DNF review on escapist

Deftones · 05-27-2009, 10:26 AM

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Nukem-Forever

Enjoy

Lt.Havoc · 05-27-2009, 10:54 AM

Well, he is right in what he says, sad but true.

ShXIII · 05-27-2009, 11:04 AM

So true

vincentdante · 05-27-2009, 11:07 AM

Yahtzee always speaks truth.

That Guy · 05-27-2009, 11:09 AM

Wow! Dead on and so, so funny.

Angelo86 · 05-27-2009, 11:52 AM

true.

mysteryperfecta · 05-27-2009, 11:56 AM

We fans of DNF have held onto the belief that, despite ALL of the rigamarole, GB knew what makes games great, and that EVENTUALLY, our wait would be vindicated in some portion by a GREAT GAME. Unfortunately, now the long-time fans are left looking incredibly foolish, 3dr is left looking monumentally incompetent, and the ridicule shoveled on our faith by videos like this is painfully accurate and deserved.

Lt.Havoc · 05-27-2009, 12:10 PM

Yeah, thats true, still I would not mind if DNF would be a straight forward shooter and not really speical, expect maybe you play Duke. As long as its fun to play, I would careless if the game looks brownish ala Gears of War or more colorful ala Half-Life 2.

I was sure from the beginning that DNF wont be the uber game everyone wanted it to be and we all nkow that 3DR didnt spend 12 years on it in a sraitght row, because of restarts and mismanagment.

But you know what Mark Twian said: "The rumors of my death are highly exaggerated." and a Germany saying goes "Those, Said death, live longer" and even if we wont play DNF, we sure will play some Duke Nukem game in the future.

Thriller · 05-27-2009, 12:15 PM

"If one of those kids turns out brunette you have to start all over again"

Funny as usual. Dont know why anyone would say its actually spot on or anything; it isnt.

Yahtzee takes a piece of "truth", spins it around, stretches it a bit, paints it black and after a while its not really the same piece anymore. It does however still resemble it a fair bit.

And its funny.
And thats the point.

SpinX · 05-27-2009, 01:54 PM

I find this clip annoying and not funny... Its just too silly and chaotic crap

conantheking · 05-27-2009, 02:00 PM

I agree with the "it's tragic" part. So true.

fast-1 · 05-27-2009, 02:41 PM

He talks too quickly. What did he say ?

Thief · 05-27-2009, 03:17 PM

Easily takes the cake for the funniest Zero Punctuation review I've watched, sadly...

Sang · 05-27-2009, 03:48 PM

Perhaps (some of) you people are considering it to be terribly funny just because it makes you look into a mirror. Personally I found it amusing but not the "best ZP episode ever".

prophecy holder · 05-27-2009, 03:56 PM

I will do my part in taking most of the forumers brain away for thinking this is tragic. The cold hard reality is if DNF stays with 3DR, we are never going to see it.

Funny video btw.

FlashBack · 05-27-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fast-1

He talks too quickly. What did he say ?

HAHA Yahtzee talks fast, are you serious? NO WAY!!!

Rider · 05-27-2009, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mysteryperfecta

We fans of DNF have held onto the belief that, despite ALL of the rigamarole, GB knew what makes games great, and that EVENTUALLY, our wait would be vindicated in some portion by a GREAT GAME. Unfortunately, now the long-time fans are left looking incredibly foolish, 3dr is left looking monumentally incompetent, and the ridicule shoveled on our faith by videos like this is painfully accurate and deserved.

Best post on the issue EVER.

Also, the video is hilarious

JamesCassidy · 05-27-2009, 05:58 PM

I'll still wait for this game.

I am not dead yet

kj_57701 · 05-27-2009, 06:13 PM

Yea. Some of us have either followed or participated in this forum from the start. I joined in 2002 and probably just checked it out from time to time at least 2-3 years before that. 10 years man!

Cheers for another 10 years

Babe · 05-27-2009, 06:16 PM

Hmm when I am in that site, I see the video opening shot which says "click to play" and there is no button to click. I clicked on the video screen, nothing happens. Do I need to register and login to see the video ?

LiquiD · 05-27-2009, 06:19 PM

it's hard choosing between a game you've been waiting for forever, and the right of ownership of duke. We could all be selfish and say let duke go 3drealms but then take 2 are already getting some of what they want, turning 3drealms fans against them. I want to see duke. It the only way it seems we can have it is if 3drealms loses in court. But it won't be the same dukewhen it gets released. And I don't think 3drealms deserves their intellectual property taken from them. It's quite the conundrum.

JamesCassidy · 05-27-2009, 06:30 PM

3Drealms has made mistakes, we all agree on that, but if given the chance I think they can pull it off.

I am not stupid or blinded by the truth, it is faith that keeps going. No, it's not having faith in the company, it's about believing in the workers. The men and women who have worked on that game over the years.

SplatterHappy · 05-27-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Babe

Hmm when I am in that site, I see the video opening shot which says "click to play" and there is no button to click. I clicked on the video screen, nothing happens. Do I need to register and login to see the video ?

Nope, no registering required. Works fine for me using Firefox 3.0.10

marioman360 · 05-27-2009, 06:31 PM

he says that 3DR deserves to be sued for not completing a game they were paid to complete when in reality they never saw a cent from Take2 so alot of this review is based on bullshit.

it was funny till he made fun of 3Drealms, then i got a little ticked at it.

SplatterHappy · 05-27-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by marioman360

he says that 3DR deserves to be sued for not completing a game they were paid to complete when in reality they never saw a cent from Take2 so alot of this review is based on bullshit.

it was funny till he made fun of 3Drealms, then i got a little ticked at it.

Well.. there was that 2.5 million last July.. but 3DR didn't give out what the exact wording of that deal was, alluding that it was for an as yet unannounced title but admitted that it was "in connection with" DNF. The court will decide ultimately.

But yes, when you take into account that $20 million of 3DR's own funds were put into development, that 2.5 mil is a paltry amount by comparison (although, if I had a "paltry" 2.5 mil, I'd be set for life..

)

I thought it funny, regardless, which is Yahtzee's thing.

Babe · 05-27-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by marioman360

he says that 3DR deserves to be sued for not completing a game they were paid to complete when in reality they never saw a cent from Take2 so alot of this review is based on bullshit.

it was funny till he made fun of 3Drealms, then i got a little ticked at it.

You honestly dont know what you are talking about. 3DR did take 2.5 million directly from Take 2, besides 400,000 taken from GTI for publishing rights which now rests with Take 2.

lordlonelobo · 05-28-2009, 07:06 AM

I dunno, to be honest, I don't find zeropunctuation all that funny in general, this episode included.

sirlemonhead · 05-28-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lordlonelobo

I dunno, to be honest, I don't find zeropunctuation all that funny in general, this episode included.

It got really old months ago. I prefer Angry video game nerd because he reviews all the cool old games and throws in some humour on the top, not the other way around.

prophecy holder · 05-28-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by sirlemonhead

It got really old months ago. I prefer Angry video game nerd because he reviews all the cool old games and throws in some humour on the top, not the other way around.

You got to be joking right? He reviews bad games 99% of the time. I like to call those games weekend wasters, because thats all they did.

I also like IGSRJ on youtube, he's pretty funny.

Denz · 05-28-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Babe

You honestly dont know what you are talking about. 3DR did take 2.5 million directly from Take 2, besides 400,000 taken from GTI for publishing rights which now rests with Take 2.

they were talking of 12million not 2,5mil or 400,000 $

Monkey Butler · 05-28-2009, 09:32 AM

T2 paid $12 million for the rights to DNF. That figure is wholly separate from the $2 500 000 allegedly given to 3DR to complete the game and the $400 000 for which 3DR initially sold the rights.

Denz · 05-28-2009, 09:45 AM

and then 3DR had no monies left

bragged on for too long

sirlemonhead · 05-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prophecy holder

You got to be joking right? He reviews bad games 99% of the time. I like to call those games weekend wasters, because thats all they did.

I also like IGSRJ on youtube, he's pretty funny.

Yeah It's more a coolness factor in the fact that they're old..and he does review a lot of games I rented as a kid

gungriffon geona · 05-28-2009, 12:38 PM

so randumb monkey cheese lol exdee

I suppose now anyone who gave two shits will change their minds because a blithering idiot who can't keep his OWN opinions straight spoke really fast and hoped he was funny in some way.

Here's a hint: He was never funny.

DerricktheW · 05-28-2009, 08:06 PM

Yeah man, he like totally talks fast, almost as if like, you know like he has zero punctuation between his words...

This review was kind of dumb in my eyes. Usually his reviews can at least make me smile at one point, but this was just kinda "meh".

He tried to be too random in the middle.

Waiter · 05-29-2009, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by marioman360

it was funny till he made fun of 3Drealms, then i got a little ticked at it.

You mean when you pressed "play"?

Sadly, this video is a bit like looking yourself in the mirror the morning after a party where you drank too much, puked all night and didn't get laid.

Crosma · 05-29-2009, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SpinX

I find this clip annoying and not funny... Its just too silly and chaotic crap

If you think that then you missed the joke. It's called satire.

Booflax · 05-29-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordlonelobo

I dunno, to be honest, I don't find zeropunctuation all that funny in general, this episode included.

I thought I was the only one who thought Yahtzee wasn't funny.

Majority of his reviews are basically "Look at how bad this good game is! I'm such a hard person to please, aren't I a stinker?" for 5 straight minutes.

Just isn't that amusing to me.

gungriffon geona · 05-29-2009, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crosma

If you think that then you missed the joke. It's called satire.

I don't think Satire in this case means what you think it means.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booflax

Majority of his reviews are basically "Look at how bad this good game is! I'm such a hard person to please, aren't I a stinker?" for 5 straight minutes.

Just isn't that amusing to me.

That's all it is, plus the added fact he has no real opinions in any of the reviews. all his stuff is written for him, which means consistency is completely out the door.

Crosma · 05-30-2009, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by gungriffon geona

I don't think Satire in this case means what you think it means.

Actually, it's a great example. He employs the ironic example of DNF actually being released and being worth 12 years of development to disparage the fact that it's not released and probably wasn't going to be worth 12 years of development. They could use it as the example of satire in the OED.

05-27-2009, 10:26 AM	#1
Deftones	DNF review on escapist http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...-Nukem-Forever Enjoy __________________ What is the terror of death? That we die, our work incomplete. What is the joy of life? To die, knowing our task is done.

05-27-2009, 10:54 AM	#2
Lt.Havoc	Re: DNF review on escapist Well, he is right in what he says, sad but true. __________________ "Goverment is not the solution to our problem. Goverment IS the problem." Ronald Reagan "Go ahead, make my Day!" "Dirty" Harry Callahan

05-27-2009, 11:04 AM	#3
ShXIII	Re: DNF review on escapist So true

05-27-2009, 11:07 AM	#4
vincentdante	Re: DNF review on escapist Yahtzee always speaks truth. __________________ Xbox Gamertag/PSN ID: Vincentdante Tell me who you are from this forums if you add me to either.

05-27-2009, 11:09 AM	#5
That Guy	Re: DNF review on escapist Wow! Dead on and so, so funny.

05-27-2009, 11:52 AM	#6
Angelo86	Re: DNF review on escapist true. __________________ Jesus 4ever † Duke Nukem Facebook

05-27-2009, 11:56 AM	#7
mysteryperfecta	Re: DNF review on escapist We fans of DNF have held onto the belief that, despite ALL of the rigamarole, GB knew what makes games great, and that EVENTUALLY, our wait would be vindicated in some portion by a GREAT GAME. Unfortunately, now the long-time fans are left looking incredibly foolish, 3dr is left looking monumentally incompetent, and the ridicule shoveled on our faith by videos like this is painfully accurate and deserved. __________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.” Thomas Jefferson

05-27-2009, 12:10 PM	#8
Lt.Havoc	Re: DNF review on escapist Yeah, thats true, still I would not mind if DNF would be a straight forward shooter and not really speical, expect maybe you play Duke. As long as its fun to play, I would careless if the game looks brownish ala Gears of War or more colorful ala Half-Life 2. I was sure from the beginning that DNF wont be the uber game everyone wanted it to be and we all nkow that 3DR didnt spend 12 years on it in a sraitght row, because of restarts and mismanagment. But you know what Mark Twian said: "The rumors of my death are highly exaggerated." and a Germany saying goes "Those, Said death, live longer" and even if we wont play DNF, we sure will play some Duke Nukem game in the future. __________________ "Goverment is not the solution to our problem. Goverment IS the problem." Ronald Reagan "Go ahead, make my Day!" "Dirty" Harry Callahan

05-27-2009, 12:15 PM	#9
Thriller	Re: DNF review on escapist "If one of those kids turns out brunette you have to start all over again" Funny as usual. Dont know why anyone would say its actually spot on or anything; it isnt. Yahtzee takes a piece of "truth", spins it around, stretches it a bit, paints it black and after a while its not really the same piece anymore. It does however still resemble it a fair bit. And its funny. And thats the point. __________________ As a previous owner of member number 404, I obviously dont know what the hell Im talking about. -------------------- "I GOT PLASTERED!" - Drazula "I thought everyone i Sweden looked like Duke Nukem...." - GreedyFly 2001

05-27-2009, 01:54 PM	#10
SpinX	Re: DNF review on escapist I find this clip annoying and not funny... Its just too silly and chaotic crap __________________ waiting for: Elite sequel, Half life 3, Diablo3, DNF Enough is enough! I've had it with these motherxxxxxx delays on this motherxxxxxx game :) http://www.youtube.com/user/ftbfelix

05-27-2009, 02:00 PM	#11
conantheking	Re: DNF review on escapist I agree with the "it's tragic" part. So true. __________________ Just an average Duke fan.

05-27-2009, 02:41 PM	#12
fast-1	Re: DNF review on escapist He talks too quickly. What did he say ?

05-27-2009, 03:17 PM	#13
Thief	Re: DNF review on escapist Easily takes the cake for the funniest Zero Punctuation review I've watched, sadly... __________________ We choose our profession in defiance of the greed of the monarchy. We will not live for the sake of taxes to fatten the nobles' pockets. We choose to live the only life available to those who would truly be free. We are Thieves.

05-27-2009, 03:48 PM	#14
Sang	Re: DNF review on escapist Perhaps (some of) you people are considering it to be terribly funny just because it makes you look into a mirror. Personally I found it amusing but not the "best ZP episode ever". __________________ traB pu kcip

05-27-2009, 03:56 PM	#15
prophecy holder	Re: DNF review on escapist I will do my part in taking most of the forumers brain away for thinking this is tragic. The cold hard reality is if DNF stays with 3DR, we are never going to see it. Funny video btw. __________________ "Ever since I was a little boy, dressing up has always been...my greatest joy. But when It's time to be discreet, there is one thing you just can't beat and that's a strapless backless classical little black dress" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e4BCOrLmJ0 Last edited by prophecy holder; 05-27-2009 at 04:02 PM.

05-27-2009, 05:58 PM	#18
JamesCassidy	Re: DNF review on escapist I'll still wait for this game. I am not dead yet

05-27-2009, 06:13 PM	#19
kj_57701	Re: DNF review on escapist Yea. Some of us have either followed or participated in this forum from the start. I joined in 2002 and probably just checked it out from time to time at least 2-3 years before that. 10 years man! Cheers for another 10 years

05-27-2009, 06:16 PM	#20
Babe	Re: DNF review on escapist Hmm when I am in that site, I see the video opening shot which says "click to play" and there is no button to click. I clicked on the video screen, nothing happens. Do I need to register and login to see the video ?

05-27-2009, 06:19 PM	#21
LiquiD	Re: DNF review on escapist it's hard choosing between a game you've been waiting for forever, and the right of ownership of duke. We could all be selfish and say let duke go 3drealms but then take 2 are already getting some of what they want, turning 3drealms fans against them. I want to see duke. It the only way it seems we can have it is if 3drealms loses in court. But it won't be the same dukewhen it gets released. And I don't think 3drealms deserves their intellectual property taken from them. It's quite the conundrum. __________________ Follow Your Dreams... Intel 3.4Ghz Geil 3Gb Twinx Ram Nvidia 7800 GS Abit IC7-MAX3 SATA RAID STRIPING 480GB on a 24" LCD. Check out www.myspace.com/LiquidAces & www.myspace.com/LiquidAces2

05-27-2009, 06:30 PM	#22
JamesCassidy	Re: DNF review on escapist 3Drealms has made mistakes, we all agree on that, but if given the chance I think they can pull it off. I am not stupid or blinded by the truth, it is faith that keeps going. No, it's not having faith in the company, it's about believing in the workers. The men and women who have worked on that game over the years.

05-27-2009, 06:31 PM	#24
marioman360	Re: DNF review on escapist he says that 3DR deserves to be sued for not completing a game they were paid to complete when in reality they never saw a cent from Take2 so alot of this review is based on bullshit. it was funny till he made fun of 3Drealms, then i got a little ticked at it.

05-28-2009, 07:06 AM	#27
lordlonelobo	Re: DNF review on escapist I dunno, to be honest, I don't find zeropunctuation all that funny in general, this episode included.

05-28-2009, 09:32 AM	#31
Monkey Butler	Re: DNF review on escapist T2 paid $12 million for the rights to DNF. That figure is wholly separate from the $2 500 000 allegedly given to 3DR to complete the game and the $400 000 for which 3DR initially sold the rights.

05-28-2009, 09:45 AM	#32
Denz	Re: DNF review on escapist and then 3DR had no monies left bragged on for too long __________________ *crunchy superman said:* 10 years and two complete restarts - that's either one very effective filter, or a whole lotta shit. :D

05-28-2009, 12:38 PM	#34
gungriffon geona	Re: DNF review on escapist so randumb monkey cheese lol exdee I suppose now anyone who gave two shits will change their minds because a blithering idiot who can't keep his OWN opinions straight spoke really fast and hoped he was funny in some way. Here's a hint: He was never funny.

05-28-2009, 08:06 PM	#35
DerricktheW	Re: DNF review on escapist Yeah man, he like totally talks fast, almost as if like, you know like he has zero punctuation between his words... This review was kind of dumb in my eyes. Usually his reviews can at least make me smile at one point, but this was just kinda "meh". He tried to be too random in the middle.