Turok 3 Remastered launched sooner than supposed on Nintendo Switch in Europe and Oceania, and as such accommodates a variety of bugs but to be fastened, its developer has warned.
Nightdive Studios, of the System Shock remake fame, apologised for the confusion surrounding the discharge date of the remaster, which was delayed final minute to November 30 on all platforms. “This was not the plan,” the developer mentioned.
It appears this final minute delay got here in too late for Nintendo of Europe’s launch schedule, and so Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered launched on the eShop in Europe and Oceania on November 14. Nightdive mentioned it had labored with Nintendo of Europe to push again the launch date so the newest patch fixes had been included, “however sadly, our vacation schedules didn’t align.”
Turok 3 Remastered is subsequently available for purchase now on the eShop with “identified bugs and lacking quality-of-life options”, Nightdive warned. These embody a crash that happens if the participant tries to entry the beginning menu whereas choosing their character within the introduction sequence, the performance for invincibility, in addition to two different cheats which can be lacking, and varied bugs and QOL options set to be tackled in a patch due out mid-December.
That’s no less than a month after the launch of Turok 3 on the eShop in Europe and Oceania — a lower than best state of affairs for gamers of the sport, which prices £24.99 within the UK. There is presently no warning on Turok 3’s eShop web page about bugs or lacking options.
The maintain up has to do with the newest construct of Turok 3 shifting by way of Nintendo of Europe’s certification course of, Nightdive mentioned. All different platforms get the proper model of the sport on November 30. “Thank you to your help as we proceed to resolve this as quickly as attainable,” Nightdive mentioned.
Nightdive Studios has already launched remasters of the primary two video games within the cult-classic Nintendo 64 first-person shooter franchise. Now it’s the flip of Acclaim’s Turok 3, which launched in September 2000 on Nintendo’s console.
It’s a busy time certainly for Nightdive, now owned by Atari and recent from the profitable launches of the Quake 2 remaster and the System Shock remake. The Turok 3 remaster doubtless closes the ebook on Nightdive’s work on the franchise.
“We’re contemplating this right now the conclusion of the Turok trilogy,” director of enterprise growth at Nightdive Studios Larry Kuperman informed IGN earlier this 12 months. “That mentioned, Nightdive’s avowed objective is to deliver again each misplaced basic, so who is aware of? But we even have a fairly full calendar for subsequent 12 months. We’ve had an unbelievable tempo of releases this 12 months, however subsequent 12 months it will get actually busy.”
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