Turok Two: Seeds of Evil Remastered- Tiny Retrospective and Critique
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- The sequel to Turok: Dinosaur Hunter has deep gameplay and the remaster by Night Dive Studios improves the formula. But is it still the best of the series? Watch the video to find out!
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Remember how successful Doom 2016 was? Imagine Turok getting a reboot just like that.
Eh, I completely disagree with your opinion. Turok 2 to me is the pinnacle of the series which improved on the foundation of an already solid first game. No other game at the time had such huge worlds to explore or such a unique arsenal of weapons and enemy variety. It really adds to the replayability of the game.
Turok 3 just felt so watered down and half assed in comparison. The levels were bland, linear and forgettable and that unresolved cliffhanger ending will always leave me feeling jaded. The series has been in freefall ever since.
It's funny, I hated T3 back in the day, but in retrospect, I actually feel it is a much more playable game than T2 (if we're talking N64 versions anyway).
T1 is still the most fun, even though it certainly has issues too. A shame T1 didn't get as many upgrades as T2 in their respective remasters. Hopefully T3 Remastered gets the same attention and treatment as T2 Remstered.
@@N.i.E.M.O T1 is still my favorite. The faster movement, the pulse-pounding music. That game felt much more "evil" to me in its tone, largely because of the music. In 2 the music just didn't do it for me - it may have been "good" but it wasn't what I was looking for in Turok. I kept feeling like I was hearing bits of the Goldeneye soundtrack, like Streets or something. It was almost military like with it's drums, whereas the music in 1 felt more primal and evil at times.
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It definitely had a distinct atmosphere that was unlike any other FPS game at the time - including its sequels. Gameplay also felt the most fluid and fast-paced. Sure it isn't as technologically advanced as the later games, but in many ways, the game is 'more fun'.
It's a shame that Evolution couldn't recapture that same atmosphere of T1, despite being advertised as "returning to the series' roots". Ironically, Evolution felt more like a poor man's Halo (with graphics that were hardly an improvement over the N64 games).
great video dude it's too bad that people only know you for that sonic video
That sonic video is an a absolute gem
I'm sure he's moved on from that video
that video introduced me to them, but now I am genuinely a fan of their content
If only he uploaded the sonic video today people would think its a genius shitpost and it would probably be his most popular video today
@Tygggrrr : "Jestawell: That sonic video is an a absolute gem
Me: yawns Anything else unoriginal you want to say?"
Me: That sonic video is an a absolute gem
Wake up babe, new Guptill vid!!!
I legit get hyped.
@@w1nch3ster1 me too!!
No begging for likes, no swearing, no pseudo intellectual rants, no drawn-out skits; just pure unadulterated criticism of a game. With just a sprinkle of Guptillisms for levity, this is what a review should be. It makes me nostalgic.
this poor man looking at his comments
Honestly came here because of the sonic video and ended watching this video all the way through bc it was genuinely good content
what many of these fellas don't know is we're their biggest fans :)
Find your channel because of all that "doin your mom" thing but a glad surprise seeing you content, keep up the good work
if theres anything i like its the video production still has a old feel to it
Glad to see your still doin well and making content Dylan :) Great video btw! Hope to see more videos like these from you in the future
Return of the king!!!!
The great guptil is BACK. Now we're talkin!
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Isn’t this the guy who has the world record on bowsers big bean burrito??
You've mistaken me for someone else. I've never played "Bowser's Big Bean Burrito".
@@Guptill89 i love your immense talent at deflecting unfunny people in your comments
How do your thumbnails still look like they're 10 years old
The videos themselves feel like they were made a decade ago, just higher res. Windows Movie Maker editing. The whole channel is basically an old RUclips time capsule.
Ahhh, another comfy Guptill vid. Hell yeah.
Oh my god the top ten Sonic babes person is real
I bet he hates being called that
@@quaker47 he deserved it
@@baizuo_6246 nah
I hope he is proud of the video it’s one of my all time favorites and I know many other people love the video as well
Turok 2 gave us the most incredible weapon in the history of FPS games. *THE FRICKIN' **_CEREBRAL BORE._*
90% of the Arsenal of this game is just insanely fun to use
imo T2 has the most atmospheric FPS campaign of all time. (enemies, weapons, soundtrack, levels, everything)
25:00 to be fair; using the map helps a lot to discover which walls are fake or not. The only problem I had with turok 2 was going back for the primagen keys. Took me 13 hours to beat in hard and I'm halfway through hardcoreb (going for the platinum)
I don't share many of the griefs you pointed, and I really loved it. Good video, though. Subd
your fov is very distracting
people make fun of your old content but genuinely thanks for making it, it legit is still comfy to come back to and watch for how ‘so bad it’s good’ it is. thanks for being around so long
Guptill you are the greatest user on the whole site
1997 & 1998 just had games that hit different
The checkpoint system in this game was fine as it was. I wouldn't want to be able to save in Dark Souls, anywhere I want.
There is nothing wrong with the level design. Getting lost is okay. Navigation being a part of the challenge is okay. It's not a flaw.
The issue is that so many areas look very samey and mazelike - often looping back into themselves if you take the wrong path. There's also tons of necessary backtracking to complete objectives or opening up previously closed gates, which never had any visual indicator of which gate was opened, so you just have to wander around until you find it (and hopefully realize it's actually a new path you haven't already traversed).
Turok 2 was amazing for it's technical accomplishments back in the day, but from a game design standpoint it us extremely frustrating. Even more so than even Turok 1 in many respects.
good to see you've grown from your cringe teenage days
People make fun of you for using old video editing softwares but at this point, it has become iconic of you. Don't ever stop using these softwares.
It's more like old fashioned video techniques, because right now, I'm using Mac OS X High Sierra iMovie. High Sierra is a more recent operating system on Macs.
Ah i see. Regardless, dont stop using these old techniques because as of now, they uniquely display and define your videos.
@@saadmirza4221 I totally agree with that to be honest, but his videos do in general just have an old school feel to them. He's definitely better than all those unfunny RUclipsrs who just constantly yell and embarrass themselves in a sad attempt of trying to entertain people because they can't make the content interesting enough. I know he's against cussing and stuff, I find these to be quite funny if placed correctly into the script and all, but even without, I still think the writing and his voice quality are far beyond most bigger RUclips channels.
@@alphachadgaming1154 Same here. Personally, I prefer reviewers to have a bit of an edge to them, so long as they treat it like junk food and alcohol. Heavy moderation. However, I can forgive the lack of one in place of a well put together video. And his reviewing skills seem to have gotten much better since my bad first impression of him years ago.
@@tai_marshal I also like when there's a general layer of irony and sarcasm to things, even without cussing that can be really damn entertaining. Especially when the ability to just imply things is suddle but very effective.
I remember the Christmas Turok 2 came out like it was yesterday. It was impossible to find. Just got my license so I made it my mission to drive all over the state trying to find a copy. To this day, I don’t think I have been as hyped as I was for turok 2.
Guptill please remake the top 10 hottest sonic character and doin your mom videos. We love it
hes so commited to the bit
Do you know him?
This dude needs to become one of those hype narrators for add, like the guy who was narrating every Nickelodeon sweepstakes
Hey I just wanted to say that I really love all of your content and I don’t understand why people only know you for your past but I really do enjoy your content and I hope you do more..heck I hope I could help you with whatever your making next
This comment says everything I wanted to say. Keep up the great work, Guptill!
25:40 I thought the trail of Life Force leading into the wall was obvious enough? I mean, the devs couldn't give you a better hint than that. You ever played Wolfenstein 3D or DOOM? There are way more obscure secret walls than this.
Doom and Wolfenstein 3D may have secret walls, but you aren't required to find them to complete the games. The Mantid wall in Turok 2 IS a requirement.
holy shit its the top 10 hottest sonic characters!!111!!
top 10 hottest sonic characters? that's just... INSULTING!!!!!!
@@wallowlight i also remember the time that ray william johnon done his mom
Nice video! I always wanted to try Turok
The lair of the blind ones and the primogen slight ship was a real pain-in-the-ass and truck 2 in my opinion
Did you dictate your comment?
Me when I pick up the TV remote :
REMOTE CONTROL SNIPERCAPABILITY ENABLED !
Great review! :)
Never played the remasters, it's crazy to see this game running that smooth.
I remember it on n64, it was rough.
...Yeah only been subscribed for like a week but already find myself looking forward to your next long video
I like the editing style, also the voice over was very clear and articulate. Im sure you’ll make it big if you continue this quality of work.
You're still around?
Dude, I genuinely love what you've done for so long. Sure, it may not have been your intention to make some of them very comedic, but you've brought some real smiles to a lot of us. Wish you the best!
yas king
Proud to say I’m your 5000th subscriber!
Use Cheats and get unlimited Ammo, blast at every wall with Explosive Rounds. Duh.
Turok 2 is my favorite Game on the N64. And I used Cheats for it.
Tu veux un pin's ?
bewareoblivionisathand ftw
I feel like the zelda comprision isnt a good one. Turok 2 should be compared more with metroid since that has the same design style. And alot of the back tracking bar a few exceptions is displayed with the tailsman pads that match the ones in the inventory menu which tells you what level its in. Plus the game makes ir clear right at level 1 back tracking and exploring is required. So while i agree its not the best design it is clearly convayed in game how the level design is. I loved the video but i tend to disagree with some points brought up, hopefully i brought and bring them up in a civil way. I love this game but underatand why you dont.
Great video, keep up the good work bro
That FOV is a bit extreme. Fish eye lens like..
TUROK 2 was my favorite game for the 64.
Great review, ive always wanted to check these classic fps games out. I like your style! Very detailed but easy to follow. Hope to see more.
Now were talking.
Nice video
This guy makes crazy good videos.
If only we could see him take wing!
Hey, have you thought about opening up a Discord Server? I'm a fan of your content and would be able to moderate, I don't think it would be extremely large so I think I could handle it.
damn, i didn't know you glew up so much since 2011.
This guy clearly loves The Angry Video Game Nerd 🤣
Turok 2 Seeds of Evil was my first introduction to Turok on N64. I never liked the control scheme since the N64 controller felt awkward for shooters. Great review, I never got far in Turok 2 as I never understood where to go as the maps were huge.
Gex
Great video. worth the wait!
Very cool gaming
THEKINGISBACK
How did you stuck with mid 2000s style video style, and VIDEO QUALITY?
you have to waste extra effort to imitate that era after 15+ years later
It just makes it all the more hilarious
This video is actually somehow still a big step up in terms of video quality because this video was uploaded in 720p and he seems to use a decent microphone here.
I think it’s charming.
27:10 prime Guptill.
Excellent video my friend!
Nice idea for a video. Turok was really popular back in the day. Not thought much of now (in fact, I didn't even realize there was a remaster).
Glad to see someone do a breakdown of it.
Love your content man, keep it up! 👍
Ultimate cheat: "Beware Oblivion is at hand"
"Big cheat activated"
Great video
your music saved me
Want to do a video with me, Dylan?
nitrorad off da perc 💀
Ahhh the good old days of needing a prima guide to finish a game. Still have two copies of mine from the old days. One for this, and one for the original dinosaur Hunter game. Also have one for Mario 64, and a few other games. Those were the days
14:50 personally i found the quick select a pain on PC
found rebinding stuff to the d-pad to work better since if you set a shotgun to one direction you dont need to set another shotgun and it will default to the shredder when swapping to it. same for charge dart, etc.
19:00 you could buy a strat guide or look things up... but then again why even play the game? you already are using the obj markers.
19:30 Banjo Tooie is praised for the same thing; big issue is maps like lair of the blind one where every floor's opening area is the same save for the surface.
21:53 no... the door is a centerpiece to a room... oh fuck me where did you get those keys? do you remember? they are barely hidden and might as well be unguarded.
25:40 me being clairvoyant i guess...
27:00 defense systems..... protect? naaaw? modern games are melting brains i swear.
I really agree that level bloat is an often unacknowledged issue in games. Many people seem to enjoy the fact that Doom Eternal has grand multi-hour levels but I find it to be tiring
i agree with games these days add too many filler side missions but Doom Eternal is a horrible example you brought up. that game is almost perfect imo.
this is an incredible video, great work! really reminds me of watching episodes of how it's made as a kid, in the presentation. you just don't see things laid out in this format anymore
Awes,ome
Should've turned off the texture filtering though
If you mean "Anisotropic Filter Quality", it *was* off. The tiny text is hard to see.
@@Guptill89 No, the texture filtering. It looks horrible
@@alphachadgaming1154 The version you see in this video is the Playstation 4 version. If I remember, there is no Texture Filtering option.
@@Guptill89 Oh god... Hopefully, they patch that out of the PC version.
17:23 the Map NOT helping is false, maybe you didn't know, but you can also zoom out of the map, so you literally have only about one tenth of the screen covered with the map and you can always see, which areas you haven't been to yet.
of course you need to learn the areas too, but that's part of the fun.
not every game needs to guide you by the hand -.-
great video dylan! starting to fall in love with your channel
Love you man
Well done mate. Good video 👍
Great video!
sweet man
Weren’t there poison arrows that make the baddies puke? And what about the anti matter grenade?
Those two things aren't in Turok 2.
@@Guptill89 Shid. They were in Turok evolution.
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King
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What a drama
14:13: for one of your cons
It all depends on what kind of enemy you're facing so they have different HP values
I mean you can't have every enemy have the same HP value that'll make the game way too easy
you need to have some sort of challenge..
The two enemies at the written time were Endtails. Therefore, they should have the same amount of health. Having spontaneous health amounts between copies of the same enemy is pretty questionable if you ask me.
@@Guptill89 so why didn't you use a stronger weapon?..
you can blast off an enemy's head with one shot from a shotgun
And it's very satisfying to do so
I made a review on the first game ruclips.net/video/2Jd6oHcEbOo/видео.html
@@Guptill89 i think Im gonna have to agree
Having random groups of the same enemy having different hp kinda pulls you out of the game
I would be 100% ok with the different hp if they were at least different colors kinda like the elites in Halo have
But il understand if the N64 was already stretched beyond limits
I actually tested this and it seems whats going on is a hit box issue with hitting the arms or s during a monsters pain state. You can test this easily on the stationary endtrail in port of adia. I did this and it took 5 shots to kill the endtrail when shooting slowly but more ehen i spammed. This also might be effected by version and platifourm since i tested it on 1.5.1 on pc. Plus the matids have the same health as the endtrails also so you can compare withbthos aswell.
God kid your whining is legendary. 😂 Play Dark Souls and complain about difficulty.
Lol Dark Souls isnt harder than Turok 2.
Try to beat Turok 2 without cheats.
@@chadmueller9135On Hard Mode with no Auto Aim
@@eatanotherzio6811 true. this kid thinks Dark Souls is the hardest game 😂
You're still old news.
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okay "Flat Earth Tests"
@@kimmygengar It's a troll channel to the flat Earther "Flat Earth Tests". Which will change in a moment.