Subj : Re: Retro shooters
To   : bbsing
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Mar 27 2022 00:01:50

 bb> I got a look at Hexen, and now I really have to try it out. It looks like
 bb> Heretic sequel but I can't tell. It looks pretty nice! I did a search on
 bb> youtube so ... I didn't get to experience it yet but I had to take a
 bb> peak.
 bb> 
 bb> Is it a sequel to Heretic? 
 bb> 

Yes, it is a sequel to Heretic.  It picks up the story from where Heretic finished.  Hexen 2 continues that, than finally Heretic 2(?). 

Although it is a sequel of sorts, the gameplay is quite different.  Heretic was a straightforward shooter, where Hexen is about puzzles, and hubs, (groups of levels where you can go back and forth between them).

 bb> I did see a decent amount of carnage though, the start of the game I saw
 bb> the weapons seemed a bit bigger in sound. Then there was the flame
 bb> hands. Looks like a good game. 
 bb> 

There is plenty of carnage, and it is grittier, earthier than Heretic.  You have multiple player classes, and each has their own set of weapons.  But when you press a switch, and you get "One third of the puzzle has been solved", you are kind of left guessing.

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