Allow me to make this as clear as possible: I have never been, nor will I ever likely be, a Duke Nukem fan. That particular brand of misogyny and first-person mayhem was never up my alley. Still, Duke Nukem Forever will always have a place in my heart as the most laughably delayed game in the history of the gaming industry. It was announced just as I started hardcore PC gaming, and quite a bit has changed since then. So it is was some shock and relief, perhaps, that I heard that Shacknews had the opportunity to see this fabled game. It really does exist.
This demonstration was by no means a formal display of the game, but it sounds as though the game might actually exist beyond a rather tame teaser trailer. And it may actually even be good:
We actually got to see the truth of Duke curator George Broussard's many past claims, including environmental puzzles and interactivity, a host of finished weapons, the existence of an in-game forklift, and plenty of heads and arms being blown off.
We both confidently agree that after seeing this demonstration, Duke Nukem Forever is looking great, and will easily stand apart from the crowd in both visual and gameplay styles.
George Broussard went on to comment on the article at Shacknews to clarify why the fellows at Shacknews were so reluctant to disclose full details:
Heh. You guys give Steve/Maarten a break.
The situation was this....Maarten was in town and was leaving on Monday, or something. I'd talked to Maarten a week or so earlier about dropping by to checking something else out. It was Friday and time was getting late, so I asked Maarten if he and Steve wanted to drop by. Sadly, I asked about dognose too, but Maarten said he had to work till 8pm that Friday.
So they came over and we checked out some stuff and out of the blue I just decided to show them DNF for about an hour. We ran through a couple of maps and chatted about stuff and we asked for some feedback. It was pretty unofficial and off the cuff and just done because I've known the guys for a long time and they were local, and what the fuck. They are being secretive/light on info because of obvious reasons, but just wanted to post and say "hey, we saw it and it's real".
I won't know what to do if Duke Nukem Forever is released. Will fish begin to swim in the sky? Will water flow backwards? The game has been a joke for so long that it's impossible for my tiny mind to comprehend it. I actually wouldn't be surprised if the sky broke open and it rained toads.
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