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DUKE NUKEM FOREVER |OT| Spank One For The Good Guys
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Freeza Under The Shower
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MrPing1000 said:
just turns off post-processing effects.
Not sure what it'll change beyond Depth of Field though. For reference:
Well I paid off this game in full then I tried the demo. Uh oh.....not impressed. Did not have the feel of the original game at all. The levels were too restrictive. Part of the appeal of the old DN games were the well designed sprawling levels with hidden secrets scattered through out. Took a sneak peak of the actual game, probably about an hour total. Same deal: hallways, connected to rooms, connected to hallways. What the hell happened? So I'm asking for those who have the game, do the levels open up at all after the first hour or so of play?
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MrPing1000
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About 4 hours in, enjoying it a lot so far, plenty of variety in the gameplay, albeit in a corridor shootery kinda way. Funny too, definately feel a bit of Prey influence and obviously Halo.
Tried out multiplayer, was fun but need dedicated server.
Tried out multiplayer, was fun but need dedicated server.
mickcenary
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Seriously, guys. I'm not trying to troll, but... On the surface, everything about this game screams absolute shit. The visuals, the over-cooked badassery of Duke, the gameplay; it all just looks bad.
I mean, Jesus. Look at any other game at E3... Or last year's E3... Or 1995's E3, for that matter. Consumer expectactions can't just be shat on like this.
However! This is all ON THE SURFACE, so I'd be more than happy to be proven otherwise by any DNF advocates.
I mean, Jesus. Look at any other game at E3... Or last year's E3... Or 1995's E3, for that matter. Consumer expectactions can't just be shat on like this.
However! This is all ON THE SURFACE, so I'd be more than happy to be proven otherwise by any DNF advocates.
MrPing1000
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Teknoman said:
Haven't got that far, but there has not being anything as bad as the desert section in the demo.
It's a lot better than the demo would lead you to believe tbh.
I totally reloaded the checkpoint when I realised the first microwave you come to works... and there is a rat nearby... lol
speculawyer
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profit said:You can actually, it makes Duke a lot stronger (health wise)
Oh and RyL, the load times are about 15 secons for each level, 5 - 10 when you die and need to load back.
Edit:
(not my screenshot, Steam didnt save mine for some reason)
Space armor is for pussies.
canadian crowe
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Not sure if this has been posted yet but bestbuy.ca has the game for 53.99. Not a massive deal, but if you have Reward Zone points it could be a good deal.
speculawyer
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Yeah . . . how often does that happen?luka said:
And of all games . . . how come red blooded Americans don't get to play Duke Nukem first? What kind of commie pinko shit is that?
crimsonheadGCN
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Strange thing I heard about multiplayer, but it doesn't even have VAC running. It has absolutely no option to turn on anti-cheats, even though it's a Steamworks title.
Reading the official Duke Nukem Forever forum has been a bit of a laugh today. Plenty of rage, and one odd case for Russian gamers.
http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=123660 said:
ClivePwned
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played the first hour today. Didn't play the demo so i can't really compare.
the start is really awful, but it gets a looooot better after about 20 minutes when you get to the
when the game proper starts
basically, its like someone from 2011 travelled back in time to visit 3D Realms in the late 90's to show them how to finish the game, only to find that someone from 2005 was already there.
It also shows how much incidental stuff has been stripped out of some modern shooters. We have fancy physics on things these days but you can't interact with simple things in CoD or BF.
So once I got to the
I was hooked
the start is really awful, but it gets a looooot better after about 20 minutes when you get to the
Duke Museum and get to the Duke cave
basically, its like someone from 2011 travelled back in time to visit 3D Realms in the late 90's to show them how to finish the game, only to find that someone from 2005 was already there.
It also shows how much incidental stuff has been stripped out of some modern shooters. We have fancy physics on things these days but you can't interact with simple things in CoD or BF.
So once I got to the
RC truck,
Well, it's not as If I was declaring the game to be goty or anything else special, but I can still fully appreciate why you (or anyone else) would be skeptical, especially considering all the polarising impressions being flung about.RyL said:
As I said, I approached the game after having a not very favourable experience with the demo and I was expecting to be left very disappointed, as the 'gunplay' felt severely lacking, there wasn't much of the duke personality I was expecting and that desert level left a sour taste in my mouth with how generic it felt.
But, it turns out, the game was actually pretty fun. Let me elaborate.
First of all, you really need to appreciate 'Duke Humour'. If toilet/crude humour offends you then, given the amount of it in this game, you wont get on with this. The game is literally overflowing with Duke humour, from his one liners, the things he says when interacting with objects in the game and the world that surrounds Duke.
Also, the game plays as one big parody of the FPS genre. From mocking 'classic' FPS conventions, such as needing pass cards to get through doors etc, to outright prodding fun out of our much loved popular FPS's (the halo dig 'Power armour is for pussies'). At times, the parodying reminds er of Matt Hazzard (again, not a great game, but not as terrible some people may have made it out to be).
At times, it feels as if the game tried to break through that 4th wall as duke tries to engage directly with the gamer, almost as if he is taking you on a personal 1 to 1 journey through his world.
I'm only about 2.5 hrs into the game, but so far the level design was much more interesting and engaging than that desert level in the demo. I also noticed that the demo didn't give a good impression on how interactive the world that surrounds duke is. Given that you are rewarded with extra ego if you find something new and unique to do it actually encourages you to explore and find all these wee nuggets of interactivity.
Even the gunplay felt a lot more satisfying than the demo. Having to circle strafe enemies with the shotgun took me way back and, surprisingly, still felt 'fun'. Dont get me wrong, the game is far from perfect. There are still some jarring elements that bring you out of the experience, but, in my opinion, there is still enough in the game to keep me engaged and still enjoy the game.
One final point I will make, is that the game is full of personality. Yeah, it's crude and childish, but you can't help but raise a smile with some of the stuff that happens in the game. 'Duke nukem forever' is like the uncle the rest of your family is embarrassed of, but you love him because of his crass humour and 'not giving a shit' attitude. He is the uncle that taught you to swear and how to drink. You didn't learn life lessons from him, but he did teach you how to enjoy it.
The bottom line is, don't take the game seriously. Don't play it expecting a refined experience like COD or Halo or you will be left disappointed. Let it show you how FPS games used to be and how fun they still can be. Take the game at face value and you should, hopefully, enjoy it.
*deep inhale*
EDIT- apologies for all the small paragraphs. Typing on the iPhone made it look as if I had written alot more than I had.
Played it on the 360.luka said:
When I think about it, it felt as if even the multiplayer was a parody of other well known brands. The stupid voice that calls out 'KUNG-FU KILL' when you melee someone or the other multi-kill phrases seemed like a piss take of Unreal Tournament.
Anybody else who played pool for a few minutes?
Only an hour in, pretty much enjoying the game. It feels pretty much like an old-skool. No vaulting and no sliding (which, for whatever reason, is very popular in shooters nowadays)
Loving the humor, and the soldiers actually made me giggle every now and then. Despite their obnoxious voice acting.
"Why are you such a douche?" <--- Nice.
Btw, what's the game reference the soldier makes when he says "Helped someone find his fucking wife. Fucking pussy"? Right at the 'armor is for pussies' bit.
Only an hour in, pretty much enjoying the game. It feels pretty much like an old-skool. No vaulting and no sliding (which, for whatever reason, is very popular in shooters nowadays)
Loving the humor, and the soldiers actually made me giggle every now and then. Despite their obnoxious voice acting.
"Why are you such a douche?" <--- Nice.
Btw, what's the game reference the soldier makes when he says "Helped someone find his fucking wife. Fucking pussy"? Right at the 'armor is for pussies' bit.
TomJoadsGhost
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PCGamer review:-
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review/
Kinda scary that somehow its 2011, and the only things i'm interested in today are duke nukem and the ultimate warrior.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review/
Kinda scary that somehow its 2011, and the only things i'm interested in today are duke nukem and the ultimate warrior.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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Duke with his 100lbs concentration curl
his music makes you stronger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lksnCIPau5U&feature=feedf
looking again he also benches 1245 lbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3xFpf_jPLc
his music makes you stronger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lksnCIPau5U&feature=feedf
looking again he also benches 1245 lbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3xFpf_jPLc
TOM f'N CRUISE
Member
always bet on DUKE