Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : bbsing
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Mar 23 2022 23:20:48

 bb> Yeah the first weapon is certainly a pew pew weapon, they get a bit
 bb> better for sure. Doom does have that color that makes a person want to
 bb> puke a bit in some areas, which is perfect for it, perfect for the
 bb> immersion of being in a bad place. Doom when it came out was just beyond
 bb> any game world I've been in.
 bb> 
 bb> I switch between Doom, Doom II, and Heretic.
 bb> 
 bb> Ultima Underworld was good, but a bit clunky compared to Doom's smooth
 bb> interface. I spent a lot of time in booth. 
 bb> 
 bb> I still haven't finished the version of Heretic I have. It gets pretty
 bb> difficult.
 bb> 
 bb> I've got to bring up Hexen and take a peak I have that back in my mind
 bb> somewhere but I can't recall exactly what it looks like. 
 bb> 

Doom was really immersive, the environment, the theme really drew me in.  Doom II as well, though in the latter half of the game the level design got a bit sketchy, it lost the cohesiveness it had in the first half.

Hexen looks much better than Heretic, at least to me.  It has a darker pallet, it looks more organic, more natural, more realistic.  Still has castles, but also swamps, caves, dungeons, etc.  It is however a very different game to Doom, Doom2 and Heretic, in that it is puzzle based, and more focused on puzzles than combat. I don't really like puzzles, at least not those types, I find them a chore and I do admit, I did use a walkthrough in places when going through Hexen.

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