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• I respectfully disagree that the driving or the combat was, or became, boring. Game, like all, has its f... : =]Milo[=
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  The only saving grace of this game is it's out of the way and if Gearbox wants to make a proper return to... : mancide
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    I don't think that will happen unless this sells extremely well by some stroke of luck. : Shadowdane
    • Ya they paid millions for a IP and are going to let it rot. Always bet on this guy right here, finger on... : jaxpunk
  • Agreed. I'm staying far away from DNF, but will be interested to see what they come up with next for the... : atom519
  • An open-world Duke Nukem game would be really cool. : Tech T
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  Yowtch. And from the bastion of Duke fandom too... : donjuancarlos
  • The Front Page of the Shack was never the bastion of Duke fanbois. You must journey deeper into the colo... : dedgecko
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  Not trying to be rude, but I would have preferred for Xav to do the review for various reasons. He seems ... : bouxdag
  • They should have Xav review the PC version (where it's really suppoesed to be played). I have a PC I bui... : ThomW
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    I don't understand, why does that matter at all? : atom519
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      Because Xav might've agreed with him. hooray for validation : Deathlove
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        Actually no, but nice assumption. Xav always has the PC gamer view on things. So does the vast majori... : bouxdag
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          So does the vast majority of the shack community This was true at one point, but not so much any more. : atom519
          • Well, I don't post here much because of all the elitist PC b.s. They're certainly the most vocal on this ... : bouxdag
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  This review is just fucking depressing and idiotic. Everyone who was trying to see DNF as the greatest FP... : Lukiopimp
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    And what sort of review score do you think a "decent final wrap up of a mess" deserves? Also, he did play... : Zek
    • I'd give it 8.74 / 10 steel balls. : Lukiopimp
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  The DNF review for Shacknews should have been done by Dognose and should have just been two words. : Durajim
  • Durajim speaks what the masses are thinking. : sarcaz
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  I'll probably wait for the $4.99 Steam Holiday Sale price and play it in one sitting. : g0nk
  • This is what I'm waiting for, I doubt at this rate we will have to wait for a holiday sale to get this ga... : ShXIII
  • I'm just glad I came to my senses and canceled my $100 Xbox 360 Collector's Edition and got it for $37 on... : ThomW
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    Yep, it'll be part of my 2012 Summer of mediocrity. I'll also be playing Homefront then. : MeestaNob
    • Haha, funny because it's true. Although I wasted my 60 on Homefront : ShXIII
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  "This aging series, like its hero, has failed to keep up with the times." I don't believe Duke was tryi... : sarcaz
  • only it didn't even do that properly, what with recharging health and two weapons at a time. The problem... : deathofrats
  • It isn't really a throwback to what FPS's once were... it straight up IS an example of what FPS once were... : Gwyndion
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  Not a very well done review. Over a decade later, we're merely given our old toys back. While there's so : Halen
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    Oh, and it's kind of odd to me that they reviewed the 360 version--this is Shacknews ffs. : Halen
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      Yea, poorly written overall. Kind of odd they would review, solely, on console for this title. : rmjackson
      • Why? It's clear as day that DNF was built for consoles and suffered somewhat for it. A review of the cons... : jtthe2nd
  • Yeh, I don't understand why modern war shooters are being mentioned at all in reviews across the board. D... : sarcaz
• And yet the majority of people bashed 2K Games when they told 3DR to take a hike. Can you imagine being t... : ShXIII
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  Why on earth was this reviewed on the 360? this is a PC game first and foremost and most reviews reflect ... : thewindcriesmary
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    Really? The demo I played smelled like a console game : avatar_58
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      mine didn't smell like anything :( : ass-street
      • It's scratch and sniff : Modulus
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      The game was definitely designed with consoles in mind, but 3DR developed the PC version more or less in ... : pyide
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        I don't believe that one bit personally. The FOV, the "DO THIS! HIT 'E"" nonsense, the driving, the weapo... : avatar_58
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          Read the first sentence again. : pyide
          • Also, remember the size of the team that was actually working on the game before it was sold to Gearbox, ... : pyide
          • And because the project was only limping along prior to that, it makes sense that they went with a single... : pyide
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          You talk as if PC never had weapon limits. Hell, take Wolfenstein 3D. 4 weapons. It's really two. ... : ZuljinRaynor
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            You do realize this is Duke Nukem we are talking about right? Regardless of what other game did what Duke... : ShXIII
            • Yeah, WTF happened to Duke, can apperantly bench press 600 lbs but can only carry 2 weapons and run for 8... : Fpsnut
          • It's okay for DNF to do something folks, because we can pick and choose a past game to compare it to! ... : avatar_58
          • You're comparing one of the first FPSes with one of the most recent. Really ZZ Top? : Ebu
          • Wolf3D had four weapons period. DNF has fifteen. : Schnapple
    • nah, he's right when playing on the xbox I can feel that it's primarily been designed with the PC in mind... : BigT
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      No it didn't, avatar. And even then, since you shit on the game so much, why did you buy it on Steam? : ZuljinRaynor
      • Because it's DNF and as I stated many time to your deaf ears - I'm playing it regardless. Nice to see... : avatar_58
  • because unfortunately that's where most of the user base is for the front page of this website. : g0nk
  • "The review for Duke Nukem Forever is based on the Xbox 360 version of the game, provided by 2K Games" : kaankasim
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    Though PC is my obvious preference for multiplatform reviews, we were only provided advanced access to th... : XAVdeMATOS
    • Xav, please do the PC review. We'll happily wait. : harveymcmaster
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      Horse shit. The Shack always is late to the party with their reviews. Why not just do it proper. : dedgecko
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        We're late to the party when it makes sense. Like Brink where the core of the game is online or The Witch... : XAVdeMATOS
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          Fair enough. Just seems that it would make sense to review the PC version considering the fan base here : dedgecko
          • Tinfoil hat alert. Our job isn't to make the game rent or sell better. : XAVdeMATOS
    • Distributing the console version of a game to review is, to me, asking for trouble. So to some extent, th... : Schnapple
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      I'll be waiting for your PC review. Yours, and not anybody else's. : badcaps
      • I'll save you the time: same game, better textures and loading times. : HockeyJohnston
    • You have a UK staffer, you could have used her as some sort of games mule to play the PC version early :p : Beady
    • Xav you don't have to give explanations to the trolls, its the same effing game on all platforms. : X-GOUKI
  • Its the industry standard for multiplatform releases, unless the site specifically reviews PC games separ... : BlackCat9
  • Publishers don't provide early PC review copies of multiplatform games. They just don't. The risk of pira... : rudds
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  Reviews across the board (the ones I've read, that is, at destructoid, eurogamer, and shacknews) have pan... : fuell
  • perhaps not, but I sure had fun for several hours between loading screeens that is last night. can't wai : BigT
  • Basically this. Nostalgia seems to be the only thing holding this game up, and that wears off quickly. :( : MercFox1
• Your review is even more sub-par than the game I agree on some parts and I don't find DNF good but the wa... : dfz0r
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  Here's my review of this review Blow It out your ass : NukemForever
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    Basically this. I've only been this embarrassed for the shack once before: when that whole 'The Demoman'... : badcaps
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      what demoman thing : bolneze
      • http://www.shacknews.com/article/58026/the-demoman-wanted-weapons-of That... thing. : badcaps
    • People who are critical and candid about games are mean and wrong. : Bensam123
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  I think today's CAD says it all http://v.cdn.cad-comic.com/comics/cad-20110613-2a6e0.png : insnprsn
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    obligatory http://chattypics.com/files/84rm1nji_h0xi28gj6k.png : nem00
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      I don't get it. Help me. : millakazuya
      • Cad is an abortion, hated on the shack, google ctrl alt del abortion : kaddar0
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    Oh god I actually smiled : MamiyaOtaru
    • Burn the witch! : rick
    • You should feel bad : DewFuel
    • Occasionally even CAD gets it right. : carbontree
  • wait wait wait... ACTUAL FACIAL EXPRESSION IN A CAD STRIP??? : GloriousCow
  • In response to the CAD link... I did feel bad about linking it but it did seem fitting. In my defense, I... : insnprsn
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  OUTRAGE! : dantastic
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    THEY JUST DON'T GET IT : gmd
    • Its duke, duh! : D45hiz
• Not surprised. I preordered on Amazon, played the demo, and was pretty disappointed. It reeks of "2006 ... : Freon
• You mean DNF isn't that great? I am shocked at this development. : jingletard
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  Lots of things come to mind when I read all the reviews lately. The reviewers are kind of shackpiling, j... : boarder2
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    I don't think there's room for many clones of Duke but Duke Forever itself definitely does have a place i... : abrasion
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      Sure, maybe there's a nostalgic place for people who liked it way back when. People who are new to the f... : boarder2
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        It wasn't made for those people. : abrasion
        • Then the game is going to fail because the market of nostalgic people is not large enough to support a ga... : Evil Benius
        • This game is similar in a way to the new Rambo movie - it's a throwback to an old era done well. Maybe ... : abrasion
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          I am still not sure who the game was made for. : D45hiz
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            If you have to ask, you aren't one of them. : Dschinghis Khan
            • Thank god, because the game is trash. : D45hiz
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          Except that's the exact problem. Here we are, over a decade later, and Gearbox is marketing it to the wo... : boarder2
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            I think you're seeing things which aren't even there. Even without nostalgia, it's fun and DOES surprisi... : abrasion
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              I guess I'm not being clear. My beef is not with the fact that DNF exists. I think it's great that it's... : boarder2
              • Given that the marketing efforts have been repeatedly criticized and at one of the videos centered around : Schnapple
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                That's pretty much marketing's job. Even if you have a shit game (not saying DNF is), you don't go out... : bouxdag
                • Yep. Marketing is all about selling, period. What are they going to do, spend money on ads and knock thei... : rarshow
          • Really? Because it felt to me that they were marketing it as a Duke game, which is just simply to be obn... : Halen
    • You're being awfully lenient Abrasion. This extreme leniency is not good for the kid! : enyakk
  • I can't say anything to your points about the quality of this Duke game, because I haven't played it and : thetangent
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  why should i even bother reading reviews when games like black ops take number one on all charts. deeply ... : svetoy
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    Being unoriginal doesn't make it not a great game. Quality is quality. : Zek
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      dukes originality far outweights the borefest that is the same call of duty campaign every year. : svetoy
      • Whatever parts of it are original don't outweigh how crappy a game it is. : Zek
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    I agree wholeheartedly with this man. At least for me I find reviewers very rarely match up with my tast... : nukewinter
    • I don't know about the rest but I expected more of a Duke-style than a Halo-style game. : rivalbo
  • Black Ops only has an 87 metacritic. Portal 2 got a 95. Black Ops was even beaten by LA Noire, which wa... : JMro
  • It sounds like DNFs failings go way beyond originality. The reviews saying it doesn't even hold up to the... : node
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  The giant bomb quicklook is pretty horrifying too. http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-duke-nukem-fore... : ghost in my shell
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    i wonder if releasing a dated game like this will hurt the franchise and come back to screw gearbox from ... : dantastic
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      Well the only thing that determines whether a game gets a sequel or not is if it sells well. Right no... : Schnapple
      • the steam sales numbers are probably not going to have a big say in the eagerness of making a sequel thou... : dantastic
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    Those load times are pretty shocking : losimagic
    • looks like the xbox 360 load time is fucking horrendous : NukemForever
    • Pretend it's 1998 again! : Nixx2004
  • I got motion sickness just watching that video. : jtthe2nd
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  Coming out of my self-imposed exile to comment... Disclaimer: I was a huge Duke3D fan. I still have my... : RevRaven
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    I don't have a problem with it being 'dated' or it's low-brow humor but I still can't see myself paying m... : jtthe2nd
    • The two weapon limit really wasn't as annoying as I expected it to be. With weapon placement/drops in ga... : MacemanInTW
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  During the course of the game, DNF also cracks wise at shooter royalty like Halo, Gears of War, and Porta : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones : dantastic
    • I have bulletproof glass! : mobab
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  I'm upset they reviewed the 360 version which is known to be a big pile. I'm having a blast playing the P... : manlyman
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    i dont understand these comments since most (if not all) the criticism comes from gameplay, tone and it f... : dantastic
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      The only real diffference I've seen shown is lower quality graphics and much longer load times on the 360... : MacemanInTW
      • which aren't really the platform's fault. much better looking games are out there with lower load times.... : dantastic
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    http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26099444#itemanchor_26099444 : Haxim
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      Not to be that guy, but nothing was stopping the shack from buying the European version on Steam when it ... : ghost in my shell
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        It's possible they already had a review copy from the publisher at that time. Also if that's the version : Haxim
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          We can't really discuss what the shack overlords are thinking, but I would have hoped that a review site ... : ghost in my shell
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            Well I don't think they usually do that and yeah, it's a safe bet that when you're handed a copy of the g... : Schnapple
            • The gaming magazines before the Internet would do this, they would review each console's version especial... : ghost in my shell
          • SELLOUTS CATERING TO PUBLISHERS : Halen
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    ON MY 55 INCH PLASMA WOAH BIG SPENDER : gmd
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      he forgot his "rig" specs to complete the package : dantastic
      • Well, cut him some slack, he was probably raging too hard from hunching his back while sitting on his mil... : Dschinghis Khan
• It's not a very good game. I played the first 3 hours of it last night and had 2 crash-to-desktops and f... : grendel
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  Anyone check in with Dognose yet? I'm afraid he might've hanged himself by now. : VoodooThursday
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    i believe he was enjoying himself immensely with the demo so i dont see why he wouldnt like the final pro... : dantastic
    • I really like sprinkling a bit of salt on my food once in a while, but I wouldn't want to chug directly f... : VoodooThursday
  • He's too busy having fun playing DNF to hang himself : Ovate
  • I believe he said he wouldnt be able to play til the 18th! : Galadriel07
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  you get a free duke figurine with purchase @ Toys R Us. : uebersoldat
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    Great! My 8 year old would like that when i buy this game for him. Good thinking Toys'RUs! : dookiebot
    • lol yeah wife and I were laughing about that last night. : uebersoldat
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  >reviewing duke nukem forever on a console ohboyherewego.jpg : badcaps
  • http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26099444#itemanchor_26099444 : Haxim
  • you can't do either of those things on shacknews : DrFlammable
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  Huh, so you reviewed a bad console port of a PC-focused game and it had problems? Shocking. : ColoradoCNC
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    Gearbox gives the most flawed version of a terrible game to critics to review. I wonder who the dumbass ... : kingdepork
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      The developer does not distribute the review copies. : XAVdeMATOS
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        Did it come from Dahanese then? : dedgecko
        • It's always the publisher that handles review copies. Someone at 2K in this case, not necessarily (in fa... : Lone Swordsman
  • no worries the PC version is not a different game, still full of mediocrity : brewsterdog
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    Do you think games should be reviewed separately, per platform? I'm genuinely curious what people think a... : Dunwich
    • I think so, that's the point of the review to let me know where best to spend money. It seems like there ... : ghost in my shell
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      In some cases, yes. When a game is developed for a specific platform and then ported to others, I feel th... : ColoradoCNC
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        Well then blame Gearbox for their stupidity then, not Shack : kill9
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          I agree that it falls to Gearbox to make sure their product is as uniform as possible across platforms. Y... : Dunwich
          • I mean blame Gearbox for making the 360 version available for review, rather than PC : kill9
    • Game Informer used to that back when i had a subscription for them. Don't know if they still do it or not... : Dschinghis Khan
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      What kind of manpower do you think outlets have to dedicate to one game? : XAVdeMATOS
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        I can definitely understand doing a review for all 3 SKUs on games, but it seems like fewer and fewer sit... : ColoradoCNC
        • not doing a review for all 3 SKUS, that is : ColoradoCNC
      • Oh I understand you can't take forever to review every version of every game. I wish there was some way e... : Dunwich
      • Well, I think there should be considerations made for each version when one of the versions might not hav... : pigvomit
    • Super NES Mortal Kombat v Genesis Mortal Kombat. There can be differneces amongst them. This may be an ex... : SolveChrist
    • No. Reviews are subjective enough anyway that it's pretty easy to infer that your experience may differ o... : Chipwarrior
    • Yes. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • not unless there are massive differences. In this case, there isn't. : deadfish
    • Yes and IMHO multiple reviewers should be involved. I LOVED Electronic Gaming Monthly's review system. Th... : rarshow
  • http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26099444#itemanchor_26099444 : Haxim
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    Am I missing something here? The complaints about DNF aren't control based. : avatar_58
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      Well-observed, good sir! The controls worked fine on a 360 pad, and points like texture pop-in and load t... : SporkyReeve
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        You have some nerve showing your face in here Mr Watts. Some nerve indeed. : Haxim
        • Maybe Duke's balls rubbed off on me. ... wait that came out wrong. : SporkyReeve
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    looking good !! http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/duke-nukem-forever : gmd
    • LOL stop : chuck577
• So it's kinda like they should have just remastered it. Or have they already done that by releasing it o... : matrixneo42
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  Oop metascore 58 better wait for the bargain bin : yosan
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    X-Men First Class is sitting at 65 on Metacritic. I weep for people who only check things out based on ... : Dimmona
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      only way to be sure If Gearbox doesnt want the give a demo except when you pre order the game of bough... : yosan
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        the demo is available for everyone now, isn't it? : mikecyb
        • I was not aware of that my bad : yosan
        • where do I find this demo I fail at google : yosan
    • Movie reviews generally are positive above 50. Game reviews cluster around 75+ because, unlike movie revi... : qsylvr
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  i am one of the biggest shacknews fans out there.. but really i am VERY disappointed by this review. i ex... : fw_rams
  • huh? you're weird. : RogerDandy
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  Our review stands; however, I'll install the PC version now and maybe I'll do some comparisons to it alon... : XAVdeMATOS
  • Agreed Xav : yosan
  • I expect the differences will be pretty minor. Still the same game just a bit more accessable : watcherxp
  • Sorry Xav! If you don't like DNF you're obviously a terrible journalist. : justwr!ght
  • hmmm sounds like we got a hater here : boring gegtik
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    Xav, you've made peace with the fact that regarding anything notable on the Shack, 5-15% of the audience ... : geedeck
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      5-15%? LOL : g0nk
      • I strongly disagree. : shirif
    • You should really know better, it's 95-99% of the audience! : Durajim
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      I disagree with this post! : Orange Pylon
      • You're objetively wrong and should probably not exist!!! : datoo
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    I want you to play it on the PC but with the 360 controller. Anything less is unethical journalism and yo... : Rauol Duke
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      sega genesis controller : gmd
      • This is a serious matter and your so called "jokes" are ill timed. : Rauol Duke
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        You can play Atari games with a Genesis controller. ALso, i almost typed commercial. I was like what t... : Dschinghis Khan
        • Haha. : ShXIII
        • AVGN taught me that. : The Grolar Bear
        • Commodore 64, too, I think : Schnapple
        • You can also play genesis games with an atari controller, but then you only get 1 button. : sigpro
  • AWSD or arrow keys? : ateam311
  • until then: rockpapershotgun pc review http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/13/wot-i-think-duke-nukem-... : Hoax
  • good. : fw_rams
  • Chorizos y lentejas! : excessus
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    If the game didnt suck then there wouldnt be so much outrage. your review is fine, 3DR and george are to ... : maulla
    • there are very good parts in the game. for example the bossfights are awesome. very challenging (in terms... : fw_rams
  • Thank you for humoring us curmudgeons. :) : ColoradoCNC
  • The effort is worth everything regardless of the outcome, Xav. It's much appreciated. : badcaps
  • way to cave to pressure. now they're just gonna walk all over you : dantastic
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    Besides graphics and obviously controls is this realy going to matter? It's not a different game with dif... : Fred Garvin
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      You say that as if graphics and controls aren't important in a game where a common criticism in console r... : Schnapple
      • Must be the Xbox version then, I barely have time to read the actually quite amusing loading screen tips ... : jacobvandy
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        You really think those points would take a 6/10 game and make it 8/10? : Fred Garvin
        • I was thinking more a 7/10 : Schnapple
  • If you haven't played yet you might be pleasntly suprised. I really liked the game flaws and all. The... : MacemanInTW
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    You can't give in! You can't give in!!! /Dent : Sailor of Fortune
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      Oh, I won't. A bad game is a bad game. It doesn't matter what platform it's on. : XAVdeMATOS
      • Note: This is a general statement. I have not made it through enough of Duke Nukem Forever to have a defi... : XAVdeMATOS
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  The biggest tragedy is that Gearbox now owns the IP. They are one of the most average developers out the... : 0mar
  • Not really. They are former 3D Realms guys and took in some of the DNF team after shit got blowed up. The... : Crabs Jarrard
  • Going to have to agree here. : atom519
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    yea it would be much better to leave it in the hands of a developer that releases once every 20 years or ... : deadfish
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      It's not a binary decision here. There are many other options besides Gearbox and 3DR. : 0mar
      • I seriously doubt DNF was a highly sought after IP despite what it seems a majority of the shack thinks. ... : deadfish
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        just an FYI deadfish works at gearbox so he is going to have a personal stake in this argument. : sigpro
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          wait, I am getting him mixed up with another fish named shacker. : sigpro
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            yea i was like wtf? : deadfish
            • I had a massive brain fart for about 30 seconds, then I was like no wait deadfish is the guy with all the... : sigpro
          • yeah that would be me, not deadfish : dopefish
      • I don't think there were many other options considering the legal turmoil surrounding the IP when 3DR clo... : Haxim
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        Which one would you choose? : Marrbe
        • infinity ward : [fry]
        • people can fly, croteam, starbreeze, visceral games : EvilDolemite
        • TEAM NINJA : Downforce
        • Popcap : The Grolar Bear
        • Starbreeze. : Mr. Goodwrench
        • Zynga : deathofrats
        • ea sports : indosauros
      • Humor me, who would you like to have it? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • And who stepped up? : Fred Garvin
  • Sounded like Obsidian there! : mobab
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  Lol, so much fanboy hate in this thread. Just because I grew up on Duke Nukem and enjoyed it, doesn't ... : Opticom
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    Oh and fuck the nostalgic, corny, cheesy, wannabe humour. It was not funny then, and it's especially not ... : Opticom
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      Coming from Jeff, is that what they call the pot calling the kettle black? : jaxpunk
      • no : justwr!ght
  • Looks like you're a hater! : justwr!ght
  • Fanboys will stare at a pile of crap and see gold, there is no changing that in some people. : ShXIII
  • that's the key phrase: "grew up". you succeeded where Duke did not. : VoodooThursday
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    You're calling it a bad game but you haven't played it because you're balking at $60, correct? Are you... : Schnapple
    • Every one is entitled to their own opinions and some reviews are worth taking into account. Especially w... : doozer667
  • well worth the 35 dollars for the PC version. : Patch-e
  • this. I don't think it's terrible but it's fucking hilarious the way people are bashing everyone who says... : deadfish
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  Shack posts a review and it is getting slammed by people who don't appear to have played the game yet. Wh... : dookiebot
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    Haha. : XAVdeMATOS
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      This is what happens when you do your fucking job, Xav. You should have known better! : Crabs Jarrard
      • I always forget about that part! : XAVdeMATOS
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  Oh look, another console review. GTFO. : abjectblitz
  • Buncha babies in this thread! : braaains
  • Because they have different gameplay for the console version because that seems to be a lot of what he's ... : Fred Garvin
  • Oh look, someone that acts like a frontpage baby. : XAVdeMATOS
• The game is pretty terrible. My fanboy lust for D3D is the only thing keeping me playing it. : herradura99
• DNF: the return of matt hazzard! : X-GOUKI
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  I may have to buy this purely as a museum piece. I was going to make my own "collector's edition" with a... : the archvile
  • Give it a month or two, should be on sale cheap. : Topsiderover
• Holy crap, there are some nasty responses to this review. I think it's fine for the record. It seems to l... : Dan 101
• In the beginning of the game, you get to pick up a turd from inside a toilet....interesting use of foresh... : jimvolk
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  Why is there so much "EVERY REVIEW IS WRONG....THIS IS THE GOTY....NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABO... : xpogox
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    yea the shack pretty much needs an intervention : theWhite
    • Divine or darwin? : mobab
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    This shit works a lot like weather predictions and what people want to accept. When the weathermen pr... : ashkie
    • i.e if I want to like this game, I'm more willing to believe a good review than a bad review. : ashkie
• This game is a steaming pile of shit. : jimvolk
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  I'm looking forward to this weeks Weekend Confirmed. They usually give a pretty honest and sometimes b... : millakazuya
  • I'm really looking forward to see if Mr. 2n1t has anything positive to say about this or if he's willing ... : mattavius
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  After watching giantbombs quicklook and just listening to Jeff's exasperation of playing through it I'm c... : rawrnosaurous
  • I'm glad I watched the quicklook before buying it. It looks like F.E.A.R. 1 at best in a lot of those sh... : melkore
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  Giant Bomb review has been posted: http://www.giantbomb.com/duke-nukem-forever/61-20721/reviews/ : millakazuya
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    wow, jeff sounds like he caught the plague at e3. : hirez
    • I thought it was Brad for about five minutes into the video. : deathofrats
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    (((if you're the sort of person who followed 3D Realms all the way down and you're feeling like you need ... : g.lee
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      Were you expecting Shakespeare? The first game had no narrative, no dialog. All it had was quips and a ... : Thresher
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        but it's not a throw back when they shoe horn in modern elements like regenerating health and two gun lim... : deathofrats
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          If anything, that's a consolization problem. : Thresher
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            but hold up, DNF was developed with the PC in mind, according to the man himself GeorgeB. so i mean you ... : deathofrats
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              Not rationalizing anything. Just like the game has save points rather than just regular PC style saves, ... : Thresher
              • All the important things you mean : mobab
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        Have you tried playing Duke 3D anytime recently? It's still as amazing as it ever was and a blast to play... : Mr. Goodwrench
        • Absolutely. Still love the game. : Thresher
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        Shakespeare is full of dick jokes though :/ : 60days
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          This is true, but they were well written dick jokes. http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-shakespeare... : Thresher
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            I think that might be the key - Shakespeare could write idiots, jackanapes and dick-joke-lovers from his ... : 60days
            • Heh, that's the best way of putting it I've seen yet. : Thresher
  • hahaha "I'm trying to figure out when this game would have had to come out to be ... good." : sparkly
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  Just played a few hours of it. It's Duke. That's both good and bad. Had this come out a long time ag... : Thresher
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    that's a bullshit way of looking at it though. HL2 was made to surpass HL1 and it did. You shouldn't excu... : deadfish
    • HL1 had a helluva story. HL2 took it a step further and had a better story and prettier graphics. Duk... : Thresher
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  HE REVIEWED THE 360 VERSION!!!! WHO IS THIS "XAV" AND WHY DOES HE HATE AMERICA?! : nwillard
  • He mentions in the Quicklook that he also played the PC and PS3 versions and agrees that the PC version i... : ashkie
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  Where's George? Where's Randy? Where are all the fan boys? All I know is that all haters have come out... : jrbstereo
  • george has been answering questions as recently as yesterday to his credit. Randy is cowardly and won't ... : deathofrats
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    Remember when RomSteady did a blog entry on piracy and the comments piled on him? And he defended himself... : Schnapple
    • I've gotten used to the haters. : RomSteady
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    what exactly would you want George to say here? : GloriousCow
    • That's a good question, actually. And I am not really sure how to answer this.... Does George, Scott,... : jrbstereo
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  Say what you want about Duke Nukem Forever, but it really is the first game to come close to successfully... : impasse
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    it's the same damn game. Please explain how THE GAME magically gets better with shorter load times and a ... : deadfish
    • What? That's like every shackers main complaint about console games. : Pettytheft
  • gta : synapse19
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    2D franchise into 3D world? What do you mean? : millakazuya
    • +1D : shirif
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    What? Super Mario 64? Zelda64? : pgharavi
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      Metal Gear, Grand Theft Auto, Ninja Gaiden, there's a ton of'em. : boredguy
      • Metroid Prime is another huge example! : Vorlonesque
  • http://i.min.us/i9OPG.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Wut? I don't even.... : watcherxp
  • Duke....3D? : ashkie
  • Even dognose wouldn't have your back on this one, bro. : Crabs Jarrard
  • Did you ever play Metroid Prime : mr.sleepy
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    Well, he's right, but there aren't a lot of other examples. He means 2D shooters I take it. Duke3D was ... : WWBD??
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      What about RTCW? : Crabs Jarrard
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        You mean the game built on the Quake 3 engine. : Pettytheft
        • I meant it was a good 3D game made from a 2.5D game, since WWBD tried to legitimize the OP's stupid post. : Crabs Jarrard
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    you lost me at successfully bringing a 2D franchise into the 3D world pretty sure you've never played ... : Korban
    • Or 1996. : David Craddock
  • I'm glad you enjoyed the game, but as others have said, 2D games have been successfully converted to 3D f... : David Craddock
  • what the hell is going on in this post : DeBurgo
  • lol no : VegasX
  • the quality of doom3's sound design redeems any shortcomings with the rest of that game. : grifter
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    he's referring to the fact that the doom / duke3d engine were 2-d.5 not true 3d (ie: quake) : ballystix
    • If that's the case then Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 wants to have a word with him. : Frank_Mackey
  • my brain reached an impasse trying to comprehend this load of nonsense. : thecray
  • Whatever. You make a few good points but don't kid yourself; Doom 2 wasn't any less 3D in gameplay than D... : Curike
  • er... what : apocreg
• http://i.imgur.com/SbyLU.gif : burning eye
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  George? I wonder where George is after all these negative reviews and wonder what his thoughts are with a... : GodFather
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    oh stop it. i've seen him on here answering questions recently. Randy on the other hand.. : deathofrats
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      haha...yeah, it's all Randy Pitchford's fault? : jimvolk
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        the terrible xbox port is, absolutely. : deathofrats
        • i mean im surprised we haven't gotten a 'well the load times are at the discretion of the designers. The... : deathofrats
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    I'm sure he agrees with a lot of the criticism. That's why he didn't deem the game ready to release. : WWBD??
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      Well there are two facts here. One, I didn't release it, and two, I didn't work on it past mid 09. That... : GeorgeB3DR
      • you're a good egg if nothing else. no lashing out, just calm rational responses to everything. : ibrokn
      • I enjoy the game, George. It is very fun and I don't feel like my money was poorly spent. : creeping-judas
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        George, I don't know you and you don't owe me anything. I can't even begin to imagine how you must of fel... : inf3d3l
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          Why don't you roll him around in the dirt a bit more. There was obviously something wrong with the 2001 ... : pigvomit
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            Just my opinions on the matter and I was quite nice about it considering what I actually felt like postin... : inf3d3l
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              What do you know about it to criticise people that were there when it was happening?.... what you read on... : apocreg
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                I clearly know more than you. : inf3d3l
                • lol! : fw_rams
      • Would you say you had a great deal of influence on what was released though? I can't imagine the game is... : Lucy Labia
      • Sounds like someone is washing their hands clean of this 14 year mess. typical : ShXIII
      • I raised my son till he was fifteen but lost custody. His step-father released him into the world at age... : jrbstereo
      • So what you're basically saying is that after 14 years you're a D to a B- game designer...awesome. You s... : javidscool
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  What the hell happen to Duke Nukem Forever game? I heard that game got many bad reviews. Please give me ... : commanderxp90
  • You're responding to a review of it retard : rubicant
• I have yet to play it myself, but having watched some extended PC gameplay it seems fun and funny. I'm n... : Lone Swordsman
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  I don't quite get why everyone is saying this game represents what FPS games used to be. If anything, it... : ManiacalMoose
  • ^^^ This. I think people are a bit shocked by the misogyny and want to use the "throwback" label for the ... : steauengeglase
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    Yep, FPS's today are so borrowing. Easy, lack of control, lack of variety and choice. Give me a janky ... : apocreg
    • boring... not borrowing! But that too i guess... they are all the same :-) : apocreg
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  If video games were actors DNF wouldn't be Johnny Depp or Leo DiCaprio; no, DNF is more like Mickey Rourk... : badcaps
  • well said. : fw_rams
• I appreciate you raping my childhood. : Embrionic
• I agree almost completely with this review and it's a hallmark of the latest generation of games for roug... : Bensam123
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  I can't help but feel vindicated and justified about when I went on a total rant about this game when it ... : SolidBoss
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    Why aren't you counting the episodes? Episode Two launched in 2007. : XAVdeMATOS
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      He could focus on the Black Mesa mod, that's my new target. Valve is getting up there though, I wants me ... : ShXIII
      • I kinda wish Valve would buy out the Black Mesa guys and finish it off (and put the Valve level of Qualit... : millakazuya
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      nope, those were just renamed expansion packs imo. Hey Xav while I have your attention, why is it that j... : SolidBoss
      • Knowing Valve they are keeping silent to build anticipation because when they do finally reveal ANYTHING ... : ShXIII
      • I think no matter how many times they ask 'When is HL3 coming out?' Doug or whoever will just say with a ... : millakazuya
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  Let's not forget that most of the real bad reviews came from the console ports of the game, according to ... : 8IronBob
  • Then those sites should give separate scores for PC and Console. I personally am having fun with the PC v... : Mech82
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  This review is biased, and somehow I think the guy didn't even finish the game. : davidc02
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    Greatest comment ever. : XAVdeMATOS
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      here XAVdeMATOS, watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th2z0xT-X5s this explains exactly why i disa... : fw_rams
      • This clown even admits he is a Duke Nukem fan boy. So you guys go from one extreme to the other. How is... : jrbstereo
• I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of bubble gum ! : rainsmatt