Is anyone actually excited about a new episode of Duke 3D? Anyone here, I mean. I reckon I spent almost as much time on that first level in deathmatch (or Dukematch or whatever the fuck they called it) as I did playing Doom and Quake. It was the first time I’d ever seen levels in an FPS that felt like real places - the cinema in particular - and I think it does fade fast, losing that sense of place that was the most impressive thing about it, but DAMN, it was exciting to play. I loved it back in the day and I still replay the first few levels every now and again. The original Duke Nukem 3D that is, rather than the platformer that came first. Today, we've been thinking and chatting about all things Duke, from wonderful level design to wonky nipples and weird space tigers.Īdam: I haven’t played the World Tour yet, which adds a new episode of eight levels designed by the original Duke 3D crew, but I am extremely fond of the original. Years of development hell later, he also appeared in Duke Nukem Forever, a game remembered more for its delays than its eventual release. Mr Nukem is actually twenty-five years old, however, having appeared in two platform games before his FPS adventures. If you include Doctor who cloned me, it's pretty close.Duke Nukem 3D turned twenty this year, which means it can get away with drinking hard liquor and smoking cigars in a strip club legally in some parts of the world, but might not think that’s as cool as it once seemed. Just what dnf tries to do.Īnd yes - the 2011 quite closely follows the structure. HL2 is this ongoing, biome changing, progressing adventure with different mechanics. The game they wanted to make is HALF-LIFE 2. Characters look fantastic for 2001 game. afaik the flashlight you can hold, is only in one level.

very dark but nightvision and flashlight exist. Working pinball and some other stuff like vending machines. No voice acting aside from few characters. It's just too ambitious and would be very difficult to put all the e3 trailer scenes into the game. But now we have all of them at least as short real time scenes and few as maps. This makes me believe at least some of e3 trailer scenes would be in the final game. Same with sniper scene, terminator/robot and few others. But in the trailer map/scene, she is moved and camera is adjusted. When playing normally, she is in the same level as in the trailer map. Like, the waitress Lady saying 'we are all going to die' is there and says exactly that. The levels where scenes take place exist in this build but the scenes do not take place when you play for most part.

Funny thing is, that most of 40 (!!!) scenes in the trailer looked like they were supposed to finally be in the game. You can launch them, walk around, let the animation plan and if you get the camera right, the trailer could be easily recreated in 4k today. Almost Everything too ambitious for early 3d engine. Been playing for hours with the build and I have some thoughts:

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