**Official Duke Nukem Forever Thread**

[Pestilence]

Seems like the 360 version has been discovered to suffer from failure to load some textures correctly -- which may explain some of the sheer **** textures I've been privy to! I'll take my complaints about the "placeholder" feeling of many textures back, then.

Might give it a blast on the PC rather than console myself, but MOST DEFINITELY NOT at full price.

Feeling very sorry for my mate and his 360 version. Not even a meagre staff discount can make up for that...

 

[mrk]

Watching the justin.tv stream and it looks fab, going to play my copy when I get home from work tonight.

 

[neoglow]

I just played through the demo and ok, its quite good. Judging by the demo which apparently is representative of the full game. It needs a bit of polish so hopefully the mod scene will sort this out in due course or if the developers update with a patch.

The demo lets you fight a boss in the football stadium with a rocket launcher (very easy), drive a monster truck through the desert (quite short and the controls are so-so with the truck) and then a bit on foot where you get to find assorted weapons laying around to fight the pigs and some aliens in the mines. You go in the mines to find fuel and drive a mine cart for like 5 seconds. Thats the end of demo, the demo also has lots of videos (intro and trailer)

What I didnt like considering this is a Duke game(!) (and unfortunately this is due to current gen FPS's and although some may disagree, the console audience developers have to cater for) you can only carry 2 weapons and health is regenerating. Come on developer, this is Duke ffs. Its meant to be over the top and silly, so he should be able to carry 9 or 10 weapons and I still remember playing the golden oldie FPS's where your running around on like 3 points of health trying to find health packs and avoid getting killed. For these reasons its lost some of the Duke essense. But, as said I have no doubt the modders out there will soon change this.

Not all things in the game have physics either which is annoying, you cant just pick stuff up and throw it or melee things - again, 'console corridor gaming'. Only certain things you can interactive with like turn on a tap or throw a turd (!?).

Graphics wise its not amazing but its also not ugly. Im running it on max settings and 1680x1050 res with XP / DX9. I dont know if the game engine has extras for DX10 etc but there arent any settings I could see in the options menu.

Im sure the full game is good fun and loyal fans will love it. Would I go out and pay £30 for it today? No, I'd rather wait till it drops in price and some patches/mods become available to make it a bit better and more 'Duke'.

 

[neoglow]

where can i download a demo?

The demo is available, as in the one that was made available to people with the early access. However, this same demo is also 'available' out there on the internet but I dont think this forum condones talk about this sort of 'availability'.

Catch my drift?

 

[Relentless81]

I was going to get this tonight to keep me company for a weekend in but stuff it, i'll wait until its half price seeing as though Steam have 50% off Dead Rising 2 and Resident Evil 5

 

[Metalface Mark]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/10/duke-nukem-forever-review/

80% which I think is about 40% too much must have had a lot of advertising revenue riding on this from 2K

Why did you buy it? What were you expecting? The PC Gamer review sums it up pretty well.

"Don’t expect a miracle. Duke is still the hero we love, but struggles to keep up with modern times. Crude humor and classic weaponry keep him in the game."

 

[Toxic Babyface]

It turned up.
Will be giving this a blast tonight

 

[Robbo]

PC Gamer are not a reliable review source at all, lets wait for some better (and probably a lot harsher) ones

 

[RaMDOM]

PC Gamer are not a reliable review source at all, lets wait for some better (and probably a lot harsher) ones

if you are looking for a review to fit your opinion of the game then you will no doubt find it somewhere.

Why you would want something to validate an opinion is beyond me.

 

[Robbo]

if you are looking for a review to fit your opinion of the game then you will no doubt find it somewhere.

Why you would want something to validate an opinion is beyond me.

That isn't what I said.

I'm just pointing out that PC Gamer are often very positive about bad games because they are on the take.

 

[RaMDOM]

That isn't what I said.

I'm just pointing out that PC Gamer are often very positive about bad games because they are on the take.

I personally thought that the PC Gamer review was spot.

Not that I always agree with them - Far Cry 2 and Dragon Age 2 spring to mind.

 

[Metalface Mark]

I dont think they are on the take, I think they still use pretty old scoring methods, if you read the actual reviews rather than just look at the scores you get a better overview.

 

[maxilive]

Why would no one want a positive review? don't really understand the gaming industry and "core" gamers passions for below 70% reviews and if it is a 65%-75% review = "worst gameeeee eva made!!!" Rather than its a good mediocre game to pass the time same as a random Movie you catch on ITV at 10pm, not something you were actively looking forward to but it killed an hour and a half.

 

[Gerard]

The environments are horrific

Nope, you've not seen the stadium and hive levels, you said yourself you only seen till the outside of the casino yet you feel qualified to speak on areas you've not seen.

 

[Robbo]

Not that I always agree with them - Far Cry 2 and Dragon Age 2 spring to mind.

Indeed, they certainly got a lot of flack for the latter.

I dont think they are on the take, I think they still use pretty old scoring methods, if you read the actual reviews rather than just look at the scores you get a better overview.

They were for Dragon Age II, it sounded like EA had written it

 

[Gerard]

Yes in the first access demo last friday the scanlines are because Duke is playing his own game whilst the twins are ****ing him

Nope, that wasn't the Battlelord, that was the cycloid emperor. The first battlelord is a big guy toting a minigun.

 

[matt_fsr]

Achievement: Turd Burglar.

Wonder who's unlocking that first?

 

[Gerard]

Achievement: Turd Burglar.

Wonder who's unlocking that first?

 

[matt_fsr]

You sick, sick man.



























I knew I should have had a day off work to play this!

 

[LLBDTiberio]

Just received my BOS edition at work, impressed so far, the bust feels solid and a lot of work went into the books and other goodies. Can't wait to play it when I get home, hail to the king baby!