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Duke Nukem Forever Demo Released
uslinux.net writes "Gearbox Software released the demo for Duke Nukem Forever today, though it's only available to preorders and other promotions for the time being. After more than a decade, it looks like this game will actually hit stores this month. After 12 years in development, will it live up to the hype?"
Included with the linked article is DNF's launch trailer. This should go without saying, but just in case: NSFW. Seriously.
Mass Effect is the reason why shooters suck?
Modern Warfare is the reason why shooters suck?
Really?
Duke 3d wasn't fun. Duke 3d was a polished doom-esque experience with some quirky weapons and completely forced humor. It was an interesting alternative to doom/quake until Quake 2 came out, at which point Duke's failure to actually be a -good game- in and of itself was completely evident.
People are looking at duke 3d through the rose colored glasses of nearly a decade and a half. it really wasn't a very good game when you stack it up against what came immediately after. It really wasn't even that great a game compared to what was out at the time it was on top of the world!
Two chicks are blowing you
Duke making the journey to the modern graphical environment takes the fun out of it. I appreciated those 20x40, 3-animation frame sprites (or whatever they were;) now, it leaves nothing to the imagination.