Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : boraxman
From : Arelor
Date : Tue Mar 22 2022 04:53:29

  Re: Re: Retro shooters
  By: boraxman to bbsing on Tue Mar 22 2022 10:44 pm

 >  bb> Hi boraxman,
 > 
 >  bb> For the olden days Heretic is one I liked. It is a doom like game but a
 >  bb> a magic user/wizard. Its levels are very nice looking. I think its free
 >  bb> for the shareware. I have the shareware WAD file. I typically run it wi
 >  bb> chocolate-heretic for linux.
 > 
 > 
 > It is very much Doom reskinned, I do mean to play it one day but the dark,
 > gritty demonic Doom appealed more than Heretic, which appeared a bit colourf
 > and the magic/wizard theme wasn't as appealing.  Dooms guns boom, whereas wi
 > Heretic they go "pew pew pew".

Heretic is dark as heck. It is a bit more colorful, but not that much. Some
levels are crazy, and the boss fights are more memorable than Doom.

Still I agree with you on the weapons. Hexen did a lot better with their weapon
implementation. Each Hexen weapon felt unique. Bashing a bad dude with a
glowing axe felt different than electrocuting him with an Arc of Death of
crushing his face with a morning star.

I loved the Wizzard because his base weapon could pass through enemies and hit
many of them in a row. It felt like a cheap "pew pew pew" weapon but it was
still great fun.

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