The First Hour

Lots of value in integrating the tutorial in the real game. First time you start the game, run me through the basics while I actually do valuable things. The way the tutorial is structured in Dredmor, it doesn't feel like the real game at all, it's bizarre.

Good to know that it gets better later. A game can be slow, but it should not be dull. Looking forward to play this soon!

Reminds me a bit of Where's my Water, but mostly for the fun fluid dynamics and goal of bringing a puddle of water somewhere. I might have to check this out, thanks!

I DESPISE this game. I had enough of doing the same boring thing over and over, at least other RPGs mix things up with different locations as opposed to making you listen to the SAME DAMN SONG AND GO THROUGH THAT PATHETIC DUNGEON. The storytelling is atrocious, why does it take 3 mother f#cking hours to get started? why does it take so damn long for something i should care about to happen? its hardly even a game, socialising and levelling up is go from x to y and press X or select the right answer for some whiny prick to be happy..this game is nothing more than a cheaply made grind and fetch quest fest

I'll tell you now that it gets better, there's actually some pretty fun scenes and only one or two more honestly dull stages. Though only about 40% of the way through the game, I think.

It's one of those games that made me question whether we're really asking the right question at the end: "Would I Keep Playing?" Maybe it should be, "Should you keep playing?" Similar to your Knights Contract conclusion, "no, the normal gamer should not play this game, but I'm going to because I'm a masochist." I might have to mull this over.

I'm glad my pain could make for good lunch reading. :)
Honestly, other than the QTEs and some confusing level maps (I got lost a couple times) the game's pretty fun. The QTEs are major ragers though. Worst way to do them. Not all the bosses have them though. Just the really hard ones. Ha!

The later projectile attacks are indeed near unavoidable... but that's because the game is tuned for your little melee attack with stick/tail. Did you know that almost any projectile can be deflected with this?

It's impossible to find Radiant for a semi-decent price these days. Absolutely ridiculous.

So this game just teleported into my friends n64 sack and he never previously owned it. so obviously turok is a time travler and this game is the nips tit. i literally disagree with your entire review. i still dont know why the poop he eats keys but needless to say its pretty badass. get fucked, im the man. Turok 4 life bish.

Exactly

This should be mandatory reading for any gamer with a wife and kid(s). There can still be a balance, however. I still enjoy squeezing in some game time in moderation, though playing an RPG is difficult after not playing for awhile after I started the game, and they generally take many hours to complete. I look forward to when my son is old enough so we can play video games together. I hope he likes them the same way I did since a young child. It will be a very different experience now compared to when I was hooked after playing Pitfall on the Atari 2600.