Hexen

Hexen: Beyond Heretic (or Hexen) is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on October 30, 1995. more...

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It is a sidequel to Heretic, and the second game in the Serpent Riders series.

Hexen uses a modified version of the Doom engine, which allows jumping, network play with up to 8 players and the choice of three character classes. It also popularised the \"hub system\" of level progression in the genre of first-person shooter games. Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on MIDI for music, Hexen is also able to play tracks from audio CDs. However, the most significant improvement was the addition of polyobjects and level scripting (see below).

The main goal of the game is the destruction of Korax, the second of a trio of demon brothers known as the Serpent Riders, who has taken over the world of Cronos. The first Serpent Rider, D'Sparil, was the final boss of Heretic and the third, Eidolon, would later appear in Hexen II.

Player classes

The player may be one of three classes: a fighter, a cleric, or a mage. Each character has advantages and disadvantages, for there are variations in physical ability, weapons, and the use of artifacts in the game.

Fighter

The fighter has the greatest physical advantage. While a number of his weapons - a pair of spiked gauntlets, Timon's Axe, the Hammer of Retribution, and the Quietus, a sword - can be enhanced by magic, they are powerful stand-alone. The Gauntlets and Axe are melee-only weapons; the Hammer and Quietus can use magic for firing projectiles. All are effective combined with the fighter's high strength and stamina. He moves the fastest out of the three, but since he possesses little magic, long-range combat is reserved until the Hammer of Retribution is acquired. The fighter's ultimate weapon is the Quietus, a sword that sends out a spread of magical projectiles.

Cleric

The cleric possesses more magic than the fighter but less than the mage. He is also weaker than the fighter, which makes his first weapon (a spiked mace) the least effective in the game. However, his second and third weapons (serpent staff and firestorm, respectively) make up for the mace's downside with their added magic functionality. The serpent staff can be used as both a ranged and melee weapon. When used in range, it shoots out two poison bubbles, draining the enemies hp. The serpent staff was the only weapon in the game that could heal the player character, it would drain life from the enemy and give it to the Cleric when used at melee range. Firestorm allows the cleric to shoot out a line of flame, sometimes engulfing the enemy in fire and disintegrating it on the final hit. The cleric's ultimate weapon is the Wraithverge, a cross-shaped staff that unleashes a horde of ghosts to seek out and destroy the enemy.

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