That line about the only thing worse than being underground is being underground when it's dark (or something like that) is one the most hilarious things I've ever heard coming out of a console. Won't bother to quote it though.
The guy who uttered this deep and thought-provoking sentence is Slade - one of Turok's NPC sidekicks, and he is just as dumb. Actually the word "sidekick" is used here in a rather general sense, because what the NPCs do is anything BUT sidekicking. Oh yes, they have their moments, sometimes they really DO shoot something (I'm not sure it happened while I played) In most cases, however, they just wander around aimlessly trying to amuse you with their pseudo-sense of humor (like for example standing in front of me for hours, threatening to leave me behind) and disappearing mysteriously every time you are in trouble. I remember my friend mentioning that there probably is a mission in the full version of the game where you must go and rescue them or something.
Moreover, they are unshootable which means you cannot put them out of your misery and enjoy the game lone-wolf mode, but this may be a good thing, because if you could kill them, they would surely spend their time trying to catch your bullets with their own bodies during a combat. Also, their faces are just ugly, their bodies glow like they took a bath in plutonium and their voices are so incredibly dull, I felt like going to sleep each time I heard them. I can almost imagine the voice actors sitting in the studio saying the lines with their hands supporting their heads, including Ron Perlman playing Slade.
All in all, the demo was just... not special. Just another FPS, unlikely to attract any attention, except for die-hard Turok fans'. Enjoy your life, die-hard Turok fans!
PS
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