Duke Nukem Forever is here. Can't wait to try it. If I only had a computer to play it well. I'm still running an Opteron dual-core with a Radeon 4850.

Upgrade time is coming soon though. Once Bulldozer and Ivy Bridge hit the market, decisions will be made.

System requirements
Microsoft Windows

Minimum Specs
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.0 Ghz
1GB RAM
nVidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 or equivalent with 256MB video memory
Windows XP/Vista/7 OS
10GB free hard disk space
DirectX Compatible sound card
Recommended Specs
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.6 Ghz or better
2GB RAM
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 3850 or better, with 512MB video memory
Windows XP/Vista/7 OS
10GB free hard disk space
DirectX Compatible sound card

A lot of the reviews are saying it's dated and not that great. As for "dated", well no shit, the games been in a 10+ year time lock. One review said that Bulletstorm was what Duke should have been... that one definitely worried me (I bought that game and didn't like it). I will probably still buy it anyway.

It's hard to believe this is actually happening. I'm almost wondering if the apocalypse is near.

I'm not sure I actually paid for Duke3D back in the day, when ya could 'rent' PC Games. I might just 'borrow' DNF this time round too. I do want to play it, even if it is deemed a mediocre, out of pure curiosity.

It's awesome! Hillarious, I didn't feel the graphics were dated at all with everything set to max. The gameplay and controls are simple however. Level by level loading with a very linear track through the story but who cares.

They added a LOT of internet related jokes and even more jokes that would appeal to people who remember the first game. I would tell people to play through the single player just for the humor.

It's getting slammed hard in reviews. I might wait until this is a special on Steam now, lol.

It is really bad. But I can't stop playing, its so bad.

Honestly though, there is NO way this game could have lived up to the anticipation surrounding it.

Speaking of which, I wonder if Diablo 3 is ever coming out... and if it will be any good...

d3 looks like it's gonna be great... i like that blizz never releases a game till they feel it's ready.

I generally agree, but the fact that they announced the game like 3 years ago, and then seriously delayed the release date right around the time Torchlight and a few similar games came out (making me wonder if they felt they needed to up the ante to compete?)

Yeah, the reviews aren't good, but who cares. Duke Nukem 3D was great and I have to try Forever out.

I bought the game a week or so ago. Why?? Well, I had to know. Here are my random thoughts after only playing through a couple levels of the game (I've been on vacation for a while, and my of my computer time has been quick surfing).

A lot of the reviews were overly negative. Unfairly? Well, there was obviously a lot of hype here. I have made many great game purchases based on good reviews alone, but I also sensed a lot of the negative buzz here was just following the herd, and a lot of the reviewers don't seem to be the type to appreciate a Duke game let alone be a member of the audience a game like this targets, to be honest.

I had to update the game through Steam which took an annoying amount of time even over cable connection. Had to update over 6GB of files to play the game- not necessarily download 6GB as it's hard to tell what exactly Steam is doing under the hood, but it felt like 6GB anyway.

There was a LOT of negativity in reviews about the un-PC humor. For Christ's sake, what did they expect with a Duke game? If you don't know what you're getting into when you buy a Duke game especially with all the comments made before release much less what looked to be one of the most detailed warning labels on the box, you're an idiot.

As far as performance issues, I did not experience any horrible frame rate drops (and that FWIW is not unheard of in games; sometimes it's even by design), but did notice some texture draw-in- there was an elevator door in front of me that popped in that I just thought was odd.

Only played the multiplayer briefly, it was not all that great. It seemed far more unfinished than the single-player game... UT '99 was more fun.

Anyone interested in the game should view it for what it is- a patchwork of ideas stitched together, some of them are great and some seem half-finished or just don't work. If you've followed all the press reports, screenshots, hype and such, you're better off to view this as the game that almost never happened, but you've got the chance to play a work in progress snapshot that was somehow tidied up for release by the new owner.

If you're a new generation gamer that's more only familiar with Call of Duty or Gears of War, this game is not for you, you're going to think it sucks.

I last played a Duke Nukem game in 1998, and yes gaming has changed for the better or worse since then. DNF IS the best Duke game I've ever played, warts and all, though certainly not the best FPS. But it would have had a lot more impact had it been released in 1999, or even 2003 or so.