Yeah, kids today are so spoiled. (This includes men up to, and not limited at 30.) MANY of them favor flashy graphics over clever gameplay or ingenuitive mechanics.
with how much people have asked for timesplitters.....and the hype it got from being discovered inside homefront, it blows my mind that no one has remastered it yet. money waiting on the table
If anyone can remaster Turok Evolution and actually bring it to the way it was meant to be (the original was clearly rushed) it would be NightDive Studios
Even though it wasn't fantastic I enjoyed turok evolution back in the day, playing splitscreen death match on the pterodactyls was a good laugh as well
I remember enjoying Turok Evolution simply because it was a dinosaur FPS, wish we got more games like that. Such an interesting concept that doesn't get used enough sadly
Imagine Jurassic Park Trespasser remastered (and actually playable) with today's technology (especially dense jungle foliage and fog). Oh well, one can dream. 😀
Probably because it's the KEX engine which is being used to recreate the game. There's a lot of added effects that can be turned off if you want to make it look more like the original. Added shadows, reflections, lighting, etc. that weren't present in the original.
hope this is a sarcastic comment, or you 10000% didnt played the original consoles and games^^ 4:3 ratio, you had like 200pixels on your whole screen, max 20fps to play around + shitty periphals to control, the remasters are truly gold for every fan Especially if you hate modern micro transactional dlc cancered flashy graphic symptoms
Night Dive are making a great name for themselves... Playing Turok II at 60fps 4k was a surreal experience, and it makes you incredibly OP if you're used to the original.
Ive played it with 5120 x 1440 @ 240fps.in 32:9 wide screen and it was great! Never played the original. But turok 2 was my all time favourite Game Back in the n 64. perfekt DARK was crazy good too
@@mokavellidadon6431 Same since I was only about 9-10 when I first played it (Was 8ish when it came out but didn't get it right away) I still remember the big cheat for it. BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND stuck with me until this day. It was fun just braining everything in my path as a kid. haha
@@emissaryofcharybdis105 While it does does feel almost sacriligious to play this or Doom 64 on anything but a controller, if given the choice, you and I would go for a M&K. Playing these remasters on an N64 (or maybe Gamecube) controller plugged in to USB is only a handicap at this point, regardless of authenticity.
@@optiquemusic6204 After putting myself through the gauntlet of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on the hardest difficulty this year, I truly can't imagine playing a FPS on anything other than mouse and keyboard. Turok 3 ain't ready for the boomer shooter pain I can bring, playing like this.
Being able to complete the classic trilogy on modern hardware feels so good. Glad to finally have 3. Wonder if they'd humor us with a Rage Wars remaster with online, because why not?
@@Soonjai That honestly would have made a lot of sense; having all the characters, maps, modes, and weapons from Rage Wars as the MP suite. Sounds good to me, but I'm sure Nightdive are sick of the requests by this point anyway. Oh well, I'll take a choice remaster of a game I thought would never get one's campaign in itself. That works for me.
I hope Nightdive decides to move forward with that Turok 4 idea. They said they would use the remaster engine for it. After seeing how much they improved 3, I have full confidence. EDIT: No I don't mean Dark Resurrection OR Evolution or any spin offs. They were talking about a whole new game on this Facebook post polling people.
Where can one find more info on this Turok 4 idea? I’ve thought they would be good for making a new entry if they were so inclined, first I’ve heard that they’ve considered doing exactly that
@@flansburgh1100 I forget evolution is considered Turok 4. If they could improve it that would be pretty great, I actually enjoyed playing with with my cousins who owned a GameCube back then
Whoa, whoa, wait a sec... Turok *4* idea?! 👀 Have they mentioned this somewhere and I just didn't see it? If anyone has a link, I would be forever grateful!
@@Mastersnake392 I don't think I've ever heard Turok Evolution being called Turok 4, since it's a prequel to the original game. OP's post is making me think it could either be a remastering of Evolution or a potential sequel to Turok 3, and the finality of the story. I will for sure need to see a link to a Tweet or anything, because I'm beyond eagerly curious now lol
I'm glad someone is at least remastering boomer shooters, considering how garbage modern triple A is, it's always good to just play a simple game not filled with garbage
I’ve bought more old OGXbox games this year than 2023 triple A releases. In fact the only two games I bought this year was the remake of resident evil 4 cause I grew up with the ps2 version and Dead Island 2 cause I’m a sucker for zombie first person shooters. Total overdose has been extremely fun, and I absolutely love Return to a Castle Wolfenstein
Nightdive is goated. I want them remastering everything from my childhood, ESPECIALLY n64 shooters. I could never get into them with the 20fps, fog right in front of your face and most importantly horrible controls. Their Turok remasters have me FINALLY seeing what so many saw in the series.
@@TheNaturalPatHarrishopefully with Activision under MS, we can get some kind of remaster for RTCW. Would love to play it on a modern console at 120fps
I love their games they put out, but their lack of communication with the community holds them back from being any kind of favorite for me. Where is the System Shock 2 remaster? They haven't said a word about it, and don't answer questions about it despite selling it as a pre-order bonus for System Shock Remake. Last thing they said about it was that it would come out around the time of the remake, that was ages ago by now. Waiting for their titles is an exercise in frustration, because they're just silent up until it comes out.
I played all three Turok games on my N64 and even the spin-off Rage Wars.. I still have them. And although I think Turok 2 is still by far the best of the trilogy (and one of the best FPS games period) I still really loved Turok 3. The opening cutscene was incredibly impressive back then. And the return to the Lost Land was a treat as a fan of Turok 1 I loved how Nightdive remastered Turok 1 and 2.. So its not that big of a surprise that I will buy the remaster day 1.
Rage Wars slapped. Probably the best rocket launcher Turok ever had, in that game. God, I hope Nightdive can port/remaster that one with online play. That would be amazing.
Turok 3 is the only one I don't own, I rented it but I swear I think my copy was broken because I couldn't get past the first level playing either character, it's like I was stuck
I had all those Turok games on N64 and I actually loved playing Rage Wars on split screen against my friends, but Turok 2 was definitely my favourite. Good times!
I grew up on the Turok series. I was in junior high when the first one came out, I almost shit my pants there was nothing like it on console before. I didn’t have a memory card then, so I left my N64 on all weekend so I didn’t lose my progress (I rented it) Turok 3 was so underrated. Glad it’s getting a second life now, thanks Nightdive for all the amazing, hard work. And thanks Gman for the awesome review and getting more eyes on the game! Phenomenal remaster.
Gmanlives, as a fan of the turok games from nintendo 64 perhaps I did get the vision of sight back again, because you were on it about the flaws of the nintendo 64 version of "Shadow of Oblivion". I loved the first two turok games (along with rage wars) on nintendo 64 but maybe because I rented shadows of oblivion back in the day, I never checked out again after I rented it. But the remaster may give me a reason to revisit "Shadow Of Oblivion" again. So thank you very much for the review.
I remember getting this game uncensored from the electronic store in Germany and having so much fun! Two of my friends and me sat on the cheat code screen, pushing in random combinations in hopes to get god mode, unlimited ammo, anything really. Those were good less stressful times~
I used to play Turok sitting on my dad's lap when I was 5, he did the moving I was in charge of the shooting button, so many good memories with retro fps 💖
same, my dad would play it while my brothers sat around telling him he was going backwards lol we never made it much past the third stage but used the cheats to mess around BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND
This is the remaster I was most looking for from the original trilogy, as I never got to play it.The other two had great PC ports, this one didn't - I didn't even know this thing existed until almost a decade later. I have a hunch that Turok 2 will still remain my favourite of the bunch, but I'm still eager to play it.
apparently evolution didn't get a very good pc port either, one of the "bad" ones. (ps2 was other "bad" one, the Xbox and Gamecube ports were the "good" ports.
@@TheWaMaster Yeah, at the time I escaped the 'early 2000s GPU madness' to consoles, specifically Xbox, so I was 'lucky' to get to play the the better version of it. Very likely the lowest point in the franchise history, not going to lie.
TUROK 2: Seeds Of Evil was my childhood. So much to this day that I still have the godmode cheat code memorized: BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND. Too many hours were spent running through that game. You're right, looking at the original graphics, it IS unplayable. But I then offer that to us, at least back then, our imaginations smoothed those polygons out and we immersed ourselves in each level, blasting apart raptors and blind ones and hordes of other monsters. I'm glad this remake was done with love and care.
Thanks for reviewing this game. I knew ND studios was developing a T3 remaster to finish out the series, but the release date flew right under the radar for me. I love that you compared N64 footage next to the remaster. IDK if it's just me, but ND remasters always feel like how I remember the game (if that makes sense), until I actually try and replay the games on their original hardware. I always have the same reaction of "OMG how did I ever get through this?". Anyways, I love your content, keep up the good work.
I actually love the fact that Joshua dies at the epilogue. The lore of the games is all about reincarnation, with "Turok" being more one title than a person. A chosen person must become Turok, the guardian of the world, who's job is to fight against the monster of the week. It keeps the series fresh and more interesting. It also tackles the fact that "Seeds of Evil" and "Shadow of Oblivion" were part of one tragic domino effect. It reminds me of how Gordon Freeman "saving" the world in the first Half Life, was the pivot point for the Alien Colonization in Half Life 2. Underrated gem.
7:30 I realized slowly that a good part of Joseph's kit (and quite possibly the character as a whole) is more or less directly inspired by Adrian Shephard from the HL Opposing Force expansion. Both characters have NVG, a combat knife, laser guided pistol, and sniper rifle, and both also experience a segment of the game entirely through the nightvision goggles (in OP4, that's some of the maps comprising Foxtrot Uniform). Regardless, I played the original 3 Turok games years ago thanks to my Uncle having stashed away copies of N64 games he used to own (amusingly, he kept all the good ones when he sold off his N64 decades ago) and honestly this remaster looks very promising. I'm definitely going to check this one out, as I liked the original Turok games and seeing Turok 3 without the infamous N64 texture blur is like removing the smudges from your glasses.
8:27 - That's a liminal space if I ever saw one. N64 era had that early 3d where you would get huge blown out rooms like this that didn't match reality. Just weird you'd never see a restaurant be setup that open and scarce like that in real life. It looks like a 3d world, but its not ours. We can tell.
I remember reading in an issue of Nintendo Power back in the day, Acclaim was proud of their "living world" and that Turok 3 was running at a steady 30 fps. So they were aware of the FPS issues of Turok 2, but didn't quite solve it at the time. Though it was awesome seeing lip synced cut scenes on the N64 back in the day.
I have been so hyped for this ever since it got announced. Turok 3 was my favorite one from my childhood because it was the only one I was able to beat. Can't wait to get this one.
I kind of want them to remaster turok rage wars because if they do this is what I want for it 1. Trial mode how it was on the n64 2. A full character roster 3. Create a profile mode how it was on the n64 4. Online Multi-player mode 5. All maps unlocked
I always felt like Turok 3 was a ps2 game trying to run on the N64 and seeing this footage in 60fps sort of confirms that for me. When I first played it I was very impressed with how they managed full mouth to voice synchronization in some scenes, something I've only ever seen Conker do on the N64 before.
This is what I am doing this weekend. Love it. Thanks for the real, actual review...so many channels doing reviews of basic tech and acting like they're comprehensive.
I swear, whenever you drop a new video it's like a mini-event for me. Like, I'll be at work, get a notification, look at my phone and be like, "Oh shit! Gman just dropped a new video!," then have food and shit prepared before I watch once I make it home.
It's so cool to see this game running at more than 10 frames per second. Also, for anybody who hasn't played the original, it was also impossible to dodge most enemy attacks. They would miss you by about 20 feet and you'd take damage anyways, so the whole game was pretty much trying to shoot everything before you got hit and just expecting to die a certain number of times to reach the end.
Sorry to be negative, but what do modern devs have against dark / moody lighting? The levels look so bright in comparison to the N64. Look at 10:38, the light has been boosted to the point that all the atmosphere's gone.
I grew up on the Turok stories, from 1 to evolution, and then that abomination in 2008. The stories from the first three alone were really good, and while I liked playing evolution, it didn't click as well as the first three. I already bought and played through the remasters of 1 and 2, and it's such a huge game changer when you modernize those controls. Someone in the comments said it's almost godlike going from the N64 to modern, and I couldn't agree more. They've fleshed out everything, runs very smooth, and I more than enjoy my time again with these classics. Can't wait to buy this one, and see more awesome work from NDS
Didnt even know this was being done until your vid popped up been hoping they would do 3 as I have never played it before but loved 1 &2 & it's remasters from nightdrive so will deffo be jumping into this soon.
I've wanted to play it so bad since I was a kid. I played Turok 2 over and over and never managed to get my hands on 3. I thought it was lost to time, but here we are - remastered. I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas, now 😉
Turok Evolution Remaster next?..... Maybe?.... Hopefully! 👍 C'mon... I can't be the only one who played the hell out of it on my GameCube back in the early 2000s!
I grew up towards the end of the Nintendo 64 era and it's central to most of my childhood memories of time spent with friends and long summer holidays. Whether it was Mario 64, Extreme G (Wipeout clone), Diddy King Racing, Quake 2, Perfect Dark, Forsaken, Pilot Wings, Jet Force Gemini, Shadowman, Rogue Squadron, Lylat Wars (Starfox 64), Shadows of the Empire (flawed but still hugely enjoyable), Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask, Blast Corps, Wave Race, Banjo-Kazooie, or the sheer multiplayer joy of Goldeneye and Mario Kart. The N64 was a seminal and iconic console. This video is great timing because I've just downloaded the remastered Turok 2 which is probably my favourite N64 game. Turok 1 is average to good, Turok 2 is on Perfect Dark and Goldeneye level. The console generation was over by Turok 3 on N64 so not many have played it. I can't wait to get stuck in. Thanks Gman, really appreciate your content.
Holy shit, watching this reawakened memories I forgot I ever had. I knew this game looked familiar. I was just a bumbling 4 year old when I played this last time. 😂
Games on Steam usually release on universal schedules if you've at all noticed releases on Steam, so it should roughly come out in 3 hours, I think 18pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), at the latest 19:00 GMT
I played this game so much as a kid. That part where the guy climbs up the ladder in the sewer and gets ripped in half scared the shit out of me and made me put the game down for weeks though.
I loved playing Turok on my N64 back in the 90s. Watching the IP slowly be destroyed by Acclaim by the early 2000s with them rushing Turok Evolution was like slowly watching 343 ruin Halo. Dark times. Nightdive studios needs to remaster Turok Rage Wars and allow us to play the multiplayer online. Would be amazing
I played sooo many hours of turok3 Mulitplayer with my Brother and two friends (Splitscreen 4Player 1VS1VS1VS1), it was a lot of fun but the melee spear was op if i remember alright XD, fun game
Joseph seems like a good kid. I hope he does well in future endeavors. *if Turok 2008 is actually canon to the original, he ends up a prisoner, joins a militia group that imprisoned him, abandons said militia group, joins another one to help hunt his former mentor, and ends up on a planet overrun with dinosaurs with a bunch of his squad getting killed or eaten…oh and he’s also big, buff, has a deep and gruff voice, and has a small mohawk.
I honestly didn't realize Turok 3 existed. I played 1 & 2 back in the day when they eventually came to PC, but 3 never made the jump, so I guess I never cared to look into it. Once the trilogy goes on sale, I'll probably be picking it up for my Steam Deck. Thanks for the great recap!
I'm gen z but I love old shooters. I know what Turok is and I am exited to play this. Now if we can get a remaster of Requiem Avenging Angel please nightdive?
Great review, @ggmanlives - loved this game as an early teenager. Hiring it locally here in NZ for the N64 was a trip. Loads of people wanted it for about a week, then no one wanted it.
@@Gggmanlives were here until you say something about it friend, instead of sticking ur head in the sand like an ostrich and hoping people forget maybe you should explain urself and why you had such a c**ked take.
You mean like how I did weeks ago? x.com/gmanlives/status/1724551620858695728?s=46&t=bgopuYM68Y7ezAdZh_1-KA Also who’s “we”? You’re the only person I’ve seen comment on it lately. You should find a hobby.
you posted that like it was a bit "checkmate" moment dude you literally addressed nothing about your god awful take or the people you argued with, and you think that by "vaguely acknowledging " that the internet will somehow forget. The only reason im the "only one commenting" about this is because you forgot to block me, there are so many who still think your a clown dude, its just you blocked them from commenting so you can live in ur little echo chamber sonny jim. @@Gggmanlives
I just bought it last week. It's crazy how back then it looked pixelated af and the remastered looks so clean. I'm glad they did justice to it all these years later.
ah, i remember playing torok 2. the poison crossbow, the minigun, the dark matter cube (black hole grenade), the nuke, and and the funniest weapon of all: the swarm bore launcher. watching each part of the enemy's limb explode off, one by one, until its just their head and torso left, then that explodes into a pool of overcooked ground beef. great times with my dad.
11:26 The Turok games had bad performance on the n64, but Perfect Dark takes the cake I think. I remember a couple years ago I moved into a house with a mate. It took a few days to get internet installed so I broke out my PS1 and N64 so we could play some couch multiplayer retro games. We had heaps of fun playing Turok 2 and 3 again after so long. They were all chuggy but we could play through it, I can say, with a straight face, that despite being rough as guts they're still playable. Then I decided we should play Perfect Dark as that was me and all my old primary school mates' favourite back in the day. We'd all bring our 64 controllers to whoevers house we were staying at and just play Perfect Dark against each other and bots until the sun went down and came back up again. So we tried it again and that game runs at like 15 frames per second so long as nothing is happening on screen. The minute you have even a single enemy on screen it becomes a powerpoint slide show, and god help you if you fire any explosive weapons. I can't believe I never noticed it as a kid, or at least wasn't bothered by it. We could only stomach a few matches before it was just too much lol.
I'll have to try it out. When I was 3, my dad got me Turok Evolution because I liked dinosaurs. Of course, the opening scene caused my mom (who already separated from my dad) to freak out and kick out my dad with his M rated game. He bought a ps2 so we could play it at his house and it was truly great... 22 years later, I've heard legends of the "good" turok games but never tried them because I thought my Turok was great! With this remaster, I shall try to see how much better it is. I'm sure the internet is right and I just need to shed my nostalgia.
I played the game when it came out on N64 and there was 4 things I remembered specifically. 1. The bad framerate 2. The city level 3. The opening cutscene 4. The great facial animations(for the time) Rented, beat, and moved on. It didn't leave a lasting impression on me like Turok 2 did. Having just finished the remaster earlier this morning my attitude hasn't changed. It starts strong but fizzles out roughly in the chapter 3 / 4 region. While the game itself may be average at best, the remaster attempt is top tier. There is a reason why nightdive is on my top list of developers. Bring on the next project.
The surprising amount of care that went into the platforming I think helped make the shooting/movement more enjoyable. Made lots of cozy room to avoid enemy projectiles while testing player accuracy.
When I heard about it the first time the other day I immediately bought it on the xbox store. I love this series but never got to play part 3 back in the day. I've waited 23 years for this moment!
Awesome Vid Gman!! I did played all the Turoks on the N64.. Turok 2 was up there for my fav games on the system. Turok 3 Felt like their take on Half life.. which was great as i didn't have a PC and couldn't play it. Didn't realise it looked so bad... remastered looks pretty damn good for a 23 year old game.
Played all 3 Turoks on N64 recently and I have to say, 1+2 are pretty much playable today. Yeah, it's a little hard to get into if you are a spoled gamer of today, but I think most of the time it was between 20-30fps and maybe my old muscle memory helped (I'm old, you know!). But Turok 3 was a different beast, even in low-res the framerate was so bad that most of my shots didn't hit and I was out of ammo in many instances. So looking to play the remaster, first time I'm gonna finish part 3 since even my younger self wasn't able to play through back in the day :D
What the actual fuck is with the player's hitbox in this game? Even if I see the damn projectiles fly past my character after I side step to avoid em the game will STILL say that I took the hit
I remember renting this from the video store over the weekend and also finishing it in three days. it was really short but also very fun on the n64 back then
Buy it here, cowards:
store.steampowered.com/app/1996770/Turok_3_Shadow_of_Oblivion_Remastered/
Thanks.
It says coming soon, you coward
‘Coming soon’. Snaked us hard dude.
Wasn't it suppose to come out today? it still says coming soon.
Itll drop at 1PM EST
These days I get more excited over remasters than I do new games. Love that these classics are being revamped.
Same here.
same
Yeah, kids today are so spoiled. (This includes men up to, and not limited at 30.) MANY of them favor flashy graphics over clever gameplay or ingenuitive mechanics.
im excited for the Tomb Raider 1,2 and 3 remasters in Feb more than any newer games coming
@@jackthestripper-r4w Oh, I didn't know about that. Now I'm pumped, thanks!
My 16 year old self could never have imagined I’d have the entire Turok trilogy on my pc like 25 years later. Awesome stuff.
What the game doesn't tell you is that Brian's last name was Thundercock
I mean, he got to bag THAT, so he had to have something going for him.
Brian died too soon, but Brian was one lucky SOB. Not gonna deny it, I jacked off to the promo CG key arts of Danielle. I was a horny teenager, OK?!
I love all these re-releases, especially night dives. I would love to see someone do this with time splitters
Seriously just remaster it and have online multiplayer.. goated
with how much people have asked for timesplitters.....and the hype it got from being discovered inside homefront, it blows my mind that no one has remastered it yet. money waiting on the table
You think so?
You know a few titles that have been forgotten are mainly from 3do. Battle Tanx 1 and 2, Army Men Sarge Heroes 1 and 2 and last but not least Po'ed.
I just hope that they remaster those classic FPS games.
If anyone can remaster Turok Evolution and actually bring it to the way it was meant to be (the original was clearly rushed) it would be NightDive Studios
Even though it wasn't fantastic I enjoyed turok evolution back in the day, playing splitscreen death match on the pterodactyls was a good laugh as well
That would be a dream but i don't think these guys remaster any games past the n64 era.
omg turok evolution was my favorite game growing up, i really hope they remaster that beautiful game
@@bludclone
Tbf Evolution is pretty dam close to the N64 era, 2002. I think games were developing on the N64 in 02, but idk.
That wouldn’t be a “remaster” then
I remember enjoying Turok Evolution simply because it was a dinosaur FPS, wish we got more games like that. Such an interesting concept that doesn't get used enough sadly
That's the first Game Cube game I every played. What a blast from the past!
I hope turok evolution gets released on switch 🙏
@@rageflame9895 That would be Epic!
Imagine Jurassic Park Trespasser remastered (and actually playable) with today's technology (especially dense jungle foliage and fog). Oh well, one can dream. 😀
yea... dinosaurs never get old unlike zombies.
It’s crazy seeing the difference between the N64 and remastered version. The new one looks like a whole new game.
Probably because it's the KEX engine which is being used to recreate the game. There's a lot of added effects that can be turned off if you want to make it look more like the original. Added shadows, reflections, lighting, etc. that weren't present in the original.
maybe its cuz you didnt have the expansion pak for the N64... jk jk
Yeah the difference is kinda like the difference between Quake 2 PSX and Quake 2 pc.
hope this is a sarcastic comment, or you 10000% didnt played the original consoles and games^^
4:3 ratio, you had like 200pixels on your whole screen, max 20fps to play around + shitty periphals to control, the remasters are truly gold for every fan
Especially if you hate modern micro transactional dlc cancered flashy graphic symptoms
Night Dive are making a great name for themselves... Playing Turok II at 60fps 4k was a surreal experience, and it makes you incredibly OP if you're used to the original.
Ive played it with 5120 x 1440 @ 240fps.in 32:9 wide screen and it was great! Never played the original. But turok 2 was my all time favourite Game Back in the n 64. perfekt DARK was crazy good too
@@mokavellidadon6431 Same since I was only about 9-10 when I first played it (Was 8ish when it came out but didn't get it right away) I still remember the big cheat for it. BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND stuck with me until this day. It was fun just braining everything in my path as a kid. haha
For real. Mouse control aiming is heavenly compared to wrestling with the 64 joystick.
@@emissaryofcharybdis105 While it does does feel almost sacriligious to play this or Doom 64 on anything but a controller, if given the choice, you and I would go for a M&K. Playing these remasters on an N64 (or maybe Gamecube) controller plugged in to USB is only a handicap at this point, regardless of authenticity.
@@optiquemusic6204 After putting myself through the gauntlet of Shadow Warrior Classic Redux on the hardest difficulty this year, I truly can't imagine playing a FPS on anything other than mouse and keyboard. Turok 3 ain't ready for the boomer shooter pain I can bring, playing like this.
Being able to complete the classic trilogy on modern hardware feels so good.
Glad to finally have 3. Wonder if they'd humor us with a Rage Wars remaster with online, because why not?
Pretty sure I saw somewhere that the last line of Turok 3 credits says "stop asking us about Rage Wars"
I want a remastering of Tribes.
@@jindrichpospisil8589 Hah! I love it.
I was kinda hoping that Turok 3 and Rage Wars would be a combined thing. Like Turok 3 for the SP and Rage Wars as the MP portion of it.
@@Soonjai That honestly would have made a lot of sense; having all the characters, maps, modes, and weapons from Rage Wars as the MP suite. Sounds good to me, but I'm sure Nightdive are sick of the requests by this point anyway. Oh well, I'll take a choice remaster of a game I thought would never get one's campaign in itself. That works for me.
I hope Nightdive decides to move forward with that Turok 4 idea. They said they would use the remaster engine for it. After seeing how much they improved 3, I have full confidence.
EDIT: No I don't mean Dark Resurrection OR Evolution or any spin offs. They were talking about a whole new game on this Facebook post polling people.
Where can one find more info on this Turok 4 idea? I’ve thought they would be good for making a new entry if they were so inclined, first I’ve heard that they’ve considered doing exactly that
T4 was great, besides the horrible flying sections.
@@flansburgh1100 I forget evolution is considered Turok 4. If they could improve it that would be pretty great, I actually enjoyed playing with with my cousins who owned a GameCube back then
Whoa, whoa, wait a sec... Turok *4* idea?! 👀
Have they mentioned this somewhere and I just didn't see it?
If anyone has a link, I would be forever grateful!
@@Mastersnake392 I don't think I've ever heard Turok Evolution being called Turok 4, since it's a prequel to the original game. OP's post is making me think it could either be a remastering of Evolution or a potential sequel to Turok 3, and the finality of the story.
I will for sure need to see a link to a Tweet or anything, because I'm beyond eagerly curious now lol
I'm glad someone is at least remastering boomer shooters, considering how garbage modern triple A is, it's always good to just play a simple game not filled with garbage
Waiting for Tekwar remastered
There are many boomer shooters as of late alot on early access it's nice it's been making a big boom 💥 back.
I’ve bought more old OGXbox games this year than 2023 triple A releases. In fact the only two games I bought this year was the remake of resident evil 4 cause I grew up with the ps2 version and Dead Island 2 cause I’m a sucker for zombie first person shooters. Total overdose has been extremely fun, and I absolutely love Return to a Castle Wolfenstein
Nightdive is goated. I want them remastering everything from my childhood, ESPECIALLY n64 shooters. I could never get into them with the 20fps, fog right in front of your face and most importantly horrible controls. Their Turok remasters have me FINALLY seeing what so many saw in the series.
@@TheNaturalPatHarrishopefully with Activision under MS, we can get some kind of remaster for RTCW. Would love to play it on a modern console at 120fps
I hope they do a remaster of Turok Evolution too! I gave a lot of nostalgia for that one. It’s one of the first PS2 games I had.
despite the ps2 port being one of the "bad" ports? i first played it on the gamecube, one of the "good" ports.
Nightdive becoming one of my favorite devs.
Still becoming? Only now? They have been the best since day one
They maybe aren’t 100% perfect all the time, but they are unfathomably based and right *most* of the time, so that basically makes them top devs atm
I love their games they put out, but their lack of communication with the community holds them back from being any kind of favorite for me. Where is the System Shock 2 remaster? They haven't said a word about it, and don't answer questions about it despite selling it as a pre-order bonus for System Shock Remake. Last thing they said about it was that it would come out around the time of the remake, that was ages ago by now. Waiting for their titles is an exercise in frustration, because they're just silent up until it comes out.
@@CMONCMON007 damn bro I don't keep up with every dev. I only just discovered them through Turok remastering
@@rometherevenant8749 that's ok
I played all three Turok games on my N64 and even the spin-off Rage Wars..
I still have them.
And although I think Turok 2 is still by far the best of the trilogy (and one of the best FPS games period) I still really loved Turok 3.
The opening cutscene was incredibly impressive back then. And the return to the Lost Land was a treat as a fan of Turok 1
I loved how Nightdive remastered Turok 1 and 2..
So its not that big of a surprise that I will buy the remaster day 1.
Rage Wars slapped. Probably the best rocket launcher Turok ever had, in that game. God, I hope Nightdive can port/remaster that one with online play. That would be amazing.
Turok 3 is the only one I don't own, I rented it but I swear I think my copy was broken because I couldn't get past the first level playing either character, it's like I was stuck
Super excited about Nightdive remastering the trilogy! My favorite game dev who remasters great titles!
Just like how they remaster Shadowman. They really did an amazing job on Turok 3.
I had all those Turok games on N64 and I actually loved playing Rage Wars on split screen against my friends, but Turok 2 was definitely my favourite. Good times!
Wild how the 1st Turok remaster was in 2015, Nightdive are doing God's work.
All the edits are hilarious, I'm dying at work. The chris tucker one sent me through the roof
I grew up on the Turok series. I was in junior high when the first one came out, I almost shit my pants there was nothing like it on console before. I didn’t have a memory card then, so I left my N64 on all weekend so I didn’t lose my progress (I rented it)
Turok 3 was so underrated. Glad it’s getting a second life now, thanks Nightdive for all the amazing, hard work. And thanks Gman for the awesome review and getting more eyes on the game! Phenomenal remaster.
Gmanlives, as a fan of the turok games from nintendo 64 perhaps I did get the vision of sight back again, because you were on it about the flaws of the nintendo 64 version of "Shadow of Oblivion". I loved the first two turok games (along with rage wars) on nintendo 64 but maybe because I rented shadows of oblivion back in the day, I never checked out again after I rented it. But the remaster may give me a reason to revisit "Shadow Of Oblivion" again. So thank you very much for the review.
I remember getting this game uncensored from the electronic store in Germany and having so much fun! Two of my friends and me sat on the cheat code screen, pushing in random combinations in hopes to get god mode, unlimited ammo, anything really. Those were good less stressful times~
I used to play Turok sitting on my dad's lap when I was 5, he did the moving I was in charge of the shooting button, so many good memories with retro fps 💖
same, my dad would play it while my brothers sat around telling him he was going backwards lol we never made it much past the third stage but used the cheats to mess around
BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND
This is the remaster I was most looking for from the original trilogy, as I never got to play it.The other two had great PC ports, this one didn't - I didn't even know this thing existed until almost a decade later. I have a hunch that Turok 2 will still remain my favourite of the bunch, but I'm still eager to play it.
apparently evolution didn't get a very good pc port either, one of the "bad" ones. (ps2 was other "bad" one, the Xbox and Gamecube ports were the "good" ports.
@@TheWaMaster Yeah, at the time I escaped the 'early 2000s GPU madness' to consoles, specifically Xbox, so I was 'lucky' to get to play the the better version of it. Very likely the lowest point in the franchise history, not going to lie.
@@PenguinDT Maybe, evolution is the only one I've played tho, so i can't really have an opinion on that
Man Turok: Evolution was my jam back on GameCube and OG Xbox. That will be a day-1 buy for sure.
same. As a Kid the world building and atmosphere actually made me love turok.
TUROK 2: Seeds Of Evil was my childhood. So much to this day that I still have the godmode cheat code memorized: BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND. Too many hours were spent running through that game.
You're right, looking at the original graphics, it IS unplayable. But I then offer that to us, at least back then, our imaginations smoothed those polygons out and we immersed ourselves in each level, blasting apart raptors and blind ones and hordes of other monsters. I'm glad this remake was done with love and care.
I did infact ascend and leave my mortal body behind after navigating the lair of the bind ones as a child.
Was massive bragging rights as a kid
loved how through you are with the comparison shame more people dont do this, I have now subbed to u based on this 1 video
16:58 Thanks for making me spill my cola from laughing.
That one really got me good!
Thanks for reviewing this game. I knew ND studios was developing a T3 remaster to finish out the series, but the release date flew right under the radar for me. I love that you compared N64 footage next to the remaster. IDK if it's just me, but ND remasters always feel like how I remember the game (if that makes sense), until I actually try and replay the games on their original hardware. I always have the same reaction of "OMG how did I ever get through this?". Anyways, I love your content, keep up the good work.
Can't wait until Turok Evolution is remastered. It'll be sweet.
I actually love the fact that Joshua dies at the epilogue. The lore of the games is all about reincarnation, with "Turok" being more one title than a person. A chosen person must become Turok, the guardian of the world, who's job is to fight against the monster of the week. It keeps the series fresh and more interesting. It also tackles the fact that "Seeds of Evil" and "Shadow of Oblivion" were part of one tragic domino effect. It reminds me of how Gordon Freeman "saving" the world in the first Half Life, was the pivot point for the Alien Colonization in Half Life 2. Underrated gem.
7:30 I realized slowly that a good part of Joseph's kit (and quite possibly the character as a whole) is more or less directly inspired by Adrian Shephard from the HL Opposing Force expansion. Both characters have NVG, a combat knife, laser guided pistol, and sniper rifle, and both also experience a segment of the game entirely through the nightvision goggles (in OP4, that's some of the maps comprising Foxtrot Uniform).
Regardless, I played the original 3 Turok games years ago thanks to my Uncle having stashed away copies of N64 games he used to own (amusingly, he kept all the good ones when he sold off his N64 decades ago) and honestly this remaster looks very promising. I'm definitely going to check this one out, as I liked the original Turok games and seeing Turok 3 without the infamous N64 texture blur is like removing the smudges from your glasses.
8:27 - That's a liminal space if I ever saw one. N64 era had that early 3d where you would get huge blown out rooms like this that didn't match reality. Just weird you'd never see a restaurant be setup that open and scarce like that in real life. It looks like a 3d world, but its not ours. We can tell.
I remember reading in an issue of Nintendo Power back in the day, Acclaim was proud of their "living world" and that Turok 3 was running at a steady 30 fps. So they were aware of the FPS issues of Turok 2, but didn't quite solve it at the time. Though it was awesome seeing lip synced cut scenes on the N64 back in the day.
I have been so hyped for this ever since it got announced. Turok 3 was my favorite one from my childhood because it was the only one I was able to beat. Can't wait to get this one.
For the longest time, I was convinced I would never see the day this was brought to PC outside of emulation.
The day has finally come!
I kind of want them to remaster turok rage wars because if they do this is what I want for it
1. Trial mode how it was on the n64
2. A full character roster
3. Create a profile mode how it was on the n64
4. Online Multi-player mode
5. All maps unlocked
idk whats going on but i thought this video was deleted because the thumbnail wasnt showing up so i didn't end up watching this until just now
thanks nightdive for your great work!!! im gonna buy the turok bundle
and btw nice outro
Turok Evolution was pretty fun, it was just very rushed. Hope Nightdive can remaster and restore the game to its full potential
Now i only need one more Turok to be remaster, the first i played.....Turok Evolution
I always felt like Turok 3 was a ps2 game trying to run on the N64 and seeing this footage in 60fps sort of confirms that for me. When I first played it I was very impressed with how they managed full mouth to voice synchronization in some scenes, something I've only ever seen Conker do on the N64 before.
This is what I am doing this weekend. Love it. Thanks for the real, actual review...so many channels doing reviews of basic tech and acting like they're comprehensive.
Another great video. It's impossible to count how many times I also come back here to review old games looking for nostalgia. I love your channel.

It was a very successful remastered trilogy, if you want Nightdive you can continue with Turok Rage Wars and Turok Evolution. 🙂
I swear, whenever you drop a new video it's like a mini-event for me.
Like, I'll be at work, get a notification, look at my phone and be like, "Oh shit! Gman just dropped a new video!," then have food and shit prepared before I watch once I make it home.
It’s nice to see this one playing above 20 frames, I replayed it last year to completion and man performance was rough
It's so cool to see this game running at more than 10 frames per second. Also, for anybody who hasn't played the original, it was also impossible to dodge most enemy attacks. They would miss you by about 20 feet and you'd take damage anyways, so the whole game was pretty much trying to shoot everything before you got hit and just expecting to die a certain number of times to reach the end.
Love your videos, been watching for years. Thanks for the consistently kick-ass content Gman
Sorry to be negative, but what do modern devs have against dark / moody lighting? The levels look so bright in comparison to the N64. Look at 10:38, the light has been boosted to the point that all the atmosphere's gone.
Thanks for the review, Gman, I love Turok series, and also I am now your new fan.
I’m waiting for that Turok evolution remaster
This was one of the N64 games i had and loved back in the day. Looking forward to playing this tonight
nice to see all this hard work being appreciated again
Ah yes the N64 days, back when bringing Perfect Dark to a slideshow framerate felt cool rather than frustrating
With dark kazesims and speed Sims. Hahahahaha. Blondesim has the briefcase. Lmfao
This makes me want Night Dive to do a Perfect Dark remaster
I grew up on the Turok stories, from 1 to evolution, and then that abomination in 2008. The stories from the first three alone were really good, and while I liked playing evolution, it didn't click as well as the first three. I already bought and played through the remasters of 1 and 2, and it's such a huge game changer when you modernize those controls. Someone in the comments said it's almost godlike going from the N64 to modern, and I couldn't agree more. They've fleshed out everything, runs very smooth, and I more than enjoy my time again with these classics. Can't wait to buy this one, and see more awesome work from NDS
Now, we need a Turok Evolution remake.
Didnt even know this was being done until your vid popped up been hoping they would do 3 as I have never played it before but loved 1 &2 & it's remasters from nightdrive so will deffo be jumping into this soon.
i LOVED this game as a kid and always found it severely underrated. cannot wait to get my hands on the remaster
I've wanted to play it so bad since I was a kid. I played Turok 2 over and over and never managed to get my hands on 3. I thought it was lost to time, but here we are - remastered. I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas, now 😉
Turok Evolution Remaster next?..... Maybe?.... Hopefully! 👍
C'mon... I can't be the only one who played the hell out of it on my GameCube back in the early 2000s!
Gosh I hope they do this with Turok evolution.
I grew up towards the end of the Nintendo 64 era and it's central to most of my childhood memories of time spent with friends and long summer holidays. Whether it was Mario 64, Extreme G (Wipeout clone), Diddy King Racing, Quake 2, Perfect Dark, Forsaken, Pilot Wings, Jet Force Gemini, Shadowman, Rogue Squadron, Lylat Wars (Starfox 64), Shadows of the Empire (flawed but still hugely enjoyable), Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask, Blast Corps, Wave Race, Banjo-Kazooie, or the sheer multiplayer joy of Goldeneye and Mario Kart. The N64 was a seminal and iconic console.
This video is great timing because I've just downloaded the remastered Turok 2 which is probably my favourite N64 game. Turok 1 is average to good, Turok 2 is on Perfect Dark and Goldeneye level. The console generation was over by Turok 3 on N64 so not many have played it. I can't wait to get stuck in. Thanks Gman, really appreciate your content.
Holy shit, watching this reawakened memories I forgot I ever had. I knew this game looked familiar. I was just a bumbling 4 year old when I played this last time. 😂
Excited for Turok Evolution remaster. was the first game i had on gamecube.
If they ever actually release it. I’ve been waiting hours.
same here there is no explanation to why...it hasnt release anywhere...
Games on Steam usually release on universal schedules if you've at all noticed releases on Steam, so it should roughly come out in 3 hours, I think 18pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), at the latest 19:00 GMT
It's on the PS4 and PS5 right now
I don't care if it's hated I want that Turok Evolution remaster. That game seriously needs an uplift but I still loved it.
I played this game so much as a kid. That part where the guy climbs up the ladder in the sewer and gets ripped in half scared the shit out of me and made me put the game down for weeks though.
„Please dont hurt me!“
@@papaemeritus5842 I can hear it clear as day
I hope they take Turok Evolution Sometime
I remember not really liking this as a kid but I think it's time for a revisit.
It's one of those games that you need to give it a chance a few times before really liking it.
It still kind of sucks lol.. wait until it inevitably goes down in price
your videos are super great!!!! i love the lost arc and shredder joke XDDD super cool, dude!!!
I loved playing Turok on my N64 back in the 90s. Watching the IP slowly be destroyed by Acclaim by the early 2000s with them rushing Turok Evolution was like slowly watching 343 ruin Halo. Dark times. Nightdive studios needs to remaster Turok Rage Wars and allow us to play the multiplayer online. Would be amazing
Turok Rage Wars would be a awesome remaster
I played sooo many hours of turok3 Mulitplayer with my Brother and two friends (Splitscreen 4Player 1VS1VS1VS1), it was a lot of fun but the melee spear was op if i remember alright XD, fun game
I would trust these guys to make a new Turok game.
Nah, I think they're more in the business of remasters/ports. Maybe get the team behind Ion Fury.
What you have to remember is that they had to port this game from N64 where as Turok 1 & 2 had PC versions to work off of.
Joseph seems like a good kid. I hope he does well in future endeavors.
*if Turok 2008 is actually canon to the original, he ends up a prisoner, joins a militia group that imprisoned him, abandons said militia group, joins another one to help hunt his former mentor, and ends up on a planet overrun with dinosaurs with a bunch of his squad getting killed or eaten…oh and he’s also big, buff, has a deep and gruff voice, and has a small mohawk.
I never played it, so I always assumed Turok 08' was completely unrelated to the n64 trilogy. Weird.
I like it when remasters give you the option of flicking back and forth between legacy textures and new textures, like the Halo MCC
I hope the Darkness is up next
I honestly didn't realize Turok 3 existed. I played 1 & 2 back in the day when they eventually came to PC, but 3 never made the jump, so I guess I never cared to look into it. Once the trilogy goes on sale, I'll probably be picking it up for my Steam Deck. Thanks for the great recap!
did you ever pick it up? what did you think?
Gen Z who watch this video: What's a Turok!?!?
They’re too busy getting offended. Cultural appropriation to celebrate awesome Native American characters
You know there are Gen Z people who grew up with Turok right? I'm 25 and I love Turok.
I'm gen z but I love old shooters. I know what Turok is and I am exited to play this. Now if we can get a remaster of Requiem Avenging Angel please nightdive?
Lil bro when he realizes Gen Z likes old stuff to:🤯
Great review, @ggmanlives - loved this game as an early teenager. Hiring it locally here in NZ for the N64 was a trip. Loads of people wanted it for about a week, then no one wanted it.
Idk if you should support this game gman, it has dinosaurs dying and thats offensive to the dinosaur preservation community.
Still, huh?
@@Gggmanlives were here until you say something about it friend, instead of sticking ur head in the sand like an ostrich and hoping people forget maybe you should explain urself and why you had such a c**ked take.
You mean like how I did weeks ago? x.com/gmanlives/status/1724551620858695728?s=46&t=bgopuYM68Y7ezAdZh_1-KA
Also who’s “we”? You’re the only person I’ve seen comment on it lately. You should find a hobby.
you posted that like it was a bit "checkmate" moment dude you literally addressed nothing about your god awful take or the people you argued with, and you think that by "vaguely acknowledging " that the internet will somehow forget.
The only reason im the "only one commenting" about this is because you forgot to block me, there are so many who still think your a clown dude, its just you blocked them from commenting so you can live in ur little echo chamber sonny jim.
@@Gggmanlives
Dude it was a bad take on Twitter, I didn’t commit a hate crime. I really hope you can find something else in life worth wasting your energy on. Bye.
Now we need the remaster of Rage Wars... and Evolution.
Man you are so good at this now, love your content as always!
this and turok wars were my childhood!. Good video!
Can't wait for Turok Evolution to get remastered
I just bought it last week. It's crazy how back then it looked pixelated af and the remastered looks so clean. I'm glad they did justice to it all these years later.
ah, i remember playing torok 2. the poison crossbow, the minigun, the dark matter cube (black hole grenade), the nuke, and and the funniest weapon of all: the swarm bore launcher. watching each part of the enemy's limb explode off, one by one, until its just their head and torso left, then that explodes into a pool of overcooked ground beef. great times with my dad.
That doesn't sound like Turok 2. Are you perhaps thinking of Evolution?
A porn bot stole your comment and got more likes lol.
@@Hybrack12 bruh.
11:26 The Turok games had bad performance on the n64, but Perfect Dark takes the cake I think. I remember a couple years ago I moved into a house with a mate. It took a few days to get internet installed so I broke out my PS1 and N64 so we could play some couch multiplayer retro games. We had heaps of fun playing Turok 2 and 3 again after so long. They were all chuggy but we could play through it, I can say, with a straight face, that despite being rough as guts they're still playable. Then I decided we should play Perfect Dark as that was me and all my old primary school mates' favourite back in the day. We'd all bring our 64 controllers to whoevers house we were staying at and just play Perfect Dark against each other and bots until the sun went down and came back up again. So we tried it again and that game runs at like 15 frames per second so long as nothing is happening on screen. The minute you have even a single enemy on screen it becomes a powerpoint slide show, and god help you if you fire any explosive weapons. I can't believe I never noticed it as a kid, or at least wasn't bothered by it. We could only stomach a few matches before it was just too much lol.
I'll have to try it out. When I was 3, my dad got me Turok Evolution because I liked dinosaurs. Of course, the opening scene caused my mom (who already separated from my dad) to freak out and kick out my dad with his M rated game. He bought a ps2 so we could play it at his house and it was truly great... 22 years later, I've heard legends of the "good" turok games but never tried them because I thought my Turok was great!
With this remaster, I shall try to see how much better it is. I'm sure the internet is right and I just need to shed my nostalgia.
I played the game when it came out on N64 and there was 4 things I remembered specifically.
1. The bad framerate
2. The city level
3. The opening cutscene
4. The great facial animations(for the time)
Rented, beat, and moved on. It didn't leave a lasting impression on me like Turok 2 did. Having just finished the remaster earlier this morning my attitude hasn't changed. It starts strong but fizzles out roughly in the chapter 3 / 4 region. While the game itself may be average at best, the remaster attempt is top tier. There is a reason why nightdive is on my top list of developers. Bring on the next project.
Why did turok have such a satisfying feel to your character weight and shooting / movements?
The surprising amount of care that went into the platforming I think helped make the shooting/movement more enjoyable. Made lots of cozy room to avoid enemy projectiles while testing player accuracy.
Now they have to remaster Rage War and Evolution.
When I heard about it the first time the other day I immediately bought it on the xbox store. I love this series but never got to play part 3 back in the day. I've waited 23 years for this moment!
Awesome Vid Gman!! I did played all the Turoks on the N64.. Turok 2 was up there for my fav games on the system. Turok 3 Felt like their take on Half life.. which was great as i didn't have a PC and couldn't play it. Didn't realise it looked so bad... remastered looks pretty damn good for a 23 year old game.
13:44 Chief Redfoot with the Forest Whitaker eyes. 😂
Played all 3 Turoks on N64 recently and I have to say, 1+2 are pretty much playable today. Yeah, it's a little hard to get into if you are a spoled gamer of today, but I think most of the time it was between 20-30fps and maybe my old muscle memory helped (I'm old, you know!).
But Turok 3 was a different beast, even in low-res the framerate was so bad that most of my shots didn't hit and I was out of ammo in many instances. So looking to play the remaster, first time I'm gonna finish part 3 since even my younger self wasn't able to play through back in the day :D
What the actual fuck is with the player's hitbox in this game?
Even if I see the damn projectiles fly past my character after I side step to avoid em the game will STILL say that I took the hit
Never played 3’s multiplayer but Rage Wars was my jam. Kinda was hoping they would remaster that one to make up for lack of multi in 3.
I remember renting this from the video store over the weekend and also finishing it in three days. it was really short but also very fun on the n64 back then