There is no doubt that the Duke Nukem Forever saga is a well known games industry comedy script. Even the developers poked fun at themselves by adopting the subtitle "Forever" and placing the setting of the game twelve years after the release of the last game.
But is it funny to release a game that was better not released or should have been delayed for another twelve years to bring it up to snuff? Playstation University is not laughing.
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.
once again the game somewhat works, and any games deservs a small amount of credit for that never an F. i wonder what there review is for a game that is 100% broken and unplayable.
"And I’ll admit, it has its humorous moments"
still an F
Its a fair point, but the reason for the failing grade is that the developer should know better. There were higher expectations on DNF because the last game was so good and this one was not. The gameplay itself was disjointed and not enjoyable. While the game is amusing at times, it was not fun.
Taking a franchise and putting out a bad product with its name slapped on it is also worth being failed to protect the consumer and to send a message to the publisher.
Finally, a broken and unplayable game would get a Fail and Incomplete mark which is worse than a Fail.