Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

I'm a PC gamer these days but I kept my old N64 just so I could still play Goldeneye and this game once in a while. It's one of the most satisfying FPS experiences I've had to date. Solid collision detection and creature animations, along with spectacular kill shots, that are good and gratifyingly gruesome even by today's standards. The level design is still beautiful with a great ebb and flow of intensity. I still get little jumpscares from this game. On it's hardest level Turok 2 is quite tough for an average gamer like me, with gluts of ammo turning into nothing and enemies that lumber about making headshots hard, and the fallback weapons are just a bow or claw, with arrows being collectible from where they land. It all gives a more desperate but engrossing shooter experience. It's definitely best played at the hard level, and for an even harder game play with a controller instead. A headshot will still take most enemies down but bodyshots are far less effective as you ramp the difficulty up. Of course you take more damage as well. The story and collection of gems is very typical Turok, and the objectives are similar throughout the game, so this is more about enjoying the battle along the way. But it's still one of my favourite battles of all time. This game deserves the attention of any gamer, and would be a solid 5 stars if not for the jittery frame rate I get on my i5/290X. This game should be running over 60fps, so i hope there is a planned fix coming up for it.

Pretty much how I remember Turok 2 being without being EXACTLY how it was. Back on the 64 and 1999, you could forgive low frame rates, fog, lack of direction and horrible jumping sections but these days it's a bit harder to get by. The remaster has a smooth frame rate, fog has been removed, waypoints appear for objectives and the jumping is somewhat improved with an climb feature when you are near a ledge. Everything else is the same. If you played this on the 64 and liked it, get this. One negative is it doesn't come in a black cartridge.

In it's orginal form the game lagged badly, and I felt like Turok must be 3 feet tall, so low to the ground. I finally got to play this, works great. Also, a kind of 'Hexan' puzzle-map set-up, offers more help with this, using icons for navigation, that is still challenging especially if you do not like puzzle-maps! Otherwise it shines like it probably should have when first released. They fixed this game, and worh another try if you liked it but was not running too well, or for a classic fps/puzzle experience for new players.

I still remember when I traded in my copy of Turok for a used copy of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. What a trade up it was! Turok 2 simply had more of everything (except dinosaurs for some reason). Also right from the start the game offers a more vicious challenge and some pretty dark storylines and environments. I actually had this remaster sitting my shopping cart for a couple of days. I knew I loved Turok 2 back in the day, and that I'd had fun roaming around Port of Adia in the PC port. But I just wasn't sure if the gameplay was going to cut it in 2017. I should have not worried. The remaster in this case seems to enhance the great qualities of the original, adding some quality-of-life tweaks here and there. The game shines even in 2017. The combat feels ferocious, the music is epic, the weapons feel punchy (and most importantly varied), the levels are vast and full of secrets. Even encountering the Void is still surprising, creepy and oh that music! I was also happy to note that the game runs a great 1080@60 on my laptop's modest GT 755M with virtually no frame-drops.

I used to play Turok 2 when I was a kid. And I never ever finished it. More, I had A LOT of trouble getting through the first world, even. It's a hard game, that will not hold your hand and lead you through the thing. Once you started, you were on your own. After many attempts and give ups, I managed to beat this world. After that I was met with disappointment - the game came out to be buggy mess, in level 3, all enemy models were invisible. After that I gave up on beating the game entirely. I had episodes of going around some playable areas, thanks to extensive cheat list. That is, until I bought the remastered version. Remaster fixes literally all problems original PC version had, and adds few features, that either help or or change game. Game became much more fast paced, movement became smooth, framerate is WAY more consistent than original's. Added settings allow to disable aids, if you're willing to taste the game the way it used to taste back in '98. Hell, you can even choose version of soundtrack (PC or N64), which I had neither in original PC version, if you didn't patch it up. Gameplay wise, it's a solid FPS with engaging combat, gigantic maps where you can feel lost at times (especially if you disable hints), quite smart (though they have weaker moments) enemies, and probably one of the most inventive arsenals FPS can get. Every single weapon feels good when used. Plot is more or less an excuse to explore, execute and exterminate, you don't need to know it to enjoy the game (I played this game before I knew proper English). It's a cliche "be a badass and save the universe" kind of thing. Soundtrack is great! Not much to say here, I dig those tribal tunes. Sound effects are the ones I grew up with, so I see no problem with them, but lot of people miss N64 ones, maybe possibility to use N64 soundbanks would be a welcome addition. I have a lot of fun, and I'm halfway through the game. I finally have a chance to finish it. Thank you Night Dive!