The Duke Nukem Forever review average has spluttered to 51 percent on Metacritic on Xbox 360 - but had a slightly better showing on PlayStation 3 and PC.
Although the PC version of game hits mediocre 76 percent on average, the console critics are more damning, doling out 65 on PS3 and 51 percent on 360.
Duke Nukem Forever originally began its life as a sidescroller instead of a shooter back in 1996, and that canceled version has just been leaked.
Very cool, but i don't know how real this is... I'll check it out later to find out.
Duke Nukem Forever, the troubled FPS from Gearbox and 3D Realms, has been restored to more traditional 90s shooter thanks to a sweeping “remaster” mod
kinda of a misleading title.
Mod features:
Sprinting removed and faster player movement
Jump height increased
Swim speed is much faster
Player can now hold breath underwater for 45 seconds instead of 15
Weapon rebalance and screen shake when shooting removed
2/4 weapon limit completelly removed
Quicksaves (F5 by default)
Depth of Field removed and new post processing effects
Driving sections are now in first person perspective
yw.
It is pretty amazing, I remember being so hyped that they covered the Duke theme back when it happened haha. I still quite enjoyed Forever though personally.
It is great, you should check out Eric Calderone - Duke Nukem meets metal .. thats proper as well
Duke Nukem Forever, the infamous and controversial FPS from 3D Realms, apparently looked much better before launch, as modders discover various cut features
Wow, that advanced lighting makes a huge difference to the visuals. I get that Gearbox tried to slap everything together and release a finished product. But it seems like they cut out a lot of content that would have made the experience more enjoyable. That's a shame.
Same, the AI could be pretty dumb but the bosses were fun. I thought the levels (mostly) got better later in the game too.
least it reflects how bad it is on 360.
Good thing I went with Alice :P
With all these bad reviews, Duke will see a price drop probably by next week and thats when ill buy it.
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...then it will be in all likely hood be a duck. Everyone that saw the build up to this game knew it was not going to be very good and had every chance of being horrible.
What Gearbox has done is inexcusable. The game is broken in many ways, regardless of what system/platform it's on and it was just put out for a fast cash grab on a fanbase that was hoping for a decent title...disgusting!!!
Tested out the Pc version and played trough the Demo on Ps3, and I can say that the PC version is miles better.
On PC the loading times are like 5 times (5-8 seconds or so) faster and the game doesn't need a super PC to run nicely on Ultra settings.
As for gameplay, I have had more fun with first levels of Duke forever than many of the recent fps shooters. Most of them are just this bland cover based shooting from corridor to another. Duke has been fun mainly because of exploration related to boosting Ego, and the fact that the game doesn't take itself too seriously.
But those are only few first levels, the quality is likely to take a dive at least few times throughout the game based on the reviews.
I've been playing it a little on PC. I'd say if it wasn't a full priced game I might enjoy it for nostalgic value. That is literally all the game has going for it. It's a testament to how progressive the FPS genre actually is. Duke would have been an insane game in '01-'02, but man, every aspect of it is a relic of the past. I still get a little enjoyment out of playing it, but damn, if it wasn't so downright hideously ugly, I might be able to cut it some slack. Seriously, distant objects (and by distant I mean 5 or more feet away) look like they're covered in Vaseline. It would have to go down as one of the ugliest damn games in existence, if not for the game's ancient engine, then its entirely uninspired art style and colour palette. Can't imagine what it must be like on console.