As a longtime fan of the King of FPSes (Classic Doom can go suck on a Kamikaze Drone), Duke Nukem 3D is back on the scene and better than ever with not just a resurrected modding community, but upgraded version of the Polymost renderer that drove the amazing graphics of Duke Nukem back in my birth year of 1996, taking notes from Polymost's community-made successor, Polymer by Plagman which was made for EDuke32, which is a modern version of the Build Engine made with modern hardware in mind.

Although I have strong reservations about Gearbox's Management (♥♥♥♥ Randy Pitchford, he can eat boot after being shrunk down to the inverse of his gigantic-ass ego.) - This game was a labor of love by the team that originally developed it, 3D Realms. Although they're not around anymore, I have the utmost respect for this team, and for Duke.

Every episode, along with the new one that comes with this version, is presented in a classic 3D style that doesn't fail to impress, given the age of the build engine, and with the game's original episodes - the hardware of the time being able to run this.

Playing Duke is different from your modern FPS, so for newbies - I highly recommend starting on the easiest difficulty with the first episode and going from there. Thankfully the feature I encountered in my first major foray in to Duke3D on Consoles (When I had no gaming PC), is here - the rewind feature, much like the Forza series, allows you to undo your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and try again, rather than having to rely on quicksaves and at worst, starting from the beginning of the level.

Although there have been reports of the audio quality of non-remastered lines (Like those provided by Jon St.John, who does a wonderful job reprising his role), I haven't seen much reason to consider it a negative. For reference, I've played the original Duke through EDuke32 , so suffice to say I'm familiar with how Duke3D should sound, and there's not that much of a difference to raise concern for.

All in all, this is the closest to the pure experience of Duke you can get without having to go through abandonware methods or going out of your way to buy an original boxed copy of Duke Nukem 3D. It's a classic for a damn good reason, so play it before me and my big musclar friend here lay the smack dab down on your ass.

HAIL TO THE KING, BABY!

As a longtime fan of the King of FPSes (Classic Doom can go suck on a Kamikaze Drone), Duke Nukem 3D is back on the scene and better than ever with not just a resurrected modding community, but upgraded version of the Polymost renderer that drove the amazing graphics of Duke Nukem back in my birth year of 1996, taking notes from Polymost's community-made successor, Polymer by Plagman which was made for EDuke32, which is a modern version of the Build Engine made with modern hardware in mind. Although I have strong reservations about Gearbox's Management (FUCK Randy Pitchford, he can eat boot after being shrunk down to the inverse of his gigantic-ass ego.) - This game was a labor of love by the team that originally developed it, 3D Realms. Although they're not around anymore, I have the utmost respect for this team, and for Duke. Every episode, along with the new one that comes with this version, is presented in a classic 3D style that doesn't fail to impress, given the age of the build engine, and with the game's original episodes - the hardware of the time being able to run this. Playing Duke is different from your modern FPS, so for newbies - I highly recommend starting on the easiest difficulty with the first episode and going from there. Thankfully the feature I encountered in my first major foray in to Duke3D on Consoles (When I had no gaming PC), is here - the rewind feature, much like the Forza series, allows you to undo your fuckups and try again, rather than having to rely on quicksaves and at worst, starting from the beginning of the level. Although there have been reports of the audio quality of non-remastered lines (Like those provided by Jon St.John, who does a wonderful job reprising his role), I haven't seen much reason to consider it a negative. For reference, I've played the original Duke through EDuke32 , so suffice to say I'm familiar with how Duke3D should sound, and there's not that much of a difference to raise concern for. All in all, this is the closest to the pure experience of Duke you can get without having to go through abandonware methods or going out of your way to buy an original boxed copy of Duke Nukem 3D. It's a classic for a damn good reason, so play it before me and my big musclar friend here lay the smack dab down on your ass. HAIL TO THE KING, BABY!