Duke Nukem Forever Released - Nobody seems to care

ArsTechnica seems to be pulling out the big guns to rip on Duke.  I hate to admit it but I happen to agree with the author.  

Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly offensive

As for the levels, remember when you could walk around in Duke Nukem 3D, exploring the environments, finding items, and locating the path needed to get ahead? That's over and done with. Duke Nukem Forever is one long corridor. You shoot your way through it, then there's a joke about a penis, then you shoot through another corridor - and then maybe you backtrack! - and then someone says something with curse words in it because that's edgy. With no exploration, no sense of joy at discovering something, there's no real way to forge your own path in the game. It's all point A to point B.”
- Arstechnca

I now want to find their review Call of Duty Black Ops, if they are any good it should be a word for word copy. 

Be sure to check out the article, they drew up an excellent map of a modern FPS.

Another famed editor over at mercurynews.com wrote up an article that started out ripping on Duke but then later changed tone as he starts describing elements of the game.  It’s a good read, but he clearly takes the easy way out.

Review: 'Duke Nukem Forever' not worth wait

"It's one of the most cliched setups in video games, and one of the ways that "Duke Nukem Forever" shows its age. At a time when narratives are more subtle and nuanced, the development teams trot out a tale that could have been written on the back of a cocktail napkin. It's not terribly complicated, and all it does is fuel the power fantasy that's the life blood of the franchise."
- Mercurynews.com

All good stuff, and I'm sure there will be more.