Duke Nukem Forever – The Verdict
Not long after Duke Nukem Forever begins, Duke is seen playing a game starring himself. When one of his “chicks” asks him if the game is any good he replies with the self-referencing answer of, “yeah, but after twelve f**king years, it should be.” And while this should most certainly be the case when taking into account its long and drawn-out development, what should have been a humorous fourth wall-shattering retort merely hammers home the fact that Duke Nukem Forever is, remarkably, a game that really needed more work had developer 3D Realms genuinely intended that it meet the standards set by current-gen first person shooters. …