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Duke Nukem Forever DEMO thread - Instructions and impressions here
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Infinite Justice
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GrayFoxPL said:
its more for this quote though
theinfinityissue
Member
TOM f'N CRUISE said:
This is what I'm wondering about. I really hope so, no way I'm buying this one sight unseen. If I was on ps3 I'd totally get down on that account that got passed around, but alas I am on pc.
Infinite Justice
Member
Chiggs said:
Being fair it seemed he was just wondering (since the post was made in 2003) and could have tried to do "many weapons" but failed (like he said in that 2010 post)
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
I can't find the original post to quote, but here's my idea for the OT title:
LttP: Duke Nukem Forever |OT|
Or some variation of it if the title must go after |OT|.
LttP: Duke Nukem Forever |OT|
Or some variation of it if the title must go after |OT|.
Neuromancer
Member
I don't remember exactly but it was mapped to the D pad, worked pretty well I suppose. Not great.Teknoman said:
MesserWolf
Member
One game with such long (and troubled ) development had very little chances to be good.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Pretty underwhelming. Will wait for $20. A couple of the one-liners were gold, though.
Buckethead
Banned
I got a title I like, thanks for suggestions.
Will be posted as soon as I finish it.
Will be posted as soon as I finish it.
bumpkin
Member
I really wanted to be a part of a sort of historic event, but the extras that come with the "Balls of Steel" edition isn't worth the $60+ it would cost me after trading in the game itself. I played the demo several times hoping I'd warm up to it, but came away with the same feeling; blech. A demo should make you want more, and this one did the opposite. Maybe they chose crappy sections for the demo like some other posters said. I really don't know. What I do know is the game struck me as a polished student project, not a polished game made by pros over the course of a decade plus.MesserWolf said:
Sorry Duke, yours is a fool's bet I'm not willing to take.
Best bit of the demo was the title screen + music. It went downhill quickly thereafter. Regardless if the demo is indicative of the final product or not I certainly don't think it will be worth the $71 asking price on Steam, especially when I won't be touching the MP component.
EvaTType01
Neo Member
woolley said:
this game almost sounds like resistance 2 again, cant wait to try it!
Infinite Justice
Member
bumpkin said:
What? you should always bet on Duke
I like the demo, but like most I was put off with the 2 weapons cycle as well. I wasn't totally down on it because I knew it was present after months of reading previews, but it still does hurt. I thought the game was fun though, the visuals were quite a bit ugly (particularly the shadows) but it did, to me at least, feel old school. Duke's one liners were great, and I just love how you can see him grab things, tweak things, punch things... really underrated element.
I think looking back at this generation, the only game that was able to mesh old school shooter elements, with the elements that arose in the Halo/COD era was Resistance 1. Lots of weapons, fun to use, over the top aliens that come at you in waves.... very underrated game.
I think looking back at this generation, the only game that was able to mesh old school shooter elements, with the elements that arose in the Halo/COD era was Resistance 1. Lots of weapons, fun to use, over the top aliens that come at you in waves.... very underrated game.
Night_Trekker
Member
Strangely, after playing through the demo again (using the noclip mode to look around), I think I'm warming to it even more.
I don't think this is going to be a great game. Not a genre-influencing, paradigm-shifting landmark like Duke 3D was. But I do think it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun.
I don't think this is going to be a great game. Not a genre-influencing, paradigm-shifting landmark like Duke 3D was. But I do think it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun.
Buckethead
Banned
So I played the demo for a little bit. So far I am not impressed.
1. Opening with the urinal was sort of funny, good to see the environment interaction that Duke Nukem is known for. Of course, it isn't that impressive anymore.
2. The DOF is jarring, I don't really like it.
3. Vehicle controls suck, who thought driving sections was a good idea anyway?
4. Too many one-liners, and most aren't that clever.
5. 2 weapons limit? This is not Duke Nukem, I almost turned the game off right there.
6. Game just isn't fun.
I'll try completing the demo but so far the game sort of blows.
1. Opening with the urinal was sort of funny, good to see the environment interaction that Duke Nukem is known for. Of course, it isn't that impressive anymore.
2. The DOF is jarring, I don't really like it.
3. Vehicle controls suck, who thought driving sections was a good idea anyway?
4. Too many one-liners, and most aren't that clever.
5. 2 weapons limit? This is not Duke Nukem, I almost turned the game off right there.
6. Game just isn't fun.
I'll try completing the demo but so far the game sort of blows.
EvaTType01
Neo Member
haha, took me awhile to realize "dont reply" for the psn
the 2-weapon thing is a downer, rellay irritiates me that other companies try to copy or "modernize" *coughCODcough* thier games instead creating a game that is unique.
* not enough duke music, you hear the theme briefly then GONE
* i hate this 2-weapon, i found myself in the same situation as r2, oh, theres an RPG, must mean theres a boss coming up.....
* bosses can only be hurt by explosives or rockets.....HMMMM
* what happened to the duke kick?
* LMAO, theres a config for COD fans.....
* the driving segment was out of place, when the stage loaded, it felt like i was minituarized, it doesnt give a good sense of scale. the vehicle has no weapons? ...coming from the people who gave you borderlands, i guess i was expecting more, meh
the 2-weapon thing is a downer, rellay irritiates me that other companies try to copy or "modernize" *coughCODcough* thier games instead creating a game that is unique.
* not enough duke music, you hear the theme briefly then GONE
* i hate this 2-weapon, i found myself in the same situation as r2, oh, theres an RPG, must mean theres a boss coming up.....
* bosses can only be hurt by explosives or rockets.....HMMMM
* what happened to the duke kick?
* LMAO, theres a config for COD fans.....
* the driving segment was out of place, when the stage loaded, it felt like i was minituarized, it doesnt give a good sense of scale. the vehicle has no weapons? ...coming from the people who gave you borderlands, i guess i was expecting more, meh
LocoMrPollock
Banned
EvaTType01 said:
They didn't make it. They kinda patched it together from the 75% or so that was done by 3D Realms and then Pirahna and triptych and Gearbox finished it, though I'm not sure Gearbox really contributed much at all. They kinda acted like producers and supervised it.
It really didn't have any chance to be anything other than average, but maybe it will sell well enough to warrant a proper game being made with the IP.
show me your skeleton
Member
playing the full game (xb360) as it came into work today and boy oh boy are the textures bad. i actually stood and waited for them to 'melt' in ala most unreal engine games but nope. no sir. just bad.
edit: okay, weird, just loaded up the second 'level', after the elevator ride down, and the framed photos seem to be much, much better. it's as if they only just loaded in. weirdd. i have the game installed as well...
edit: okay, weird, just loaded up the second 'level', after the elevator ride down, and the framed photos seem to be much, much better. it's as if they only just loaded in. weirdd. i have the game installed as well...
JRW
Member
xbulletholes said:playing the full game (xb360) as it came into work today and boy oh boy are the textures bad. i actually stood and waited for them to 'melt' in ala most unreal engine games but nope. no sir. just bad.
edit: okay, weird, just loaded up the second 'level', after the elevator ride down, and the framed photos seem to be much, much better. it's as if they only just loaded in. weirdd. i have the game installed as well...
It's not just you it did this to me on the first level as well but was fine after that.
It has a lot of framerate issues, screen tearing and lacks any FSAA on 360 which im assuming might effect its overall score so im glad I preordered it on PC, But other than that the game is actually fun to play, yes even after hating the demo the full version isnt a complete train wreck like I expected. It does have issues but the fun factor is there if you liked Duke3D.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
kdash7 said:
Won't be fixed in the retail version. And unless some skilled modders make a mod for the PC version, I doubt it'll ever be fixed.
I hope you're not implying that the two weapon system is a creation of Call of Duty. It was a brilliant and unique addition to the original Halo and works phenomenally well in that case. It simply doesn't have a place in EVERY game, as we've seen. Perhaps the ultimate reminder of that is Resistance 2.
Yeah, the 360 version seems to be the worst in this case. Both PS3 and 360 games are running at a lower resolution, but the PS3 at least uses v-sync. The framerate is unstable as hell in both cases and the game looks ugly.
Much nicer on PC, but still unimpressive. A game looking like this SHOULD run at a perfect 60 fps on consoles, as far as I'm concerned. I suppose it could be an issue with UE2 on which this is based. Splinter Cell Conviction was also a heavily modified UE2 engine game and it ran like dog shit on 360 along with using an incredibly low resolution.