Lmao. Dodgy Swedish 'review' but I now want the game

Quote from: Leon on June 11, 2011, 08:40:31 AM
Lmao. Dodgy Swedish 'review' but I now want the game

I was thinking the same when i saw it lastnight, just wondering where i'm going to find it locally

Okay, so I've played this through now to what I would be guessing is about the 1/3 or 1/2 way mark and I have to say, it is an overwhelming disappointment. It's not a bad game, but it has plenty of problems and the simple fact is, a smattering of Duke-ness and jokes to keep it interesting does not detract from the fact that it feels more like a buffet of mini games stapled together by loading screens. The levels are far too linear and allow little freedom, you have to follow the tasks laid out. The enemy AI is very erratic, I don't know if this is intentional but it comes across as poor. The ego system doesn't work very well. It doesn't really feel like an FPS game to me, I think the problem is they have tried to pander to the console generation and put in all this interactive sh*t rather than keep it as a lean shooter. This should have been Serious Sam with big f**king guns and attitude. I've seen nothing really funny or crude so far, other than taking a very long slash to start the game, which lets be honest is juvenile and tired. I wanted to be shooting the sh*t up at a lapdance bar, kicking alien faces and paying to see some polygonal titties jiggle, but all the fun interactivity like that has been replaced with crap cutscene nonsense that goes on for ages or rubbish like "repeatedly mash the button until the door opens/your rip the monsters eye out/duke farts". The more I play through the more disappointed I get. It takes a good 30 minutes of crap just to get into the game, I still feel like I'm waiting for it to let me start playing properly and all I wanted was to kick ass and chew bubblegum

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on June 12, 2011, 13:05:13 PM
Okay, so I've played this through now to what I would be guessing is about the 1/3 or 1/2 way mark and I have to say, it is an overwhelming disappointment. It's not a bad game, but it has plenty of problems and the simple fact is, a smattering of Duke-ness and jokes to keep it interesting does not detract from the fact that it feels more like a buffet of mini games stapled together by loading screens. The levels are far too linear and allow little freedom, you have to follow the tasks laid out. The enemy AI is very erratic, I don't know if this is intentional but it comes across as poor. The ego system doesn't work very well. It doesn't really feel like an FPS game to me, I think the problem is they have tried to pander to the console generation and put in all this interactive sh*t rather than keep it as a lean shooter. This should have been Serious Sam with big f**king guns and attitude. I've seen nothing really funny or crude so far, other than taking a very long slash to start the game, which lets be honest is juvenile and tired. I wanted to be shooting the sh*t up at a lapdance bar, kicking alien faces and paying to see some polygonal titties jiggle, but all the fun interactivity like that has been replaced with crap cutscene nonsense that goes on for ages or rubbish like "repeatedly mash the button until the door opens/your rip the monsters eye out/duke farts". The more I play through the more disappointed I get. It takes a good 30 minutes of crap just to get into the game, I still feel like I'm waiting for it to let me start playing properly and all I wanted was to kick ass and chew bubblegum

I feel the same, and i bought ir lastnight, bit gutted now as usual, didn't expect it to be this bad.

A great hint/tip during loading

Quote"If you get stuck, don't forget you can cheat by looking at FAQ's online"

I can't seem to get the rat in the microwave on the PS3.

Quote from: Quixoticish on June 12, 2011, 20:37:46 PM
I can't seem to get the rat in the microwave on the PS3.

I've not seen the microwave yet!

I don't see how you could miss it, its in the studio canteen.

Oh and how long are you guys waiting between level loads? I've got 4Gb of RAM and it takes a good two minutes I reckon. An unnaceptably long time in my book. Then if you die, IT RELOADS EVERYTHING

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on June 12, 2011, 20:59:29 PM
I don't see how you could miss it, its in the studio canteen.

Oh and how long are you guys waiting between level loads? I've got 4Gb of RAM and it takes a good two minutes I reckon. An unnaceptably long time in my book. Then if you die, IT RELOADS EVERYTHING

Seems to be about a thirty second load time on average on the PS3. There are far too many loading screens though.

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on June 12, 2011, 20:59:29 PM
I don't see how you could miss it, its in the studio canteen.

Oh and how long are you guys waiting between level loads? I've got 4Gb of RAM and it takes a good two minutes I reckon. An unnaceptably long time in my book. Then if you die, IT RELOADS EVERYTHING

Running 4GB also with the same old i7 and it takes 10-30 seconds to load.

Google it, it is just not well optimised.

I'll try rebooting before playing next time then and see if that makes any difference from a fresh boot.

Mine loads instantly, but I've not found a microwave yet.
What the hell game is that microwave shot from anyway, my Duke Nukem looks like this??!?

Which reminds me, the graphics actually aren't bad at all, like matt5cott said theres a few horrible textures here and there but overall if you crank up the settings it looks pretty good! The worst thing is reflections, they are hideous.