When remasters of Heretic and Hexen were surprise-released last week, my interest was piqued despite myself. I played both in the '90s and didn't love either of them. Released in 1994 by Raven Software, Heretic was a fantasy take on Doom and it was OK. The following year Hexen offered an RPG take on Doom—by way of Heretic—and it drove me nuts...
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