![]() ![]() There’s also a few QTE-style button mashing events to open doors, finish off bosses and the like. This time Duke can engage foes in hand-to-hand combat, and can perform executions on wounded enemies. You can even play a fully functional pinball table to earn more ego. Simple, if wholly unoriginal stuff, but welcome nonetheless.Īs you explore you can increase the size of Duke’s ego by performing certain actions, such as lifting weights, winning at slot machines, signing autographs and even smashing a blatant Christian Bale-alike in the face. Stay out of harm’s way and it’ll recharge. Once it’s gone, take too many hits and you’re dead. This functions like everybody’s favourite Spartan’s shield, and as you take damage, it’s depleted. Duke no longer has a health bar, but instead packs an Ego meter. The vehicle sections are decent enough, but controls are iffy, often leading to untimely deaths or bouts of wall-kissing as you get hung up on scenery, and load times are excessive, leading to prolonged pauses if you die and have to reload over and over, something you’ll be doing a lot on higher difficulties.Įven with these flaws and lack of TLC, Duke Nukem Forever‘s gameplay is solid enough, and a couple of enhancements have been made. Duke is often clunky and sluggish, which is a bit of a problem when many foes zip around the screen at high speeds. Duke can interact with the environment, solve a few rudimentary puzzles and even drive a couple of vehicles, but for the most part, the game is basic shooter fare.Įnemies are as dumb as their Duke 3D counterparts, and many of the advancements we’ve come to expect in today’s FPS releases are missing, right down to polish, silky smooth controls and buttery aiming. It’s full-on run, gun and kick, and nothing more, really. The core FPS gameplay in Duke Nukem Forever is as straightforward as it gets, and there’s nothing in the way of complex game mechanics or originality to be found here. It’s amazing that anything coherent came out of the development process, even after being hammered together by the talented guys over at Gearbox, and it’s not long after starting the game that you begin the see the results of this tortured evolution. Over the years, the project has seen several game engines, redesigns, staff changes and more. Sadly, though, this feeling didn’t last all that long.Īs we all know, Duke Nukem Forever has been in the kind of development hell that no other title has ever faced. I was a very happy chappy, and memories of 1996’s frag fest soon drifted back. Yep, even with nothing but cynicism in my noodle, as soon as the familiar drum hits and guitar riffs of the Duke theme rocked out of the speakers, I was instantly ready to kick ass and chew bubblegum (and yes, I was all out). The DLC contains a very similar battle plan to it.So, why then, despite the fourteen year wait and the heavily unoptimistic outlook of the title did I start to grin like a five-year-old when I finally fired up the game? ![]() Aside from that, there are collectibles, and some objects you interact with will boost your ego or your total health. We'll be taking the opportunity to run through the whole game whilst preserving a golden pistol you obtain early on, which will prevent you from worrying about it when you need two proper weapons. ![]() You are required to play through the game on the hardest difficulty, though this is only unlocked after beating the game on Normal or above. Duke Nukem Forever took about 12 years to develop, and it seems like 11.5 of those years were totally useless. That said, I hope this walkthrough helps you complete the game if you've been unfortunate enough to start it, and I hope you can remove this blemish of a game from your backlog as a result. I'm not trying to say this in a joking manner I've played lots of bad games, and this one is so egregiously poor that it makes me feel bad just thinking about it. I want to tell you now that this game is one of the most outright offensive I've ever played, and I would not recommend this game to any individual, ever. Welcome to the walkthrough for Duke Nukem Forever. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |