Duke in 2018? "What's next?"
#1 Posted 31 December 2017 - 07:38 PM
So with 2017 gone and 2018 upon us, can't help but wonder what this new year has in store for Duke.
The voice of the man himself confirmed that there were multiple things in the works for Duke so there is that.
Anyone have any ideas what 2018 will have in store for Duke?
Aside from the inevitable half assed cameos?
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#2 Posted 31 December 2017 - 10:22 PM
#3 Posted 01 January 2018 - 06:14 AM
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#4 Posted 01 January 2018 - 07:45 AM
xMobilemux, on 31 December 2017 - 07:38 PM, said:
More self promotion by "the voice of Duke Nukem".
More pimping out the character by Gearbox.
Duke Nukem Forever 2.
#6 Posted 01 January 2018 - 11:30 AM
(And I have no positive answer to the OP question.)
An image then....
@ duke4 Happy New Year
#7 Posted 01 January 2018 - 11:45 AM
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#8 Posted 01 January 2018 - 12:17 PM
As I wrote, I have nothing positive to say about this.
As a business type of guy, if I gave up based on his lame excuses, I would be on the Street, begging for change, or worse working as a slave cleaning toilets.
Sometimes, you need to take a small loss to make a big win.
#9 Posted 01 January 2018 - 04:14 PM
Moder games suck anyway, we just want more DN3D content, quality and not half assed.
#10 Posted 01 January 2018 - 04:46 PM
Also, we need to find a way for Duke to move forward, not to keep living in the past.
#11 Posted 01 January 2018 - 05:28 PM
Redxplatinum, on 01 January 2018 - 09:14 AM, said:
jokes on you I called it like a year ago! https://forums.duke4...-borderlands-3/
#12 Posted 01 January 2018 - 06:10 PM
#13 Posted 01 January 2018 - 06:31 PM
Zaxx, on 01 January 2018 - 06:10 PM, said:
Didn't Gearbox already try something like that with Battleborn?
#14 Posted 01 January 2018 - 07:38 PM
Micky C, on 01 January 2018 - 06:31 PM, said:
Nope, so far they put Duke into Bulletstorm and let the devs of Wild Buster (some MOBA-esque MMO that also has Serious Sam in it) to use the character too. I don't think they'd try this with Battleborn, that game is dead as a rock.
Anyway I don't think it's such a bad idea to put Duke into games where he can fit in because the character's less serious parody aspect can work well with that concept, I just hope they won't overdo it. That Project 1v1 stuff (GBX's competitive FPS) seems pretty bad too based on what people are saying about it, it's not something like Quake or UT but a weird 1-on-1 shooter with PlanetSide weapons and a card game aspect slapped onto it. That's gonna bomb too if that's the case, I just don't see the market for a game like that (man, the heyday of Borderlands went by fast).
But hey, maybe if GBX goes bankrupt (and why wouldn't they, they are terrible as of late) Bethesda buys the IP (they seem to like this old school shooter thing ) and some competent developer like MachineGames or Arkane makes a good Duke game. Oh, and if they'd want to include Duke in some other game Quake Champions is the perfect place to do that.
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#15 Posted 01 January 2018 - 07:58 PM
#17 Posted 01 January 2018 - 09:20 PM
Zaxx, on 01 January 2018 - 07:38 PM, said:
Anyway I don't think it's such a bad idea to put Duke into games where he can fit in because the character's less serious parody aspect can work well with that concept, I just hope they won't overdo it. That Project 1v1 stuff (GBX's competitive FPS) seems pretty bad too based on what people are saying about it, it's not something like Quake or UT but a weird 1-on-1 shooter with PlanetSide weapons and a card game aspect slapped onto it. That's gonna bomb too if that's the case, I just don't see the market for a game like that (man, the heyday of Borderlands went by fast).
But hey, maybe if GBX goes bankrupt (and why wouldn't they, they are terrible as of late) Bethesda buys the IP (they seem to like this old school shooter thing ) and some competent developer like MachineGames or Arkane makes a good Duke game. Oh, and if they'd want to include Duke in some other game Quake Champions is the perfect place to do that.
I meant the genre in general.
I disagree in that everyone views Duke as this sex-obsessed parody. IMO Duke needs to dial back the parody aspect.
#18 Posted 01 January 2018 - 09:53 PM
Micky C, on 01 January 2018 - 09:20 PM, said:
I dunno, that's a hard thing to judge in my opinion, mostly because of market standards. I mean the original Duke 3D Duke wouldn't really work these days because there is not much character to him. You can solve that two ways, the first one: giving him a character and a bit more serious tone that could recapture how we viewed him - mostly in our imagination - back in the day. The other way is that you do not give him a real character and crank up the parody aspect of Duke 3D so Duke works kind of as "the asshole of the gaming industry": a big, dumb douchebag, the king of dick jokes and poking fun at other games.
The first approach would be more suited for a proper Duke game I guess but I kinda like "Gearbox Duke" too as he is in DNF and Bulletstorm + I think that would be more unique in today's market. "Gearbox Duke" works for me, with Jon St. John's slightly altered delivery he always manages to get a chuckle out of me, his voice is just out of this world funny that way... but the thing is that the current iteration of that is just too dumb. If it's a parody about video games and the game industry then it should be smarter and bolder: I don't want to see only dick jokes and game references, I want to see Duke smashing up fucking loot boxes, poking fun at microtransactions, basically giving smart satire of gaming as it is now in his own harsh way. Pack that into a game that feels like the natural evolution of Duke 3D, has a lot of colour and explosive combat in it and I'm in.
That's a unique flavour of FPS we don't have right now and I think something more serious would feel too much like the current iteration of BJ Blazkowicz and Doom guy. Also Blazko is one of the most well-written characters in an FPS to date and that's pretty hard to top.
#19 Posted 02 January 2018 - 01:04 AM
#20 Posted 02 January 2018 - 01:42 AM
I'm not entirely caught up on the Gearbox drama but Duke doesn't seem to have much of a future with them at the helm. They seem to absolutely detest their player base. I only found out a few days ago that console was disabled in Forever apparently to prevent or stifle modding. This is the first time that I've ever heard of a game developer doing something like that. Also considering how much hatred there is against Forever, I feel like the series can only go up from there so why not release a new game and avoid the mistakes that were made last time?
Micky is right that we gotta move forward. New official Duke 3D campaigns could be cool but on the other hand, new maps should just be left up to the fans at this point similarly to how Doom mappers are still releasing new content and continuously pushing the envelope. I'm not into the idea of another terrible Duke 3D release at a steep markup and while I liked some things like the new lighting in World Tour, it was still a pretty terrible release with regard to issues like atrocious mouse controls and a very impractical weapon switching system.
Not sure that I agree that Bethesda would do the series any justice either. I guess they would be a hell of a lot better than Gearbox and they would probably provide the resources for a proper Duke comeback but I just don't agree with many of their recent business practices or game design choices. Doom 4 and the new Wolfenstein games have demonstrated that there is absolutely still a place for well-made single player shooters so Duke should make a resurgence but again, it's never gonna happen with Gearbox and we're not going to get any good news this year.
#21 Posted 02 January 2018 - 03:07 AM
Unfortunately, I think the success of the Duke franchise died with the release of Forever.
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#22 Posted 02 January 2018 - 03:14 AM
I am feeling very generous today. So I will give him this whole 1 year. If within 2018 nothing of his promises has been fullfilled, then I know not to trust in his words from there on.
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#23 Posted 02 January 2018 - 03:27 AM
Nancsi, on 02 January 2018 - 01:04 AM, said:
Well, I would love to see more new content for Duke Nukem 3D. But then again, who would buy it, except for us, the hardcore Duke 3D fans.
So, the first thing they should do, in my opinion, is to patch World Tour so it would include the 3 authorized add-ons, fix the final boss and the awful weaponwheel. This would be for free off course. If Gearbox wants to have our trust and revamp their reputation, this should be their first priority.
#24 Posted 02 January 2018 - 05:23 AM
I would like to see Duke out of his past environments. No more space stations. No more moon bases. No more of the same group of aliens.
I want to see Duke in a Horror/Survival game. Or transported back in time to a Kingpin styled game. Just something different please. Duke can still be humorous and sexist, but back down on each just a little.
Oh, and make it user friendly for modding. Thats a huge bonus.
#25 Posted 02 January 2018 - 05:47 AM
Mark., on 02 January 2018 - 05:23 AM, said:
I would like to see Duke out of his past environments. No more space stations. No more moon bases. No more of the same group of aliens.
I want to see Duke in a Horror/Survival game. Or transported back in time to a Kingpin styled game. Just something different please. Duke can still be humorous and sexist, but back down on each just a little.
Oh, and make it user friendly for modding. Thats a huge bonus.
I don't think that Horror/Survival game + Duke Nukem is a good match. Mr. Nukem is loud, over-the-top alien ass-kicker, not some hide-n-seek sissy!
As far as different genres goes, I would like to see the reboot of Duke Nukem: Endangered Species, i.e. a hunting simulator.
#27 Posted 02 January 2018 - 09:05 AM
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#28 Posted 05 January 2018 - 10:42 PM
Doom64hunter, on 02 January 2018 - 03:07 AM, said:
Unfortunately, I think the success of the Duke franchise died with the release of Forever.
I'm sure that's not true, I don't think DNF is something anyone could or should judge by how much Duke is worth. Gearbox has never made a Duke game before, they or any other developer they would outsource the project to pretty much has a clean slate. All we need is a good game.
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#29 Posted 06 January 2018 - 12:09 AM
Zaxx, on 05 January 2018 - 10:42 PM, said:
This. I refuse to believe the franchise is dead. The brand "Duke Nukem" is too big for that.
I remember a few years back thinking the same thing about the Mortal Kombat franchise. After MK3 the series went downhill and we got some abhorrent releases as MK Mythologies, MK Special Forces, MK Armageddon, ... Till 2011 when the new Mortal Kombat reboot was both a critical and commercial success.
I'm sure there are other examples as well. It all starts with a "good" game.
#30 Posted 06 January 2018 - 05:12 PM
axl, on 06 January 2018 - 12:09 AM, said:
I'm sure there are other examples as well. It all starts with a "good" game.
Mortal Kombat is actually a perfect example of this. So many years of terrible titles that weren't even worthy of the bargain bin and when MK9 was announced as a return to form, there was so much excitement around it. MK10 continued the success of the reboot. Duke isn't dead. If anything, there has never been a more perfect time to release another game. Doom 4 and Wolfenstein have demonstrated that the market is still open to a good single player FPS as long as it's executed well. I don't even think that Wolfenstein is as legendary as Duke or Doom in terms of mainstream appeal, yet it managed to make a big splash.