Duke

soopahfly · June 03, 2011, 10:23:52 AM

I pre-ordered from Shop.To and they sent me the borderlands code

matt5cott · June 03, 2011, 22:09:47 PM

Eurgh, just eurgh

This is so so so so generic fps crap, some of it is laughably bad

I know it would never live up to the hype, but christ

soopahfly · June 03, 2011, 22:25:12 PM

The original was a generic fps just with added smut.

This is no different.

It's not quite as polished as I'd like.

matt5cott · June 03, 2011, 23:19:11 PM

Quote from: soopahfly on June 03, 2011, 22:25:12 PM
The original was a generic fps just with added smut.

This is no different.

It's not quite as polished as I'd like.

I can get down with it being generic FPS, but it's ropey, maybe I'm being overly critical I dunno

I'll give it another shot now, and another tomorrow when entirely sobre, but on what I have played so far this is 7 or maybe 8/10 stuff.

Clock'd 0Ne · June 03, 2011, 23:32:42 PM

The original was smutty and crude but still a highly polished FPS title, the level design (American McGee to thank for some of that), [re]playability and fun, longevity, easy custom levels and campaigns, it was the full package really.

It seems generic now but at the time it was pretty special, the Build engine allowed much more capability than anyone had seen before in FPS titles.

matt5cott · June 03, 2011, 23:39:58 PM

Ok played the demo again (very short demo) it does lack polish, it's alright I guess, a lot of arnie lines in there but I'm still yet to be convinced.

I think what doesn't help is this is a very crap demo to be blunt, it's too short and it's basically the same stuff that everyone has seen on a video many times already.

Bacon · June 04, 2011, 03:12:01 AM

Quote from: matt5cott on June 03, 2011, 23:39:58 PM
Ok played the demo again (very short demo) it does lack polish, it's alright I guess, a lot of arnie lines in there but I'm still yet to be convinced.

I think what doesn't help is this is a very crap demo to be blunt, it's too short and it's basically the same stuff that everyone has seen on a video many times already.

If the game is utter garbage they will want to release content thats been seen/played before in the demo so people don't see how bad other parts of the game are.

I bet they are expecting people to rush out and buy and people will, it just might be worth waiting a week or two after release and see what people genuinely think, if it flops the price will come down substantially anyway, which is a bonus!

matt5cott · June 04, 2011, 16:43:51 PM

Ok played it stone cold sobre, it's definitely not garbage.

I think looking at it again they have gone for high frame rate / frantic action rather than spit and polish, may work, may not.

soopahfly · June 04, 2011, 18:07:26 PM

I love the way the opening phrase is still "Damn, those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up my ride"

What was Dukes ride?

Would it be wrong to call your kid Duke?

matt5cott · June 07, 2011, 11:42:03 AM

Something isn't right here, it's out Friday, which means usually it would have been leaked by now, it hasn't

Leon · June 07, 2011, 12:32:12 PM

Either its got some uber uncrackable protection or.... no-one cares enough

matt5cott · June 07, 2011, 20:02:45 PM

It has surfaced, late really, but, IT IS REAL!

matt5cott · June 07, 2011, 22:56:29 PM

360 is pretty damn jaggy, load times are also a bit iffy $:-\$

Already a could of amusing bits tho, oh it's duke alright

matt5cott · June 07, 2011, 23:42:17 PM

'Actual' game size is 2745MB, wtf!!!

matt5cott · June 08, 2011, 08:44:23 AM

Ok played some more of this, it's confusing as hell, some places look good and others look awful, some of the characters look alright, and some look like they have been pulled from half-life 1

Some of the textures are TERRIBLE! no wonder it's actually less than 3GB, dunno wtf they where playing at!!!

I see it getting a 7 or 8 out of 10 from most gaming sites.

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