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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by ineedtosleep on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @01:38AM (#2651913)
I'd suggest you play the demo before sticking with how you're describing the article.

I'm a fan of nearly all types of comedy and don't mind the mindless, 'tasteless' humor types. That said, the demo was tasteless AND unfunny. Considering Gearbox and 2K's recent track record, it's not too surprising -- they've been relatively mediocre at best lately.

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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by kinghajj on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @01:47AM (#2651933)
Gearbox didn't make the game, just took the existing almost-finished version that 3D Realms abandoned and polished it as much as they could.
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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by andrewvc on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @01:41AM (#2651919)
Hey, I can believe that the game sucks in a painfully humorless way, never said it didn't. I'm just talking about the writing style of the article. If it was that unfunny, there should have been plenty of material in the article for the author to riff on.

As is, he sounds like a straight laced bore.

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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by scott_s on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @09:37AM (#2652882)
Criticizing a game review primarily because it's not funny seems like a non-sequiter to me.
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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by JabavuAdams on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @09:12AM (#2652800)
Yeah, because we need more over-the-top game "writing".
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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by mishmash on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @02:49AM (#2652031)
Agreed such a terrible review.

I mean his first reaction was to kill the women - and then shout down the game for it - considering they explode exactly 5 seconds after the dialogue ends, so yeah, really tried to avoid that huh..

http://youtu.be/bbGihyEoOy8

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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by StavrosK on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @04:39AM (#2652271)
How the hell did he miss that? It actually takes three seconds from "we'll get the weight off, we swear" to them screaming end exploding.

Also, my favorite bit:

"Duke, what's happening to us?"

"Looks like you're... awkward pause fucked."

If that's any indication, I completely sympathize with the reviewer.

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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by cburgas on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @05:28AM (#2652342)
The "Quick"look on Giant Bomb is a nice overview over some of the levels for people who want to see more than the demo. http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-duke-nukem-forever/17-43...

For those who don't have the 50min to watch it. Both of the guys commentating don't like the game at all. It's supposed to be boring and archaic, and then there's the lazy humor...

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Re:Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly... by Splines on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @01:07PM (#2653803)
Considering Gearbox and 2K's recent track record, it's not too surprising -- they've been relatively mediocre at best lately

I thought Borderlands was fantastic. It can be a grind at times, but it's a really well done FPS-as-RPG. The four-player co-op was icing on the cake.

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