Duke Nukem Forever: Too little, too late

NowGamer: The games industry, more than any major media working right now, has this unhealthy fascination with nostalgia and projects that end up delaying themselves into oblivion. It mostly culminates with a number of factors inherent to the games industry (such as pre-release hype reaching absurd levels) and it’s been brought starkly to light with the recent revelation that Gearbox Software has acquired the rights to the Duke Nukem IP and is reviving Duke Nukem Forever after over a decade in development...

[movements]

No sir, that's like saying a Final Fantasy VII remake would be too late

[Cloudberry]

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"Too little, too late."

Again???

[user9422077]

Don't pay attention to Nowgamer. They only make articles purely for N4G, and unfortunately, they go to extreme measures to do so; such as too little, too late articles. Right, Nowgamer?

Sigh.

They also somehow boost all their stories onto the front page - they must send multiple hits somehow - http://n4g.com/news/599752/...

http://n4g.com/news/597048/...

So, let Nowgamer just keep posting their stories on N4G and every time they do, their credibility smashes down.

[MicroSony4Life]

The game is going to be good but no what people expected.

I dont think people realize that Dukes line are old and dont have the seem impact as the had back then - its like saying cowabunga or narly dude, word to yo mama, they just dont have the seem impact as they had when the first were said. The gameplay will also be old being that we have had over 200 shooters this generation and every thing but the kitchen sink has been put in them - what else can Duke do that has not been done.

I will rate this game along the lines of Saints Row which is just over the top fun and nothing ground breaking.

I am not hating on Duke cause I am one of his biggest fans but my expeaction arent as high as in 1997.

[AnttiApina]

Don't like the way that these guys at NowGamer approach things.

Not for my taste

[FrankenLife]

Before you start deciding whether the game will still be fun to play, you need to play it. I played it this weekend, and had a blast. It did feel old, but it also felt right. Little things like the way Duke holds the gun on screen felt straight out of the 90's. In an odd way, that just felt right. If they modernized it too much it would blend in too much with all the other shooters today. The little quirks that made a Duke Nukem game are there and it is awesome. The framerate was solid. The animations looked good and smooth. Pulling the trigger felt powerful. The levels they showed were well designed. I am excited for this game and will buy it day one.

[DaBadGuy]

It's like saying Legend of Dragoon 2 would be too late. It wouldn't. GIVE ME FUCKING LEGEND OF DRAGOON 2!

[CimmerianDrake]

Because it's not going to have most of the generic features of today's more popular generic shooter titles? *Sigh*

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Kurt Russell]

I would expect nothing more than generic personally...

[CimmerianDrake]

It's 13 years old so the mechanics will likely be largely dated, but DN is about humor and being over the top, not cover, squad based tactics, and camping.

[Kurt Russell]

I'm actually a fan of Duke... But other than one good game, they've all lacked the original humour and fun over-the-topness.

What will happen this time is they will put so much time and effort into copying the lines, and magic moments from the original (LA) - paste them into their new game engine - And find it gets flat 6/7's in the reviews due to poor physics engine and all the other things that really matter, and could have produced a fantastic game.

I'll be happy to be wrong, but until otherwise proven I'll remain cynical and not suffer any disappointment at the finishing line.

[CimmerianDrake]

I'm not expecting it to be anything too special either, but as long as it has Duke's style, I'm happy enough with it.

[Mista T]

we'll see who's outdated when this game goes multiple platinum

I hate when people they use the word generic when it comes to fps, you shoot stuff, and that doesn't change or it would no longer be a fps

[Kurt Russell]

You can have a Generic shooter Mista T - you can also have groundbreaking ones...

It's not always just shooting stuff ; Storyline, puzzles the environments - these and a lot of other factors shape a good game, so don't be ignorant.

[CimmerianDrake]

Generic is another word for commonplace. Something that is done so much, it's generic. Just like there are generic brands of medicine, clothing, food, etc...

In shooters, generic means that the content of the game is largely a copy and paste job using kind of like a check sheet for what should go into a shooter.

[BubbleSystemSuck]

Too little too late articles.. we need more positive "journalism"

[jaosobno]

Duke to the haters: Blow it out your ass, I've got balls of steel! Hail to the King baby!

[The Milkman]

HAHA dude I'm happy I'm not the only one that has been asking for Legend of the dragoon 2. I loved that game so much... It just kills me to think that there may never be another one.. :(

[AnonUser5555]

It's Too Little, Too Late to save N4G from pseudo-journalistic garbage like the above article. It's like every teenager with computer access thinks he's got the next IGN on his hands. And unfortunately, the N4G setup allows crap like this to happen with authors & friends artificially boosting up the placement on the front page. It's sad.

[air1]

How is it too Late? i just don't get ppl that supposedly love games. and why is it that so many ppl get offended when gamers get hyped up why is that? Is their a level in hypness that you just shouldn't go over? If so then what level is it when you start crying "too much hype"

[ironcreed]

After all this game has been through it more than deserves to see the light of day. Yes, it is arguably the biggest epic fail in gaming history, but that is exactly why it deserves to be saved. This move by Gearbox clearly needs to be celebrated, rather than criticized by the finicky gaming media.

As a gamer, I feel obligated to play this game considering it's history. I think the fact that some of it may be a bit dated will be part of the appeal and should be appreciated in this case. I, for one, am looking forward to a bit of old school flavor that it surely will have.

[air1]

the only thing unhealthy is this crap "opinion piece". It's just antother generic jurnalist that gets mad when gamers get excited over a game and spends his time trying to figure out why.

[Rhythmattic]

Its quite simple really.... I myself, will be enjoying this game, on whichever platform I choose.

Haters , be damned.

<3 It.

[Lirky]

Gearbox release duke nukem forever today or tomorrow or anytime gamers waited 12yrs...

So its release day should be any day it would seem fair.

[IaMs12]

uh no sir it is not!

on side note: It just sounds weird saying "Too little Too Late" its suppose to be "Little too late" sounds much better BUT i understand what they are going for with the it though. Just bugged me reading it lol

[SlaughterMeister]

"Why do core gamers carry torches for characters that are genuinely repulsive to anyone unaware of their high levels of satire"

Maybe because, if you can't tell that a character named DUKE NUKEM is meant to be satirical you are a fucking moron.

[IaMs12]

Its also a video game, its not suppose to be "real". If i wanted to play a real life game i would continue to step outside my door. Its nice to get away from the reality and do stuff not bound by laws or physics, well only those the devs have set place. But you know what i mean :)

And i hope this game is hardcore as ever

[snowy1185]

Still Looking Forward to it. 'Hail to the King Baby!' :)

[GrilledCheeseBook]

it is never to late
i would wait till the end of time for the Duke
he is king
he is my master
he is GOD