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Posted on: February 7, 2023
neumi5694
Verified ownerGames: 3339 Reviews: 138
Solid shooter
Turok was never my favorite. Not back then, not now. But it is a solid retro style shooter with interesting level design and a fun setting. Sure, there are plenty of games that have a similar setting these days, but back then it was something fresh. I would suggest to wait for a sale however, the standard price is not worth it in my eyes.
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Posted on: December 18, 2015
StickOfPlywood
Games: 210 Reviews: 2
An ambitious early 3D FPS, minus the Fog
I have not played this updated PC version, but I did play the Nintendo 64 (N64) version, and I had a look at the original PC release. I won't speak about the added technical aspects, with one exception: the lifting of the infamous "fog effect" when looking into the distance. The "fog effect" was originally in place to make up for not getting the most out of the N64's capabilities for tri-linear mipmapping, load management, z-buffering, and other technical terms. (The PC port didn't fare much better.) However... it served to give the original Turok's settings a sort of mysterious atmosphere, forcing the player to pay attention to the sounds of approaching enemies, and the whirs of incoming projectiles. I think lifting the fog might actually hurt the difficulty level and atmosphere of Turok. You could not rely on your eyes alone, lest you be ambushed by raptors... or perhaps raptors with cybernetic enhancements and plasma cannons! Turok was much lauded when it first arrived, since there wasn't much else like it in early 1997, as far as fully 3D FPS titles go. Instead of tromping around dank dungeons, dystopian cities, or demonic hellholes, you carefully traverse jungles, temples, and alien constructs. You can't just go from point A to point B on a flat plane, you often have to jump and climb cliffs and hills, or even swim through caves. Your weaponry ranges from the primitive (bows and arrows) to the mundane (handguns and rifles) to the awesome (automatic shotguns and miniguns) to the ridiculous (two different flavors of handheld laser mini-nuke launchers). As you may have gathered from reading all of this... the game's premise is cool, but it's focus and pacing is all over the place. It can be tough to figure out where to go next, and the platforming can be frustrating at times. It suffers from flaws common to early 3D FPS titles. If you are not deterred by the lack of direction and focus, though, Turok is an ambitious entry in early 3D FPS history.
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Posted on: January 1, 2020
Zagrebista
Verified ownerGames: 495 Reviews: 8
Wonderful, pacy shooter
No nostalgia here - I never played the original on N64 or anything else back in the 90s and can confirm this Nightdive update is a terrific, very nippy shooter, a mixture of standard FPS and exploration with the need to scope out levels and find all those hidden nooks and crannies a crucial part of advancing. Imagine a turbo-charged Tomb Raider with more jumping around and gunplay.
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Posted on: December 29, 2023
Louard_le_Barbare
Verified ownerGames: 295 Reviews: 126
Good old-fashioned fun for 90’s kids.
Turok is a fun piece of late 1990’s gaming. Its gunplay is perfectly competent: it’s fast and brutal, the guns are varied and satisfying although some feel a bit underpowered, the bad guys are numerous and fun to kill. The movement feels good, and it has some of the best first-person platforming I’ve seen, which is not a high bar to clear but still. One issue is that the combat is surprisingly easy on normal difficulty (to be fair, the game was probably much harder when played with an N64 controller), but anything above is frustrating. Ammo is also often hard to come by. The game is very light on storytelling but delivers on atmosphere: it’s set in a fearsome jungle full of mercs, dinosaurs and monsters, a cool setting that exudes the type of 90’s pulp energy that we don’t see in games anymore. Interestingly, while its game design is consistent with its era, it is more reminiscent of platform games than of typical “Doom clones”: it has sprawling, labyrinthine levels straight out of Tomb Raider, a hub zone seemingly inspired by Crash Bandicoot, and the way items are collected to unlock levels is similar to something like Mario 64. It’s not a FPS you can play like a mindless gunfest: paying attention to your surroundings is vital to avoid getting lost, and you will need to thoroughly explore levels to find each of their hidden artifacts. As with all Nightdive remasters this version does a very good job of keeping the game how it’s meant to be played, while adding stuff like an increased draw distance and a smoother framerate for a more comfortable experience. Manual saves would have have been a welcome addition, as there is a lot a distance between savepoints. In the end, not every aspect of Turok has aged well, and it’s not as satisfying as other retro shooters...but it’s a fun and well-made relic from a bygone age, wrapped in a solid (if admittedly too pricey) remaster. It’s worth a shot if you like shooting game and can tolerate some outdated game design.
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Posted on: December 24, 2019
JoshJeffords83
Verified ownerGames: 115 Reviews: 38
Better than on 64
I always forget this was a pc game back in the day just all the Nintendo fanatics made more noise about this than anyone about pc. The updated version is not bad and runs good with limited hardware, most important has none of the console drawbacks. I really like the insane exploration adventure layout and fighting dinos and other weird monsters! And on sale its a good buy at 5 bucks dunno how many euros that is could care less. If you havent played or seen played you should this is a weird unique game play style. Thanks gog and "dark dive" I love old games and this works good enough for me.
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