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Ars Technica Review Slams Duke Nukem Forever

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the huge-shocker-here dept.

Kethinov writes "Ars Technica writes one of their most negative reviews of a game in a long time, referring to Duke Nukem Forever as 'barely playable' and 'one of the worst games from a major studio in quite some time. The jokes border on hateful. The graphics are a blurry mess. The shooting is unsatisfying.' Their verdict? Skip this one."

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  1. duh? by jaymz666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Really? Was there any doubt?

  2. Re:14 years of hype by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Read the review. He didn't say it didn't live up to the hype, he said it was a terrible game. The humour is not risque, it's just offensive. The gameplay was tedious, a cover-based shooter, but without any support for cover except walking around a corner. The levels were linear and unimaginative. The one good point he identified in the game was that it was short.

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  3. Re:14 years of hype by revscat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hype? More like "running joke". DNF wasn't hyped so much as it was ridiculed and made the butt of jokes.

    And not in a good way, either.