Yeah, we know - Duke Nukem Forever is gonna see the light of day.  Some people are psyched (which is the category where I continue to reside) and some aren't.  In general, the fact that the game will even be on a retail shelf should win the guys at Gearbox some kind of award for "company that finally got the shit done"...or something.  Even then, there's no guarantee that the game won't see some kind of delays, especially if we realize that Gearbox took a pretty penny of time with a game called Borderlands, going so far as to completely revamp the visual style of the game. 
 

But what if Gearbox decides to change engines and it comes out in 2015? 
 
I completely agree with you though, having not been of an age to full appreciate the classics, I'm pretty excited for this game. Also, as I like to say, 
 
I love Randy Pitchford.

Can't work it out, the game's gonna be average at best, and I've never been more exited. Oh well.
 
Still, well done Broussard, you've made Valve look efficient.

Being playable is enough for me. Duke Nukem Forever can never be seen as what it is, but as what it represents, and it will be a thing that every gamer has to experience, rather than play just for the sake of playing. If that made any sense...

Two of the things in this universe that I cannot for the life of me understand are nostalgia and the so called "so bad it's good" approach to art and media. The only circumstance under which I would buy DNF is if it reviews well, which it probably won't. I'm firmly in the camp that believes that Gearbox has better things to do with their time than finish the longest running joke in entertainment history. Borderlands was an extremely entertaining game. Hell, I'd be more interested in another Brothers in Arms game.

I don't think Gearbox's delay with Borderlands is any indication that there is a chance of there being a delay with Duke Nukem Forever, the delay of Borderlands came about due to a rather unique set of circumstances. I also don't think Yahtzee's "review" of the game should be labelled as filth, it was obviously a one-off joke review about a theoretically perfect but conceptually ridiculous game. My main point though is that while I'm not going to begin mindlessly ranting about DNF not possibly being able to meet expectations I'm also not going to start giving praise to a game which we haven't even seen yet. Gearbox are a good company, I strongly agree that Broussard and Gearbox deserve a good deal of praise for just keeping the project up and running and I understand that what everyone wants from the game is a pure shooter experience but the quality of the game Gearbox are going to deliver is yet to be seen.

" I don't think Gearbox's delay with Borderlands is any indication that there is a chance of there being a delay with Duke Nukem Forever, the delay of Borderlands came about due to a rather unique set of circumstances. I also don't think Yahtzee's "review" of the game should be labelled as filth, it was obviously a one-off joke review about a theoretically perfect but conceptually ridiculous game. My main point though is that while I'm not going to begin mindlessly ranting about DNF not possibly being able to meet expectations I'm also not going to start giving praise to a game which we haven't even seen yet. Gearbox are a good company, I strongly agree that Broussard and Gearbox deserve a good deal of praise for just keeping the project up and running and I understand that what everyone wants from the game is a pure shooter experience but the quality of the game Gearbox are going to deliver is yet to be seen. "

I really dont care if its good or not anymore i just want it and i want to beat it and thats all.

"Two of the things in this universe that I cannot for the life of me understand are nostalgia and the so called "so bad it's good" approach to art and media. The only circumstance under which I would buy DNF is if it reviews well, which it probably won't. I'm firmly in the camp that believes that Gearbox has better things to do with their time than finish the longest running joke in entertainment history. Borderlands was an extremely entertaining game. Hell, I'd be more interested in another Brothers in Arms game. "

" Two of the things in this universe that I cannot for the life of me understand are nostalgia..."

I didn't honestly give a shit about Duke Nukem Forever, even back when I first heard about it back in... I don't know what year honestly. With that said, I'm with Jakob on this one. I doubt we'll see the greatest FPS to ever grace the planet Earth, but I hope to see something similar to the classic Duke Nukem games without all the modern bells and whistles. As long as the gun shoots when you want it to, fine with me. 
 
However, I would accept dialogue trees only if they're all typical Duke one-liners and don't make any fucking difference in how the game plays or ends.

I played the demo at PAX, and well, god damn, it exists, what I played was playable, and hey, it was entertaining in that lowbrow Duke Nukem way.  If Gearbox thinks they can turn this thirteen-year-old nightmare into a decent game, more power to them, because what little I've seen, touched, and heard is actually not an ungodly disaster..

I find it so crazy that this game actually exists in some playable, somewhat complete form. I'm fighting with myself. They way I see this game, is I have the lowest expectations possible, and I also have the highest expectations possible all at the same time. I don't know what to think. Most of it comes from the fact that Duke Nukem Forever has so much baggage it's been carrying for the better part of the decade, and it, for the longest time, felt like a testament to the fact that George Broussard couldn't get his lazy, fatass to complete this game on time and indulge the fans. I feel like Duke is finally moving again, moving forward. Gearbox just did what 3Drealms should have done a long fucking time ago: show up with a playable demo at a conference and go, "yep, here you go."

" I played the demo at PAX, and well, god damn, it exists, what I played was playable, and hey, it was entertaining in that lowbrow Duke Nukem way.  If Gearbox thinks they can turn this thirteen-year-old nightmare into a decent game, more power to them, because what little I've seen, touched, and heard is actually not an ungodly disaster.. "

" tldr "

I love Yahtzee.
I must say, it really feels good that Duke is going to have his day. And as you say, I hope this game is all throwback, and no apologies.