Duke Nukem 3D: just an average PC first person shooter, or is it something better? It may look rather simplistic and typical at first, but upon playing the game, it turns out to be much, much more than your average shooter.
Despite the first impression of just being a 3D version of its predecessors and not really bringing anything new to the genre, it really is a unique game, and the little things make all the difference. Duke Nukem 3D truly brings its own unique sense of style, overall making it a very enjoyable experience.
Duke Nukem 3D: just an average PC first person shooter, or is it something better? It may look rather simplistic and typical at first, but upon playing the game, it turns out to be much, much more than your average shooter.
Despite the first impression of just being a 3D version of its predecessors and not really bringing anything new to the genre, it really is a unique game, and the little things make all the difference. Duke Nukem 3D truly brings its own unique sense of style, overall making it a very enjoyable experience. To put it more simply, the game is just plain fun.
Not once does this game ever get to be an annoyance to play. Level design, enemies, weapons, you name it. The
gameplay is always fresh and does not get old. Again, it's the small touches that make all the difference. Simple things, like pushing pool balls around on a pool table, or blowing up a blimp in the last boss fight, or flicking on and off light switches. It's not a HUGE deal, but it makes the game just a blast to play.
These things may seem small in describing the worth of a game, but these by no means are the deciding factors in making the game worth the time to play. A nice element of gameplay is that the game is not entirely linear. There are often times multiple ways to reach the destination of a level. Don't want to encounter a bunch of enemies? Crawl through an air duct and avoid them. Just can't find the way out of the level? Blow holes through the walls until you find the way out. How cool is that?
Another cool part of Duke Nukem 3D is the fun assortment of weapons at your disposal. As can be expected, there are, of course, things like the pistol, the shotgun, and the machine gun, but how about more nifty weapons, like the shrink ray and freeze gun? And the developers even managed to make the arsenal well-rounded: no weapons are ridiculously overpowered, and you'll even be coming back to your more basic weapons later in the game.
Another part to mention is the multiplayer of this game. The multiplayer is still popular even after how long the game has been around. Really, the most important thing to say about this is just play it and see what I mean.
Despite some few minor gripes (sometimes too much ammo available, sometimes boring boss fights, and puzzles not being entirely innovative), this is one solid piece of gaming history. Duke Nukem 3D is still a classic to this day, and is really a definition of a great PC gaming period.
