PSA: Duke Nukem Forever demo now available for download for pre-order customers

[Don Vito Corleone]

I am downloading this now. It's weird to be minutes from playing something I've been waiting for for 14 years! Will post thoughts after I've played it through.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Thoughts? I pre-ordered and got my access code to "Duke's Club" or whatever, but didn't do anything with it. How do I get this?

I actually just cancelled my pre-order because I have too much other gaming and can't justify the $60 on it. Will pick it up used later.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Thoughts? I pre-ordered and got my access code to "Duke's Club" or whatever, but didn't do anything with it. How do I get this?

I actually just cancelled my pre-order because I have too much other gaming and can't justify the $60 on it. Will pick it up used later.

I played the demo on Steam, it's alright, about what I expected, looks like a great title from 2006 or so, not so much from 2011.

Withholding judgement until people play the full game though.

 

[Drako]

I played the demo on Steam, it's alright, about what I expected, looks like a great title from 2006 or so, not so much from 2011.

Withholding judgement until people play the full game though.

Same feeling here - waiting for some real reviews to come in. The demo was pretty disappointing.

 

[Beev]

It felt very average to me. One thing that I did like, though, was there was a small jumping puzzle that didn't make it blatantly clear where you needed to jump. I miss the days when games didn't hold your hand.

 

[Skel]

It felt very average to me. One thing that I did like, though, was there was a small jumping puzzle that didn't make it blatantly clear where you needed to jump. I miss the days when games didn't hold your hand.

Maybe it's been too long, but I don't remember Duke ever being a game that required any thinking. It was a mindless shooter, both 2 and 3d.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Ah, this was a PC-only demo? Was hoping I could try it on 360 or PS3.

 

[ChairShot]

i pre-ordered and didnt get any codes

 

[Beev]

Ah, this was a PC-only demo? Was hoping I could try it on 360 or PS3.

I played my "first access" demo on my PS3.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Damn, I had no idea that's what that code was for. Just redeemed mine and downloading to my 360 shortly

 

[R Nilla]

Based on the demo this game seems terrible (not that I expected anything different).

 

[fbrdphreak]

Demo was very unimpressive. For some reason I had a lot of trouble aiming, the movements were not fluid, and the action in the demo levels was very sparse.

Glad I cancelled my pre-order.

 

[Doppel]

I also waited for this game for years but now don't play so many video games. I will not play this one unless it's mind-blowing, which it should be as it's taken so long I bet they'll need to sell 9 billion copies to actually break even with all the money in the toilet. In a way I hope the game sucks ass as a final f you to 3drealms for dicking around so long. But I guess that would be negative so hopefully it will be awesome.

 

[mmntech]

Early reviews out say the game is a complete mess. Has a 50% rating on Metacritic. The graphics look extremely dated. On par with Doom 3 IMO. Ironic as Duke Nukem 3D was a slightly evolved Doom clone to begin with. I don't know, maybe it would have been best to just let the project die.

 

[TheVrolok]

Maybe it's just me, but did anyone really have any even mediocre expectations for this? I simply assumed it was going to be pretty awful, but maybe good for a laugh once it's in the bargain bin.

 

[blurredvision]

I don't know, maybe it would have been best to just let the project die.

Nah, in 2 short days, the longest running joke in the gaming industry will finally die. Thank god.

 

[gorcorps]

I also waited for this game for years but now don't play so many video games. I will not play this one unless it's mind-blowing, which it should be as it's taken so long I bet they'll need to sell 9 billion copies to actually break even with all the money in the toilet. In a way I hope the game sucks ass as a final f you to 3drealms for dicking around so long. But I guess that would be negative so hopefully it will be awesome.

Are people being intentionally dense? As was explained 5 million times already...3drealms had nothing to do with this game for the past few years. They finally got shut down and Gearbox did it.

 

[Macamus Prime]

This game looks and plays like total shit.

I'll play it, when it's $5.99 or something lower; this turd isn't even worth $9.99.

 

[Anubis]

id be perfectly willing to let the graphics slide if the gameplay was better, glad i canceled my preorder

 

[Beev]

Yeah I played through the demo a couple of more times and am cancelling my preorder as well. It just felt all around mediocre, and mediocre isn't worth $60 (or even $30 to me).

 

[Duder1no]

 

[Spineshank]

You guys seriously were expecting amazing graphics for this game? Ive played it..not the demo. It feels like Duke Nukem..if you were expecting something else..then i dont know what to tell you. Yes the graphics arent the latest and greatest.

 

[Queasy]

Are people being intentionally dense? As was explained 5 million times already...3drealms had nothing to do with this game for the past few years. They finally got shut down and Gearbox did it.

That's not completely accurate as Gearbox took the work started by 3D Realms to finish the game. I can't remember the exact amount of work that Randy Pritchard said they did but Gearbox only picked the game up sometime around last summer after a lawsuit was settled. They mostly spent the time trying to polish it up.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Yeah, the demo was unimpressive and I have canceled my pre-order. I might well buy the game once it's $30 or less for old time's sake (based on the reviews I'd expect this to be fairly soon), but $60 is excessive for what is by all accounts not even an average game.

 

[Oyeve]

Removed, went back to D3D.