In fact, it is quite clear that Gearbox got the message when they created the DLC episode The Doctor Who Cloned Me where they have a sub level where you meet the sole female character in the game with any sense of agency or personality, are tasked with beating up pricks at a brothel who are antagonizing the women AND where you come across an arcade game where a pimp “disciplines” his ho. The main plot of the game is that the same aliens from Duke Nukem 3D have returned to earth to get their revenge on Duke and have captured their women.Īnd yes, this shit is fairly common in games of the 90s and early 2000s and that Duke Nukem Forever was merely an unlucky victim of circumstance. While it is true that just about every character in the game is so rooted in traditional gender roles that you’d swear it was in development for even longer than it actually was, this only serves to remind you why said roles were bad to begin with. I think there was maybe one woman in the game who did not immediately want to ride Duke’s cock but then again, there is only one man who doesn’t worship the ground that Duke walks on. But what about in the single player campaign?įor most of the story it could be argued that Duke Nukem Forever treats women the same as how it treats men as fodder to stroke Duke’s enormous ego. I tend to not be into multiplayer games so you are unlikely to hear anything else on that front but I figured sharing this mode would make my point. This did not bother me because I did not bother to play the multiplayer. You may as well have titled this the “game of patriarchy” because women are literally the fucking ball… or flag, whatever. If you think I’m exaggerating, the game’s substitute for the typical FPS multiplayer mode “capture the flag” is called “capture the babe” and equates women to literal objects to be collected. Duke Nukem Forever is so misogynistic that I have seen it browsing Return of Kings! Hail to the king baby indeed. I don’t even mean this in regards to the gameplay but rather because Duke Nukem Forever is an infamously misogynistic game, and as a feminist I kinda have to agree on that observation. There is a lot to unpack in regards to Duke Nukem Forever considering that it almost feels like a betrayal of character to have enjoyed this game. I would also like to disclose that I have not played any previous Duke Nukem titles before this one but I do now have a greater interest in the series after having played it, enough of an interest that I bought the latest re-release of Duke Nukem 3D during the October Steam sale. Not gonna lie it felt awkward playing this game even as a trans woman who has been out for almost four years and on HRT for almost two, and it felt even more awkward enjoying it. It’s also worth noting that I played a brief bit of this game a few years ago as well but stopped because that was the point where my gender dysphoria was at its worse and made me feel awkward and cruddy for playing something like this. The only reason I even bothered to play Duke Nukem Forever was due to the fact that the copy I got was only $3.00 and because of a certain reviewer who I used to watch but stopped watching because he turned out to be a total transphobe. Granted that was a few years ago and I did not play enough to get a full impression but I have other games I’m far more interested in. My only experience with the Call of Duty series for instance is playing about two hours of the first Modern Warfare and quitting because the game just didn’t click with me. Aside from the game’s poor reception there is also the fact that I never got into first person shooters even when they ARE well received. I did not go into Duke Nukem Forever expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. I’ve always disliked how cliquish and conformist most mainstream gaming sites are in regards to games (among other things) and it always comes across as cringe worthy how people will take their word as law despite the fact that gaming media has become widely distrusted as of late. The truth is that these are all my genuine opinions, I just don’t put that much stock in what everyone else thinks. There unfortunately comes the risk of having people accuse you of being purposefully contrarian in an attempt to garner attention rather than giving your own honest opinion. You kind of need to have either unique opinions or insight in order for people to want to hear what you have to say after all. I’m no stranger to holding unique or contrarian views in regards to games.
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