Gearbox could easily use sprites from alphas/betas, for example. Talented people of duke4 could make a better job because they love Duke and don't treat him like shit or some cheap cashgrab garbage. Seriously, the same EDuke32 has way better lighting and EDuke32 is non-commercial product. It feels like Gearbox asked if some intern wanted to try MS Paint in exchange for some pocket change.Ĭonsidering that modern Sonic Team can't make classic physics in Sonic game (they proved it by their poor Sonic 1 GBA port attempt which ironically was done right by a fan who is working now on Sonic Mania), I have exactly the same thoughts as MetHy. The original authors created 3D models and everything to make the textures. Modern developers underestimate the amount of work it takes to make a game like this. If an unfinished flamethrower is what they want to show for advertisement, allow me to be very skeptical at the state of the final product. One week before release, just when the website is up, the screens have no HUD, and they conveniently show new stuff while showing their 'improvement' over the most iconic places of the original game too. I honestly have a hard time to believe these screenshots are 'leaked'. But it may be a mock-up screenshot anyway, so I won't bother. This is something that many usermaps are guilty of, and which have no place in a professional add-on.Īlso, for the Battlelord picture in what looks like an arena taken straight out of Redneck Rampage, there doesn't seem to be any cover for the player. Well, it's all been mentioned already.īut if you want to talk level design, when looking at the screenshots of the british street, and also the red bridge, I've very scared of the issue of sprites getting in the way of gameplay. I haven't criticized the level design, as in layout, architecture, etc because we don't really see anything of that.īut the lighting, the lighting is terrible. I agree with the aesthetic critiques everybody is making, but I think the levels will be a lot of fun to play, and probably have well done architecture as well. If you want to get a sneak peak at critiquing this developer's skill at oldschool level design, you could always play it. But as mentioned, they made an excellent and very well received by fans add-on for Doom 2, No Rest For The Living.

Eat shit and die duke nukem