Yeah I know, its 'not another post on Duke Nukem Forever' topic.
One thing that I have wondered with this 'game' (I'll use the term loosely until I'm in my home playing it) is the whole premise to which is shown.
To make things rather blunt and to the point, we are dealing with a game that features a macho, womanizing chauvinist shooting, punching and decapitating aliens while having fun doing so. When one says it this way, doesn't it scream "CONTROVERSY AHOY!".
In recent times we have seen change content like in Fallout 3 to get through the classification threshold to the latest Medal of Honor which eventually bowed down due to public pressure. Now comes along a game which seems to have the worst of all worlds in a video game.
In this day of political correctness, where public opinion can just as easily turn into class action law suit, is this really the right time for Duke Nukem to make his comeback? Will we see an uproar of protest when the game hits shelves? Will it never come out due to public actions?
Or more so, should the Duke wait a while until common sense starts to rear its ugly head again to return?
To make things clear on my part I am applauding Gearbox who seem to be remaining true to the franchise. My biggest concern is that the content, nay, the character of the Duke would be drastically changed in order to get passed the whole classification mark and public opinion, so its a relief to see that it certainly is not the case.
I think a game like this needs to come out. Not so much to give the conservatives the finger, but more to shove it in their face and say "this stuff is here and its real, now accept it".
Any thoughts?
ps If this is a had been topic, my apologies.
One thing that I have wondered with this 'game' (I'll use the term loosely until I'm in my home playing it) is the whole premise to which is shown.
To make things rather blunt and to the point, we are dealing with a game that features a macho, womanizing chauvinist shooting, punching and decapitating aliens while having fun doing so. When one says it this way, doesn't it scream "CONTROVERSY AHOY!".
In recent times we have seen change content like in Fallout 3 to get through the classification threshold to the latest Medal of Honor which eventually bowed down due to public pressure. Now comes along a game which seems to have the worst of all worlds in a video game.
In this day of political correctness, where public opinion can just as easily turn into class action law suit, is this really the right time for Duke Nukem to make his comeback? Will we see an uproar of protest when the game hits shelves? Will it never come out due to public actions?
Or more so, should the Duke wait a while until common sense starts to rear its ugly head again to return?
To make things clear on my part I am applauding Gearbox who seem to be remaining true to the franchise. My biggest concern is that the content, nay, the character of the Duke would be drastically changed in order to get passed the whole classification mark and public opinion, so its a relief to see that it certainly is not the case.
I think a game like this needs to come out. Not so much to give the conservatives the finger, but more to shove it in their face and say "this stuff is here and its real, now accept it".
Any thoughts?
ps If this is a had been topic, my apologies.
