Duke Nukem Forever

[Tyler Aviss]

Haven't played it yet myself, but from what I've read a good portion of this
"humour" is really not funny but rather twisted...
On 2011-06-16 8:47 AM, "Thomas Milne" <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Well, it's not about prejudice, it's about the fact that 1 in 4 women will
> be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes, and the proven fact that almost
> every single woman involved in the sex trade, the kind of women portrayed
as
> caricatures of 'whores' in this game, have been sexually assaulted as
> children. Knowing these facts, it's hard for me to laugh at exploiting
women
> who have been abused and forced into addiction and prostitution. I'm
sorry,
> normally I'm not quick to judge, but when it comes to this issue in
> particular I have no forgiveness.
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Renata Rocha <natzilla-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> Just to say that, hell, yes, I think it's utterly funny. If you want
>> to fight prejudice, etc, work on your skills when girls join
>> science/math school. That would be awesome.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 09:51, Fabio FZero <fabio.fzero-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> > Renata finds it funny as hell. :-)
>> >
>> > There are plenty of games with strong female characters these days to
>> > counter-balance. Off the top of my head: Portal, Bayonetta, the whole
>> > Metroid series, Alice...
>> >
>> > - Fabio
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 08:34, Thomas Milne
>> > <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> >> No one with the slightest respect for women should be playing this
game.
>> >> Sorry, call me 'politically correct' all you want, but I have a wife
and
>> a
>> >> young daughter, and as far as I'm concerned the people who promote
this
>> kind
>> >> of image of women should be expunged from society.
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Sadiq Saif <sadiq-KzRxrKfdH+/c+919tysfdA at public.gmane.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Here is the review from Ars Technica:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>>
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2011/06/duke-nukem-forever-review-barely-playable-unfunny-and-rampantly-offensive.ars
>> >>>
>> >>> Not very encouraging.
>> >>>
>> >>> On 15 Jun 2011 23:47, "Colin McGregor" <colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> >>> > This evening I attended a meeting (Toronto Free-Net Board meeting)
>> >>> > which finished before 9:00 PM so I was able to stick my nose into
one
>> >>> > of the big box electronics shops downtown. While there I actually
>> held
>> >>> > in my hands a copy of "Duke Nukem Forever" for the PC, no joke!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > For those who don't know the story here, "Duke Nukem Forever" has
>> >>> > been coming real soon now for some 15 (yes, 15) years, details to
be
>> >>> > seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever . "Duke
>> >>> > Nukem Forever" has become the poster child for vaporware (software
>> >>> > promised but not delivered).
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I have fond memories of playing "Duke Nukem 3D" against my brother
>> >>> > over 10 years ago, and if I were still running MS Windows I would
>> have
>> >>> > been very tempted to buy a copy of "Duke Nukem Forever" just for
the
>> >>> > sake of nostalgia. Still I wonder, while I don't doubt there are
some
>> >>> > gamers who would buy the new game because they remember the old, I
>> >>> > imagine that is a fairly modest market. So I will be interested in
>> >>> > hearing how this game sells, as I assume most of the buyers will be
>> >>> > viewing this as a totally new game...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Oh, and in the words of the Duke (before shooting one of the aliens
>> in
>> >>> > the game) "Come get some, baby!". :-) .
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Colin McGregor
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