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It certainly moves fast, and for the most part getting lost or confused won’t be an issue. The story is strikingly linear, and is far more interested in tossing fodder in front of your bullets than making you think or explore. Well, “contemporary” is a bit of a stretch, but you get the picture. In comparison Turok 3 has much more in common with a contemporary, AAA, single-player shooter. On one hand it was very videogame-y, and on another it was challenging and complex. You also had to unlock special abilities and find hidden keys to unlock each level, which existed in a sort of hub. You’d navigate each level having to fulfill objectives such as rescuing children or destroying weapon caches, and couldn’t actually complete the stage without them. Turok 2 was a bigger, more ambitious game that was about exploration as much as shooting. Newcomers like myself may not be able to tell on sight, but anyone familiar with the original or willing to check it out for comparison’s sake has a whole new layer of historical context to digest.Īs far as the game itself, as a game to play, Turok 3 is a strange follow-up to its predecessor. Retrofitting content that was only removed for technical reasons is a really cool use case for remasters, beyond simply making older games playable on modern platforms.

Sacrifices had to be made during development, such as removing objects from level design and practical things like audio compression.Ī document provided by Nightdive listed various restored elements, my favorite being uncompressed dialogue that was found in some old PR materials. The Nintendo 64 obviously had its limitations, and Turok 3 was made to run smoothly without the RAM-boosting Expansion Pak gimmick. The restoration stuff is probably the most interesting part of Turok 3. Videogames archaeology Source: Nightdive Studios

Like the first two releases, this edition of Turok 3 is loaded with visual improvements, gameplay tweaks and lots of interesting restoration efforts. These games were notable for being major third-party shooters for the Nintendo 64, back in the peak era of Acclaim Entertainment as a game publisher. Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered is the latest retro remaster from Nightdive Studios, capping off what could be considered the original trilogy for the Turok series.

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So how weird is it that, multiple decades later, I’m writing a professional review for Turok 3? It certainly wasn’t on my bingo card.

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Turok 2 was a bizarre sandbox full of polygonal ultraviolence and confusing level objectives.

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“BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND” is burned into my skull, a legendary cheat code that opened my eyes to the world of weird crap tucked away in 90s shooters. I have an odd personal affinity for Turok Seeds of Evil was baby’s first M-rated videogame.

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