality extends directly into the visuals and level design. Bloom, ambient occlusion, the duke-vision filter, and other "modern" touches are slapped on to ugly textures and models with such intensity and eagerness that they merely hamper the overall effect; the bland art direction and basic level design does little to help. While Gearbox has made much of the supposed interactivity in its design, outside of a whiteboard in the very beginning, I had a very hard time finding any interactive elements that extended beyond push-a-button-hear-a-sound, and even a precious few of those; perhaps the short length of the demo is at fault there, but it hardly does the full game any favors.

The thing that's changed the least is Duke himself; whether or not you find him endearing and funny will depend on how endearing and funny you think he is in Duke 3D. I personally find that appreciating Duke is perfectly reasonable but requires one to enter a certain mindset which is impossible to attain in the span of 10 minutes, although I do confess to impulsively drawing a dong on the aforementioned whiteboard.

Naturally, this was a small, small portion of the game so it's difficult to truly say whether this is representative of the final product, but I can't see why Gearbox would demonstrate one of the worst parts of their game for their first publicly playable demo. It's not that DNF doesn't justify 12 years of development, as nothing really can; it's that I have a hard time thinking it could justify 2. It's just trying way too hard to be modern, and in losing touch with the style of gameplay that made Duke appealing back in '96, it seems to have lost touch with just about everything that made the series appealing in the first place.

[=sw=warlord]

Console demo get?

Xbox 360 has a demo as well.
I'm downloading my copy now actually.

[BobtheGreatII]

I'm in no way going to write a review.

But in the short amount of time the demo was playable (seriously) it was a lot of fun. Instantly taking me back to Duke 3D. I can't wait to actually see the bit of story they might have. I feel like the sections of demo we got, really weren't enough to judge what was going on. But then again, it's the same demo that was shown off when they first were showing that Duke Nukem Forever was actually happening.

Over all I'm not really disappointed, but not over the top blown away. I'm just happy that it's coming, and can't wait to play it.

[n00b1n8R]

Watched a guy stream it, wasn't impressed.

[MXC]

Bah, good or bad, I'm just going to suck it up and enjoy it. I WANT to enjoy it, I'm not going to look for things to shit on.


WAIT A MINUTE.
This is a forum for modders/made up of modders, right? Couldn't we just hack in and FORCE the "carry all weapons at once" thing in? Why are we complaining about something that WE should be able to fix?

[ThePlague]

If you haven't prepurchased yet. $36.49. (http://www.greenmangaming.com/games/action/duke-nukem-forever/)

Activates on Steam.

[Spartan094]

uwkP-GWok2s
Watch to end. Love modding.

[Limited]

Cheers for that, now I'm going to have nightmares...

My copy has still not arrived, was freaking released on Friday.

[Donut]

so the pc version is moddable? i mean, all pc games technically are, but are mods supported in this?

[Spartan094]

so the pc version is moddable? i mean, all pc games technically are, but are mods supported in this?
No lol some guy updated his old app and some other stuff to do that. It's not easy I think, lots of processes to go through I think. But it does point out you can extract the assets fully rigged.

Cheers for that, now I'm going to have nightmares...
:v:

[Kornman00]

Well the game's made in Unreal, so I don't see how it would be too hard to base tools off existing engine knowledge

[Warsaw]

Mass Effect is also Unreal. From what I have been able to tell so far, it is not exactly an easy game to mod.

[DarkHalo003]

So has anyone actually played this yet? 1UP gave it an F (though I think their standards were weird, they made a positive comment about Bulletstorm, for instance).

[=sw=warlord]

So has anyone actually played this yet? 1UP gave it an F (though I think their standards were weird, they made a positive comment about Bulletstorm, for instance).

I've been playing it since saturday and I'm enjoying it.
It has many thing's which have long disappeared in the market place for instance, there is a portion where you are shrink and drive about in a RC toy car and can ram into the legs of the pigcops making them hop on one foot whilst you escape.
This game is just full of novelties and it's a great change from the monochromatic form from modern games.

[Rainbow Dash]

So has anyone actually played this yet? 1UP gave it an F (though I think their standards were weird, they made a positive comment about Bulletstorm, for instance).

No, Duke Nukem is a piece of shit, just like I've been saying the last year or so but no one believed me until they played it haha!

Seriously though, it really is shit.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/8949-Duke-Nukem-Forever-Review

http://www.destructoid.com/review-duke-nukem-forever-203658.phtml

[ThePlague]

I like it so far. I'm at the Hoover Dam atm. Monster truck part was fun. The only thing I hate with a passion is the fucking two gun holding shit.

The keycard joke in the beginning made me lol (a lot of it has made me lol/nostalgia, which is gewd).

[Donut]

the people ranting about this game being terrible are trying to play it with a serious mindset. its like the issue i have with tf2, i went into it with a serious mindset and it pissed me off. if youre going into this expecting an sp experience like cod, gears, or halo, youre not going to have fun with it because A)production of this game started in the late 90's, and B) its fucking duke. its immature toilet humor with cheesy one liners.

i for one found the game to be enjoyable, and i bitch and moan about everything. it feels pretty half-lifey in single player. kind of linear, but youre never doing the same thing twice. seriously, every area is something different, which i absolutely loved. at one point youre shooting aliens, then youre swimming under water, then youre driving a big monster truck. there is a ton of variety.

i love the achievements too. theres no MP achievements, and theyre all in good fun, like playing the mini games and getting high scores, or killing all the catfish on hoover dam. thats another great aspect: all the little things you can do in this game. there are a decent amount of references to classic games and real world occurrences. there is no way in fucking hell you can give this game an F. the attention to details and other little things you can do aside from the main game alone earn this game at least a C. so fuck whoever gave it an F.

and the multiplayer is pretty cool too. duke's one-liners keep it fresh and entertaining even when youre losing. my only complaints are some of the sections where you have to fight those flying octopus things are a lot harder than other encounters, but as long as you strafe from side to side, you should be ok. you can also tell the game has been in development for a long time and has been moving from engine to engine and generation to generation because some of the textures are pathetically low res, while others are pretty modern looking.

bottom line is, bitch all you want about this game, but its still good. if youre not enjoying it, its because the gameplay isnt for you, or youre just too damn mature to enjoy some toilet humor. its not because its bad.

E: although, i do have to say, if youre an old fan of the series and youve been following the development since the 90's, youll see that literally everything changed since those old videos. its kind of how halo 2 retail changed a lot from the E3 demo, but to an exponentially higher degree.
just dont base your opinion of it on reviewers. im reading some of these reviews right now, and they all fail to acknowledge anything good about this game. its like theyre all determined to take it down or something.

[Warsaw]

People get a kick out of destroying something that is so hyped up, especially when they are paid to do it. If DNF had come out in 2002, the magazines would probably be singing its praises.

[TVTyrant]

People get a kick out of destroying something that is so hyped up, especially when they are paid to do it. If DNF had come out in 2002, the magazines would probably be singing its praises.
So much this. I have only heard great things from friends. Its just the internet thats mad.

[Spartan094]

Its just the internet thats mad.
They are so jelly because all they know is cod and its scripted destruction whilest in DN:F I go around stomping pigcops, grabbing babes, drinking beer, eating steroid pills, saying one-liners, .etc.

They so mad.
Are people these days so fucking hard headed.

[Warsaw]

Are people these days so fucking hard headed tasteless.

FTFY.

[Spartan094]

Are people these days so fucking hard headed. tasteless
FTFY.
double fixed, you forgot to strike hard

Also found reference to 4chan in duke nukem titty city in the lockers. Or so I think.

[DarkHalo003]

Hehe.

Modern Tabloids: "THIS SUCKS. BULLETSTORM CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A GAME FUNNY! THIS IS JUST AWFUL!!!!!"

Retrogamers: "This is pretty enjoyable, don't know what the hell you guys are talking about you annoying tasteless dumbshits."

Modern Gamers: "WTF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THE REVIEWS YOU SUCK YOU HAVE NO TASTE!!!1!1!!!"

Retrogamers: "STFU YOU DUMB LITTLE TWOTS."

Leisurely Gamers: "What the hell are we supposed to think?"

Negative Thinkers who are from the 90s generation who like to say negative stuff to feel cool: "I've always said this was gonna suck. Duke Nukem has ALWAYS sucked. Duke Nukem just sucks."

*Awestricken, deafening moments of silence ensue.*
*Each group looks at each other like someone just shot the president.*
*A buff man in a red wife-beater, an ammo belt strewn across his chest, wearing army pants and combat boots, has a military-grade haircut, and holds a Cuban Cigar between his teeth gets up from the seat he had currently taken residence in, listening to groups of disoriented gamers, and walks over to the revolving door known as the internet. He only has one line of wisdom he can give these clueless groups of gamers.

Duke Nukem: "Blow it out your ass."

[Warsaw]

I'm from the 90s generation...:smith:

[Donut]

im pretty sure its just reviewers giving it bad scores. i havent talked to anybody who thinks its terrible, or even bad.

[ThePlague]

I'm from the 90s generation...:smith:
Same, and I enjoy this game so far. Ontop of that, DN3D was my first PC game I ever played, and I still like this.

[Rainbow Dash]

the people ranting about this game being terrible are trying to play it with a serious mindset. its like the issue i have with tf2, i went into it with a serious mindset and it pissed me off.

Coincidentally people like you with that mindset are the reason the game is fucking horrible now.

And no, It's not that I'm taking it seriously, it's that this shit is only funny to a 10 year old, which is how old everyone in this thread was when they were playing the first fucking game that they were all nostalgic about.

[p0lar_bear]

Duke caters to the cult following and the cult following only: of course all of the srsbzns gamers are getting mad about it.

I'll probably enjoy it, because lewd, immature toilet humor still amuses me.

[Phobias]

I enjoyed this game and slapping alien titties for the same cheesy line over and over. "a strange silicone based life form"

[MXC]

I'm from the late 90's, and I'm still enjoying the hell out of this game. All I really wanted was to have the character of Duke back, and that's exactly what I got.


No complaints.

[=sw=warlord]

I enjoyed this game and slapping alien titties for the same cheesy line over and over. "a strange silicone based life form"

"so wrong and yet..so Right."

[Dwood]

Duke caters to the cult following and the cult following only: of course all of the srsbzns gamers are getting mad about it.

I'll probably enjoy it, because lewd, immature toilet humor still amuses me.

Well, when you all came from the mess that was h2vista.net...

[StankBacon]

having played the original duke 12 years ago or however long its been, this new game has been very enjoyable so far.

nostalgia up the ass tbh.

*picks turd out of the toilet* what the fuck!

[Warsaw]

Coincidentally people like you with that mindset are the reason the game is fucking horrible now.

And no, It's not that I'm taking it seriously, it's that this shit is only funny to a 10 year old, which is how old everyone in this thread was when they were playing the first fucking game that they were all nostalgic about.

Lol, he mad guise...:iamafag:.

[MXC]

Lol, he mad guise...:iamafag:.
Daw, dat's adorable.

[Donut]

Coincidentally people like you with that mindset are the reason the game is fucking horrible now.
first off, bullshit. you yourself have said that game is terrible because of all the hat trading and constant adding of new items into the game. i have always been against selling ingame shit for real money. that has nothing to do with not appreciating the humor in a game. if anything, it has LESS to do with it.



And no, It's not that I'm taking it seriously, it's that this shit is only funny to a 10 year old, which is how old everyone in this thread was when they were playing the first fucking game that they were all nostalgic about.
thats what im saying. if youre (not you specifically, just a general 'you') not finding the game funny, its because youre too damn mature to allow yourself to laugh at some of the stuff in the game. like stankbacon said, pulling a turd out of the toilet, and then duke's tone when he says "what the fuck" is hilarious. of course its immature, but thats what duke is. it always has been. its immature, that doesnt mean its bad. in case you missed all the other, more mature references, theres one point where youre running up a slope with barrels falling down on you, and duke is like "wheres a hammer when you need one...". its a reference to the original donkey kong, and its funny.

id just like to put this out there too: some people might have bought this for nostalgia, but i didnt. i never played any of the old duke nukems, and i only really got hyped for the game in the past couple months. i didnt enjoy this because of duke nostalgia. i dont know about anyone else, but for me it was just fun and funny to finally play a game that doesnt take itself so seriously. not to get too philosophical here, but in a society where everybody wants you to be mature and appreciate more "high brow" humor as your age increases, i find it relaxing to allow myself to be amused by toilet humor. again, the turd thing was hilarious.

im curious sel, did you play DN:F? if you did, i find it really difficult to believe you didnt find some of this stuff funny. a lot of the things i ended up laughing at were not immature at all, just cheesy one liners. "fork you" was surprisingly amusing.

[TPBlinD]

Selentic is a virgin and doesn't know how to relax.

[Warsaw]

You know someone is immature when he is trying so hard to be mature. :v:

[DarkHalo003]

You know someone is immature when they use the word "fuck" a lot without a comical purpose.

[CN3089]

If you enjoyed this game at all you are probably a terrible person, well cya.

[Spartan094]

If you enjoyed this game at all you are probably a terrible person, well cya.
Duke angry, duke stomp

Also I enjoy having all the audio files. It's so fun to use on kids that have no clue who Duke Nukem is and they get pissed or piss people off in general, more so the new audio.

[n00b1n8R]

Duke angry, duke stomp

Also I enjoy having all the audio files. It's so fun to use on kids that have no clue who Duke Nukem is and they get pissed or piss people off in general, more so the new audio.
People don't know who duke is?

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm81l4MGrm1qz4eyeo1_500.png

[TVTyrant]

If you enjoyed this game at all you are probably a terrible person, well cya.
Duh?

[Spartan094]

People don't know who duke is?
lol

Yep I ran into people before who had no clue who he was. I was like fffff

[=sw=warlord]

If you enjoyed this game at all you are probably a terrible person, well cya.

And yet, it's still more classy than Team shop fortress 2.

[CN3089]

And yet, it's still more classy than Team shop fortress 2.

No, it isn't. It isn't even close.

[n00b1n8R]

No, it isn't. It isn't even close.
It's that bad? :v:

[=sw=warlord]

It's that bad? :v:

The multiplayer just seems to have been slapped in there but the campaign is basicly there to mock everything.
Triple breasted aliens, breasts hanging off alien walls, dildos everywhere, strip clubs and that kind of thing.
there's even a few jokes about GW Bush.

[ODX]

That's what I've heard and read (http://kotaku.com/5812816/maybe-gearbox-shouldnt-have-released-duke-nukem-forever) about.

The release of the actual game is a bigger achievement than the game itself is how it seems to be.

[=sw=warlord]

The main problem with Duke nukem is it's been in development for so long and so many trailers shown that it's been given too much hype for any game to reach.
I remember when Halo 3 came out where there were a lot of complaints that it didn't reach the "potential" that it could have and the same is with duke nukem.
If you go in with no expectations other than a game filled with jokes and antics you'll be fine but anything more and you're only setting yourself up.

[Warsaw]

See, but unlike Duke, Bungie had the opportunity to fix the mistakes they made with Halo 2...they didn't take it. :v

[Limited]

Duke Nukem Forever is not the type of game you review, its the type of game you play.

[Pooky]

No, it isn't. It isn't even close.

Hat Storetress 2 is a terrible game sorry to disappoint you.

[Limited]

Hat Storetress 2 is a terrible game sorry to disappoint you.
Wait, they changed the gameplay in TF2?

[Pooky]

Wait, they changed the gameplay in TF2?

Uh, yes?

[Limited]

Uh, yes?
Please explain, last time I played it was 2 teams and you had classes of player types to spice things up.

[Pooky]

Please explain, last time I played it was 2 teams and you had classes of player types to spice things up.

Last time I played an FPS you moved an ingame avatar around a set playing field with some guns to spice things up.

Details?

Who cares about those.

[Limited]

Last time I played an FPS you moved an ingame avatar around a set playing field with some guns to spice things up.

Details?

Who cares about those.
You said the gameplay has changed, how has the gameplay changed? Simply adding in hats does not change the gameplay.

[Pooky]

You said the gameplay has changed, how has the gameplay changed? Simply adding in hats does not change the gameplay.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=440

[=sw=warlord]

You said the gameplay has changed, how has the gameplay changed? Simply adding in hats does not change the gameplay.

Adding hats might not but changing the sandbox with completely new weapons certainly does.
The way you described it made it seem TF2 was on par to battlefield simply because they both use classes with two teams.

[Limited]

New weapons eh? That would indeed.

Also I was explaining the basics of TF2, not comparing it to battlefield.

[Pooky]

New weapons, endless tweaks to existing ones, shit tons of added particles that ruin FPS, pointless features that bog down the game, so much stupid shit I can't even list it all. Which is why I linked to the update history.

[Limited]

Well I dont have a single TF2 hat, shows how long ago I played the game.

[Pooky]

Well I dont have a single TF2 hat, shows how long ago I played the game.

Yeah, I figured you were just being sarcastic since almost anyone not living under a rock keeps up with TF2 to some degree. Sorry about that.

On that note, a mod could delete the last few posts there and I wouldn't mind.

[DarkHalo003]

x5uOcY66Z-o

Heh.

[BobtheGreatII]

IT IS HOW I MAINTAIN MY ERECTION!