Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : boraxman
From : Arelor
Date : Tue Mar 22 2022 20:25:43

  Re: Re: Retro shooters
  By: boraxman to Arelor on Wed Mar 23 2022 12:00 am

 >  Ar>  > It is very much Doom reskinned, I do mean to play it one day but the da gri
 >  Ar>  > demonic Doom appealed more than Heretic, which appeared a bit co and the
 >  Ar>  > magic/wizard theme wasn't as appealing.  Dooms guns boom, where Heretic the
 >  Ar>  > go "pew pew pew".
 > 
 >  Ar> Heretic is dark as heck. It is a bit more colorful, but not that much. Some
 >  Ar> levels are crazy, and the boss fights are more memorable than Doom.
 > 
 >  Ar> Still I agree with you on the weapons. Hexen did a lot better with their weapo
 >  Ar> implementation. Each Hexen weapon felt unique. Bashing a bad dude with a glowi
 >  Ar> axe felt different than electrocuting him with an Arc of Death of crushing his
 >  Ar> face with a morning star.
 > 
 >  Ar> I loved the Wizzard because his base weapon could pass through enemies
 >  Ar> and hit many of them in a row. It felt like a cheap "pew pew pew" weapon but i
 >  Ar> was still great fun.
 > 
 > 
 > Heretic is on my "to play" list.  I did finish Hexen for the first time recently,
 > having started it years ago and giving up because of the puzzles.  I have played th
 > first two or three levels of the shareware version, but it is time to give it a pro
 > go.

Did you beat the Hexen expansion too? I am still to beat that one. The expansion was
brutal since it was not only Ettings which respawned, but more powerful monsters too.

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