Summary
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivionis officially receiving a remaster on modern hardware. It could’ve only been a matter of time before such an announcement came, seeing howthe previous two mainTurokgameshave already received contemporary remasters.
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivionis the third main entry in theTurokseries, a group of first-person shooter games that mostly stuck to the Nintendo 64, all set in a prehistoric world. Much like its predecessors, this entry was well received and has been considered a sleeper hit among fans of the Nintendo 64’s library. It centers on the latest incarnation of Turok, Joshua Fireseed, attempting to fight off the evil Oblivion, who barely survived eradication in the previous game. He is joined by his sister, Danielle, who acts as an alternate playable character with her own exclusive abilities.
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In a ninety-nine-second trailer on the official Nightdive Studios YouTube channel, it was announced thatTurok 3is set to receive a remaster on November 14 for all modern platforms, including PC, which the original game curiously skipped even though its predecessors didn’t. The trailer includes OST and cutscene audio from the original game, albeit slightly cleaned up, and all of the footage shown is depicted with a cleaner resolution (courtesy of KEX Engine), more details on the character models without raising their polygon count, and a complete lack of the distance fog that the original trilogy was known for. There were no mentions of the multiplayer mode returning, somethingtheTurok 2Switch port initially lacked. The remaster is confirmed to be compatible with up to 4K resolution at 120 frames per second.
Fans in the comments appeared ecstatic about the news, expressing their hope that the remastered trilogy will sell well and lose its underrated cult classic status among the gaming community. Some even expressed a desire to purchase this remaster on each platform to drive up revenue even more. It would definitely be a good thing if the franchise received an influx of popularity, as it may convince Nightdive Studios to continue it, afterplans to do so after the 2008Turokreboot went up in smoke.
Remastering this late-90s trilogy is only a good thing for gamers, as it not only allows these games to reach a newer audience, but it also allows older fans to relive their childhoods, especially if they might have lost their original copies. Should these remasters do well, then perhaps there’s a chance thatthe multiple other entriesin this overlooked, semi-retired series could get the same treatment in the future.
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remasteredis coming on November 14 to PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
