Turok

I struggled to get into the original N64 and even this game on the steam deck. But once I started playing with mouse and keyboard, which allowed me to move, look, and jump at the same time, I was zipping around at light speed and enjoying a classic boomer shooter.

Неплохой олдскульный шутер. Платформинг и дизайн уровней выдают возраст игры, но чистый, незамутненный геймплей всё ещё работает на ура. (´ ω `♡)

Turok hits the perfect blend of nostalgia, run 'n gun, and over-the-top 90s era violence. It's a great way to turn your brain off and become one with Schwarzenegger-esque action with a touch of exploration.

Classic Turok on modern machines, it's a straight yes.

This game brings back childhood memories of playing this on the N64 at my friends house. Still fun. Worth the money

I didn't really play Turok back in the day; or at least I never did beyond a failed playthrough - did briefly while borrowing the game - of only the first level. So virtually all I have to say is based on truly playing this through freshly in modern times (via Nightdive's top-notch remaster). I won't lie, back then I didn't much care for the N64-baed controls, and I didn't do well with finding the (sometimes) mandatory-secrets either, but I further assure you I used no guides for my modern viewpoint. Turok is genuinely - even now - n amazing game... if you approach it with the right mindset, that is. Although this game released back in 1997, it's not exactly the Boomer Shooter that some might claim. Yes, you can carry an entire arsenal at once; yes, you can run super-fast nonstop; and yes, some of the latter weapons are over-the-top madness! However, this is neither a game about running-and-gunning, nor is it truly a game about reaching the level's conclusion either. Many of the enemies will spawn endlessly - even on Normal Difficulty - and really just serve to distract you from Turok's true purpose: finding secrets, and perilous jumping puzzles. Most levels (although there are exceptions) have three hidden keys for you to find, requiring you to explore every nook - swim to the bottom of every lake - and look for perilous ledges to leap upon. Without these keys your forward progress will be halted, and you'll be forced to replay the entire level until you can find what you're missing. While you might need to kill the enemies so they stop sniping at you, they are - as I previously suggested - just distractions from this true purpose. To this end you'll need both a keen eye, and to hone your skills at leaping in the first person. The amount of life-and-death leaps you'll do in this game is truly a rarity among most FPS titles, both new and old. While it won't be easy at first, you can learn to consistently get a good rhythm for how the jumping works, and all without staring at your shadow either. One thing that immensely helps is that Turok implements a form of coyote-time to your leaps, well before that was a standard anywhere. Meaning you actually can leap the moment you notice yourself start to drop, if you're fast enough. This emphasis on finding the mandatory hidden keys - the Chronocepter parts - and hidden weapon caches (although only the keys are explicitly necessary), much of which are performed via perilous high stakes leaping, would realistically seem more at home in a platform-jumping game. Coincidentally, a good chunk of Turok's development assumed the game would initially be seen from a 3D perspective, but (according to interviews) later on they realized the game was more exciting when they switched to a first-person view point. Still - by the point - much of their initial groundwork was already laid, and so the exploratory nature of Turok remained. Speaking of exploration, Level-5 is a colossal maze - known as "The Catacombs" - that twists and turns, and eventually loops back on itself in many interesting ways. With the Catacombs you can certainly see how these same people would eventually leave Iguana - form Retro - be acquired by Nintendo, and make the highly-lauded Metroid Prime series. While there are many other amazing set pieces - like robot-filled techno-bases, volcanic fields, temple ruins, and an amazing treetop village - most of the levels are far more straight forward (other than the aforementioned mandatory secret-hunting). While not of the highest fidelity, the weapons - enemies - and scenery are all perfectly functional (especially when you keep their age in mind), and some of those jungle-drum beats are truly flat-out excellent. Plus - thanks to Night Dive's remaster - this can now be experienced in wide-screen, sporting whatever resolution your monitor supports, and pretty much running as fast your refresh-rate allows! I assure you: virtually anything you'll be running this on possesses vastly more power than those Iguana Developers likely ever imagined being thrown at Turok :P If you go into Turok realistically expecting a game of leaping about Jurassic Landscapes, as you hunt for various secrets - rather than a full-out enemy-horde slaying Boomer Shooter - you may well find a genuine classic still worth playing even now.

Genuinely amazing, Just pure fun. level design is fun to explore and find secrets in. Weapons and enemy variety is a little lacking, but it makes up for it by simply being very solid and fun.