Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Review - GmanLives

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Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a first-person shooter video game developed by Acclaim Studios Austin and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the Nintendo 64 video game console in 2000. Shadow of Oblivion is the third main installment of the Turok series and a sequel to Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. The game received generally favorable reviews from critics. A separate game, also titled Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, which is set in the same fictional universe but follows a different storyline, was released for the Game Boy Color in 2000.
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a first-person shooter where the player controls the protagonist from a first-person perspective. The player can choose to play the game as either Danielle or Joseph, who both have unique abilities. For example, Danielle can jump higher and carry high-powered weapons, while Joseph can crawl into crevices and use the sniper rifle in conjunction with the night vision goggles. Each character has eight main weapons that may be upgraded in different ways for a total of 16 weapons per character, although some of them are shared. Players can save their progress at any time with the use of a Controller Pak.

[@Gggmanlives]

This video is a bit more of an overview than a "review", so there might be a few spoilers. You've been warned.

[@livelongnprosper4051]

GmanLives thanks Sony Jim

[@DragoonBB]

Don't worry this Turok 3 after all.

[@Camo-un8ee]

Gman, any chance you can reveiw skullgirls? Do it you kangaroo

[@yonatanalem9343]

It should be noted that Acclaim Studios was going bankrupt in the late 90's, and the result was the short-comings of Turok 3/Evolution.

[@happy_92]

Please Gmanlives protect me from Instagram Thots!

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

Until this very moment I was unaware there was a Turok 3.

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

@PirateCat91 Clearly. And I grew up playing one and two. Turok 1 is one of my favorite fps ever. But by 2000 I was done with N64 so maybe that's why.

[@farhanjamli3676]

Same

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Same here

[@justletmechangemynamegodda5156]

I was unaware you had a mum Shwacked

[@PootisMayo]

I totally loved the first two Turok games, but never played the later ones.

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

When I remember Turok I think back to the cerebral bore. Such a mind blowing weapon for the time.

[@heffnermichael]

pun intended?

[@90maducc]

Michael Heffner DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF LITTLE ITALY LITTLE DID WE KNOW WE RIDDLED TWO MIDDLEMEN WHO DIDN’T DO DIDDILY

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

@@heffnermichael Let me think about it.

[@MYSOULOFDOOM]

BOOOOO

[@ohmanthatguy2443]

@@MYSOULOFDOOM I like your salty style.

[@RoSohryu]

One of the coolest things I recall about this game was that when you play as Joseph, you could play his campaign with the Nightvision googles on ALL THE TIME, EVEN IN CUTSCENES. So imagine all the cutscene footage you've seen in this video but now with the nightvision filter. Simply amazing.

[@Jonnygunboy]

"Like a fat kid doing a cannonball into a jacuzzi, no ones safe." Made me spit out my tea lol

[@bv310841]

N7 Engineer you British?

[@Jonnygunboy]

@@bv310841 Irish but tea's a big thing all over uk and ireland.

[@vfxninja5503]

Its a brutally clumsy line that feels badly forced

[@apostolispouliakis7401]

Yeah oddly specific

[@Ex_Machina.]

Turok Evolution has a pretty badass cover not gonna lie

[@Deadsnake989]

I personally really liked Evolution. I think it was mostly because there were a few levels later in the game that are still to this day some of my favorite level design. It was called The Suspended City. The assault on the city had the coolest city siege feeling I had played at the time. Outside that though I don't remember anything about the game other than the multiplayer was fun with friends.

[@zacht9447]

@@Deadsnake989 The environments of evolution beat the earlier games for sure there's so much more going on and it just makes it an interesting setting especially to a 10 year old

[@CziffraTheThird]

@@Deadsnake989 Chapter 4 defined for me the meaning of stealth in games when I was younger! Above and beyond amazing!

[@SPINCTDAILY]

Im guessing by now he's not doing that review haha

[@oh-not-the-bees7872]

@@zacht9447 yeah but ps2 version

[@SoftAsABaboonAss]

Those cutscenes were great back then! Edit: also, while both get the assault rifle, Danielle gets the minigun and Joseph gets a Sniper Rifle. The shotgun also has character specific upgrades, one gets the shredder (lazer shot that bounces off walls) and the other gets incendiary rounds.

[@joelfigueroa1309]

Gotta disagree. I was about 13 give or take and I thought it was a downgrade from seeds of evil. The audio was awful. I couldn't finish it.

[@yaldabraxas]

During these cinematics you'll notice the modeling for these charachters is pretty good - picture of highly pixelated ass. Good job.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Imagine the Danielle Fireseed cosplays if this game came out today.

[@warbossbenny6877]

Would have gone really right or really wrong

[@intorsusvolo7834]

@@warbossbenny6877 ahah, yeah

[@MrSexyRoland]

Don't forget Turok: Rage Wars, the game I got as a kid and was immediately disappointed upon finding out it's basically just a multiplayer game. The multiplayer was fun, but I knew nothing about the game when it came out and was assuming it'd be another single player one.

[@johncoursey2582]

I loved that game though. I didn't know either but I probably had more hours in that one than the others.

[@KuzcoC618]

Same I was a salty 9 year old when I popped in rage wars. Luckily I had only rented it from the blockbuster up the street. Oh man where’d the time go?

[@corgi7854]

This was one of the first games I played on the N64 and was my introduction to the series. Despite its flaws it’s still a favorite of mine.

[@michaelpinalmartinez1710]

Can't wait for the remastered this November!

[@user-hf4zu1og8p]

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion need a remastered of the game like turok 2 seeds of evil

[@_abaddon_2681]

Six months late, but it now exists and it's fantastic.

[@GrimSanto]

Fun Facts: Acclaim Studios Austin was Iguana Entertainment before they got brought.

[@shortinos]

bewareoblivionisathand who remembers?

[@Enclavefakesoldier]

"bewareoblivionisathand" Best cheat

[@Big_Gulps_Huh]

YES!!!!! I remember it!!!

[@xvinx2446]

I remember when I was a kid and I remembered the order of the letters rather than the words. At the time, I didn’t even know I was spelling words. Fantastic games 1, 2 and rage wars. Don’t remember 3 so much.

[@microtonalmilio5233]

@@xvinx2446 I remember playing rage wars for hours upon hours. That god damn beginning whistle/dog howl thing when you start the game up is burnt into my long term memory.

[@xvinx2446]

@@microtonalmilio5233 i know exactly what you’re talking about. I had a weird bug in my game where I couldn’t get past the missions with the monkeys. The game just wouldn’t let me so I’d always have to skip those. Great game I hope it comes back in some form.

[@geekysamhindigaming3018]

Just last night I was rewatching this review and today Nightdive has announced a remaster. Can't wait to play it.

[@MrNickster12345]

Turok 1-3 during my childhood. Awesome game on a awesome console.

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

3:06 Boob physics on a solid metal chest plate? WTF!?

[@elchubacabra2840]

It's the future, they have developed a flexible metal that is protective, light weight, and looks good on the ladies if you know what I mean ;)

[@MoonMinHo]

My goodness, the frame rate drops in Turok 3 is undeniably noticeable in comparison to godly flourish Turok 1+2 remastered.

[@RyuRanXII]

True. I hope this one gets remastered as well.

[@arhickernell]

Would love a Turok 3 remaster

[@corgi7854]

Yes, please.

[@couldnotic]

Comparing Frame rate of Turok 3 with the Turok 1 and 2 HD remasters. I've been playing Turok ever since i was like 8 or 10 years old, and even replaying for years and years later, I've never had problems with any of the 3 main Turok Games on the N64. Of course the HD remasters would have better Frame rates because the technology that we have now these days is like far superior compared to what we had back in the 90s. I've played Turok 3 quite fine and even manage to unlock Joshua as a secret playable character in Turok 3.

[@N.i.E.M.O]

@Baron o Spirals Turok 1 ran like butter on the N64 for the most part, but Turok 2 was by far the worst running game of the entire series. Good reason too, as it was the most complex. Turok 3 toned down the enemy AI, death animations, particle effects, and audio quality when compared to T2, but the framerate was undoubtedly an improvement - still not as smooth as T1, but better than T2. Also, T3 had the least amount of 'fog', which was impressive for the time. T3 needs a remaster

[@GagzGaming]

And great review. Although I think Turok 3 has one major advantage over the first two which is the save anywhere feature. Turok 2 took me forever due to the insanely convuluted design, especially level 4. And sometimes you’d have an hour or longer before being able to save.

[@Charles-jj2su]

Graphics are actually damn good for N64, some of the best I’ve seen

[@LITTLE1994]

Play Turok 2 for a massive difference.

[@CoryCDS]

@@LITTLE1994 turok 2 had thee best graphics on N64

[@iamturok3504]

@@LITTLE1994 Nah, Turok 3 has better graphics.

[@sonsofblades]

It makes me curious if the original Half Life could have been ported over to the N64, what with similar visuals and tech being used in Turok 3.

[@Gruntvc]

Probably not, but they did get Half Life 1 on Sega Dreamcast and PS2. The cancelled Dreamcast version is pretty interesting and can be played.

[@sonsofblades]

@@Gruntvc Yeah, I knew about those. I already tried them both out (the ps2 version was actually my first taste of Half Life many years ago). Though strictly judging on Turok 3's handling of environments and character models, it wouldn't have been too far fetched for HL1 to be running on there. Albeit at a 20 FPS rate or somewhat less. Consider that the original textures for HL1 could fit in a 3DFX Voodoo 1 (4mb) (128x128 resolution textures, IIRC), and the model complexity was actually quite a bit lower than even Turok 3's models, I don't see why it wouldn't have been able to be ported. A N64 port wouldn't have been profitable, though, since it would have most likely launched at the very end of the N64's life. Probably a good reason it doesn't exist.

[@liamm0266]

I forgot how much they butchered the Cerebral Bore. Damn shame. Next Review: Brute Force

[@Troll-ne9cs]

My favourite was Shredder with explosive shells. They totally butchered it in Turok 3.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Danielle Fireseed: “I know.” also Danielle Fireseed: “I don’t know.”

[@nickm5419]

Adon and Danielle got T&A and i love it

[@Gamingpastime64]

Saw your review in the feed and thought I was crazy for not knowing a remaster was coming. Regardless, great review. Haven't played this one.

[@gameragodzilla]

Turok 3 also ends on an unresolved cliffhanger to this day, which kinda sucked. Even Turok 2 has a more satisfying ending, as at least Oblivion was still defeated in that game despite the sequel hook.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

gameragodzilla yup. I enjoyed the game, but that sequel bait cliffhanger sucked.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

You mean the Primagen?

[@will4127]

I'm still salty about that cliffhanger.

[@costco_pizza]

@@intorsusvolo7834 The Primagen is still out there, waiting and plotting. Let's hope he shows up in a future installment of the franchise.

[@Riviscira]

Turok 2: where A double barrel pump action shotgun exists

[@KillThad]

Those are real, though.

[@CruelestChris]

@@KillThad Not really, they're either conversions made by attaching two entire shotguns together, or look nothing like the weapon in Turok 2 (DP-12 being an example of the latter). The one in the game is just a break-open shotgun with no way for pumping it to get ammo into it.

[@SuperDsx]

Well Turok 3 just got remastered announcement

[@CauseDaveyLovesYa]

Just wanted to say I've been loving your videos lately! I recently finished up a masters degree, so I've been getting into some retro-gaming with all this new spare time. Your videos have been some of the best reveiws on KZbin i've been coming across, and they've been a great resource with regards to pointing toward or away from some of the games I was interested in but never played as a kid. Additionally, your reviews have offered good and further insight into game I had spent hours playing when I was younger. You do a great job reviewing, and your stupid joke make me giggle. Keep up the good work!

[@DaLoopDiggerz]

I just wanted to say that you are one of my favorite gaming related channel. Keep it up !

[@TheWingless]

15:54 legitimately said, "awwwww!" out loud

[@jgunner280]

I remember really loving Turok Evolution. It wasn't on a comparison basis with the rest of the series, but as an FPS at the time it had everything for me: Cool creature enemies, crazy worlds, fun weapons, and I think it was the first FPS I ever saw serious use of some friendly AI (in a couple "chapters"). I replayed it somewhere back, and found some issues with it, but nothing too drastic. Regardless of how you tear it apart though, I always look forward to hearing it or anything of the Turok franchise being discussed again.

[@sanskritmacgeee1867]

I loved this game when I was a kid. The black cartridge always lured me in. I was so terrified of it until I finally sat down and beat it in a matter of hours with my friends when I was like 10. We had it for years beforehand. I always thought it was an amazing game......then I found and played Turok 2. Turok 3 is absolutely pitiful in comparison.

[@rikterterran3833]

Does this game have a chance at being remastered by Nightdive?

[@chada.3382]

Considering that their system shock remake hasn't been out yet...no.

[@Terf1988]

I thought they found the source code. I've been hoping for a while they can port or re-create 3 and Rage Wars (maybe using Steam multiplayer) for PC.

[@justletmechangemynamegodda5156]

Does your mom have a chance at being remastered by nightdive Shwacked

[@sonsofblades]

Turok 1 and 2 had PC ports which made remastering far easier for Nightdive, and that's what they used as a base. 3 doesn't have a port at all, so unless they have the original source code and dev files for it, I'd personally say it's quite unlikely.

[@Corpseplower]

Night Dive bought the rights, supposedly at least and I think they got the code to it alongside the Turok 2 code as well so it's a matter of money and time I'd guess. Stephen Kick made the joke about whether fans would want them to buy the rights to Turok Evolution as well - I have to imagine his shock when some replied wanting just that.

[@zehdarian81]

I think a remake of this on modern systems and fixing its issues and a rewrite could get the series going again.

[@krovarus1911]

Turok evolution was the first game I ever played. That game is awesome

[@noblealfred5010]

Your videos are getting more fun to watch. Noice job Sonny Gym.

[@deezee2965]

Nightdive : "It's time!"

[@dilovanser3469]

I like you giving examples after certain things you say.

[@MoonMinHo]

What every honest game reviewers should be doing

[@justletmechangemynamegodda5156]

Also mom jokes Shwacked

[@ricardoestrada5878]

I remember when I was little I told my cousin I wish I had a Turok game and my mom comes out and says “ i heard you wanted a turok game let’s go to K mart “ and lo and behold this is how I got ahold of this game

[@topreview3791]

Sounds like a good memory 😊

[@impofstpete727]

I had this game and there was a marked difficulty change depending on who you picked. Danielle had the harder game overall for several reasons: 1) Her exclusive areas were mostly long falls and bottomless pits of instant death. 2) Her weapon upgrades were either explosives which would damage her or a minigun that chewed through assault rifle ammo. 3) Her height made her a big target even while crouching. 4) She was considerably slower. I was disappointed that a fourth game was never made to finish where the ending left off. It was a big question mark that never got answered.

[@nanogamer4546]

Great editing man!

[@SpecShadow]

1:01 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 14:20 subtle "Seinfeld Theme" tone

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

The HALF LIFE references are undeniable.

[@stephenrego6065]

Cant wait for that turok evolution video lol

[@da835t]

Great vid. I hope u review turok evolution next. That's the best one imo

[@RacerC45]

Where's the review of Bad Day LA, Sonny Jim?

[@GarageSupra]

I remember playing this back in the day.. it was ok. Hi from Brisbane good to see a decent Australian content creator, keep it up dude

[@dinobexxs8033]

oh nice perfect good to see that you decided to make a review for at least for one of the other turok games after so long time Gman!!!!!!!!!!

[@Trickafi]

I honestly loved this game as a child. It was the only Turok game I could beat on my own without my dads help.

[@thunter992]

Love you G! Great look into the game

[@lolcat]

I think these levels will work great in a half life mod

[@TheAtlas247]

Its funny hearing your Thanos ainti-climax analogy, seeing how that's almost exactly what happens at the beginning of Endgame.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Hell yes, definitely looking to the Turok Evolution review.

[@coldblooded47]

That comment at the end about evolution making Turok 3 look like a goddamn masterpiece definitely had me laughing

[@highonheroin5352]

Hey speaking of, thanks so much for your review of the original Prey it convinced me to buy it and it is sick.

[@jatekforditok]

One of the funniest commentary from sonny jim. Keep it up, boy

[@sushiifoxx]

I'm so glad I was able to find this channel thru a gal gun review ^-^

[@RokushoTheRavager]

You know I used to watch my dad play Turok 3 on the N64 (I was too young and this game freaked me out, but I would play Turok 1 & 2 with cheats) but I gotta tell you, this footage looks nothing like I remember and trust me I remember this game very vividly because it scared me shitless. I wonder if the PC & N64 versions look that much different because I see subtle similarities, but this looks extremely different from what I remember. On a separate note I’m looking forward to Turok: Evolution because for me personally I freaking love that game. If they did a remaster like a legit remaster I’d buy it because it’s fucking awesome.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

Great Video. Any chance of reviewing Rage Wars at some point in the future? that was such a fun Game. Also, what Emulator and Settings did you use to play Turok 3?

[@Gggmanlives]

Probably won't do Rage Wars.

[@lanechadwick2740]

Thank you for making my day

[@andresmayamunoz]

That "Shwacked" always gets me 😂😂

[@jeremeybafico2196]

Good video all-in-all site about the jobs I couldn't help myself have a great day

[@mazfgit]

Evolution was my fav of the series if only for the weapons.

[@microtonalmilio5233]

I have dreams about the beginning segment of this game. I always wondered what was down the streets that the player couldn’t go to.

[@kamenanew9867]

Gotta give us that evolution review, and rage wars too, might as well suffer thru my old n64 hell man.

[@CaptainVKanth]

So uh.....there's a remaster announced for 2023 PC and consoles. By Nightdive.

[@Brok.]

Noiiice one. Now let's see a review for Turok Rage Wars- basically the Quake 3 Arena of the N64.

[@CMONCMON007]

Aww man. I like you too Gman bro. All the best for that review

[@JustPlainLuckyTV]

G: "Train sections like this in FPS games are always awesome" Blood 2: *peaks its head out of the corner*

[@WindBendsSteel]

the animations in this game are freakishly amazing!

[@Akaya3511]

I loved this game on my N64. Was one of my favs honestly. We need a new Turok game i feel.

[@bebopblue]

I wonder if it will ever get a remaster. Though I feel complete with just 1 and 2.

[@TRETHEGAMERMAN]

I’m sad now because I grew up on turok evolution and it was one of my favorite games and I’ve been wanting to play it again years later

[@Maxelya]

I just happen to have finished Turok 2 (damn maze) for the very first time like a week ago (thanks to your review) .... well THAT's some great timing !

[@mambatabac]

Don't forget about Turok Rage Wars, which I had way more fun with than I was expecting to back in the day

[@jamaicabad]

I’ve been binging your episodes and I was wondering where this one was 👍🏼

[@myssledissle]

They should've introduced a new enemy that kills Josh in the intro, Maybe a spear thrower type enemy that throws spears similar to Tek Arrows? Josh gets impaled, whips around and shoots the guy, it explodes and then he falls down the stairs, Makes alot more sense than one bullet and we would get a new baddie to kill

[@Themanwithn0eyes]

Seeing some of the comments saying they weren’t aware of this one’s existence. Wow, I’m one of those fans that got this when it got released and for granted it could’ve done better. Don’t get me wrong I can understand why some missed this. And while I agree that Night Dive should do a remaster. I think they should do a remake because imo I feel like there were some things missing and playing which ever character doesn’t change the game much. And if I recall Acclaim was going through some troubles so I guess there’s that.

[@AlsGaming]

Thank you Gman, very cool!

[@singland1852]

Turok Evolution was the first Turok I played on the Original Xbox, I was 7-9 Years old but since I didn't know any better, I liked it and also spent a lot of hours playing the versus mode with my younger brother

[@ShadowLibrarian]

You forgot to mention pray Tommy's girlfriend in the game isn't too bad looking. Have not played the game in years.

[@Nutty151]

He did mention her around 3:40.

[@ShadowLibrarian]

@@Nutty151 yeah I miss that part was doing something while watching it. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@Nutty151]

@@ShadowLibrarian Now that you mention it, it's such a shame that 2006's Prey ended in such a cliffhanger, we will never know how the story would have continued and how it was meant to end.

[@ShadowLibrarian]

@@Nutty151 yeah because Bethesda cuck us And cancel the second game. If you haven't seen the trailers for it they are definitely worth the watch set the point of disappointment that comes with watching them.

[@Nutty151]

@@ShadowLibrarian I've seen them, and even then the story was already changed drastically. Tommy was no longer the main playable character but merely made a cameo appearance in the game. The "hidden" were not going to show up again by the looks of it, and neither were Tommy's girlfriend nor grandfather. I wish there was an extensive interview with Prey's story-writer to read what his original plans were, as I got really invested in the game's characters, setting, and story. I hate it when developers do not finish a game's storyline, the same thing happened with Half-Life 2, but at least there we had some sort of closure with Laidlaw's "Epistle 3". Sorry for the long rant lol, but it pisses me off.

[@fordy1980uk]

Your content is amazing you should have more subscribers

[@Protecter117]

That lava issue could have been quite easy to make it less obtuse, just have a cracked lava nipple thats already dripping fire milk to give an indication that its ready to break. Like how so many games have cracked walls. Or Perfect Dark it and have an ally character tell you its a target to shoot.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

Turok 3 was my first Turok game and it's the best one of The Turok Series and The Breach music is my favorite.

[@ThePredator1110]

The only console Yurok game I played was turok evolution which I did enjoy at the time

[@Meteorlink]

Speaking of games that play somewhat like turok, will you be reviewing "armorines: project SWARM"? I remember it being a bit ass but fun, granted i only know it through early project 64

[@andrewgagnon1608]

What happened to the Turok evolution review? Did it never end up being made?

[@longrangegun]

It’s the 30. November and I just wanted the new video on Turok 3 and I am waiting for it to be released on psn. However, I noticed that this footage runs in a higher frame rate and has more anti aliasing. Does he use emulators for the recordings?

[@Mykil47]

As a kid I too got stuck on levels in Turok 2 for hours, but Turok 3 was a breeze. 2nd boss was definitely the hardest.

[@samtemdo8]

Is there anyway to get this game working with Mouse and Keyboard like you did with Goldeneye 64?

[@theelbrando]

I played all three when they were new and remember the third one being the least confusing as far as level design goes. I thought it was a great game.

[@CyberVirtual]

5:02 Yeah Gordan having like the same White Pistol was giveaway to that answer...

[@JAGtheTrekkieGEMINI1701]

Great review, Ta'l Sed likes to watch more TUROK 😂

[@DileepNow]

I don't know much about the Turok series but I remember playing a bit of Turok 2 demo when it came out and noting how the animations were better than other games.

[@vonderbeard1292]

I would like to see you cover Armorines. I enjoyed the game as a kid, but I doubt it holds up to what I remember.

[@TheGamingChad.]

14:19 your explosive shotgun shells have been replaced by fire-shells, still neat

[@raiden000]

i remember loving the silenced pistol

[@overwatch761]

I enjoyed Turok 3, you can tell it was rushed out the door as Acclaim were running into major difficulty. The new team did a good job, but it's very unoptimised, the animation, texture work are lacking compared to Turok 2, the cutscenes in many areas are unfinished, some have animated faces, others don't, including the humans being far more robotic than in the original. A Nightdive remaster would fix all that.