


For evidence, one only need to look at the fact that he pretty much only spoke in sound clips from said films. Duke is a horrible person and the comments and actions he takes are atrocious. The entirety of this title is a deft, well-observed mockery of the typical alpha-male. I am going to go on record as saying that the updated enemy designs are quite cool. They also seemed to love platforming sections when they put this together. This would be similar to the way I love music just because I appreciate it does not mean I am any good at creating it. When crafting a first-person platforming experience, certain care must be taken. The tilt of the view must be just right, the sense of momentum has to be solid and the fact that the player does not have the advantage of seeing the entire character’s body needs to be taken into account. To date, only one game has managed to nail first person platforming: Mirror’s Edge (this acknowledges and then dismisses the otherwise fantastic Metroid Prime series.) Duke Nukem Forever is no Mirror’s Edge. So, while maneuvering a shrunken Duke across a fast food grill is a cute idea, it is no fun. The technical issues do seem to have been improved. When initially playing this, load times were atrocious. One could argue that the wait for a reload upon death does add a “risk” to the risk vs reward paradigm these were unacceptable then. Fortunately, load times that originally ran between a minute to a minute and a half a pop have been dramatically reduced. The longest time experienced was thirty seconds. Kudos to Gearbox for actually fixing this. They have also added the ability to carry more weapons, which was appreciated. Still, the wonky driving physics in the overlong monster truck portion still remain. Numerous other glitches, like clipping and tearing issues continue to be a problem.įinally, the astute will notice that there is no mention of the multiplayer. There is a reason for this: it was a dumpster fire then and remains so now. This fact has been observed by the rest of the community, as they seem to be staying away in droves. Plodding, poorly balanced and just plain lacking in fun, this feature is simply not worth the effort to experience.If you really don't know who this guy is, Duke was the kind of no-nonsense superhero who shot aliens first and took time to visit the strip clubs afterwards.

One-liners monogrammed his bullets and his blood was colored with testosterone attitude.
