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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-03-2011 01:49:18 AM
So I'm still on vacation at a friend's house. Got notification the demo was available. Downloaded and played.

Took longer to DL and Install (at 1.1mb/sec average) than it did to finish. o_O

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Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 06-03-2011 05:13:21 AM
I'll have to have a look.

The rolling game play videos make it look like the best game ever. EVER.

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-03-2011 09:48:04 AM
Health regen for hiding.

Carry 2 weapons max, sub-weapon slot for pipebombs. No "infinite ammo basic weapon".

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 06-14-2011 12:26:24 AM
Deth and I just picked it up tonight


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-14-2011 02:03:41 AM
Balls of Steel in hand.

Disappointed in the game so far.

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Vallo, the Second Coming
Pancake
posted 06-15-2011 08:13:59 AM
I still don't believe it exists.
"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-15-2011 08:41:18 AM
It's a steampowered game.

It's out there. In the wild. Getting shit reviews and making "the faithful" go "WTF?!?"

Autosave Checkpoints. And no other save functions that I've seen.

Autosave so shitty that I had a friend streaming gameplay to a few of us (he had the EU release) over the weekend... Game crashed and when he restarted and reloaded the last autosave it had lost ALL of his acquired Ego Boosts (HP+ stuff) that he had done to that point.

Want weapons? Fine. Pick 2. Oh, and if you ever drop the Golden Pistol kiss an achievement goodbye.

Oh yeah... mouse sensitivity? Make sure your mouse lets you configure that outside the game. Duke corners like he's in a supermarket shopping cart with 2 bum wheels.

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Willias
Pancake
posted 06-15-2011 09:39:00 AM
Is it really any surprise that the game is crap?

What I want to know is what all Gearbox did to "fix it"? Did they make the end product worse, or was the game even more shit than this to begin with?

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-15-2011 09:57:49 AM
I don't think Gearbox really did anything other than to supply space to work on it. They picked up the IP assets and a good chunk of the devs working on it so all they needed to do was supply a basement and some dew/cheetos...
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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Blindy.
Suicide (Also: Gay.)
posted 06-15-2011 10:15:40 AM
After the marketing effort you would expect them to have made at least a 60/100 game.
Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 06-15-2011 11:29:22 AM
Quelle surprise!
~Never underestimate the power of a Dark Clown.
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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-15-2011 01:23:09 PM
quote:
Nobody really understood why Blindy. wrote:
After the marketing effort you would expect them to have made at least a 60/100 game.

Since it didn't cure cancer I think they're lucky to get a 50% positive review rating.

Given some of the bugs I've seen people bitching about... very lucky.

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Densetsu
NOT DRYSART
posted 06-15-2011 06:55:24 PM
From what I understand, if you're not playing it on the PC, you're pretty much getting ass-raped in the wallet.

Also, it seems if you try to take the game seriously, you're going to hate it. I've seen it called the "Napolean Dynamite of FPS - You either love it, or you fucking hate it."

I've seen good reviews from people who don't take the game any more seriously than it takes itself, and who realize the development of the game's sordid past weren't going to lead to FPS revolution.

Apparently once it comes down to about $20, it'll be about right.

I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl, we ate lobster, drank piƱa coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over, and over?
Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 06-15-2011 10:47:03 PM
Deth's been enjoying it. It's raunchy, but it's a nice bit of nostalgia for the older games, he says. He did say that the colors are very bright, so you have to take the visuals in smaller doses.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

Skaw
posted 06-16-2011 02:49:19 AM
Pretty much what Densetsu said. If you're looking for a deep game, turn around. It's also pretty unfair for reviewers to really compare the game to Call of Duties and the 5 or 6 clones, when it's intended competition in its current iteration was Doom 3/Half-Life 2/UT2k3/4. It's just 7 years late to the ball.

Duke3D was all about killing aliens/your friends, and spewing one liners. Game delivers.

Skaw fucked around with this message on 06-16-2011 at 03:00 AM.

Karnaj
Road Warrior Queef
posted 06-16-2011 08:29:28 AM
But can you throw poop at things?
That's the American Dream: to make your life into something you can sell. - Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith



Beer.

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-16-2011 09:45:04 AM
quote:
Karnaj wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
But can you throw poop at things?

There's an achievement for it.

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 06-21-2011 05:20:04 AM
After playing it for a bit, I'm pretty convinced the game design was created by a prophet seeing the future of Steven Steve.
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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 06-21-2011 08:28:15 AM
I've gotten somewhat used to the controls (still dislike the way bombs are handled) and overall, yeah it's just a sub-par FPS.

But yeah.... Duke is still Duke.

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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 07-02-2011 03:29:19 PM
Screenshots for those interested in the levels of "wtf is wrong with you?" shit in the game.
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"That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos." -- Harry Dresden
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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
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