![]() There's a warrior whose bicep-fuelled punches are almost as lethal as his hammer, a wizard whose hands (and weapons) throw fire, ice, and even flesh-eating ghosts, and a paladin who is somewhere between those two. There are three hero classes to choose from this time around. ![]() Yes, for all its flaws, HeXen looks cool… it's the gameplay where the real issues begin to show up. It's hard to deny that the dark, oppressive atmosphere that this has is quite good, though, something that has to do both with the purposely dull palette used, as well as the top-notch sound effects coming both from the hands of your heroes, as well as the throats of the monsters dwelling on this dark and murky, medieval fantasy land. Technically, it uses a marginally enhanced version of the Doom engine, and while HeXen looked really great when it came out, it doesn't look as good after all these years, mainly because, unlike the more "cartoony" visuals of Doom and Heretic, the sprites, special weather effects, and, generally, all the fancy stuff offered here, are much more detailed, and as such, are in a big need of a much larger resolution to show that off. Speaking of worlds, instead of simple stages that must be completed in a certain order, HeXen is divided between a couple of hubs, from where it's possible to enter a couple of separate levels, where key-items can be found, and thus, open the final "door" that leads to the next hub… and do the same all over again. Of course, all this is just a pile of bollocks! Just like almost every single Doom-clone, this is all about the gameplay, as the "story" is nothing more than a text wall that separates each world from the previous one. ![]() ![]() HeXen is part of the 'Serpent Raiders' saga, and thus, just like Heretic before it, the plot revolves around one of those nice demonic fellows, in this case Korax… who, like the protagonist of the former, is another play on Raven Software's name. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |