Posted on: February 10, 2017

enter_fuso

Games: 335 Reviews: 2

Fun and faithful

A fun and faithful remaster of the N64 classic - I wouldn't spend 20€ on it, but for 5-10€ on sale it is absolutely worth picking up (especially if you're into old-school FPS). It has big open levels with non-linear paths, perfect controls, dense atmosphere, great dynamic music and good sound design, lots of weapons, a satisfying selection of enemies and some tough bosses. The graphics are touched up nicely with bloom, weather effects and water reflections. You can pull off Doom-style run-and-gun sprees or explore lots of secrets, alternate paths and tricky jumps - it serves both preferences well. If you take your time, you might get 8-10 hours of playing time out of it. For me personally, a lot of the original version's flaws are buffed out in this remake: A good portion of the fog is gone, you won't get lost or overrun that easily. The mouse/keyboard controls are super tight and some of the infamous trick jump passages are toned done a little bit - there still are some nerve-wrecking jumps, but it's been made manageable now (without crazy strafe-jump leap of faiths). It's still not a perfect FPS, of course. Despite the auto map system and the greater view distances, you WILL get lost in some of the bigger levels, backtracking for keys or weapons, trying to remember which teleporter leads where. The enemy AI is just plain stupid, without the fog you can snipe most of them quite easily or even knife them circle-strafing without taking hits or bites. The respawning enemies can get tedious (there thankfully is a teleport sound to alert you about a respawn) - but there is always enough ammo or space to get rid of them or flee. As a kid, I couldn't beat the game because of the overwhelming enemies and the hard jumps - now, it's lacking a bit of a challenge (although there is no quick save). Still, it feels good to be an overpowered dino hunter... Can't wait for the release of Night Dive Studios' Turok 2 remaster.

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Posted on: January 17, 2020

Kobest

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Games: 168 Reviews: 21

Holds up well but the price is too high

Just finished the game and I have to say, it surprisingly held up well. It really is an action adventure game: think of it as a great mix between fast PC-style shooting and console-inspired level design. Not only the gunplay is great but you really have to explore the levels in order to collect everything. Each of the maps are memorable and well-designed and it must have taken lot of work to pull this off on the N64. Regardless of the above, the asking price is too high, even for a high-quality remaster. Turok is awesome, no doubt, but try to grab it once it goes on a sale.

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Posted on: March 14, 2023

MadPilgrim

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Games: 411 Reviews: 215

Turok: Human Hunter

When I was a kid I was disappointed that dinosaurs are not main enemies. Now I find fighting humans more fun. Still a good game after all those years.

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Posted on: December 3, 2023

MrDjinn

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Games: 255 Reviews: 15

Entertaining, but has many problems

I finished it on normal before reviewing. I don't recommend starting on hard because you'll easily get starved out of ammo if you don't know where you're going. Description: FPS game where you play as a native american in a SF setting, shooting at dinosaurs, aliens and robots. Aside from typical shooter elements this game also has a lot of platforming and item collection as you need to find keys to new levels, which are usually hidden behind some basic exploration. This game operates on a lives system like old platform and arcade games where you collect lives by finding enough of special objects (points?). If you die you can continue from last checkpoint or you can reload the game from last save point. Pros: + Large weapon arsenal You start with a knife and bow, grabbing a pistol in first few moments. There are also pump and auto shotguns, assault rifle, grenade and rocket launchers, minigun and a total of 5 different energy weapons, one of them being ultimate 'nuke' type weapon and one more being a secret 'even bigger nuke' weapon. Some weapons can use alternative ammo too. + Animations Enemies tend to die in a nice fashion. Especially some bigger bad guys will roll around spewing blood etc. + Most levels Fun to explore, interesting layouts, every level has it's own 'feel'. Cons: - Last level Long, boring, filled with annoyingly tough enemies, douchebag placement of instant-death pits, etc. Also confusing to navigate. - Instant death pits Falling into an endless pit takes away a life instantly, but most importantly - also takes away the best powerup in the game - ammo backpack - Ammo capacity Very low unless you find an ammo backpack, which as explained before - can be lost upon death. Lowdown I've played a lot of Turok 2 waaaay back when PC version released, but never experienced the original. I'm glad I played it, but I'm aslo a bit disappointed in the end. I recommend in mildly, but Turok 2 is a superior game in every way.

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Posted on: December 23, 2015

porjay

Games: 1496 Reviews: 5

Solid Port but the price.. ouch!

Game is a solid port and very happy to see it come to PC but the price $22.19 AUD and discounted and is a bit rich for my blood. If the game was $10-$12 I could easily recommend. Admittedly after playing the first level the nostalgia does wear off but it is nice to see a classic is back and running on modern machines. Fingers crossed we see a port of Turok 2 .

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