Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : bbsing
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Mar 25 2022 21:39:24

 bb>  bo> Hexen looks much better than Heretic, at least to me.  It has a darke
 bb>  bo> pallet, it looks more organic, more natural, more realistic.  Still h
 bb>  bo> castles, but also swamps, caves, dungeons, etc.  It is however a very
 bb>  bo> different game to Doom, Doom2 and Heretic, in that it is puzzle based
 bb>  bo> and more focused on puzzles than combat. I don't really like puzzles,
 bb>  bo> least not those types, I find them a chore and I do admit, I did use 
 bb>  bo> walkthrough in places when going through Hexen.
 bb> 
 bb> I think I'm going to try and get a look at Hexen this weekend. I can't
 bb> recall seeing a puzzler 3d game. I clearly remember Eye of The Beholder,
 bb> but .. got to check out Hexen. :) 
 bb> 

The puzzles are mostly switch hunts, collecting things and bringing them to one place.  The difficulty is really the obscurity of it all, hitting a switch then guessing what changed where.

Enjoy!

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