The Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration project is in a playable state on Moddb.com

Coelacanth , 2 hours ago

I haven’t thought about this game in many years. I only remember it taking so long to come out it became an early meme, and then finally coming out as a wet fart after all those years.

I played a little bit of this, and while it’s definitely still a work in progress, it actually feels like a cohesive game coming together.

I guess the mod is based on earlier leaked builds? I only took a glance at the ModDB page. Have you played the original? Is the mod any better?

setsneedtofeed OP , 2 hours ago (edited 1 hour ago)

It’s a stand alone project building off of the 2001 build’s leak, trying to turn it into a completed game.

The download includes the leaked original content as well if you want to compare. The original content isn’t really playable as anything but novelty, since it’s more like the skeleton of a game than a game. The project has made strides in all aspects to turn half finished, often unpopulated locations into actual game levels. Pigcops are back, Duke’s model is improved, more voice acting included, level design with scripted encounters. Lots of stuff.

halcyoncmdr , 5 seconds ago

I only remember it taking so long to come out it became an early meme, and then finally coming out as a wet fart after all those years.

To be honest, it wasn’t bad, for a Duke Nukem game. The issue is that the Duke Nukem style just wasn’t good compared to modern games anymore. It was a late 90s game released in 2011. It also didn’t go all in on the campiness either so it couldn’t even cross into that territory and wrap back around to being good.