I just stumbled over a German newspaper article, that reported about all those computer game experts bad-mouthing the long awaited 3D ego shooter Duke Nukem Forever and I feel I have to comment on this.

I bought the game last Friday online via Steam. Not that I use or like Steam much, but it was the easiest way to get my copy of the game installed without using the postal service age verification if I would have bought it from Amazon. I already read, that the development of the single player part of the game finished back in 2009; So the expectations regarding the graphics engine were not that high. What else could I expect? Innovative game play or even a STORY?! Honestly guys, we are talking about the Duke! There wasn’t a great story in Duke Nukem 1 & 2 or 3D either, so why should DNF have one?

I already played through the single player part at normal degree of difficulty this weekend and it was real fun: Big talk, blood, kicking Aliens’ asses and babes (not enough IMO 😉 ) and although some parts were really hard, it never was undo-able nor was it unfair at any time. It was the Duke Nukem 3D feeling that was just there. Of cause you cannot compare it to those high-end shooters that provide state of the art graphics, sound, smart AI and a good story. But isn’t it sometimes wonderful to just play something stupid ;-). Due to the connection to Steam, DNF also offers lots of achievements to reach. This will definitively make me play the single player part a second time. For now I started playing the multiplayer games to get furnishings and equipment for Duke’s mansion.

To make sure the number of people who get disappointed will not increase: I would not recommend the game to anyone who never played D3D in the past – but anyone who really loved D3D, will surely love DNF too.