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Castef · Oct 19, 2016

Ok, it seems that another Wolfenstein chapter is in development. And I'm quite happy about it!

Heck, I even appreciated the underrated 2009 reboot.

Also, loved the new DOOM, very good shooter.

What saddens me is that among all there re-released of id Software IPs I don't see the good old Hexen.

Both Hexen and Hexen 2 where very good fantasy first person action games (can't say "shooter", as in some cases you did not shoot that much, depending on the classes you were using...) and I really, really would like to see a third chapter updated to today's standards.

Also because while there is a million "gun" shooters around, the amount of fantasy ones is absymal.

Do you think there is no market for a good new Hexen game, with a long single player campaign, different classes of characters and maybe a bit of multiplayer? I'd also skip completely the MP part to focus on the single player, in the style of Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Would you buy it?

eshock · Oct 19, 2016

Wow, way to erase Heretic.

Bastos · Oct 19, 2016

I'd buy it day 0.

Hexen is soooo good. Would really appreciate a New Heretic too.

sixteen-bit · Oct 19, 2016

When's Keen though?

friskykillface · Oct 19, 2016

I liked the pig transformation part, was so stupid and if you changed back while in the tunnels
Welp

I only played Hexen on N64 and liked what I played, was a long ass game too

bathsalts · Oct 19, 2016

I'd support this, would definitely be in for a Heretic/Hexen retake with all these classic reboots going on. The fantasy theme would have have fit the loot mechanics Shadow Warrior 2 goes with imo. The actual IP's are owned by Activision I think though so...

You're right about Wolf 2009 being great too, it's a shame Raven is wasted remaking COD.

visiblemode · Oct 19, 2016

Instant buy.

Castef · Oct 19, 2016

eshock said:
Wow, way to erase Heretic.

I always loved Hexen more than Heretic.

Grim Patron · Oct 19, 2016

eshock said:
Wow, way to erase Heretic.

this.

jimboton · Oct 19, 2016

I'd love for Hexen 3 to happen

Castef · Oct 19, 2016

Grim Patron said:
this.

The first Heretic almost feel some kind of "fantasy reskin" of Doom, actually. Things changed a lot with Hexen.

Creaking · Oct 19, 2016

eshock said:
Wow, way to erase Heretic.

We've been beyond Heretic for 21 years now dude.

playXray · Oct 19, 2016

Loved both Heretic and Hexen back in the day - not as much as Doom, but still fantastic as a dark fantasy alternative. Would love to see them back in action one day.

letmetrythisname · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic/Hexen would probably work really well as a modern class-based, loot driven shooter like Destiny.

Drazgul · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic first, Hexen later.

letmetrythisname said:
Heretic/Hexen would probably work really well as a modern class-based, loot driven shooter like Destiny.

Ehh, I guess, but it's not like we've an overflow of classic style run 'n gun shooters as is.

Linkark07 · Oct 19, 2016

Give me Heretic first and then we can start talking about Hexen.

One Foul Note · Oct 19, 2016

I would certainly be interested in a new Hexen if anyone decided to take up the challenge. Although I would hope the developer retained the semi-open world hub level like structure that the originals had.

cireza · Oct 19, 2016

One of my favorite games. Love it. Played it so many times on my Saturn.

Novocaine · Oct 19, 2016

I would love a new Hexen so bad. Ziggurat is really good but I want intricately designed levels and melee.

Dictator93 · Oct 19, 2016

Castef said:
I always loved Hexen more than Heretic.

That is because it is much better than heretic.

Castef said:
The first Heretic almost feel some kind of "fantasy reskin" of Doom, actually. Things changed a lot with Hexen.

Exactly, heretic is more or less a doom clone. Heck you can see it in the way the weapon variation and damage values function (just guess what is the pistol, shotgun and chaingun).

Hexen on the otherhand is a fantastic game (the first one) of a very different style. I would LOVE to see the style of level design, weapon variation, and heck... just general game design as per the first Hexen. The co-op in Hexen is INCREDIBLY fun.

johancruijff · Oct 19, 2016

i want a new Blood

letmetrythisname · Oct 19, 2016

johancruijff said:
i want a new Blood

I would prefer a decent sourceport of Blood first but that's apparently never happening.

creatchee · Oct 19, 2016

Creaking said:
We've been beyond Heretic for 21 years now dude.

I liked Hexen better too because it felt like its own game rather than a reskin.

Kurt Russell · Oct 19, 2016

I too feel the need for a new Hexen. Until that happens, DUSK is going to be our best bet, I'd say (and that actually also goes for a new Blood)
I mean, just look at this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN1N05WmiqU

selfnoise · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic 2 for life.

Kyleripman · Oct 19, 2016

I'd be all over this. Preferred Heretic but Hexen/2 were great, too.

PantsuJo · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic first, please.

antibolo · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic and Hexen were by Raven, not id.

I don't think Bethesda even owns those franchises right now. So you're barking at the wrong tree there.

flkraven · Oct 19, 2016

Ziggurat has been pretty fun if you are looking for a cheap game that gives you some Hexen feels, but in a rogue-like fashion.

Beefwheat · Oct 19, 2016

You know, it occurs to me that I've never finished either Hexen. Can anyone recommend a good source port?

bobbie424242 · Oct 19, 2016

Ah Hexen and its WTF puzzles and multimap backtracking...
Great memories of it though, from a time where such games were special.

Justified · Oct 19, 2016

so just make Hecatomb

Mareg · Oct 19, 2016

selfnoise said:
Heretic 2 for life.

I remember playing an Heretic game with somewhat good 3D graphics. I think it was in the golden years of the voodoo / TNT graphic cards.
Game was insanely good. Or maybe I have a syndrome of rose tinted glasses. I'd buy anything from that IP for sure.

Castef · Oct 19, 2016

flkraven said:
Ziggurat has been pretty fun if you are looking for a cheap game that gives you some Hexen feels, but in a rogue-like fashion.

Yup, loved it. Very nice game.

inm8num2 · Oct 19, 2016

I've been craving a Hexen/Heretic successor for years. You could do so many cool things with modern engines. Fantasy shooter in id Tech 6? Yes, please!

DouglasteR · Oct 19, 2016

So good, both of them.

But i too loved Hexen more. I still remeber that the char was ripped as fuck and used steel gloves to literally smash enemies.

Mr Swine · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic is best of the bunch and Hexen is much much worse thanks to it's labyrinth level design. I'd rather get a Reboot of Heretic than Hexen

cireza · Oct 19, 2016

Don't know about PC, but on the Saturn the OST was absolutely fantastic.

Stevey · Oct 19, 2016

Heretic>Hexen

Beefwheat said:
You know, it occurs to me that I've never finished either Hexen. Can anyone recommend a good source port?

GZDoom is fine

DemoCracy · Oct 19, 2016

I'm gonna buy it at day zero. This game is one of my most favorite DOS video game; the golden era for FPS games.

ChoppedandScrewed · Oct 19, 2016

I remember downloading demos for Hexen 2 and Heretic 2 back in the earlier days of the internet. I thought it was amazing that you could just download demos for any game you wanted. In fact, I remember downloading something called Half-Life: Uplink around this same time that blew me away...

Anyway, Hexen 2 was a cool twist on FPS that I had never seen before. It had objectives, very different character classes, and a more adventure-like feel than most other FPSs from that era.

Heretic 2 is the forgotten one. It was a third person adventure game where you play as a goatman investigating a plague infecting a town I think. I recall enjoying it, but there doesn't seem to be a ton of info on it. It's not currently on Steam, either.

MetroidPrimeRib · Oct 19, 2016

Yeah there needs to be a fantasy FPS reboot.

That Shadowrun reboot on 360 was cool

LastCupOfSorrow · Oct 19, 2016

I still play Heretic and Hexen through WiiFlow every once on a while. Got a controller.ini for the CCPro that works almost flawlessly.

Same with Duke, Doom and Wolfenstein.

Doug Heffernan · Oct 19, 2016

flkraven said:
Ziggurat has been pretty fun if you are looking for a cheap game that gives you some Hexen feels, but in a rogue-like fashion.

Picked it up on sale recently and really enjoying it.

Polk · Oct 19, 2016

MetroidPrimeRib said:
Yeah there needs to be a fantasy FPS reboot.

That Shadowrun reboot on 360 was cool

Zoloft Sonic · Oct 19, 2016

The fantasy-fps really needs to become a thing again. Instead, we've spent the last ten-plus years staring down the same red dot sight.

TyrantGuardian · Oct 19, 2016

This is all fine and good but Strife needs to come back and do what Deus Ex is not.

soldat7 · Oct 19, 2016

My mom put a picture of me and Hexen in my scrapbook (I got it for my birthday).

I'm pretty sure there's a picture of me and Heretic in that same scrapbook...

rav · Oct 19, 2016

Doubt it will happen as all Raven Software does these days is COD.

Robot Pants · Oct 19, 2016

Quake first.
Then chips challenge

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