So this game has actually aged well? I'm kind of surprised. Am I reading the general consensus correctly?
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Turok has been listed on the Nintendo Switch eShop from Nightdive Studios, OUT NOW!!!
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NightDive published the un-remastered version on Steam while the IP (comics) holder published it on GoG several years ago (pre Turok etc remasters). So they have some involvement but it doesn't seem like a thing that they're bound to revisit atm?
Yes. It's a classic 90s shooter, they are back in fashion.
No reason why there isn't a port on Switch. Its already up and running on PC.
It's just the actual old PC version. They have not remastered Shadow Man like they did with Turok, Forsaken, etc.
I have the game, not sure how it runs or boot but if it books naturally like a modern day PC game then that's pretty good.
I took these parked in my car waiting for my girlfriend to come back from the store.
Had my left arm resting on the side of the window.
If I told 11 year old me in 20 years I'd be playing Turok on the dashboard of my car with my arm resting out the window I wouldn't have believed it!
How far we've come.
It's magical playing a classic game, one of my favorite games of all time, wherever the hell I want.
Had my left arm resting on the side of the window.
If I told 11 year old me in 20 years I'd be playing Turok on the dashboard of my car with my arm resting out the window I wouldn't have believed it!
How far we've come.
It's magical playing a classic game, one of my favorite games of all time, wherever the hell I want.
they just did the default modern windows compatibility thing.
I've finished this game for the first time now. I think I played too....carefully? I thought the game would get really hard near the end. I barely used the strongest weapons because I thought I'd need them later, whenever I died I loaded my latest save file instead of startig again from the last checkpoint because I thought lives are precious and I'd need them when it gets really hard.
Well, I ended up finishing this game with 9 lives (the maximum, I didn't know that you can't have more) and beating the T-Rex and the final boss not dying once.
But that doesn't matter at all. This game was fun and I'm glad I finally played it to the end after 22 years.
Well, I ended up finishing this game with 9 lives (the maximum, I didn't know that you can't have more) and beating the T-Rex and the final boss not dying once.
But that doesn't matter at all. This game was fun and I'm glad I finally played it to the end after 22 years.
Yeah, it's actually a pretty easy game once you've got modern controls in your arsenal.
But you're not alone... I watched a let's play where the player was excessively conservative with his ammo usage. I was like dude, you're never coming back to this area to pick up that pistol mag... you don't need to save it for later by using your knife instead, lol.
Yeah, but how are you supposed to know that you can use up all your ammo and die a few times if you're playing for the first time? There are games that fuck you up for being to careless. I remember a friend of mine who had to restart Resident Evil: Code Veronica from the beginning. He was already many hours into the game but couldn't progress anymore because he didn't have enough ammo.
I'll also buy Turok 2 as soon as it's out for Switch. Is it harder than Turok 1?
It's kind of hard to say, to be honest. I found Turok 2 brutally hard when it came out, but a lot of that had to do with the ridiculous traversal required between save points. I recall shedding quite a few tears over losing close to 2 hours of progress in the Lair of the Blind Ones thanks to being killed just minutes away from the next save point.
Resident Evil 2 is a slow-paced horror game with limited inventory space and labeled "survival horror" and Turok is a fast-paced FPS. That's how you're supposed to know :)
Damn this game can be hard on *hard*.
The enemies take so many shots and they eat up your health insanely fast too.
Level 3 the difficulty ramps up quite a bit.
This was so much easier on PC lol.
Ps. Kind of a shame this is based on the PC version. I notice different effects and level design here and there.
The enemies take so many shots and they eat up your health insanely fast too.
Level 3 the difficulty ramps up quite a bit.
This was so much easier on PC lol.
Ps. Kind of a shame this is based on the PC version. I notice different effects and level design here and there.
Tempted to pick this up. I already bought the remaster of 1 and 2 on Steam, but it would be cool to have it for the Switch. Huge Turok fan back in the day, probably will wait for a sale though.
This game is so damn playable. The level design is open, free and even with the aged whatever it just feels good. I really love the levels in this game and even the platforming is kind of way good. Secrets, alternate paths, fun fucking game.
It's got no pretense and I love it.
I really want Turok 2 on Switch.
It's got no pretense and I love it.
I really want Turok 2 on Switch.
the first patch came out a few days ago, addressing the gyro control thing brought up here (no idea what else):
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Well that's what I'm saying... to me, the Pro controller's position is right. The gyro controls in Turok work exactly how I expect them to, both using the Pro Controller and Joycons in portable mode.
Made a diagram to demonstrate what I mean:
This is gonna be the new normal/inverted, except that BotW demonstrates that you can let players do both simultaneously.
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Could someone with a copy confirm something for me please?
Does it allow users to set the left analogue stick to look and the right analogue stick to move (Southpaw)?
Does it allow users to set the left analogue stick to look and the right analogue stick to move (Southpaw)?
Afraid not.
Port is good. Native res, mostly 60 fps though it can sometimes dip a little in more complex areas.
Yep.
Never played Turok, but have been hearing great things. If I like the original Doom and Duke Nukem 3D, will I also enjoy this?
Oof, just downloaded the new update to see the new gyro controls in action... and sadly it actually kinda ruins the gyro controls for those of us who liked how they were originally configured.
The original style is now called "roll" turning style in the settings, but the X-axis has been inverted which makes it extremely wonky and no longer intuitive. I can live with the newly implemented "yaw" turning style, but it's not ideal.
The original style is now called "roll" turning style in the settings, but the X-axis has been inverted which makes it extremely wonky and no longer intuitive. I can live with the newly implemented "yaw" turning style, but it's not ideal.
The first boss is the hardest honestly. I think most of my deaths in the game were from falling
Actually after updating to the newest patch, it looks like they've added a southpaw option.
Thank you.
Yay!
Docked? What's the handheld performance & quality like?
25 bucks. GTFO with that shit. It's a 2 dollar curiosity at best. But to each his own. More power to them if it sells well I guess.
The gyro aiming in this feels so good since you don't have to be too accurate. Loving this edition!
In Discord, the developers said that the original engine is very CPU heavy and is very inefficient. Getting rid of the original fog and running it at 60 fps requires a really beefy CPU.
Updated my diagram to illustrate the unfortunate new problem that the update introduced:
I only rented turok in the 64 days so I jumped at this
Honestly the backtracking is what kills it for me. The whole keys mechanic means I'm going back into levels and hunting round them, coming out the other side without the needed keys, and doing it again
Also hate that I have to use my special ammo. Precious tek arrows or exploding rounds on low-key grunts? I'm knifing the whole way - fuck it
Honestly the backtracking is what kills it for me. The whole keys mechanic means I'm going back into levels and hunting round them, coming out the other side without the needed keys, and doing it again
Also hate that I have to use my special ammo. Precious tek arrows or exploding rounds on low-key grunts? I'm knifing the whole way - fuck it
Somehow you are right, but there is no actual backtracking. You only have to go back into levels if you've overseen keys. But you can see in the pause menu how many keys you've already found and how many are still missing. So you don't have to leave a level without having found all keys. Of course, it can easily happen that you have to go back into a level to find another key, but backtracking isn't a major aspect of the game design like in Matroid Prime since it's avoidable.
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Yes, you can find most keys on your first attempt if you look carefully enough, the auto-map helps too as it shows where you weren't yet and if you have overlooked hidden ledges below a cliff. I generally tried to complete the map between every checkpoint or small teleporter to find as many keys as possible.
So when's Turok 2 coming out? Any news on this? I need more Turok. It's been almost a month since I finished Turok 1.
Can anyone comment on what gyro sensitivity they think works best for them? I have been tweaking it for a while and can't really settle on anything. Also, should I use both Yaw and Roll simultaneously if I like BotW controls or is that weird inverted thing talked about above still an issue?
Probably better to move this to this thread. I've been posting stuff about the controls and a Nightdive dev is in there too.
Turok 1 and 2 OT