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Saturday, 13th November 2021

Heretic and Hexen: fantasy FPS

Wolfenstein 3D made the FPS genre known to the world, Doom raised the quality bar and the popularity of First Person Shooters. Then came Heretic, a fantasy version of Doom with the addition of an inventory. Heretic was one of the few FPS I actually finished (and loved). I never managed to finish Hexen, but I remember it fondly, expecially the choice of character class.

Heretic
Genres: shooter, first-person shooter
System: DOS
Released in: 1994
Publisher: id software
Developer: Raven Software
Keywords: fantasy, auto mapping, Engine: Doom engine (id Tech 1), dark fantasy, first person 3D
Modes: single-player, LAN, co-op, modem

Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Genres: shooter, first-person shooter
System: DOS
Released in: 1995
Publisher: id software
Developer: Raven Software
Keywords: fantasy, auto mapping, dark fantasy, first person 3D
Modes: single-player, co-op, modem


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