Is it really that bad?

[REPENT]

People are urging me not to get this game. They say Megaton edition is better. But im asking people here on this board, is the game really that bad? For 1.99 how bad cant it be?

[WraithTDK [TBTPs!]]

Megaton remains the definitive Duke Nukem 3D experience. No question of that. However, if you want to play and own the game legitimately, you're pretty much out of luck there. Currently, the best way to play the game legit is through Xoom Platform[www.zoom-platform.com], which includes the Atomic Edition of the original game, pus the three WizardWorks expansions (Duke It Out in DC, Life's a Beach and Nuclear Winter), Duke!Zone I&II, and Duke Nukem's Penthouse Paradise. Get that, add eDuke32 to it (which will give you the same lighting effects and as World Tour) and you've got a pretty close approximation to Megaton, just missing the graphical upgrade.

20th Anniversary has problems. It can be buggy, it lacks the WizardWorks expansions, and while they used the re-recorded voice lines as a selling point, a lot of them don't sound as good as the originals.

That said, add eDuke32 to it and it's still a fun game, it works natively with Steam Deck (and shares cloud saves with your desktop), it has achievements, and best of all it includes a fifth episode, created by the original level designers that's pretty good IMO; and is not available legitimately anywhere else.

In short: it's not the BEST version, but if you can get it on sale for a few bucks, it is absolutely worth picking it up.

[haha nerds...]

It's not that bad. Megaton has been mythologized mostly because of its delisting. In reality it was far from a 'definitive experience', as it was really just a fork of the (free) then-already outdated JFDuke3D sourceport bundled with some out-of-print expansions.

The only thing Megaton really had over this version is those expansions, better (but still very limited) mod compability and possibly slightly more stable online multiplayer (still far from great).
Even at the time it was around you'd generally get a better experience by using a different sourceport, like EDuke32, and ditching the Megaton executable.

The World Tour version certainly has its flaws—some unfixed bugs, being generally incompatible with mods, and some slight censorship—but it also packs a lot more new content and features than Megaton ever did.
Just like I did with Megaton back in the day, though, I'd still recommed using the game data with another sourceport, unless you want to access the 'Steam stuff' like online multiplayer, map workshop and achievements.

[Sm0k3f47h3r]

did they fix the mouse lag?

Edit: they didn't: https://steamcommunity.com/app/434050/discussions/0/4337609189094253411/

[Cat]

This game isn't bad, it's just that Megaton is better (to some people) is what makes it "bad" in comparison.

[Duncan.Idaho]

Originally posted by REPENT:

People are urging me not to get this game. They say Megaton edition is better. But im asking people here on this board, is the game really that bad? For 1.99 how bad cant it be?

On steam here, when someone recommends a game. You can generally trust that.


But when they say you should not buy it... you never really know. Some people just like to talk bad about games. Iv seen so much trash talk about games that are just fine... its crazy.
I don't pay those types much mind. Taken with a grain of salt as they say.

Using this as my guiding principle with steam forums, I have not bought a game I regretted getting.